Friday, June 9, 1848.Philadelphia, PA. | Taylor is nominated on fourth ballot. "The result was communicated to the
immense concourse [outside], and then a cheer burst forth which made the very earth
tremble." Fillmore is selected for Vice-President. Delegates adjourn to Independence
Square for ratification meeting. Speakers hold forth from three stands "and a dozen
stumps."N.Y. Tribune, 17 June 1848. |