Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-06-11
.,op 10 .nc,k Kind words Of Blaine, Mckinley,

sion 30 speak kind words oil Blame, hchihicy'
| ana Alger.
s. w. Downey Of wyoming. said he came from
/ that fsr-off State TO second tho nomination oi
James q. Blaine lCheers.l Mr. Dowhcy p,o
yoaod grea, ausher sy SAYING n 'hs, ra,nnaod
| him Of old days, Of Demosfhenes'
pRPEw BLrsuEslll
| Elliot shepard. with great gravity, grasplrg
| Depow's hand. congrainls him upon the dis
tnction thrown upon him by the parallel, ana tn"
| eloquent New Yorker tiushed deeply.
| Tho vast audience, convuised with laughter,
| cheered the little sceno With much Ugor. Inc
! speaker. continuing, grew somewhat trcsope,
and was interrupted with cries OF limo
| Tlmel'
Chairman Mckinley came to his relief by
| stating that there was no limit to the time .oI
| dominating speeches and that every gentleman
was entitled 10 a respectful henring. Inc crate
| full Mr.. Downey testified his appreciation py
| turning 20 Sir. Mckinley and telling him 10
make no pledges. and that when four more
| years rolled around he would De the lnvincipie
candidate for the Republicans. tcheers.l
| At tho conclusion Of the call OF States, ek-
Governor sewell, OF New Jersey. moved that the
! convention proceed TO ballot.
ADR,wATIc INCIDENT.
Whom the State OF Ohio was reached there oc-
| cured tho most dramatic incident ever WIZ
messed in n national cOnventiOn-that OF presi.
Dental candidate challenging the hDeranty OF
| the vote cast for him by HIS own state.
ohio gives two votes ior Benanin larrlsg1 s'a
| Foraker, and the panGemonium OF enthusiasm
that greeted the announcement showed Una.
| President Harrison had lost twcnty-seven votes
In the state OF Ohio. All enthusiasm must nave
an epd however and when the cheering dele
gates were hOarso and tired Mckinley, who had
been sitting silent and With visage az immoYaple
as the spbynK. arose, ana IN VOICE
| which penetrated 10 every corner OF the vast nan
said: challenge the Legality OF the vote OF Ia o
| state OF Ohio lam delegate from that state.
| There vas breathless pause, out toreaker Nhr
| soon on bis feet, and waving his mana oepie-
catiDgly NJ the chairman, bo said: But you
| have been retired from the delegation, MIR. CHAIR
man, by yor election 70 the chairinnnship oI
| this convention, and your alternate has taken
| your place, and We no longer know you ss
| member Of the Ohio delegation
FORAKER's GESEROsITY-g'SISLEYs LoYALTT
The generous action Of the Ex-Governor to-
| wards a man who but recently had been idenu-
fed with an opposition faction In the state OF
| Ohio evoked ali the better impulses OF the vast
| audience, ana the Harrison as well as the Blaine
| and Mckinley delegates found themselves
cheering the generosity OF the chairman oi tue
Ohio delegation.
"The chairman overrules the point Of order.
said Mckinley 70 Foraker, "ani asks the socre-
| tary or the convention 10 call the roll"
Another ovation ieil 10 the lot OF the Governor
| OF Ohio, this time. however. from the Harrison
delegate in admiration Oi his loyal support oi
the President.
| NKINLEY VOTES FOR HARRISON.
There was but little noise throughout the
| hall ai the secretary OF the convention caliiy
turned the leaves until the roll OF tie OHIO dele
cation WAS reached and called the first name on
the list, that OF William Mckinley, Jr. 81 vote
for BENJAMIN Harrison" said the great proiec-
ZIONIST. and the gratifying cheers that rcsounded
through the nall we're quoted only When the 0u-
iect OF all this enthusiasm waived h- gayel de'
precatingly % restore order
"JOseph b. Foraker" shouted the clerk, and
there was breathos- pause.
FORASER FOR N'XlSLEY.
"Winlam Mckinley, Jr., said the Ex-Governor
and this time 10 was Foraker who, for his loyalty
20 the Governor Of his State, deserved the
plaudits OF the multitude.
Name after name was called, and when tht
end Of the roll was reached, II gave vote t6
| Benjamin Harrison and - votes 70 Mckinley
less 20 the President Of by reason OF the polling
| Of the delegation. One OF the Harrison delegates
had reconsidered and voted for Mckinley, and
the Governors alternate, II was discovered, had
on the first ballot actually voted Tor Harrison IN
obedience % a previous request of Mckinley r
although the latter. doubtless supposed he haC
disobcyed this injunction and voted for his chief
~ ANTI-QCAY Rgy0LT
| Whom the State Of Pennsylvania was called q
minute later great surprise greeted the con-
vention. Various delegates. who up 70 this time
| hal apparently been dOrle under the leader
ship of Senator Quay, reyOlted. and when th'
result was announced Harrison had ton more
votes than had been expected from TINS state
TIE President WINS.
| Of course llt ndiIlrpu ptiplt Nlttfti lu-
| multuOusly az this announcement, and wheI
south Dakota followed with a solid vote for ilar
| rsOn, AMI q little later, when Texas gave hin
% votes, 10 was apparent that the fresiden
would certainly be nominated, and the scene o
J enthusiasm provoked by his followers un
| rivaled by any previous incident OF the day
Cheer after cheer was given untll mckinley
| said. q" MIR. Chairman and Oentlemen OF tht
| Conventional move that the rules DO suspend
ed aud that Benjamin Harrison be nominated
| unanimously Tor President Of the United state
| by acclamation-
ONE WILD HARRISON CHEER.
| The Harrison people gave one wild. hysterica
cheer of eSutation and approval, bur there Eer'
cries OF No. no: rOli-caA rOll-call," from BAN
| and Mckinley delegates IN various parts OF IN
hall. An enthusiastic Blaine man made tn
point Of order that tho motion Of Mr. Mchinle.
| was not in order pending roll-cal.
| IL desire TO say" said Mr.. Mckinley, "tha
! you can suspend any rule you have got by two
thirds majority, and let Us do II noW.'
TIE HARRISON CUP or JOY.
| Once more the Harrison people gave mani
| fostatiOn that their cup OF Joy was overlooking
| but the Blaine and Mckinley people were stn
obstinate and refused TO yield TO the persuasive
| influence of the generous Governor OF Ohio.
| The chairman pro tsH., Mr.. Shepard, starte'
| 10 put the motion, but there was such evidenc
| of disapprObation that his voice could not b
, ! heard Tine interpreter of the rules OF III
! Fiity-nrst COngress-and he is man who helpe
20 frame them-says that we may suspend thes
| rlles al any time shouted Mr.. shepard, ant
| the vast audience cneered both Mckinley an
Reed, not exactly knowing 10 which he referred
WSISLEY RECONslDERs.
Just at this juncture various gentlemen sur
| rounded Mr.. Mckinley and hurried conference
: was held. The latter again mounted the plat
| form, beckOned for recognition, and said: " MI
Chairman, let me say ono word. There arr
States, az | understand II, That have not beei
: reached which desire to record their votes an
understand that they desire TO record thei
votes in the direction Oi my motion. lApplause.
! ; l. therefore, M order 10 enable them 10 do 50
withdrew my m ton Prolonged applause.
voice In the gallery, and the cneer was taken M
, fiu the Nap6leOnic exponent of tariii-reiorm wa
compelled 10 bow his acknowledgements.
HARRlsoN's MAJORITY LARGE.
Tho roll-call continued, and Of course from thi
time on showed steady and significant gains 10
| Harrison. At the end Il was obvious thar ne Wa
nonireted by a considerable majority, Tut u re
qulred the clerks a long time to foot up the 70
+ ..irhc clerks win announce the result Of th
2 ,o,i-cau.r said Chairman Mckinley half an hOu
later. he having resumed the chair In the intel
Z Val.
HARRISON, 53j 1-6: TIE FIELD, 366 l-6.
: "The whole nun ber Of votes" said the clerl
! "is gO1I1. Tho number necessary 10 choic
is 453. TApplauseJ Benjamin Harrison r,
, ceives 80 l-6 votes lfIo9hged hppiause
? | James G.. Blame receives lS2 l-U. IApplause
i | Vgunam Mckinley receives 1872. Cheers
G | Tbofoas b. Reed 4. and Robert Lincoln, /.
| TApplausel "Bonlamin Harrison, having r.
r cDiysd a majority of all the votes cast" sai
chairman Mckinley, sis tue nominee OF thl
J convention. Shall tnat nomination be unani
I | rn0ug?n lGreat applause ana cheers ana cTle
p of Yes, yes let "a make II unanimous.
D aAu i'm favor OF making II unanimous sa
| aye" said the Chairman
Tug NOMINATION. MADE UNANIMOUS.
. There was q storm Of ayes Chairman VI
? ! KinIey never put the negative. " It IL unan
/, | -nousH said ne, AT 1876 L. NJ. and once NOR
! The convention gave itself over to one OF thos
- | scenes OF enthusiasm which had become
4 familiar to the prOcee eiings OF the day.
ADJOURNMENT TILL $ p. N.
4 delegate moved 10 adjourn until l.. NJ, an
= oltbough there was "A disposition 10 finish up q
e | WORK al once, the motion prevailed and the col
o | vention adjourned until that hour.
D wuIrELAw REID FOR yICE-rREsIDENT.
, Immediately after the adjournment the rune
: ,,snt fortn mat Whitelaw Reid, the gifted edit
q ! ~ the New York Tr bNns, had been selected /
4 no delegates OF New York as their candldai
| Tor Vice-President that he would receive th
solid support Of the Empire state. THIS repo
snreal with lightning-like rapdity, although
o - not authoritatively confirmed by the Ne
4 | Vork delegation. The boom OF the ex-diplOmt
+ % ance became "a formidable movement