Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-06-19

publican party for 1896. AT $40 p. m
yesterday, at the conclusion of the frs
ballot for the presidential nomination
the figures stood: For Mckinley 661 =
for Reed 8319, for Quay 6l12, for Morton
So, for Allison 35R.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,, th'
leader of the straight gold standard plat
form advocates, moved to make McKin
ley's nomination unanimous. This wal
seconded by Gov. Hastings, of Pennsyl
vauia, and was carried.
For the vice-presldential nomination
there was dispirted contest. Up to tht
last moment almost it was clear that G
majority of the delegates desired Gov
Morton, of New York, for this place, but
he positively and emphatically declined
to permit the use of his name. Ten
nessee presented the name of H. Clay
Evans, which was seconded by Wisconsin
There was quite demonstration fol
Evans among the delegates. At Z p. m
the Virginia delegation placed in nomina
tion the name of James A. Walker. judge
Fort, of the New Jersey delegation, nomi
mated Hobart, of that state.
NOMINATION OF HOBART.
In the course of his speech nominating
Garrett A. Hobart, of New Jersey, fol
the vlce-presidency, ex-Judge j. Franklin
Fort, of that state, said:
1t is many long years since New Jersey
has received recognition by national
convention.
When Henry Clay stood for protection
in 1874, New Jersey furnished Theodore
Frelinghuysen as his associate. The is-
sue then was the restoration of the tariff
and was more nearly like that of to-day
than at any other period, which | can re-
call, in the nations political history. In
1856, when the freedom of man brought
the Republican party into existence and
the great "pathfnder" was called to lead,
New Jersey furnished for that unequal
contest William l.. Dayton as the vice
presidential candidate. Since then count
ing for nothing, we have asked for moth
ing. During this period Maine has had a
candidate for president and vice-presi-
dent; Massachusetts vice-presldent;
New York four vice. presidents, one of
whom became president for almost full
term; Indiana presidents candidate for
president and vice-president; Illinois
president twice and vice presidential
Ohio two presidents and now
a candidate for the third time; Tennessee
a vice president who became president
for almost full term.
We believe that the vice.president in
1896 should be given TO New Jersey; we
have reasons for our opinion. We have
ten electoral votes. We have carried the
state in the elections of 1898, '94 and '95.
We hope and believe we can keep the
state in the Republican column for all
time. By your action to-day. you can
greatly aid US. Do you believe you
could place the vice. presidency in state
more justly entitled to recognition, or
one which it would be of more public ad-
vantage to hold in the Republican ranks?
If the party in any state is deserving of
for the sacrifice of its members
TO maintain its organization then the Re-
publlcans of New Jersey in this, the hour
Of their ascendency, after long years of
bitter defeat, feel that they can not come
10 this convention in vain.
We appeal to our brethren in the south
who know with us, what it is to be over
ridden by fraud on the ballot-box; to be
counted out by corrupt election officers;
10 be dominated by an arrogant, unre-
enting Democracy.
We should have carried our state at
svery election for the past ten years, if
The count had been an honest one. We
succeeded in throttling the ballot-box
suffer and imprisoning the corrupt cleo
lion officers, only to have the whole raft
of them pardoned in day, to work
again their nefarious practice upon an
honest people. But to-day under ballot
'eform laws with an honest count we
znow we can win. It has been long,
terrible strife to the goal, but we have
'eached it unaided and unassisted from
and we come to-day promising
10 the ticket here selected the vote of
New Jersey whether you give US the vice.
presidential candidate or not. We make
{ no test of our Republicanism that we
rave candidate. We have been too
ong used to fighting for principle for
hat; but we do say that you can by
granting our request Tighten our burden
Ind make us confident party with vic
ory in sight, even before the contest be-
yins.
Will we carry Colorado, Montana and
Nevada this year if the Democracy de-
,lare for silver at 16 to II Let US hope
Ne may. New Jersey has as many electoral
votes as these three states together.
THE vICE.PREsIDENT.
At 1880 commenced the balloting for
The vice-presidential nomination. On the
roll call of states down to and including
Nevada, Evans had 16l votes, Hobart 23S.
Then New York cast her solid 70 votes
Tor Hobart, the remaining states broke
10 her support, and he was finally unani-
nously nominated, adjournment sine
lie soon following.
NATIONAL COMMITTEE REoRGANIzED.
st. Louis.-The Republican national
to-day elected Marcus A. Han
ma chairman. The vacancies on the COM
mittee caused by the silver bolt we're filled
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