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

The Chairman-I am a member Of th. Ohio
delegation.
Gov. foraker-Bnt you have fetifcd from II
and yoar alternate has taken your place. We
don't bWh you id the delegation. tCries of
Coed" and cheers
Gov. McKinley-Th, chair overrhles tho
Point Of orier; the secretary vi! call the roll.
7 secretarT did So. the first name being
Mnnin!ey. who responded iudibly. Benjamin
Harrison" AMI Was chezreI. Mr.. Foraker
came next. and voted for William Mckinley
amidst applause When the challenge had bc,n
completed, William, CoHpeF, whe had voted for
Harrison asked LEAVE ID change his vote to Nc
Kinley amid great atf,ausr.
Then Mr.. Mckinley alternate got The floor
and announced that Cd the original vote. at
| McKinles's request he lad voted for Harrison,
The announcement OF tho vote was greeted
with applause which was renewed when Ore
gon gave seten votes for Mckinley, Ohio lead
Ing the demonstration.
When Pennsylvania was called Senator Quay,
the chairman. announced that thnre was 4 dis
agreement in tho delegation. and asked that the
roll Re called by tho secretary. This was done.
Chris MaGee voted for Harrison and Senator
Quay for Mckinley. The announcement of the
Pennsylvania vote showed a gain for Harri son
Of 10 over last nights vote.
The vote Of South Carolina ws- challenged,
4 ItIAtPN>pt = NONe WE duuflEttlI HFHt
was d round ~ cheering.
Whsn 1etas' - totes FOR Harrison, giving
him the necessary vote to nominate him was
amounted bf the chairman nf tho delegation,
there was no chance for the chairman of the
delegation to &nnounce the balance Of the vote
Of tie delegation. The delegates had haen
sitting with foll-calls in their hands keeping
tally on their vote. They knew what the vote
of Texas meant, and as the Harrison -" came
| nut avnry TIal riIHn m ArrpnU m his foot vail
ing like mad.
Elliot F. Shepard was called to the chair by
Mckinley who took a place on floor and asked
recognition.
Col. Shepard pounded with Els satel and
shouted again and again for order. Mckinley
has the hcor. shouted Col Shepard.
There WAS a partial silence and Maj. McKin-
ley said: &c ntlemen Of the convention.
move that the rules h, suspended and that
BENZ Harrison be nominated by acclamation.
This proposition was received with three
cheers and hi-ses,
Mt. wplca,t, jumping TO his feet shouted
No" tall the roll. and he was joined by Outh-
waite, Of Ohio. and Others.
Mr.. Wolcott, advancing to the chair, said: u
rise TO a Point Of order. the order Of business
j. the call of states. Nobody has any right to
int .rfcre with the regular order of procedure.
There are some states here not held by officials
who desire to vote,
Col. Shepard, in the riiaif, tried to put the
molten t, suspend the rules. holding TINT this
could b. done by a two thirds vota.
4 d~elegstH, standing in front Of him and
wildly Waving his hands, said: What. during
a roll call; never
Finally. out of the confusion. Maj. Mckinley
got silence for a minute TO say that there wer,
states which wantel still to Gust their votes
and to cast them in the direction OF his motion.
That's the whole point. ; cried a delegate.
Il therefore withdraw my motion" said
Maj. Mckinley, AMI returned to the platform.
and amid confusion which made the call ex
tremely difficult the rlarE again called Texas.
a delegate made an effort to challenge the vote
Of Texas and anothet the vutc Of Washington,
lint in the confusion their demands were not
needed.
when Iowa cast 10 votes for Harrison, some
Kissing was heard.
When the call bad been completed the mur-
muir bf conversation filed the air while TIL
clerks at their desk went over the figures aud
cast up the vote.
Al As: the chairman struck the table with
his gavel and asked for quiet while. by un1ni,
nous consent. he announced a change in tn
vote of Washington. The change was from 5
Blaine votes TO The following; Blaine. &; Har.
rison. I; Mckinley, l.
The noise of conversation again filed the air
Al i::A tho chairman raped for order and
-llt lrI E'ndIDr ln-ai~ ma ''nt III the desk =
resolution. II " Is read Ivy unanimous consent.
and adopted. T. PROVIDED That tho secretary o.
the convention sh7ll prcplr, 4 full report Of
tn proceedings nf the national conventions o!
1850, lSts, 1854 ami Of tn" present convention
and cause them to h, sod at the cost of priat
ing. Carried.
There were cries OF vote" an comrarativr
quiet followed.
Mr.. D"prw got tn" floor ard moved tina:
when thu convention adi"url it b. to s~o'clocS
to might.
No attention was paid 10 the T'ntion and two
minutes later the chairman announced that
the official vote was ready.
There was silence As the secretary s1i2:
Whole number of votes rast. gliia: necessary
to choicr. ~. BcnjImin Harrison. received
~ 10: James G. Blaine, received Is! LII: VIM
Mckinley, lH2; Robert 7. Lincoln. |; Thoma.
B. Reed. l."
The Chairman said: President benjamin
Harrison. having received a majority Of thu
votes cast hls received tho nomination Of thi
convention. Shall it be made unanimous.
Loud rrias of 'yesl- The nomination =
male unan'mous."
a motion to take n recess It'll 2 p. m. was
Immediately offered and agreed to. and the
| heated and excited aSSnmllaga iisiarsl1