Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1892-06-17
HARRISON AND REID.
TIKI NAMES WHICH WILL HEAD
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET
President Harrison Re-Nominated on the
First Baliot---Hon. Whitelaw Reid, of
New York, Ex-NIinIster to France, Chosen
as His Running Mate.
The Last DAY.

The Last Day.
Rev DR.. Wayland Hoyt, of the First
Baptist church, Minneapolis, offered
prayer in opening the fourth
days session of the Republican
convention.
The minority of the credentials COM
mittee announced that they would not
oppose the majority report on the
Alabama case and the report was
adopted. The minority report was de-
feated by II big majority. Two
delegates each from Indian Territory
and Alaska were admitted.
The Michigan delegation was given
permission TO retire for consultation
and only routine business was trans
acted during their absence. 1t was
decided in the consultation not to pre-
sent the name of Gen. Alger as can
didate. The vote stood % for Mckin-
ley and Tor Harrison. The delega-
ton then returned TO the convention.
The chairman then announced that
the next order of business was the
naming of presidential candidates and
the roll call was ordered amidst mighty
cheers.
The ballotipg Logan and when
Colorado was reached senator Wolcott
assembled the stage and said
MIR. Chairman and gentlemen of the
convention: The Republicans of the
west sometimes differ with the Repub-
licans of the east as TO what is wanted,
but on this occasion there is remark
able unanimity between genuine Re-
publicans of the west and genuine Re-
publitans of the east as TO whom we
need, and his name is Blaine
The dramatic presentation of the
name of Blaine, so unexpected, so de-
clsive, took the convention by surprise.
There was a dead silence for a moment
Then the Blaine men broke loose. and
for three minutes the hall rang with
their cheers. renewed again and again.
When Indiana was reached there was
applause when the venerable Dick
Thompson took the platform. Mr..
Thompon said;
Gentlemen of the conventions: / do
not intend to make a speech, propose
to make a nomination for the presi.
dency which shall strike chord of
sympathy in every true Republican
heart. propose to nominate for the
presidency a man who does not seek
elevation by the detraction of any
other great Republican. With the G
simple words nominate to this con-
vention for the presidency of the
United States, the warrior, the states.
man, benjamin Harrison
The counter demonstration of Ilar
rison men came with enthusiasm.
Fans and umbrellas were in the air
delegates stood on their seats and Hon,
Fred Douglass, waving his white hal
on top of his cane, led the cheering
that was sustained for two minutes OF
more.
The call continued quietly without
much demonstration until Minnesota
was called. Then w. II. Eustis sec
onded the nomination of Blaine.
When Mr.. Eustis concluded an Incl.
dent occurred which sent the conven.
ton off into the greatest tumult it has
yet known. Mrs. X. G. Kerens, wife
of the national committeeman from
Missouri, and Mrs. Carson Lake, OF
New York, who sat beside her, started
the cheering, waving their parasols.
All over the convention hall the del.
egates were crying, blaine, Blaine,
James G.. Blaine" Delegates opened
their umbrellas and waived them aloft
The confusion was indescribable and
the noise deafening.
Finally the "Blaine, Blaine. Jamei
G.. Blaine" men fell into tim with the
band, and the cry went up from 5000
voices as from one, while the stamping
of feet that accompanied it made the
big convention hall tremble.
In answer to the call of New York
Hon. Chauncey NJ. Depew took tn,
platform and nominated President
Harrison. The spec ch was a remark
able effort delivered in the famoui
orators most impassioned and dram
attic manner and carried the entire con
vention. At his conclusion a counter
demonstration TO the one for Blain,
was started for HARRISON. The enc
came in % minutes and then Warner
Miller, of New York, took the plat
form to answer his colleague and sec
ond the nomination of Blaine.
After Warner Miller had spoken il
favor of the nomination of MIR. Blain,
ex-senator Spooner answered to tn,
call of Wisconsin, seconding the nomi
nation of Harrison. Fink, of Wiscon
sin. and Downing, of Wyoming, sec
onded the nomination of Blaine. 4
ballot was then ordered.
At 4:30 p. IN. the balloting was endet
and the record showed showed: Har
rison, 534; Mckinley, 1873; Blaine, la
Keed, 4; Lincoln, l. The nomination
was then made unanimous amid grea
| cheering and recess was taken until
o'clock.