The Portland daily press., 1892-06-11

couVenUlOn WOulu now proceed
to vote for presidential candidates.
The shout of approval from the galleries
was followed by scenes of confusion on
the floor, where the chairmen of the
delegations were polling the individual
members. Platt, Foraker, Wolcott and
the other anti-Harrison men
gathered about Senator Quay for final
consultation and instructions.
| Alaska and IndianT Territory were grant
ed votes, and then, amidst silence that
was a marked contrast to the hurricane
Or sound that had swept across the hall,
n IN secretary commenced to call the roll.
Inc anti-Harrison men in Alabama be-
gan to carry out their arrangement with
the opposition leaders by voting for Gov
ernor Mckinley, who sat with an a5so-
lutely expressionless face and listened to
The announcement that seven votes had
oeen cast for him by the first delegation
on the list 1t was significant that in
TINS delegation, the first to be called,
harrison showed a gain over the test
vote OF last night, gain that steadily
increased as the states were called
When Illinois was reached, the accur-
acy OF its announced vote was questioned
ana the delegates were polled with the
result OF gain of one for the President.
In nearly every state, as the call proceed
ca, the figures in the Presidents column
increased in far greater ratio than in
the column of the others. Col. Buffield
asked when Michigan was reached that
IL be given time to confer. but this was
denied. He created the first genuine
sensation of the roll call by announcing
that 10 of Michigan's 29 votes would 90
TO Mckinley. There was wild applause
at tins announcement, which was repeat
ed when New York added ten votes more
TO the Mckinley column. 1t was notice
able; however, that the anti-Harrison
men, If they had hoped to draw from the
| residents strength by throwing Nc
Klnley into the breach, were being sadly
disappointed for the Harrison column
was gaining rather than losing.
When Ohio was reached there occurred
one OF the most dramatic incidents ever
witnessed in national convention, that
OF presidential candidate challenging
the liherality of the vote cast for him bv
his own state. ''Ohio gives two votes
William Mckinley" said Ex-Governor
Foraker. A pandemonium of enthusi-
asm greeted this announcement, which
showed that President Harrison had lost
u votes in Ohio. When the cheering
delegates were hoarse and tired, Cover
nor Mckinley, who had been sitting 81
lent with visage as immovable as the
sphynx, arose and in clear voice which
penetrated to every corner of the vast
hall, said: II challenge the vote of the
State of Ohio. am delegate from
that state.''
There was breathless pause put Une
fiery Foraker was on his feet and, waving
his hand deprecatingly at the chairman,
said:. But you have been retired from
this delegation, Mr.. Chairman. by your
election to the Craftsmanship of this con-
ventlon. Your alternate has taken your
place and we no longer know you "a a
member of the Ohio delegation
This generous action of the ex-eoy ernur
towards man who but recently had
been identified with the opposaasnl FAC
ton in the state of Ohio, evoketA IL the
better impulses of the vast audience and
Harrison, as well as Blaine and MCKINLEY
delegates, found themselves cheering the
generosity of the chairman of the dele
cation.
1.-The chair overrules the point of Or
der" said Governornor Mckinley, "and
asks the secretary of the convention to
call the roll.''
Adoo1iOl ORdvlOn l6ll W TIC lOt Oh Tile
Governor of Ohio, this time, however,
from the Harrison delegates, in admira-
ton OF his loyal support of the Presi-
dent. There was no noise throughout
the hall as the secretary of the conven-
ton calmly turned the leaves until the
roll of the Ohio delegation was reached
and called the first name of the list, Will
liam Mckinley, Jr.
/ 81 Vote for benjamin Harrison"
said the great protectionist. The cheers
that resounded through the hall were
! quieted only when the object of all this
enthusiasm waved his gavel deprecating-
ly to restore order.
Joseph B. Foraker" shouted the
clerk, and there was a breathless
pause,
William Mckinley, Jr.," said the ex-
Governor. This time it was Forak-
er, who for his loyalty to the governor of
his state, deserved the plaudits of the
multitude. Name after name was called
and when the end of the roll was reached
the state gave one vote to Benjamin Har-
rison and 45 votes for William Mckinley,
Jr., a loss of one vote to the Presi-
dent by reason of the polling of the
delegation. One of the Harrison dele
gates mad reconstructed and voted for Nc
Kinley. The Governors alternate, it
was discovered, had on the first ballot
actually voted for Harrison in obedience
to the request of Gov. Mckinley, al
though the latter doubtless supposed he
had disobeyed this injunction and voted
for his chief.
A moment later, when North Carolina
was called, Harrison had four more votes
than he had last night. There was in
tense excitement when, upon the request
OF Senator Quay, a poll was taken of the
Pennsylvania delegation. The result
showed that Chris Magee, of Pittsburg,
who had promised Gen. New and the
other Harrison managers seventeen votes
could more than redeem his promise for
Is were added from that state to the
Presidents column. The excitement
now grew intense but the hitherto al
most unbearable suspense began to give
way to belief that nothing could pre-
vent the nomination of the President.
He now lacked only about so votes of a
majority of the convention and there
were nearly 20 states and territorities yet
to be called. Rhode Island gave him
| five and South Carolina added IS. The