Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-11
WATCHING BLAINE'S VOTE.
Some Sorrow Felt at His Defeat,
but Republicans Generally
READY TO SHOUT FOR THE TICKET.
EI-National Chairman B. F. Jones Dis
cusses the Situation.
LOCAL VIEWS OF THE NOMINATION

Anxiety and expectancy were two emo
tions that predominated upon the faces OF
the men who congregated upon the streets
yesterday Just previous to the announce.
ment that the all-important ballot would be
cast that afternoon, and it would then be
definitely decided who would be the Re-
publican candidate for the coming Presi
dental election.
Everyone seemed anxious to gain the first
intelligence from Minneapolis, and with thi.
purpose in view many crowded into the
various telegraph offices throughout the city,
while others made their way to the different
newspaper buildings where bulletin boards
| had already been erected. upon which the
news was to be posted as rapidly as the tele'
| grams were received from the convention.
The streets in the vicinity of The DIS
PATCH were literally thronged with people
representing all colors, classes, ages and
engaged in discussing the situation with his
neighbor and freely offering his opinion if
not his money as to who would be the for.
tunate candidate. Up until o'clock yes
terday three ont of four people met were
for Blaine, and even some of the more
stoical Democrats admitted that he was un-
doubtedly the man for the people.
Closely Scanning the Ballots
How speedily matters were changed, how
ever. The ballots commenced coming in
showing the number of delegates from
each State and how their votes
had been cast The very first indi-
cations were for Harrison, and as
the time rolled by and there was no change
the anxious and e1pcctant watchers, per-
ceiving that if Blaine was nominated at all
it would be a very close contest, drew
pencil and paper from their pockets and
prepared to keep tally.
One loud shout of joy and triumph was
heard when the news was received that
Maine had given its entire ballot of II votes
to Blaine. Their exultant feelings
changed to concern, however, when the
ballot from Ohio appeared showing As votes
for Mckinley and ! for Harrison. Closely
following this was the announc ment that
Pennsylvania had given ~ vc % McKin-
ley, 10 to Harrison and for B...nc. This
was the last straw that broke the cameIs
back for those men who cared for no
nominee but Blaine. Some of these would
have remained up all night and enter
tanned hope to the very last on any other
occasion like this, but now they slowly shook
their heads and started for their homes
Again a shout was heard when it was
learned that Nevada gave its entire six
votes to the Plumed Knfant.
When at intervals announcements from
Minneapolis showed that a few other States
hnd given n majority to the ex-Secretary,
there were exhibitions of enthusiasm. but
of such n character that it could readily be
seen that the ones taking an active part in
the shouting had lost some interest in the
proceedings.
Blaine Men Bear No Malice.
Again when the message finally arrived
stating that Harrison had been nominated
on the first ballot while it was coldly re-
ceived, not a few stanch and strict Blaine
ties gave up the keen disappointment they
had experienced to Join in a shout for the
less less support Harrison. It "sasf'"Il was all
over at last and after going to their homes
street to discuss the situation with any one
whom they should meet. They gathered in
the railroad depots, hotel lobbies and on the
street corners and it " as long after midnight
before tho public resorts and thoroughfares
were cleared OF the small knots and crowds
of men who were telling one another why
Blaine had not been nominated and If he
had not done this or had done that, how
easily 1t would have been for rim to carry
the vote of the convention and afterward
stepped into the Presidential mansion at
Washington, the lord of all he surveyed
That the general tide OF affairs pleased
number of people, especially the small boys,
was clearly evident. The latter paraded
the streets behind amateur fife and drum
corps and shouted themselves hoarse with
glee. Some charitably inclined corporation
furnished the bootblacks and newsboys
with tin horns, and the din they created
along the most prominents streets was suff1-
cient to drive the ordinary person insane
That this was irritating to some of the
pedestrians, at least, was shown by n little
Incident that occurred on Fifth avenue near
Smithfleld street. A small boy was pushing
his way along the crowded thorougfare
blowing a horn. when a man suddenly ran
out, confronted the surprised youth, and
snatching his horn, threw it out into tho
street.
Never before in the history Of Pittsburg
has the news from any National Convention
been received SO quietly and undemonstra-
lively as yesterday.