Candidates for the Nomination

On the third day the following candidates were formally placed in nomination, after eloquent eulogies, the most notable being those of Judge West of Ohio, in behalf of Blaine; Gen. H. H. Bingham, of Penna., for President Arthur; and Geo. W. Curtis for Senator Edmunds:

James G. Blaine, of Maine.
Chester A. Arthur, of New York.
John Sherman, of Ohio.
George F. Edmunds, of Vermont.
John A. Logan, of Illinois.
Joseph R. Hawley, of Connecticut.

On the adjoining page is given the result of the ballots.

The convention sat four days, completed its work harmoniously, and adopted a platform without a negative vote. [We give it in full in our Book of Platforms, and compare its vital issues with that of the Democratic in our comparison of Platform Planks.]