Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-08
sCENEs IN THE CONVENTION WHEN
BLAINE WAS NOMINATED.

CHICAGO, June 6.-The proceedings in
the convention today were accompanied
by scenes of tumultuous excitement.
1 he interest in the ballotlng was little
short of contagion. Inside the walls
of the hall were fully 10000 people, oc-
cupying every point from which a view
of the scene was possible. Ii was a
splendid appearing audience and pic
tnresqne, in view of the large body of
ladies in bright costumes present, pre-
serving the decorum to be witnessed at
| an opera during the progress of the
ordinary events of the day. IL would
suddenly lash itself into mad excite
ment, and the great roar and abandon
of the multitude was of nature which
could not help but stir the blood in the
veins of tue duilest clod. These scenes
occurred whenever full vote was an
nounced, or on the occasion OF some
State breaking for Blaine.
Outside the convention was another
great host of waiting people, whose re-
sponsive shouts. when the result of the
ballots we're bulletined. could be DIS
tinctly heard IN the great structure.
The delirium reached its climax when
Illinois joined the column of Blaine
States. almost surely pres ging victory
| for tho Maine man. The hall fairly
Numbered as the swaying audience gave
vent to its fierce enthusiastic. Hats
went into the air, handkerchiefs were
waved frantically. and the flags and
decorations we're torn from the face of
the gallery, and were made to cut their
way through the air by those occupants
of the galleries who had seized upon
them.
When the excitement had in a meas.
ure spent itself the gavel of the Chair
| man would serve To bring out order,
and the audience would relapse again
into condition of apparent repose, to
be- succeeded again by excitement as
the successive votes we're announced.
When the fourth ballot was declared /,
| was the signal for mighty cheer, and
| when the defamation of the artillery
outside served TO again remind them OF
the triumph achieved by the Biai ne
forces. the building rocked 1nder the
| impulse, and cheering for Blaine aud
Logan was hearty. The apex of enthu.
siasm was touched only when the name
of Blaine was sounded or his prospects
of success seemed to increase. The
Californians were generally the center
Of the whirlwind of excitement among
the delegates. When Illinois broke the
Pacific people took the banner they
have borne since leaving San Francisco,
and proceeding with il up and down
the aisle. Colorado unfurled triumph
ant banner, bearing a picture of the
Maine statesman, the standard being
surmounted with live eagle. Kansas
exposed banner which bore the in.
scription-" 10000 majority for the
nominee 1900 for James q. Blaine. v
These were sung by delegates through
the main body of the audience. and the
swayinR multitude, the deafening roar
the sight of fluttering emblems, the
crash Of martial music. the roar of can
non answering the shouts of the multi
tude, made mp scene rarely TO be wit
messed, and created q sensation in the
beholder seldom to be experienced. Tue
session did not end until nearly Z
O'Clock, though for nearly six hours tie
main body OF spectators had remained
TO be present at the decisive ballot.