The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1888-06-28

directly in front of the speaker, would
leap Co his feet with cheer and the
house would follow with another out
burst of applause. Finally the house
got back to business and the republic
cans in pairs and in small groups
gathered again in the Hobbies to talk
over the nomination.
GRESHAM TO HARRISON.
CHICAGO. June 25.-Immediately up
on the nomination of General Harrison,
Judge Gresham sent him the following
telegram:
To Honorable BENJAMIN Harrison,
Indianapolis, Indiana. 1t is hardly
necessary that 1 should give you as
surance of my earnest support.
lSignedl w. Q. GRESHAM.
THE NEWS AT INDIANAPOLIS.
INDIANAPOLIS, June 25.-The news
of General HarriSOn's nominotion Gre
ated great excitement in this city.
Hundreds of buildings were gaily dec
GRATED with flags and Harrison pic
lures. A variety of new campaign
badges suddenly made their appear
ance and were eagerly purchased by
the crowd and a number of men and
boys drove big trade in Harrison
pictures and wagons, open carriages
and tally no coaches were laden with
enthusiastic shouters and paraded the
streets. In short, the excitement was
general and the enthusiasm con-
tagiOus. a number of railroads
have ordered excursion trains run
to the city tomorrow, as the people in
all parts of the state are anxious
to come and congratulate the candi-
dates and many OF the delegates now
in Chicago are expected to return this
way and an immense crowed is
looked for tomorrow. Arrangements
are being made for General Harrison
to hold reception at one OF the lead
ing hotels.
Later in the afternoon a delegation
from Strawfield, Hendricks county,
called at the generals home and were
addressed by him as follows:
Gentlemen, can only thank you for
this evidence of your friendlineSs that
so many of my Hendricks county
friends should have reached Indianap-
oils SO soon after hearing the result at
Chicago is very gratifying. The
always given me the most hearty sup
port whenever l have appealed to
them for support. ! have a most
affectionate interest in your county
and in tie people, especially because of
the fact that it furnished two COM
panieS to the regiment which / took
into the field, and some of the best and
most loyal of these soldiers gave
their lives for their country in
battles in which the regiment was en-
gagged, and these incidents have attach
ed me to the county and trust 1 have
yet even here among this Grays some
of my friends Of the 10th Indiana sur
YiVing, who will always be glad to eX-
tend to me as l to them comrades
hand. 1 thank you for this call. In
the evening a meeting was held at the
criminal court rooms at the adjourn
ment of which crowd of
the generals residence and Ocalled
for him. He appeared and said:
1 am profoundly sensible of the kind
ness which you evidence tonight in
gathering in such large numbers to ex-
tend to me, your congratulations are
the results at Chicago. 1t would
be altogether inappropriate that l
should say anything of a partisan
character. Many of my neighbors who
differ with me politically have kindly
extended to me as citizens of Indian
apolis their congratulations over this
event. [Cries of ''goodi goodP'.
Such congratulations as well as those
of my neighbors who sympathize with
me in my political beliefs are exceed
ingly painful. 1 have been a long
time a resident of Indianapolis,
over thirty years, and many
who are here before me have
citizens of this great and growing CAPT
tai of magnificent state, we have
seen the development and growth of
| this city, we are proud of its prosper
ity to-day and we look forward in the
| future to development which
shall far ? outstrip this which
years behind us have told. l
thank you sincerely for Ghis evidence
that those who have known me well
and long give me still their confidence
and respebt. Applause and cheersl.
| Kings sometimes bestow decorations
upon those whom they desire
to honor, but that man is
highly decorated who has the
affectionate regard of his neighbors
and friends. [Great applause and
cries of ''Hurrah for HARRISON
will only again thank you most cor.
kially for this demonstration OF
your regard, and 1 shall be glad from
time to time as opportunity of
fers to meet you all personally
and regret that tonight this crowd il
so great that it will be impossible fol
me to take each one of you by hand
Cries of Twill forgive you'll But we
will be here together and my hOust
will always open its doors gladly tt
| any u you WuCA yOu may uO01I0 W SCI
me. [Great cheering.
AT FORT SCOTT.
FORT SCOTr, KAN, June 25,-For
! Scott is wild with enthusiasm tonight
, mass meeting is being held, rocket
, are flying in air, anVilS are being fire.
! and every agency at hand is being EN-
ployed expressive of the approval o
, people of the nomination of Harrison
and Morton.
INSIDE VIEW OF THE BLAINE MOVE
MENT.
CHICAGO, June 25.-Chairman Coop
er, of the Pennsylvania state commit
tee, who all during the convention OF
posed Senator Quay in his efforts t
y nominate Senator Sherman, to-nigh
gave some interesting inside views O
: the Blaine movement last night and to
day. Chairman Cooper says that las
night the Blaine men had assuranc
z of six hundred votes in the convention
and plan to nominate Blain
!, to-day was fully arrange
at that time, and the managers of tn
E Blaine movement had received the fifs
9 of the Blaine cablegramS which wer
y read in the convention to-day. It wa
y then decided to nominate Blaine, mo-
e withstanding this dispatch. TIL
n morning another conference was hel
!, and it was definitely decided to fort
GuO uOulIudIlOH VI MI. DlfbluO On bL
fourth ballot, and to-day this agre
4 ment was reached upon Gener;
a Cooper's own notion. 1t was al;
N agreed if this plan succeeded, of whiC
. the managers had not doubt, to hay
the convention adjourn and await
reply from Blaine, but before the CO.
1 vention met the second dispatch fro
n Blaine was received and the schen
os was abandoned. 1t was agreed
- throw the Blaine vote to Harriso
"A which was done, and resulted in Ha
10 rison's nomination.
IL REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.