San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-07
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
BLAINE WINS THE TEMPO
RARY CHAIR.
No Dead Lock Looked For.
THE LIGHT MAN ARRIVES AND
SAYS SD.
Lilly Whites Will Be Recognized
Sureiy-The 10Th and 18th
Texas Not In lie.

MINNEAPoLIs MIMI, June Am
other great national convention day
has dawned, and it's events will go
NO American history as perhaps
the most memorable since the Hateful
days OF 1860. At noon Chairman
Clarkson called the republican dele.
gates of the nation to order in Expo.
sition hall, hut long before that hour
the streets about the great building
were thronged to suffncation with
sweltering humanity. They began
packing into the edifice long before
10 O'Clock, the presumable hour of
opening the doors. Many had stood
in line all night at the spectators en-
frances. and waited YEARLY for the
dawn of convention day. The dele
gates and the press representatives
had no difficulty in making their way
into the hall through the special en-
frances assigned to them. Nor did
they begin to gather very early.
Throughout the morning the state
delegations have been in caucus and
many OF them were warm with ar
gument and hot with passion" Ma
| tional committeeman were decided
| upon and few changes of importance
have thus far been made. Many conf
mittee assignments were also made
and honors given to the leading mem
bers of the state delegations.
Description of the vast throng here
this morning is we'll nigh impossible.
| When il Is noted that all those who
have sought quarters in st. Paul and
| at the lake resorts, together with the
many thousands from northern Wis.
| consln and Minnesota cities are all
| added to the regular Minneapolis Wis
| itors it will be seen how great the
| throng really Is. Half million is
| the es innate of many. Some say more,
some less, but the discomfort is
extreme. At the West and Incollet
hotels this morning it wac almost inn
DOS HE tor the delegates to make
their way through the densely packed
corridors to their respective head
quarters. Women have been keeping
| indoors for fear of being crushed TO
death in the central streets and seek
the convention hall in conveyances
of all kinds. AS to trains be-
tween the twin cities little need be
said. Throughout the night, through.
out the morning they have been
running on all the roads at minute
intervals and with slow Roadway to
avoid accident and yet they have
been unable to handle the crowds
coming in. Many q visitor in st. Paul
will be disappointed by absolute in
ability to reach the convention city.
1880 O'Clock: The delegates are be-
ginning to gather in their respective
sections. The eyes of thousands are
on the Ohio headquarters and as Nc
| KtnIey walks to his seat cheer on
cheer rends the air. 1t lie a
| repetition of the great scene in
| the convention hail at Chicago in
| 1888. Ingalls, walks 10 his seat in the
Kansas quarters and he expires dent
of the senate is welcomed as violently
as was Mckinley. These are two
faces known to'the whole nation and
no one would mistake them.
All eyes are on the New York sec
ton. They are coming in struggling.
Depew is cheered. Miller and Platt
are cheered by the New Workers who
know their faces, and as the words
| "that's PIatt" pass along the line
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outburst for the Blaine boomers are
enthusiastic for this New York leader.
Quay is walking to his seat. He is
mildly cheered. Hiscock's giant
form adds itself to the New York
delegation. And so these great lead
ers are gathering while the orchestra
plays national air after national air
and surging humanity takes up the
chorus.
A sea of faces! Glasses flying on
the. delegations. Here is group
picking out the little form of Malone,
of Virginia. Another group is look
ing for Estes, Of California, the chair
man of the LAST national convention.
At last General Clarkson appears to
| call the great convention to order, in
his hand the gsvel of Minnesota pine,
and as he steps forward the great
crowds burst out with mighty thun-
ders of applause that roll and roll,
gathering force with each renewal OF
enthusiasm, finally dying out from
sheer exhaustion and the convention
is ready for business.
MINNEAPoLIs, Mimi, June T.
| Especial to the LIGHT. THE indics-
tions are that James G. Blaine will be
nominated.
The Harrison delegates are fast
breaking away.
No dark horse will prance this
time.
The white republican delegation
has arrived here and they expect to