St. Paul daily globe., 1888-06-26
convention were tired, he would move
recess until o'clock. This motion was
at 3:05 agreed to.
ALMOST BESIDE THEMSELVES
Hoosfer Republicans Whoop 1t Up
for Harrison and Shout Them.
selves Sick

ScIttS SICK.
Special to the Globe.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, June 25.-Bal-
loting at Chicago and prominence of
Gen. Harrison in the later votes of the
last week, had reused the liveliest inter-
est among Republicans in this city.
The Sunday nights kilograms, indicat-
ing possibility of his nomination this
morning, whetted this interest to the
keenest point, and at the hour appoint
ed for the assembling of the convention
the newspaper offices, and other points
where bulletins were exposed, were
surrounded by throngs of people anx-
lous to hear the news. The re-
suit of the sixth ballot, showing
231 votes for Harrison, was re-
celved with enthusiastic cheers, which
were redoubled when the next ballot
| showed 27S for him. A few minutes
| after O'Clock, when it became appar-
ent, as the roll call progressed, that his
nomination was probable. the excite
ment in the streets became intense.
| Wnen tennessee made his nomination
certain, tremendous cheers broke forth.
and the crowds from all the bulletin
boards made frantic
| RUSH FOR HARRISON's LAW OFFICE
in Market street, shouting. waving hats.
umbrellas and canes as they went. In
an incredibly short space of time the
broad street was packed with thousands
OF eXcltedly cheering men, many of
| whom rushed into his Office. crOWdinr
around him and cheering themselves
hoarse. The halls and rooms were
packed and in front of the building was
mass OF people waving flags, hats.
canes and handkerchiefs. A continu, us
stream OF people passed around the
general as he stood in the center of th2
room. Each man gave him a hearty
shake of the hand, but MANY were too
excited to give any expression of their
| Ieellng. The general bore himself
| splendid, as to each he extended his
| hand, smiled and now and then thanked
thoSe who could find their voices for
utterances of congratulation. All this
was preceded by an Interesting scene.
Whlle bulletins were being received in
Gen. Harrison's law office. quite num-
per OF his personal friends were there.
put he was apparently
TIE COOLEST PERSON PRESENT.
| opening and reading the dispatches and
announcing their contents in the coolest
| manner possible. When it became
known on the eighth ballot that his
nomination was assured those i'm the
room began to show great excitement.
ana when the fact of his nomination
was announced they rushed around him
with congratulations. Even then Gen.
| Harrison was cool and collected. shak-
| ing every hand that was offered and Civ
| ing a pleasant word to each. In less
than five minutes the halls were filled
WITH cheering crowd and the street
| with dense mass of people. Amid tumul-
lIn
at the front window, bowling and waving
MS thanks to the crowd. The pressure
OF the people in the office became SO
great that he was conducted into an ad-
| joining room, where he was forced
again to appear on the balcony in re-
sponse to the calls of the people. while
the cheering continued. Gen. Harrison's
carriage drove up. Some friends accom-
panied him down stairs. As he de-
scended the steps he looked somewhat
pale from momentary excitement, but
his manner was cool and collected. The
crowd was anxious to haul his carriage:
thousands shouted
TAKE THE HORSE oUT,''
and a movement was made TO do this
but friends interfered. the colored driver
touched the horses with his whip and in
few moments the general was whirl-
ing on his way home. He had hardly
reached his handsome residence i'm the
northern part of the city before the
people began to flock thither in great
numbers and the house and front ward
were soon filled with crowded mass of
men, women and children. all anxious
to congratulate the candidate. In few
moments cOngratulatory kilograms
began to reach the general from promi-
nent men Ill all parts Of the country, in
cluding some of the late candidates be-
fore the convention, many delegates,
senators and representative leading
politicians, representative Republicans
and personal friends. A few of these
were as follows:
Acc Accept my sincere congratulations upon
Congratulations real and hearty.
Accept my hearty congratulations. Maine
VIII ratlfy the nomination in September.
G. j. II. MANLEY.
Wisconsin standing firm in the column OF
Republican states halls you as our standard
bearer. Our banner, inscribed with protec-
ton to American labor. free ballot and an
honest count and justice for Ireland. will be
borne forward to victory as surely and as
grandly as the flag of our country was borne
by the hosts of Sherman to the sea.
J. NJ RusK
NY congratulations The close states of
Indiana and New York will determine the
contest. W. S. CAHELER,
Chairman Ohio State Committee
And many others.
While hundreds of people were con-
stantly leaving the generals residence,
other hundreds continued to arrive and
the house and grounds were crowded
all the afternoon. Among the delega-
tlOnS that called was one of 200 voters
from Hendricks county, headed by State
Senator Campbell and Mr.. Hogan, who
came in on special train to congratu-
| late the general and urge him to attend
meeting of Republicans
WHO VOTED FOR FREMONT
in 1856, which is to be held at Danville
on the 2Sth inst. Gen. Fremont himself
| is expected to be present, and Gen. Har-
| rison promised to attend. In receiving
| the delegation he said:
'Gentlemen: L am very much obliged
| to my Hendricks county friends for this
| visit. The trouble you have taken to
! make this call so soon after information
| OF the result at Chicago reached you in
duces me to say word or two, though
you will not, of course, expect any ref
erence to politics or any extended refer
| ence to The result at Chicago. | very
| highly appreciate the wise, discreet and
| affectionate interest which our delega-
| tion and the people in Indiana have dis
| played in the canvass which has just
| closed at Chicago. [Cries of good, good.
and cheers.l l accept your visit
to-day as an expression of your
confidence and respect, and I
thank you for it. [Great cheering
| While these scenes were tranSpiring at
| the Harrison residence far nosier and
more exciting ones were being enacted
down town. From the time 1T became
known that Gen. Harrison was nomi-
mated it is hardly an exaggeration to
say the city went wild. Indianapolis
has population of over 100000, and it
seemed to have suddenly turned loose
| in the streets. If business was not