St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-07

"Alabama" was shouted on the motion for a
recess. Everybody watched the tally sheet
of the third ballot and as anti-Blaine dele
gates voted against adjournment there were
loud cheers. The first important gain vfsi-
BILE was when Illinois was reached. That
state had given but three votes for Blaine,
but fifteen against adjournment and this
evidence of a leaning towards Blaine was
greeted with wild yell. Indiana followed
with gain of four against adjournment over
Blaine's vote, and another yell was given.
Minnesota was solid at last and wheeled into
line with fourteen votes against adjournment.
1t was evident long before the roll call
was completed that the fellows who wanted
to go home" would not be accorded the privi-
lege and when 450 votes against adjourn
ment were secured Blaine was as good as
nominated. I imagine you would have
thought so if you could have seen the Blaine
men go wild again with joy. They hugged
each other, shouted yelled, screeched,
whistlei, shook hands, and jumped up and
down, threw everything into the air they
could lay their hands on and whooped and
screamed and yelled again and again. Pre-
vious efforts were outdone so far as it was
possible to exceed the summit of ecstatic joy.
FoRAKER's SHARP GAME.
When the applause began to lull, from
sheer exhaustion, Foraker, of Ohio, mounted
front seat and waved his hands to attract
the attention of the chair. He finally got
there; you know all Ohio men do sooner cor
later. When partial quiet was restored
Foraker said that he had presented the name
of John Sherman as party duty and in
response to the sentiment of large portion
of the Ohio Republicans, but the time had
now come, when in Difference to the same
sentiment and as a further party duty he
would move the nomination of James G..
Blaine by acclamation. Half dozen dudes
sprung up in bunch but the applause car
ried them off their feet.
Burrows, of Michigan, finally got word in
and moved that the roll be called for the
fourth ballot. He wanted the record to be
made up in proper form. Foraker mounted
his chair again and said, out of Difference to
the manifest wishes of the convention, he
would withdraw the motion. He had gain ed
his points his whole des ign being to
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boom. 1t was known by the insiders thai
Logan had sent telegram withdrawing in
favor of Blaine, and as Illinois would be
reached in the roll call before Ohio, she
would have the credit of starting the STAN
pede. Ohio would then have to follow in
stead of lead. By Foraker's trick he had got
the start of all of them, and brought Ohio tc
the front in advance of any of the states
He never expected to press his motion, but
only made it to cover the announcement
that Ohio would be solid for Blaine on the
fourth ballot and to be in advance of Hi
nois.
As have before remarked Ohio has way
Of getting there. In fact all great men live
in Ohio or did at some time. Modesty for.
bids my mentioning that I formerly lived
there myself Perhaps Pll leave such an an
nouncement to be made after Pm dead Sc
that the bushes will be invisible. At al
events won't say anything about it now be.
cause don't want to disturb the equanimity
of the ''grand old party'' or mar the memo
ry of this convention.