Rensselaer Republican, Volume 20, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1888 — THE LAST DAY. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

THE LAST DAY.

Chicago, June 25.—Mr. Boutelle, of Maine, arose to a question of privilege. Mr. Haymond, of California, made the point of order that nothing was in order except to ballot. If there were any speeches to be made he wanted to make one for Blaine. [Applause.] The. Chair said that he understood that the gentleman from Maine desired to make a privileged announcement, and he was given the floor. He mounted the platform and said: “I find myself somewhat embarrassed in being thrown, even into a semblance of antagonism to the representatives of that delegation from the great Pacific slope who have come here manifesting such a devotion to a chieftain whose banner I have followed with pride and affection, 10, these many years. [Applause.] I would like, were the occasion appropriate and did I fgel it proper, in view of the courtesy to which I am indebted for an appearance here at all. to preface the announcement I am about to make by some explanitory remarks. I shall not attempt to do so. “No one in this convention, no one in this magnificent auditorium, has any doubt as to where the affection, the devotion and the allegiance of the Republicans of Maine has been and always will be. [Applause.] No delegate here will doubt the regret with which I - discharge the duty imposed upon me, but, Mr. President and gentlemen of the convention, I am Under a constraint which I do not feel at liberty to ignore; and, without attempting to give constructions or interpretations of my own to the language of one greater than myself by far, I discharge my bumble duty as the representative of the Maine delegation by reading to you, without preface or comment, the following dispatches, which I have received: Edinburgh, June 21. Messrs. Boutelle and Manly; I earnestly request all friends to respect my letter. Blaine. At this point the galleries broke out into an uproar, which was, however, promptly checked by the Chairman, who warned the audience that unless it preserved the order, strict measures to enforce it would be resorted to. “That dispatch was received last night,” explained Boutelle. “This morning I received the following:” Edinburgh, June 25. I think I have a right to request my friends to cease voting for me. Please make thia public. J. G. Blaine. After the applause and confusion which follow’ed Boutelle’s announcement had died away, the -convention proceeded to the sixth' ballot. Little excitement was occasioned by the rollcall outside of the usual murmurs of applause when California again cast her solid vote for Blaine, until Ohio was called and Governor Foraker announced 46 votes for Sherman. .. Then a delegate arose and challenged the correctness of the announcement. The Chair demanded the name of the delegate, and there being some delay occasioned by the efforts of Governor .Foraker and others of the delegation to gersuade their colleague to withdraw is challenge, and the Chair stated that unless the name were given the announcement would stand. J. B. Luckey arose and announced his name and insisted upon the poll. The result of the poll was 45 votes for Sherman and I vote for Harrjson, which was east by Mr. Luckey him Self. When the convention was assembling it was excitedly whispered among th< delegates that Blaine had positively declined, and asked his friends not to vote jor him. The formal announcement o this by Mr. Boutelle. of Maine, createc great excitement and a storm of cheeri and hisses. Before they had subsided chairman of delegations were running about the hall holding hurried cohsuTfatrying to make combinations All recognized that a crisis had come in the convention, but what its result woulc be-nobody seemedTo-knew.-The first few States called showed gains for Sher man and Harrison, the former more deeidely. Indiana voted as on theprecedI ing ballots, Delegate Field still holding out for Gresham; whose cause was conceded to be almost hopeless. Whei

Maine scattered its vote as before there were hisses, because of the impression thus made that the Blaine people, in spite of his supposed declination were still trying to manipulate the convention. When New Jersey gave Harrison fourteen votes and New York followed with its entire ~y vote—seventy-two—there was cheering all over the house, but the Indiana delegation, w r ho evidently were still suspicious, did not indulge in any de-r onstration. The break in the Ohio delegation, when J. B. Lucky voted for Harrison, was viewed with alarm by the friends of the latter, because they feared it W’ould antagonize the Sherman men. The failure of Pennsylvania to give Harrison an increased vote was another blow, unexpected as it was hurtful. ’ A standoff was made, however, when Dakota voted solidly for Harrison. The result of the ballot was regarded as favorable by the Indiana delegation, as Harrison had gained 10 votes in Dakota, 14 in New York, 10 in New Jersey, 5 in Colorado, 2 in Delaware, while his greatest loss was 5 in Massachusetts, 2 each in New Hampshire and Kansas and 1 in each of 10 States, a net gnin of 25. At the beginning of the seventh ballot there was a tumult of excitement when California deserted Blaine and voted for Harrison, ex-Chainnan Estee and Haymond leading off. Michener, New and others were running around urging others to follow the lead thus made. Other States gave gains for Harrison, one after another, until New Jersey was called, when there was a falling off of four, but when NewYork voted solidly again for the Indiana candidate there was another outburst of

applause from the galleries. The vote from Pennsylvania was announced by the Chairman as 57 for Sherman and 3 for Harrison, but when a poll was made it became evident that the delegates were trying to break away from the Quay leadership, as Harrison got 8 votes, the most he had ever had from the State, The significance of this was very encouraging to the Hoosier element, who cheered each man as he voted for their candidate. The result of this ballot was more encouraging to the Harrison men than any qther had been, and the delegation among the other States urging them to give their support. MADE UNANIMOUS. The first break that was made was by California leaving Blaine and casting 16 votes for Harrison and 1 for Alger. Colorado followed with six for Harrison. New York, for the first time, cast its vote, 72, solidly for Harrison, and New Jersey gave him 14, a large gain. The break of California was due to cabled grams from Blaine at Edinburg requesting his friends to cease voting for him. and requesting them to respect his. letters. On the eighth ballot Connecticut joined the procession and cast a solid vote for Harrison. This gave him New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Indiana and California, and lead to his nomination. Of the Indiana delegation Fields, of the 10th district, could not be induced to leave Gresham and the vote stood 29 for Harrison and 1 for Gresham.

When the vote could be announced, Governor Foraker, of Ohio, moved that the nomination, be made unanimous. Gov. Foraker said: “We Ohioans„came here all Sherman men- now we are all Harrison men. We can the more easily support General Harrison because he had the good sense to be born in Ohio. I therefore, by request of the Ohio delegation move that General Harrison’s nomination be made unanimous. 1 ’ Ex-Congressman Horr, of Michigan, in seconding the motion of Foraker to make the nomination unanimous, said all knew he came here to nominate Governor Alger; all knew he failed. He belonged to a tribe however, which didn’t think it knew everything. Michigan wanted asoldier at the head of the ticket, and it has got one in General Harriton. [Cheers.] Michigan, he concluded, would give him her electoral vote. Other seconding speeches were made Er Hastings, of Pa., Boutell, of Maine, enderson, of lowa, Haymond, of Cal., Javis, of Minn., Wise and Mahoije, of Virginia, and the nomination was made inanimous amid great confusion. For Vice President W. W. Phelps, of few Jersey, Levi P. Morton, of New fork, Wm. R. Moore, of Tennessee, W. Bradley, of Kentucky. The first balot resulted in the nomination of Morton, .8 follows: Morton 591, Phelps 119, Iradley 103, Bruce 11, Thomas 1. The ules were suspended and the following esolution was adopted as a part of the •latform: The first concern of all good government is the virtue and sobriety of the eople and the purity of their homes, 'he Republican party cordially sympatiizes with all wise and well directed esJrts for the promotion of temperance nd morality. '■ At 6:52 p. m., Monday, June 25, 188 S, tie Repubncah National Convention adjumed.

MCKINLEY, OF OHIO.