Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1888-06-28

: of New \ Ork and don't be afraid of the
a grangers of the Northwest. NIinnesot;
will give Depew 10000 majority" Tht
: speaker said that he came from the great
D est granger district in the Northwest anC
it would give Depew 1, 800 majority.
GREAT ENTHUSIASM FOR SHERMAN.
When the State of Ohio was called the
first really great demonstration of the con
; vention was made. Delegates all over the
hall climbed upon chairs, waved Ameri-
can flags, and shouted at the top of their
voices. The galleries Joined in and the
applause became rapturous. Some ladies
III the galleries, who had brought white
silk umbrellas trimmed with small Amer
lean flags, opened them and twirled these
striking banners around and around
while the cheers and shouts increased in
volume. These continued for some time
and was not even equalled by the one
which soon followed, when General Hast
lngS, of Pennsylvania, in presenting the
name of Sherman, incidently referred to
Blaine. When this demonstration finally
came to an end, the Ohio delegation gave
way to Pennsylvania and Adjutant Gen
Hastings was presented to the Conven-
tion to present the name of
SENATOR JOHN SHERMAN, OF OHIO.
Mr.. Hastings was given rousing well
come as he proceeded to put OhiO's IA
yOrlte in nomination.
He declared in the opening of his speech
that Pennsylvania did not want Grover
Cleveland i'll the White House, a declara-
ton which was met with laughter. He
proceeded to vouch for the Republicans
of Pennsylvania and he bOaSted of the
] llrrp rrixr 70.
Hayes and Garfield and Blaine As the
speaker uttered this last name the enthu-
siasm of the convention again found vent
i'll cheers and shouts and uprOar
! The campaign, continued General Has
| tings, found the enemy entrenched III the
seat of power with the prestige of victory,
with the influence of the solid South and
with the increasing Democratic appetite
for office to give it encouragement. But
the country is tired of sham, double deal
ing and mediOcrity. Applause and laugh
ter. He whom he was about to nOmi-
nate needed no introduction, his char
acter, his manhood and his illuStriOuS
achievements were part of the eOuntry's
history. He was tower of strength.
He was man who had never been de-
feated for any office for which he had
been nominated. Applause.
Gen. Hastings speech was admirably
delivered, and was listened to with mark
ed attention.
When he had concluded, Governor For
aker was presented by the Ohio delega-
tiOn to second Senator Sherman'S nOmi-
nation. As Governor Foraker advanced
down the aisle to the platform two of the
SergeantS-at-ArmS came up the other
bearing an enormous floral emblem, sur
mounted by floral shield. Upon the face
of this emblem III letters formed by red
roses on field of white roses were Fora
ker'S now famous words, No rebel flags
shall be surrendered while | am Cover
nor" Considerable significance appear
ed to be attached to this incident by the
Convention, and as the Governor and the
floral tribute went upon the stage tOgeth-
er there was thunder of applause from
all parts of the hall, but mingled with it
could be heard Il vOlley of Kisses. The
men bearing the emblemS found some
difficulty in getting it placed upon the
stage, and while a place was being found
for it the Governor waited in some en-
barrassmeHt until the uproar had Subsi-
ded. He then proceeded to second the
nomination of Senator Sherman.
FOraker's conclusion was somewhat
abrupt, and the cheers that followed were
personal compliment. Then the COnven-
ton realized Ill one instant, apparently,
as it never realized before, what hold
Sherman had on the Convention and the
country. \ tremendous shout went up.
The banners in the dome trembled, and
it seemed as though the galleries would
fall under the wild mass of spectators
The uneXampled continuance of the
demonstration starting so suddenly rem
dered the whole doubly marvel even to
those who participated most enthusiast
cally. After the excitement was in a
measure at an end, Hon. John NJ. Lang
StOn, OF Virginia. addressed the COnYen-
ton in favor of Sherman
When Wisconsin was reached, Senator
SpOOner placed in nomination
GovERNER JERE RUSK, OF WISCONSIN.
He was literally applauded from every
part of the hall.
The chairman declared that Governor
RuSk had been placed in nomination and
and asked if there was any second. No
response came from any one on the floor.
The Secretary called the remainder of the
roll but there were no further speeches
made.
This ends the roll call, " said the chair
man. and at 7:26 o'clock the Convention
adjourned until ii o'clock tomorrow.
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.
CHICAGO, June 2l-The Convention
has reached that stage at which all the in
terest in its proceedings eliminates. The
decks have been cleared for action, and
the battle royal is about to begin The
men who pull the wires have been up al
most all night, and the air of the COnven-
ton hall as it begins to fill is full of ru-
mors, theories, and blind guesSes.
At few moments past IL O'Clock the
is called to order by Chair
man EStee, who, having completely lost
his voice, called Senator HiScOck to the
chair to preside over the session, which
WAS formally opened with prayer by the
Rev. j. IL. Worcester. of Chicago. In his
invocation he prayed that the spirit which
would rule over the proceedings OF the
might not be a spirit of mar
row partiSanship, but of broad patriotism.
The Convention at once proceeded TO
the call of States for ballot for Presl-
dent