Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-06-18


THE CONVENTION BUlLDISG.
MINNEAPOLIS, June lo--Tho night session
began with these words by Chairman Mckin-
/ ley: "1he order Of business Is the presentation
/ OF candidates for vcc-presidCnt Of the United
| states The secretary will call the roll OF
! States and Territories"
Before the rol-ca began Arthur Brown was
substituted for O.C. Salisbury as M mhcr OF the
national committee from Utah
I On motion Of Baird of Illinois, the vacant
/ seats in the galleries were thrown open to the
crowds outside having no tickets. They rushed
4 IN, swarmins in every spare foot of space. The
secretary then proceeded with the call of The
4 roll until New York was reached.
Stntc Senator OConnOr arose and placed In
nomination the Hon Whcaw Reid,
The Chairmau-1 have tie pleasure of pre-
sehtiug TO the convention The Hen Horace Por-
ter, Of New York, who seconded the nominal
ton Of Mr. Reid. AppIauscJ
Gov. Bulkcly also seconded the nomination OF
| Mr.. Reid.
| Mr., John A, Hutchinson (W Va)-Mr Chair.
man. ] ask that the nomination of Mr.. Reid
be made by reclamation. Che motion was
| seconded.
| Mr., j. II Settle, Of Tennessec-Mr. Chairman,
] think had the floor before the gentleman
ever at the other end of the building arose to
| his feet and in obedience 10 the request Of The
| delegation from Tennessee, desire TO make
! nomination
/ The Charman-Thc gentleman from Ternes-
see is recognized.
| Mr. Seattle then placed in nomination Hon
Thos b. Reed, of Maine. jAppausc) Gen,
| LittloAcld, of Maine, seconded the nomination
| Of Mr. Reed. The name of Mr.. Reed was with.
| drawn.
Mr. Kcarncy, of Iowa, moved that the nom.
| natiUn Of WhttlaH ltoid be made by aCcana-
ton. He moved 10 suspend the rules and make
| the nomination by acclamation
| The chairman-The gentleman from West
| Virginia earlier moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that Hon Whltclaw Reid be de.
| clarcd nominated by reclamation. Are you
ready for the question? Cries of 'Qucstion,
Question The yeas and nays being taken, the
chairman said
I'm the onini2p 81 fhe GhR lYnfr9ri Aha lie
J ihir9s, n suspendnd and Inc nomination is 1nade
Shall IT be unanimous? tCrics Of .ya,, ycs1
| Those favorng it will sayaye The motion 4.
| eattied
mo announcement Of the nomination of Mr..
Reid was the occasion of demonstration of en-.
| thnsiasn on the mart of both dccratcn and
| audience
Mfr, Depcw-Mr. Chairman, offer the follow.
ING resolution:
| "Rpsolycd That in the organiyatlon of The
| American Republican College )caruc. an event
.iuuilcan, in American notifies. The younr re-.
rnhlieana of the colleges and universities of the
| nation have mcritcd our CONTAMINATION and
| highest commentator. and We welcome them
10 the ranks of the party in an active participa.
| tiph IN the affairs Of STAG"
| The resolution was carried unanimously
| Col SHEPARD. of New Yor1t-I bqp leave 10
introduce the following resolutions, and beg
| that senator Cullum of Illinois. will plcagc
state thc sense of The convention upoa their
| hrst resolution,
| Tho resolution rhtsrsnd 10 was road bv ,ho
secretary after senator Cullotn had taken ,he
| chair nnrsuont- tn the reouest Of Col Shenatdi
| nEcsnlvrd That the thanks nj this conynn.
| ,ion of tho whole reuublican plrty are due and
| rendered to Hon. VIM McKinlcy. ir. of Ohio.
for tho SPLENDID impartial and conrteous ,yay
In which he has tischarccd his duties Is the IRE.
sidinr officer of the convention. Great M.
n,nnsnN
ave wish Gov, Mckinney n PHOSPHORUS nd.
m;nfs,rntion in Ohio. health and banpincss in
his neiyate life and increasing usefulness in the
| service of his country Cheers
senator Cu,lom- Ccntlcmnn vou have hoard
| h1 rpsO inst read those In fnVor al
| itu ,dontinr viii snvove mo motion v,os oar
,ieG nngninorsIv
snuntor CuIlom If the convention will olIo,c
! /, Inc nrescnt occunant of the chair win nut tho
motion in another form. Those in favor of the
resolution read will rise and stand until you are
counted
The entire delegation stood up and chccrcd
again for Gov. Mckinley
Resolutions of thanks to subordinate officers
| of The convention and to the citizens of Mime
apolis were also adopted, as were similar reso.
| buttons as to newspaper correspondents
The secretary read the following telegram
from Oregon:
"Oregon has indorsed republican principles by
eight thousand majority, ard VIII give prest,
dent Harrison ten thousand in November Leg.
isla,ure republican in both branches
"E n MCCORMICK"