Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-06-26
1T POINTS To HARRIsoN.

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| National Committeeman. COnger of Ohio,
coming over to the group OF Ohio politicians on
! the stage, whispered: Harrison will get it on
| the next ballot. Nothing can stop it,"
1t seemed however, that the ballot would
| never be taken. mild sort of tumult still
seemed to have possession of the delegates.
THE SeTgeant-at- Z, rms will please direct out
| siders not TO interfere with the Alabama dele
| CATION" said the Chairman, amid the laughter
| of the crowd, and then Mr.. Estee hammered and
| hammered upon his desk with true Western en-
| ergy and determination. Finally the voting
| began.
state after State turned their votes toward the
man who was now certain of winning.
Illinois tried to escape the flood of the tide by
| having her vote passed, but there was objection
| and the 40 votes went TO Gresham.
In few moments Massachusetts east % votes
| for Harrison.
The crowd could not contain itself and found
| relief from the suppressed feeling in cheer
Ohio did not turn from its candidate
"Pennsylvania will settle it," said Senator
! Hale OF Maine, and at that moment the Key
| stone state was called. "Fitty-nine votes for
| Benjamin Harrison and one vote for John her
man, was the announcement of the delega-
| tiOn's Chairman.
There was mild cheer from the crowd 1t
seemed for moment as if the deleg tes and the
crowd were about to be precipitated into a
| demonstration OF exultation But the Chair
man, keeping his head cool and still hammer
| ing with his gavel, demanded that the audience
! should refrain from any expressions of joy until
| the result was formally announced.
The crowd obeyed and vet th.v knew that
the man TO lead the ticket was aiready nomi-
/ mated.
| Virginia call d for a poll ,fde,ega'es 1Atrc
| We're misses oil dlsappTOUatlOn all lNer the ha
| What was the use OF trying TO stop the ineYitu-
| BILE
SUMMARY OF THE BALLOT.
Harrison ................54I Blaine.
10a Mckinley
Shernan Gresham 50
HARbIsoN's sESD-oFF
Whom WvOmiup'S vote ,voS ,o1-o,, o,-o.-,,,a
knew that Harrison had been nominated and
| without waiting for the formal announcement
| OF the vote the Convention and audience
| jumped up to make the customary demonstra-
| tion.
General Harrison starts out on his Presidential
| journey without that frantic enthusiasm in the
| Convention which has characterized most of
| the nominations OF late years, but he has moth
| ing to complain of in the heartness of the
| cheers which followed the announcement of
his nomination. From all parts OF the hall
| sprang into view national flags umbrellas con
| structed OF muslin Cred. white and blue) i'm
menSe fans Of various colors and streRmers of
| all kinds and descriptions. The band helped
| out the enthusiasm with " Hail to the Chi -
| the Star-Spangled Banner" and " Marching
| Through Georgia.
HANDSOME LADY IN THE GALLERY,
Immediately over one end of the platform.
waved beautiful silk flag upon which was in
scTlDec IN gold letters :, Chicago leads TO win
John >. WISE of Virginia Xercised his nuscli-
! lar power in waving an immense yellow fan, on
which was inscribed, in large letters ''Harri-
SON"
! Chauncey NJ. Depew exhibited his enthusiasm
with large american flag and Wide-open-
| mouth shouting for the nominee
\ TRIBUTE To CALIFORNIA
While the enthusiasm was at its hight Il floral
horseshoe six feet high and sumounted bv a
! star composed of red, white and blue flowers
Was carried TO the platform and confronted the
Convention with the motto, in red upon back
ground of immOrteleS:
The Ladies OF Chicago to the California Dele
CATION"
In the center o. the floral star surmounting
the horseshoe were the letters :" b H." silk
! flag resting against the horseshoe bore the in
scnption: oregon Leads the Way"
After ten minutes of unadulto rated euthusi-
asm the Chairnans gavel and the relnon-
strauces OF number Of delegates reduced the
outburst to contrOllable dimensions, after which
the roll OF states was once more called, simply
for a yerifcGtion of the vote
Z he Chairman then announced that Harrison
had received majority of the votes of the Con
ventiOn, and asked if his nomination should be
made unanimous.