The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-24
M'KINLEY AND SHERMAN.
A Manly Act in Favor OF Ohio's Fav-
orite.

a Manly Act in Favor OF Ohio's Fav-
orite.
CHICAGO, June 23.--To night did not soc
in nomination republican presidential can
didate. Ten thousand people in the national
convention did see the manifest action ever
witnessed in an American public assem-
blage. The mar who was equal to the
moment is William Mckinley. The first
roll call began with ore vote for Mckinley
from Connecticut and sub
dued buzz went over the vast
audience. Hes winner" came from all
sides There was hush then. Ten thousand
pairs of eyes bent toward the delegates.
Among them in the exact center of the
great brilliantly thronged hail, rising
above the groups of log rollers about,
could be seen the dark-eyed pale
firm face that every person present had
come TO know so well. Almost any other
man living would have been, consciously
or unconsciously, theatrical. Mr.. Mckinley
simply stepped upon his chair in his own
place and quietly spoke to the delegates.
His voice has reached the galleries, as few
others have done, and no syllable was sent
there now, and he said briefly and unmis-
takably that any vote for him
WOULD BE DIsHoNoR.
It OClCEuOco uild biC pNOPlC WGlO pre-
pared for a strong earnest protest, all that
could be asked from any man. They
were not prepared for sincerity
absolute. Applause was not lack
ing, but the disappointment was
so keen, even though smothered,
in admiration, that enthusiasm was for the
moment impossible. The roll call procesded
painfully in silence until Mississippi was
reached, Mckinley g." The deeper, more
painful silence was broken only
by the unnecessarily loud calling OF
the roll clerk: "New Jersey, Mckinley T."
That settled it. At that moment, in the
inmost hearts Of the great ma jority of dele
gates aud audience, the unanimous choice
of the convention, 1t was felt, would be the
brilliant protectionist congressman and gal
liant soldier Mckinley of OHIO.
Again the ballot proceeded New York,
amid intense excitement, threw the bulk Of
her vote for Harrison as against the grander
candidate, or
A POSSIBLE DARK HORSE.
1t was the very antithesis of the Nc
Kinley scene. Chauncey NJ. Depew, whose
graceful and supposedly magnaninIous
withdrawal as a candidate had been causing
great revulsion in his favor, was now
seen to be surely, as rumorod,
unable TO resist the temptation TO thwart
those by whom he had been thwarted.
There was some loud cheering over the an
nouncement OF New York's vote, but the
friends of Harrison were not elated. 1t be
gan TO be whispered that New York would,
when the pinch came, be virtually solid for
Blaine. The battle was seen to lie. unless
all appearances we're decetful,
BETWEEN BLAINE AND MKINLEY.
Eacn gained as the balloting went on.
Later. when the convention assembled after
,,f,,afNy-nfpa handpadtbe Of fha an
thousands presents believed that before tho
sun went down one Of the two men would
be named. When an evidently cut and
dried adjournment until Monday inter
yeued. thousands could not understand.
They remained in waiting until the vast
hall was lett in darkness. From gentle
man high up in tho counses OF the Blaine
faction in the Chicago convention tho
following points were learned this
afternoon: General satisfaction is
felt by those having Blaine's interests in
hand at the display OF forbearance on the
part of the California delegation on tho
lioor Of the convention. Through the efforts
of the leaders In the party aud able man
agement, the Californians have so Sup
pressed the Blame movement in the conven-
ton as to cause no friction or i'll feeling on
the part Of any OF the other candidates.
Their tactics have been, 50 they claim,
in keeping with the feelings Of Blaine as
represented here by his friends. 1t was
BLAINE's DESIRE
that every candidate who had been work.
ing for months TO secure the great prize OF
the presidential nomination should have a
fair show on the floor OF the convention and
not have 10 combat Mr.. Blaine's great
strength and popularity. In Difference 10
these wishes the manager Of the California
delegation, when the convention first
sought out the other Blaine dele
gation and Blaine men with great
effort secured the acquiescence Of ma
jority OF them TO vote for the other candi-
dates as long as any Of them had any show.
That this was done Is evidenced by one OF
the most peculiar roll calls ever known in
national convention. But i've states cast
solid ballot continuously. the others being