New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-26
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Allison votes In the Connectfcuo ue'os""'N
turued over to Harrison In Florida thses No'eS
instinctvely felt the winner coming ana cas-. .ner
fortunes with the Harrison men. From that time
-, ,.o;rs 10, Harrison were noted all along the
line He gained six in Kansas, three In hentucky'
three in MARYLAND, four in Massachusetts, TWO IN
Minnesota. one in Missouri, two in Nebraska TWO
In New-Hampshire and one each in North Carohha
md Ohio. Pennsylvania, too, gave him two more
votes than he had had from that State before ana
xvben Delegate Waters called for the poll oil the
vote while il did not change the result as an
noupccd by Senator Quay, ii showed the interest
inc fact that Chris magee was opposing quay
and supporting Harrison. Rhode Island whicn'
mn t this time had cast her eight votes solidly for
Allison now gave Harrison two. In tennessee
and in Texas Harrison secured small NUMBER Oh
votes. Vermont, which had been more faithful to
Harrison even than Indiana, did not OF COURSE
desert him now New-York cast its seventy-two
votes for Harrison with telling effect as II had
done on the sixth ballot.
THE CONVENTION NOW SURE OF IT'S AIN.
Before the result of the vote was announced
Messrs. Depew, Henderson, Quay and Patt were
seen in conference on the floor They were after
ward Joined by NJ. A. Hanna, Of Ohio, Shermans
trusted friend. The issue was probably settled
there and then.
Sherman had 244 votes, about the same as be-
fore and Harrison had 27S, and so led Sherman
OF the other candidates little need be said in view
of the next ballot. 1t is worth noting, however
that Gresham retained the exact votes he had re-
ceiyed on the sixth ballot and TINT Allison even
gained three. The remainder, with the exception
of Mckinley all fell behind. Greed Raymond re-
ceivcd one VOTE the freak, probably, OF some prac
teal joker
As soon rs the announcement was made General
Henderson, of Iowa, was seen mounting upon MS
chair TO speak. All listened eagerly lie thanked
the friends of Senator Allison briefly and withdrew
his name Much excitement followed AS if in
an instant the aisles were filled with delegates
running about talking eagerly, questioning arGI-
ing expostulating 1t was long time before
order could be restored sufficiently to allow the
roll call to be begun. The confusion was great.
Alabama asked for more time and finally made q
request, through the chairman, that outsiders DC
kept away portion of the Pennsylvania dele
CATION were seen going out for consultation In
Governor Foster and Long Jones, two leaders OF
the Sherman movement, were seen In anxious con-
ference back of their delegates. Senator Farweib
the Gresham leader on the floor, was going about
from delegation to delegation. The =" Big -Four
of New-York remained for the most part quietly in
their seats.
THE EIGHTH BALLOT-ILLINOIS WITHOUT IN
FLUENCE.
At last the eighth, and as it proved the last bal
lot began When Alabama responded, IL was
clear that the avalanche travelling fast
Sherman lost six votes, and Alger gained four 60
ing to show that the Alger people had some wild
hope of bringing him TO the front in the midst oil
the wreck Connecticut gave all her IL votes tc
Harrison which was gain of 8. Harrison gained
in Georgia from Sherman, whose column began
10 melt away like snow in the SUM- When Illinois
was called the delegation was seen to be IN an cage
discussion. Senator Farwtll turned TO the Chan
and asked that Illinois be passed for the present
This was refused and about the same old vote was
cast: Forty for Gresham and four for Harrison
This was the sole outcome OF the Gresham cam
paign that the great State of Illinois had no more
influence in the Convention than of the stream
ers that dropped from the ceiling II the delega
ton had gone to Sherman in the previous ballot
as its friends hoped it might it would at least have
given Sherman fair chance of winning the prize
But there was nothing now to check the whirl tC
Harrison. Curiously enough that solitary man II
the Indiana delegation would not vote for Harrison
even now ; and the vote still lacked one OF being
solid
FOUR DOUBTFUL STATES SWELL THE TIDE.
The vote of Iowa was eagerly waited for
TWENTY-FIVE out of the twenty-six went for IIarri
son Then when, moment after, the word raj
round among the correspondents that Pennsylvania
had cast her sixty votes for Harrison, he wa
10 all practical purposes nominated. About Thu
time boy appeared with basket of sandwiches
The delegations who were now in their seats
heavy and sorrowfu took them eagerly as j
they felt .he need of something to revive thei
dropping strength, and soon munchlng al
most unanimously they had voted for Sher
man. The chairman discovered this, and sternl.
ordered the sergeant-at-arms to see that the 100
was taken away. Senator Hoar's thin pipe an
uounced % votes from Massachusetts for Harrison
gain of / G. Michigan stuck to Alger as closel,
as ever. Thirteen votes from Minnesota gan
of 8, brought Harrison's column up to 203; an'
the roll-call had barely proceeded half way. New
Jersey gave all her Is votes TO Harrison, annie
cheering; and New York all her ~; so that Harri
son now had the solid votes of the four doubtful
States, always excepting that one obstinat
Gresham man from Indiana.
The announcements were for the most par
voleys of votes for Harrison echoed by loud ap
plause. Senator Quay managed TO squeeze soun(
enough out of his throat TO convey the Information
that Pennsylvania gave SO votes to Harrison, ano
TO Sherman Rhode Island dropped Allison al
last, and gave her votes 10 Harrison Tennessee
cave him 20 votes. This nominated him, making
his vote up to this point 427. Texas followed Will
2c, and Vermont with g. but Virginia could not
uEltc even lOr % dlIcouy
and of the Malone irreconcilables stood out fol-
Sherman.
HOUSING SCENE AT THE CLOSE.
But from this time on, there was no break il
the solid procession for Harrison, down through
the list of Territories. There was some quie
amusement at the serious discussions in the dele
cation from the District of Columbia This con
sisted of one white man. Andrew Gleason, and ont
stalwart negro, Perry Carson. Their relation
were somewhat strained, though they sat side BY
side Each insisted on announcing his own vot
for Harrison, which each did with great dignity
When Wisconsin had cast the last VOTE storm o
cheering broke out, the whole gathering raising 4
its feet on the door and in the galleries Flag
were waved in the galleries. Delegates leaped OF