Crawford avalanche. (Grayling, Mich.) 1879-19??, 1888-06-28
SEEKING A LEADER.
The Fifth Day Of the Republican
Convention Passes Without
Result.
After Two Unsuccessful Ballots a
Large Majority Votes for
Adjournment.
CHICAGO, June 25, 1883.

CHICAGO, June 25, 1888.
The proceedings OF the ifth DAY OF the Ma.
honal Republican convent ion were opened Sat
urday morning with prayer by Bishop Fallows,
Of Chicago. The real business of the day was
then inaugurated by short speech bv Mr. Me-
Kinley, OF Ohio. 1t was called out by the fact
that on every ballot few struggling votes were
being cast for him. He said he was in the con-
vention pledged by every consideration OF honor
TO do all in his power TO promote the candidacy
OF John Sherman, and he protested with great
earnestness against being put in a false light
by these stray votes. He not only requested
that the thing stop but went so far as TO de-
mandi IL.
The convention then proceeded to take a
fourth ballot.
When the name or Alabama was called every
one in the audience waited excitedly fJr the
vote. 1t was thought that this State, being
the first on the call might start the expected.
stampede for Blaine. Tho Maine man, how
ever, did not receive vote until California was
reached, snd Col Raymond, in his usual en-
thusastic manner, cast sixteen votes for him.
AS the roll-call proceeded and the gains for
a1ison began TO be apparent there was con-
siderable applause, but when New York was
reached ana the Chairman announced 50 votes
for the Indiana man the cheers That went up
The expected break forlHanison had come, 1t
was not Il surprise.
After the applause had died away the roll OF
the State was demanded and the cheers quickly
changed TO Kisses from the galleries. The Blaine
men looked wise, the Sherman enthusiasts con-
hdent 1t was not on the carpet that the 4th
ballot should show any very material change in
the situation. But Illinois? Three Of her men
proved recreant TO Gresham and cast their votes
for Harrison. This was an unexpected accession
TO the forces of the General and, coming as it
did from the very center of the Gresham move
ment, it created as much excitement as the 80
votes that were pumped by New York. Old
Fred Douglass, who was seated on the stage,
beamed in IL beatihc manner when Kentucky
gave him one vote. He was proud-proud Of the
ha had al r1ar
still of the fact that his race had been so far
honored in u great conventioni that he, as
its representative had received u vote for
the nomination to the Presidency. Kentucky
% also cast & vote n for Fopaksr The pert break to
dropped from the roll and when tho State OF the
pineries was called, Harrison received % out Of
her 26 votes. From the start IL was evident that
no choice would be reached and the gains OF Har-
rison were not great enough to cause alarm in the
ranks OF the other candidates.
The fourth ballot resulted as follows:
Sherman .......... .236 Blaine ............... AZ
Harrison. .217 Mckinley ........... IL
Alger r............ .135 Lincoln. ............. IL
Gresham ............ 9S Foraker. r.............. /
Allison ............. SSlDouglnss. .............
After all the deals and combinations of the
night and early morning, it became apparent as
| soon as the totals of the vote were announced
that Harrison after all was far enough away
from the nomination.
He had, of course, climbed up very high on the
| ladder in securing 217. but John sherman still
| held his cohorts behind him and led the race
with 236
The fifth ballot was then proceeded with. 1t
was very tame affair, for the moment the
California men announced their solid 16 for
Blaine the convention turned loose, in spite of
| the Chairman, and yelled a hoarse salute to the
| man beyond the sea.
| It was a noticeable feature of the balloting
| all through that Maine never cast even a strag-
%as SlaT never afersd ere 5s S ane
| to last, but everybody knew what they were
ready to do when the proper time came.
| When New Hampshire called IL was cen
| that Harrison had made gain Of three, the en-
| tire delegation giving him its total of eight
| votes There was a little cheer at this, and n
| moment after New York was reached The
| same sh- sh which greeted the name or the
| Empire State when it was announced in the
/ first roll-call marked il again this time. The
/ kissing sound was followed by dead silence
| Then New York said: pass for mo-
ment" This created intense excitement
| Some change or break Of vital importance was
| expected after this announcement, and every
| body awaited IL i'm great anxiety. But when the
/ announcement was made it disappointed every
| body, for il was practically the same as IL was
in the first ballot. Thus the call went on to the
end.
The result OF ths fifth ballot by States was a.
| follows