Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-06-09
MGKINLEY IS HONORED.
The Tariff Champion Sc
lected by the Committee
on Permanent Organi-
Zation to Weld the
New Gavel,

MINNEAPoLIS, June IA favorable
phase of the situation this morning was that
the managers OF both candidates were coun-
selling harmony and good feeling, and ap.
bitterness that the past few days has en-
gendered. This sudden demand for harmony
was evidently the result of the sentiment
that had been awakened in some quarters
that those factonal quarrels were becoming
SO bitter that a compromise candidate must
be demanded in order to save the party from
defeat. Each faction now felt that the sue
cess of its candidate possibly depended upon
maintaining harmony, or at least in sup
pressing all public manifestations of bitter
ness and bad feeling.
At 11:35 a. IL. the convention hall pre-
sented a decidedly lively appearance with
animated groups eagerly discussing the out
look. On the fioor moving briskly about
was the gray bearded figure OF Blaine's
particular friend, Congressman Hitfof Hi
nois. Chairman Clarkson, trim and spright-
y, was seated modesty in a delegates chair
on the platform chatting with friend and
apparently in excellent spirits. The first
applause of the convention was when at
10 minutes to IL Gov Mckinley was seen
entering the main aisle and starting tow ard
his place in the Ohio delegation. The rupt-
ure with which the spectators and deeget es
rlapped hands, stamped and shouted for the
Ohio governor and crowded around him to
shake his hand, seemed prophetic. Chaun-
cey NJ. Depcw, Senator Hscock Warner
Miller and Thomas Platt, almost punched
were the next arrivals t 0 attract attention
as they marched in wi th probably so other
New Workers who were generously APP
plauded
Following close upon the heels of the
New York delegation came the Illinois del
egation, which also drew out cheers. The
white and gold banner OF the California
delegation was brought on to their old tina
place, to the right OF the speakers chair.
Their division presidential preferences
deprived their entrance of the furore that
marked it in former conventio
a moment later a storm of cheers broke
out in the back part of the hall, whittier
large number of people were now pres
ent. 1t certainly was the greatest out
burst of enthusiasm thus far, and every
body looked TO see the cause. A slim man
with white, close cropped hair, peculiarly
retreating forehead, with goggled specta
cles was seen stepping along side aisle
nnd preserving an appearance of utter un.
concern whether he was applauded or not.
He was the Pepperry" ex- Senator In
gals Of Kansas.
1t was just 1915 and fully nine-tenths OF
the chairs were filled, aud many mora hun
dreds OF people than enough to occupy the
remaining ones we're moving about the floor
while the orchestra was putting forth one
national anthem after another.
1t was fitting, perhaps that the patriotic
airs OF Columbia, my Country IT'S of
Thee" and the "star Spangled Banner ~
should be the prelude to the opening of the
convention and scarcely had tho last echo
Of these airs died away when Chairman
Clarkson of the republican national com.
mittee raped the 10th republican national
convention to order.
Prayer was offered by Rey. William Bush
Of Mitchell, s. D., who prayed that the de-