Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-11

floor. The Chairman pleaded for order unit
silents was restored.
While the tumult was still on, President
Mckinley relinquished the chair to Elliott
f. Shepard, OF New York. Mr.. Mckinley
made his way to the floor. and. after several
vain efforts to be heard in the confusion,
finally succeeded in attracting the attention
of the convention, and addressed the Chair
"Mr. President and gentlemen of the con.
ventfon, move that the rules be suspended
and Benjamin Harrison be nominated for
President of the United States by acclaIna-
tion."
The motion was seconded by many dele
gates, amid cries of mo! Nor and much
confusion. An enthusiastic Blaine man
made the point of order that the motion OF
Mr.; Mckinley was not in order pending a
II desire to say" said Mr.. Mckinley, "that
you can suspend any rule you have got by q
two-thirds majority, and let us do tt now."
Once more the Harrison people gave mani
festaIion that their cup Of Joy was over
flowing, but the Blaine and Mckinley peo-
pie were still obstinate and refused to yield
to the persuasive influence Of the generous
Mr.. Shepard, started to put the motion, but
there was such evidence of dIsapprobation
that his voice could not be heard.
1.-The interpreter of the rules of the Fifty
first Congress-and he is a man who helped
to frame them-says that we may suspend
these rules at any time" shouted Mr..
Shepard, and the vast audience cheered
both Mckinley and Reed, not knowing to
which he referred.
Mckinley Withdraws His Motion.
just at this juncture various gentlemen
surrounded Mr.. Mckinley and q hurried con-
ference was held. The latter again mounted
the platform, beckoned for recognition, and
said: "Mr. Chairman, let me say one word.
There are States, as 1 understand it, that
have not been reached which desire to
record their votes, and 1 understand that
they desire to record their votes in the
G order oso sSsb sg to Do So
withdraw my motion" prolonged ap-
"Hurrah for Mckinley" shouted stem
was taken up until the Napoleon e9ponent
of tariff reform was compelled to bow his
Acknowledgements. The roll call contin ned,
and of course from that time on showed
steady and significant gains for Harrison.
At the end it was obvious that he was nom-
mated by q considerable majority, but it re-
quired the clerks q long time to foot up the
result.
1.-THE clerks will announce the results of
the roll call" said Chairman Mckinley half
an hour later, he having resumed the chair
in the interval.
'The whole number of votes" said the
clerk. 'fs 9o4la: the number necessary to q
choice. is 453. [Applausel. Benjamin Har-
rison receives 5s5 1;6 votes. prolonged mp
".
(Applause1 William Mckinley receives 1872.
[Cheersl. Robert Lincoln vote, and
Thomas B. Reed, vote" [Applause.l
Harrison Formally Declared the Nominee.
Benjamin Harrison having received q
majority of all the votes cast said Chair
man Mckinley, sis the nominee of this con-
vention; shall that nomination be made
unaniInous?" [Great applause and cheers
and cries of Eyes, yes, let US make it unanf-
mous."1
Gall in favor Of making it unanimous say
ave." said the Chairman. There was storm
OF ayes. Chairman Mckinley never put the
negative. ut Is upanimous," said he, at
4:36 P. M, and once more the convention
gave itself over to one of those scenes of
enthusiasm which had become SO familiar
to the proceedings Of the day.
A delegate moved to adjourn until
O'Clock P. M. and although there was dis
position to finish up the work at once, the
motion prevailed and the convention ad-
journed until that hour.
: Immediately after the adjournment, the
rumor went forth that Whitelaw Reid, the
editor of the New York Tribune, mad been
selected by the delegates of New York rs
their candidate for Vice President, and that
he would receive the solid vote of the EN-
pire State. This report spread with light
ming rapiditv, although it was not authorf-
tatively confirmed by the New York delega-
tion, and the boom OF the eX-diplomat at
once henan q formidable moyoment.