The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-11

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wHrTELAw REID.
and raped upon the stone for order until al
most exhausted. The anti-Harrison men
would not cease their noise however They
knew that the great State of Pennsylvania was
TO DO called next. and that its vote would de-
termine whether BENJAMIN Harrison was
to be victorious or whether the effort Of
his enemies should succeed in overwhelm-
ing him. Matt Quay had in the
meantime moved down in the crowd before
tho presiding officers chair and was demand
ing poll Of the keystone State. It was
granted. and the frat vote sent a wave OF
Harrison enthusiasm among the vast crowd.
and by intuition the conspirators know that
they were beaten. Chris Magee. the handsome
stalwart enemy Of Quay. stood in the aisle
smiling. with the knowledge that while the
delegates had been outside OF tho hall moro
than dozen had pledged themselves to desert
Quay at the last moment From physical
point Of view Chris Magee is q close second to
Senator Wolcott in stature. vigor and beauty.
Physically he could break Quay in two without
putting him on his knee Politically he did
30 with as little effort To-day the first
name called was that OF Fl. Disston. and he
shouted ben Harrison" The second man
followed suit. and then. amid the utmost sus-
pense. excitement. and enthusiasm. the third
man on the list voted for Mckinley. This an
nouncement gave courage to the Quay men.
but spectators knew that the silent juggler OF
Pennsylvania wac beaten. for no man could
smile as Chris Magee smiled unless he had
within his breast the acknowledged winner.
All this time Quay sat silent as q clam.
and giving no evidence OF what he must
have known-that he was beaten. In
his own State 10 votes were marked down
in MaCeo's little book for Harrison be-
fore the poll was ended. and Quay
sank out OF sight. and the handsome
Magee came to the front as the man who had
bearded and defeated the lion in his den.
The vote OF the Pennsylvania deleGa-
ton was the second interesting feature
Of tho situation. but it was such
set-ofr for tho victory for the Harrison
men in the country that the courage Of the
anti-Harrison mon began to freeze. So hap
ply did they feel that Depew improved the
opportunity to stand in tho main aisle and eat
a sandwich and pickle. sight that amused
the spectators and did no harm to him.
Tom Reed got his second vote when tho
State of Rhode Island was called. and tried to
look unconcerned
South Dakota which had becn divided in its
allegiance all along. saw the turn OF the tide.
and through Its Chairman. ex-senator
Moody. who has changed his opin-
ion as often as tho Convention meets.
casts his solid vote FOR Harrison. 1t
was the first State to get in out OF the wet and
was loudly cheered for its discretion. Tennes-
SEQ and Texas followed the lead of South Da-
kota. although they could not carry a solid
vote.
When the vote Of Tennessee had been an
nounced tho climax Of the Convention came.
1t was known then that Harrison was nomi-
mated. and that no power on earth.
no combination. no Forakers. no Platts.
no Wolcotts. no conspirators OF any
kind could rid the Republican party
OF the necessity OF again carrying Benjamin
Harrison through another campaign as q can
didate. Tho Harrison men saw their chance.
and for five minutes pandemonum regned
unchecked. The confusion was greater even
than In the wave OF excitement over the men-
tiOn OF tho name OF Blaine early in the day. al
though 1t did not last so long. The Same
scenes wore repeated rs were enacted earlier
In the day when the name OF the magician
carried the Convention off its feet The same
echoes were awakened. the same pictures were
held aloft. tho same banners wore carried down
the aisle. and the same means were used as
were so effective this morning at the mention
of the name of Blaine. Chris!Magee was again
tho observed of tho Observers and Elliott f.
Shepard. Ed O'Brien. Harrison's Commissions
crs Of Emigration. and all the other
cranks in tho Convention mounted chairs
and almost turned themselves inside out
OBrien. in tho midst Of all his cranky evoll-
lions. did the clever thing Of his life and the
Convention did not fail to notice il. lie
snatchod the tall white hat from n dele
gates head and sent it cuvortlng into tho
mir with stroke of his cane, and for five min
ntcs tho hat went flying about. until AT last it
fell into the nisle. mashed ont Of shape and
without an owner. All the oNccholdcrs in tho
Convention. on tho platform, and in tho
various galleries felt so good that they
fairly turned somersaults. Tho coorcd
man Bruce OF Mississippi. who draws $4,000
year for putting on record tho sars
of real estate in tho District 81 Col
umcia: Tom Carter Of Montana. Prince" Rus
sells chum. and Commissioner of tine General
land Office; Edward o. Leach Director Of tho
Mint, and all the other ollceholGnG Harrison
shouters Rugged themselves and fli'r danced
for 10Y. for they knew II Providence -holld bo
good to tho Republican PARTY in November
they could remain on the payroll Of Vncle sam
Then came laushable scene. quickly into
serious situation. Chairman Mckinley
hastily left the chair and to the amusement
OF all the Convention. turned tho
Gavel to that great parlamcntarian
Elliott i. Shepard Tho praycriul Colonel did
not see the Joke, but at once attempted to OK
ercs" his authority. lie raised his arms as II
in invocation, pOunhed the Gavel. and with
mighty frown commanded the Convention to
be In order.
He was only laughed at. however and the