The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-06-11

Governor of Ohio md the chairman of the
national convention. Mckinley was the
very embodiment of the American ideal of
craftsmanship. He neither sought nor re-
PEELED the presidency, but pursued tho oven
tenor of his course with infinite justice in
his rulings, regardless of the effect it might
have upon him or his destiny.
Pennsylvania was the first State to turn
the tide against the compromise candidate
ushered forth by the most solid support of
the State of OHIO, and Matt Quay to-day,
as In the four years gone by, is prominent
figure in the Republican politics, but to-
day II was demonstration that the dele
gates of the Keystone State were no longer
plastic to his will, for IL was the unexpected
accession of the additional votes for this
State TO the Harrison column that turned
the tide in his favor and caused so
many Southern delegates, as we'll as the
States of South Dakota and Texas, few
minutes latcr, TO follow the example by
/ giving n significant majority TO Benjamin
Harrison and practically assuring him the
nomination.
Up to the last William Mckinley was
superb. When the nomination for Presi.
dent became practically assured Chairman
Mckinley beckoned to the stage Colonel
Shepard. of the Empire State, and, taking
the floor, moved the nomination of Presi-
dent Harrison be made unanimous. To-
night Mckinley stands as having been true
to the letter and the spirit of his fidelity to
the President and so IL is but natural that
be is the idol of the hour.
Apothcr n 70 Il "a oh iff cd IN hr, uh ,
er constellation In the political ornament.
Ex-Governor Foraker, of Ohio. the fiery
and eloquent tighter of American politics.
generously swung the unanimous vote of
the Buckeye State into the column for Nc
Kinley. No: this vote was not quite unan-
nous, for Mckinley himself prevented it
from being so by refusing to yield the right
of ballot to his alternate and by casting
his own vote for Harrison. And SO it is
that the names Of both Mckinley and For
aker are on every hp-the former as self
sacrificing friend; the latter as one whose
political rivalry Is forgotten In the gener-
osity which distinguished the highest
traits of statesmanship.
The exact effort which President Har-
risOn'e denomination is to have upon the
party will not be known until the passion $
o men have subslded. Chairman Clarkson
ex-senator Platt, j. Sloat Fassett, ex-Gov-
ernor Foraker and the others generally
intimate tonight that their coats are Oft
and they expect to enter the political
fray in behalf of the nominee of the Re-
publican party. The rank and file of the
delegates have had their petty quarrels,
their angry alterations on the street
corners throuRhout the week, but for the
main par: they have shaken hands and
made up tonight. Except in the cases
whore the presidential contest becomes
the basis for fierce disputes In localities. it
is likely that all the animosity of the hour
will be worn away IN the early stages of
the campaign.
shortly before the meeting of the con-
ventiOn this evening the New York delega-
ton held q conference and the seventy tvs O
delegates of that States unanimously
agreed 20 present the name of the Hon.
Whitelaw Reid, editor Of the New York