The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

| ~ T-Huu tuc tfDto WIFI us S1Nei.
Ills call brought most OF the delegates to
order for a minute. but tn, confusion in the
galleries continued, and Mrs. Eerens waving a
paper star with a picture 81 Blaine on II, the
! delegates start,d another demonstration
Again che chairman pounded tire table NH
again kissing mingled with thu cheers. After
nearly thirty minutes cf pandemonium. Gov.
MrkihleSis vetts was at last heard reduestinc
ds A matter OF safety, suggested by tho.c hav-
ing a knowledge Of the htildihg. that tn,
stamping OF feet W discontinued. "You may
yell NIL yat please" he added in reply to a dele
gate IRON Illinois.
A colored delegate from Illinois. ". r. Mol
lison, was recogniz ID, and the noise-makers
who understood thai ne was in favor IF their
CANDIDATE allowed him to take the platform.
He Grfe some telling points as II the denial Of
suffrage in the southstn stats. ssying th.t
Mississippi had alrnaiy ca t its vote for Ct,ts:
land aly h2fore yrst 'riay.
When Mr.. Mollisoa aaiAi, tHe roll cali wis
continued. Now ScrS = .ia- reach ii. scat Hon
Chhuncev ". Drn"w To sp"ak for her. He sud
he Va delighted WITT TIE en.ku "a IN mani
scs'cd thu last ten minutes (which OH
yrOJs undertaking o. the ii ne consumed in tn,
Balm" dcmrastratio lyIsgrcatri with d,ri Sive
laughter. bncaus. It sfcke Tie return of tho
ol1-time enthusiasm of tn party for its nomi-
nee whsl tho WORK of tn, convention
was done. There have been tim>a, con
tinucd Mr.. Depew. whom the result Was
50 surs that states and individuals also
could indulge In the charming privilege 81
personal ftien lship, bht tfd situ1tion which
now confronted Is NadId nnt permit Of such
i~nhulCa.~e. Ne then proceeded with his speech
! ci"sinS With the following burst If cloquence:
BY the grand record Of a wise and popular
administration ny the strength gained in fire.
guent contact WITH tho De0ria. IN WONDERFULLY
versatile and fplicitcrs sn"ech. ny tn" claims 81
a pure ~. IL rHtiic AMI IN the simplicity of n
typrral American home, | nominate Benjamin
Harrison.
The last paragraph being delivered with i'm
passionad earne>tness ami effect. the Harrison
mon started a counter Demonstration 10
th7t following Eus'i,' aaaecH. An
immense crsvon portrait 80 thn president was
carried dow 70 Inc platform, while thousands
w-ra ~ their feet shcutin. AMI waving any
Tnitahie thing TINT C1ull BE- han Hell The
work of Mrs.. Ker,ns AMI Mrs. LAKE, va; dupli-
Gated by Mrs. Drpew and Mrs. Howell. Of
Pittsburgh, While a young girl Id
the gallery cvolsd ci,,r. ty wtv-
ing an immense nag. Mis-. low
els contribution was unique, con-
sistirs 81 an ear splitting imitation Of the
rominanche war whcop, which she continued
until completely exhausted In a few minutes
the Harrison portrait wa met Ivy the Chicago
Ria he club hannrr, and M and down the
! al ale together they werr carried until the
yelling was over. The nnd ranNo III twenty
eight minutes, mn | thnn Mr.. Warner Miller, Of
New York, topk the n ror AMI spoke for Bl1ina.
When Wisrlu-n !. sr,lrhai NJ. Spoon, r r.
sraaded IN tclIaif Of Mr.. Harrison.
Warner Miller seconded tRe nomination Of
Mr. Blsine, in a short speech. at tn, close Of
which Mr.. Plat waved tn New York dclaGa-
tion 10 its fact AMI led the applause. 1t was
mt prolonged. TIL" chairman brought down
his Cavel an | thu clerk proceeded with the call
Of tho roll.
Gre for Foraker WHOM Ohio wa reached
failed 10 bring him to the fio1r,
!. Q. Boyd, a rolnrrd delegate from Tenncs-
sec spoke for Blaine and mt III" crowd IN good
humoT nv saying the ladies and even tho babies
wanted him.
Ex-senator Srooner. OF wisc1a in, waz tn,
ncS. speak II. H. seconlel Harrison nomina-
tion.
He was fol1o~ed by Bruno Fink. Of Milwau-
kee. a young msn who spoke for Blaine.
When Wyoming was ralieI, :. W. Dpwnry
took the platform. Th"del, -atrs. a h passed
M the aisle said: Mako it short" Mr..
Dawney mad> it funny. II, started GU. with
the remark: u come from one Of tlvf rdiS-
tant states which j. many miles from hpreS"
and this elected an explosion Of d.ri i've
laughter. There was great confusion AMI rries
Of lit down" Mr, D1Nn"y quickly ron~lu led.
Then the roll r,Il CONTINUED All vas ron
u IFl ~ wv Glilut'' VI ~ f'Ths
Tho chairman ANNOUNCED that fra or sfv gen.
tlemen from the states which hal brcr called
desired to speak. bat the last few 81 ecrlrs had
evidently tired the convention Bf oratnry.
Their wcrr crie. OF No" and Vote" and Con.
ScwnlL If New jersey, got ti' door all moved
that the convention pro"rri to ballot.
Thu motion WIS put AMI carried by 4 rousing
rhorns Of "ayss Tie-r W ,r' sprin scattering
moo" and thr roav .ntian ~c!icct.l The an
nounremcnt that thN 20. wduii he call ii.
There wa a pa'tS' during which the chairmen
polled tho votes of the delegations.
At 800 O'Clock the chairman rapPel for or
der hut the convention was not r,aly anil he
sat down again. Three minutes later he again
called for order saying there was a matter of
very considerable moment which ought to he
decided before tho b~alloting began. II was
whether the delegates from Alrska ard Indian
Territory should b. permitted to vote. The
understanding pf the chair was that
when the delegates from Alaska and the
Indian territory wnre admitted - this cpnven
tion it should b. without the right to vote. He
submitted to the convention, IN that there
might be no mi understanding the question
whether this was their understanding also.
There were cries of yes" and an Iowa dele
gate moved that the ALASKA aud Indian terri
tory delegates I've permitted to vote. The vote
on the motion was hugely affirmative.
The chairman of the South Carolinl ,lelrga-
ton asked that thn roll Of the convention h.
corrected in tho Fifth South Carolina district.
hut after a iIltlr colloquy the chairman an
nouncsd that the roll was %c'rtiiei IS correct
10y the credentials COMMITTEE and orl"rei tn
roll called.
An Illinois delegate called fer the r AIDING of
rule nine. After the rrading the call OF the
rol! proceeded and resulted as follows:
THE BALLOT.