Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1884-06-07

on the motion. The result was received
with cheers and the convention is break.
ing up at 9:55 p. IN.
Convention Scenes and Incidents
Chicago. June 6-The proceedings in
the convention to-day were accompanied
by scenes of tumultuous excitement.
The interest in the balloting was q little
short of contagion. Inside the walls
of the convention hall were fully $4,000
people, occupying every point from
which view of the scene wa, possible.
1t was splendid appearing audience,
and picturesque, in view of the large
body of ladies and bright costumes pre-
sent, preserving the decorum to be wit
messed at an opera during the progress
of the ordinary events of the day. It
would suddenly lash iteelf into mad
excitement. and the great roar and aban.
don of the multitude was of nature
which could not help but stir the blood
in the veins of the dullest clod. These
scenes occurred whenever full vote was
announced, or on the occasion of some
state breaking for Blaine. Outside the
convention was another great host of
people waiting, whose responsive shouts
when the result of the ballots was bulle.
tined, could be distinctly heard inside
the great structure.
The delirium reached its climax when
Illinois joined the column of Blaine
states, almost surely presaging VIC
tory for the Maine man. The hall fairly
thundered as the swaying audience gave
vent to its fierce enthusiasm. Hats went
into the air, handkerchiefs were waved
frantically and the flags and decorations
were made to cut their way through the
air by the occupants OF the gallery who
had seized upon them. When the ex-
citement had in measure spent itself,
the gavel of the chairman served to
bring about order, and the audience
would relapse again into condition Of
apparent repose, to be succeeded by q
season of excitement as the successive
votes we're announced. When the fourth
ballot was finally decided it was signal
for mighty cheer, and when the deto.
nation of the artillery outside the build.
ing served to again remind them Of
the triumph achieved by the Blaine
forces, the building rocked with the
impulse and cheering of their sympa-
hizers, and the cheering for Arthur and
Logan was heard. But the apex of
enthusiasm was touched only when the
name Of Blaine was sounded or his pros
poets Of success seemed to increase. The
Californians we're generally the center of
the whirlwind of excitement among the
delegations. When Illinois broke the
Pacific coast delegation seized the
banner they have been carrying since
leaving San Francisco and proceeded
with it up and down the aisles. Colorado
unfurled triumphant banner bearing o
picture Of the Maine man, the standard
being surmounted with live eagle.
Kansas exposed banner which bore
this inscription: 10000 majority for the
nominee; $4,000 majority for Jas. G.
Blaine" These were borne. by delegates
through the main body of the audience,
and the swaying multitude, the
deafening roar OF martial music, the roar
of cannon and the answering
shouts of the outside host, made up
scene rarely to be witnessed, and cre-
ated sensation to the beholder seldom
to be experienced. The session was not
ended until nearly five o'clock, and
through nearly six hours, the main
body of the spectators had remained to
be present at the decisive ballot.
TO night there are number Of bon
fires and display Of fireworks. Large
crowds were on the streets in the down
town portion of the city, watching the
bulletin boards and viewing the pyro.
technics. There were also number of
hastily impovished torchlight companies
parading the streets with music. all OF
which served as q reminder that another
national political campaign ls on.
At Blaine's Home.
Augusta, Me-, June Gall the after.
noon people were congregated in the
vicinity of the Western Union telegraph
Office awsiting the doinRs Of tho conven.
ton. The crowds grew denser and
denser as the news showing
the ballots we're received. When the
final joyful tidings came, one grand
hurrah burst forth from the great throng,