Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-11

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wHITELAw EEID.
The chairman-"I am member of the Ohio
delegation"
Ex-Governor Foraker, standing on a chair,
replied: but you have retired from it and your
alternate has taken your place. We no longer
know you ans member of the Ohio delegation"
[Cries of good. and cheers.l
This generous action Of the ex-governor
toward a man who but recently had been identi-
fed with an opposition faction in the state Of
Ohio evoked al the better impulses Of the vast
audience, and the Harrison well as Blaine
and Mckinley delegates found themselves cheer
| ing the generosity of the chairman Of the Ohio
delegation.
The chair overrulos the point of order"
said Mckinley to Foraker, land asks the secre-
tary Of the convention to call the roll
Another ovation fell to the lot Of Ohio This
time, however, from the Harrison delegates in
admiration of McKinley's loyal support of the
President
There was but little noise throughout the
hall as the secretary of the convention calmly
turned the leaves until the roll of the Ohio dele
CATION reached and called the first name on
the list. that of Vim. Mckinley, jr.
II vote for Benjamin Harrison" said the
great protectionist, and the gratifying cheers
tuut IcsOuuucu tuEOuBu Ian were quoted
| only when the object of all this enthusiasm
waved his gavel deprecatingly to restore order.
Joseph B. Foraker" shouted the clerk and
there was breathless pause.
William Mckinley, jr., said the ex-governor,
and this time it was Foraker who for his low
atty to the governor of his state, deserved the
plaudits of the multitude. Name after name
was called, and whom the end Of the roll was
reached it gave one vote to Benjamin Harrison
and forty-ive votes for William Mckinley, jr.,
q loss of one to the President by reason of the
polling of the delegation. One of the Har-
rison delegates had reconsidered and voted for
Mckinley, and the governors alternate it was
discovered. had, on the first ballot actually
voted for Harrison in obedience to the previous
request of Mckinley, although the latter doubt
less supposed he had disobeyed this Injunction
and voted for his chief.
PENNsYLvANIA's VOTE
When the state of Pennsylvania was called.
minute later, great surprise greeted the con-
vention. Various delegates who had, up to this
time, apparently been docile under the leader
ship of Senator Quay revolted, and when the
result announced Harrison had ten more
votes than had been expected from that state.
Chris Magee voted for Harrison and Senator
Quay for Mckinley. 10
The vote of South Carolina was challenged
When Tennessees vote was announced there
was round OF cheering, then great confusion.
TEXAS SETTLES IT.
When Texas % votes for Harrison giving
him the necessary votes to nominate him,
was announced there was no chance for the
chairman of the delegation to announce the
remainder of the vote. The delegates had been
sitting with roll calls in their hands, keeping
tally on the vote. They knew what the vote Of
Texas meant and as the Harrison twenty-five"
came out every Harrison man sprang to his
feet Yelling like mad.
Chairman Mckinley left the PLATFORM calling
Elliot F. Shepard Of New York to succeed HIM
Standing on the seat of an Illinois delegate
Major Mckinley waved to the galleries and the
convention to be quiet. Col. Shepard
pounded with his gayel and shouted again and
again for order.
TO MAKE IT UNANIMOUS
'Mr. Mckinley has the floor" shouted Col
Shepard. There was partial silence and Major
Mckinley said
Gentlemen Of the convention: move that
the rules be suspended and that Benjamin Har-
risOn be nominated President by acclamation.'
This proposition was received with three
cheers and Kisses. Mr. Wolcott jumping to his
feet. shouted mo. Call the roll" and he was
joined by others. 7 Z
Mr.. Wolcott, advancing to the chair, said:GsI
rise to point of order. The order of business
is the call of states. Nobody has any right to
interfere with the regular order of procedure.
There are some states here not held by officials
and which desire to VOTE
Col. Shepard, in the chair, tried to put the
motion to suspend the rules, holding that this
could be done by a two-thirds vote.
Finally out of the confusion Mai Mckinley
got silence for q minute to say that there were
states which wanted still to cast their votes and
to cast them in the direction Of his motion.
That's the whole point, cried a delegate.
~ therefore withdraw my notion" said Maj
Mckinley, and returned to the platform amid
confusion, which made the call extremely diff
cult. The clerk again called Texas. A delegate
made an effort to challenge the vote Of Texas
and another the vote Of Washington but in the
confusion their demands were not needed.
When Wisconsin cast nineteen votes for Harri-
son some kissing was heard.
When the call had been completed murmur
of conversation filled the air while the clerks at
their desk went over the figures and cast up the
vote.
At 4:32 the chairman struck the table with his
gavel and asked for quiet while by unanimous
consent he announced change in the vote Of
Washington. The change was from eight
Blaine votes to the following: Blaine, 6; Hnrri-
sion l; Mckinley, l. The noise Of converse
ton filled the air.
At 4:S9 the chairman raped for order and
said that Senator ingalls, had sent to the desk a
resolution. 1t read by unanimous consent
and adopted. 1t provided that the secretary of
the convention shall prepare a full report of
the proceedings of the national conventions Of
1856, 1860, 1864 and Of the present convention
and cause them to be sold at the cost of print
ing. Carried.
There cries Of "vote" and comparative
quiet followed. Mr.. Depew got the floor and
moved that when the convention adjourn it be
until pm. No attention was paid to the mo-
ton and two minutes later the chairman an
nounced that the official vote was ready. There
was silence as the secretary said:
''Whole number of votes cast, 9041k; nee
essary to choice, 453. Benjamin Harrison re-
ceived 535 l-6; James g. Blaine received 1872 1-6;
William Mckinley, 1872; Robert T. Lincoln, /;
Thomas b. Reed A.
Harrison has received a majority Of the votes
east and has received the nomination of the
convention. Shall it be unanimous Loud
cries of 'yes.1 The nomination is made unan-
imous''
The vote by states was a follows:
Z 81