, 1888-06-22

name the enthusiasm of the convention
again found vent in cheers and shouts and
uproar. This campaign, continued Gen.
Hastings, found the enemy entrenched in
the seat of power, with the prestige of
power, with the influence of the solid
South and with increasing Democratic
appetite for office to give it encourage
ment, but the country was tired of
schemes, double dealing and mediocrity.
Applause and laughter
GOVERNOR FORAKER OF OH
was presented by the Ohio delegation to
second Sherman's nomination. AS For
aker advanced up the aisle to the platform
one OF the sergeants at arms came up the
other bearing an floral emblem
s%urmounted by a floral shield. Upon the
face of this emblem, in letters formed by
red roses on a field Of white roses. was
Foraker's famous words, mo battletlags
surrendered while | am governor" Con-
siderable significance appeared to be
attached to this incident by the
convention, and as the governor
and floral tribute got to the stage to-
gether there were thunders of applause.
So tremendous a shout went upsthat the
banner in the dome trembled and it seem
ed as though the galleries would fall under
tuo WIN masS VI yollnR anu almoSo
maniacal spectators. The unexampled
continuance of the demonstration, start
ing SO suddenly and unexpectedly, render
ed the whole a marvel even to those who
participated most enthusiastically. The
men bearing the emblem found some diff
ficulty in getting it placed upon the stage
and while a place was being found for it
the governor waited in some embarras-
ment until the uproar subsidized. He
evidently had not anticipated the incident.
He then proceeded to second the nomina-
tion of Senator Sherman.
In closing Governor Foraker said:
With malice toward none, with charity for
all. Let the battle lines which ran east
and west be now formed from north to
south, advancing to the seaboard, there to
protect the homes and firesides, peace
and prosperity of a nation, and let him
who has served SO long, SO ably and so
faithfully be placed in command of the
victorious column. Make him our STAN
dard bearer and every principle for which
the party has battled, every triumph
which it has achieved, will be represented
in our leader. Nominate him and there
will be no sophistry, no fallacy so plausi-
BILE as to divert the intelligence and COM
mon sense of the people from the vital is
sue. Nominate him and the sense of Sc
curity, of safety and of confidence in the
future will crystalize into triumph and
and victory. nominate the patriot, the
statesman, the honest man, John Sher-
man.
AN EXCITING SCENE.
Upon the conclusion of Governor For
aker's speech the Ohio delegation climbed
upon chairs and set up a yell that made
the electric lights wink. They were i'm
mediately joined in the movement and in
the yell by sections of the delegations in
various parts of the hall and the audience
vigor which must have been satisfactory
to Sherman's friends on the floor.
Among the delegates the demonstration
extended in whole or in part through the
states of Maryland, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Nevada, Minnesota, Kentucky, Rhode
Island, South Carolina, Texas and the
territories. The time was eighteen min
utes past G., and the number of delegates
elevated to a verticle position was prOba.
bly, about one-third Of the entire conVen-
ton. The noise was
sLIPLY INDESCRIBABLE
and in volume distanced the most cele-
brated instances of the kind on record.
Umbrellas unadorned and umbrellas with
flags and with handkerchiefs attached
were waved wildly too and fro and the
humping of thousands of feet upon the
floor Of the hall and galleries was like the
tramp of a great army. In the midst of
the uproar several horns were started in
the gallery and several parties in the
upper loft caught the bunting which was
stretched in front of the rail and sent long
waves of red, white and blue from one
side Of the hall to the other.
With the exception of one or two Sher-
man men in the outskirts of New York,
the delegation of the entire state was an
oasis of sitting delegates looking with a
disguised air upon the proceedings. To
an unprecedented eye, at the height Of the
demonstration, the standing, g%esticulating
and yelling delegates numbered perhaps a
trifie over one-third of the convention.
Fourteen and one-half minutes were de-
voted to the clamor. Several times with
in this period the chairman pounded iuri-
ously with his gavel, but the yells rose in
proportion to his increase of energy, and
he apparently at last came to the conclu-
sion that the best way Of dealing with the
demonstration was to
LET IT DIE OF ITSELF.
The floral pieces which had stood on
the platform since the close ofGen. Hast
ing's speech was raised aloft several times
by a couple of boys in charge of it. When
it was raised the noise took on a notice
able swell every time the boys raised the
piece. The chair then directed it to be
lowered and the boys were obedient to the
chairman's directions. During the
demonstrations several of the delegates
from Missouris started Marching Through
Georgia and the great war ode was
taken up by the standing delegates and
the audience. At the expiration Of one
and a half minutes the chairman made
one final effort with his gayel and finally
ORDER WAS RESTORED.
Filter and Rusk Nominated.
When Pennsylvania was reached
Charles Emory Smith of Philadelphia ad-
vanced to the platform and in quito a
lengthy speech placed in nomination
Edwin II. Filter, mayor of Philadelphia.
During his speech Mr.. Smith was fire.
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