San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1892-06-11
HARRISON NoMlNArEo.

and so often repeated, that President
Harrison would be nominated OF the
first ballot, have been approved by
che assembled wisdom of the party at
Minneapolis. This is the first time
since the denomination of Grant In
1872 that any candidate has been Sc
lected on the first ballot. To the
student of historic causes this con-
clusion seemed the only natural one,
and had not an attempt been made by
Plat and Quay TO Kill off Harrison
as they killed of Blaine in 1876
and again in 1880, there would
have been no contention at Min
neapolis and no feeling that at
one time so seriously threatened the
very autonomy of the party. Never
before has the national republican
committee taken any active part in
the nomination, and its
marked craftsmanship at and before
this convention have stamped 1t with
the seal of public disapproval. It
was not the business of that commit
tee 20 dictate to the convention and
lay wires for candidates, but TO pre-
pare for the convention. The vote
for president, by states, shows Mr..
Harrison very strong in the north
west, where he was deemed weak
est. Iowa gave him 20 votes out
of her 26 despite Clark
sons persistent efforts; Wisconsin
gave him 10 out of ber "a; Minnesota
gave HIM out of IS; South Dakota
gave him her solid vote; North Dako-
ia 2 votes out of 6; Wyoming A votes
out of 2; Nevada gave him her votes.
In the lar west California gave him
out of Is; the republican states west
of the Mississippi river and Wlscon
sin gave Mr.. Harrison 81 votes out OF
a total of 100, and these states lnciuoe
all the silver states, where the oppo
ALTON to his nomination has been so
pronounced. Out of Michigan, Hi
nois Ohio and Indiana Mr.. Harrison
received ~ votes, the total being l52,
but 40 of these votes were cast Tor
Mckinley and in an emergency "ould
have been entered in the Harrison
coIumn. Out of the New England
states, including Maine, Mr.. Harrison
received 80 votes, Mr., Blaine l6, Mr
Mckinley 20, and ex-speaker Reed /
a majority over all. New Jersey gave
President Harrison Is out of her Y
votes; Pennsylvania, following the
lead Of Ohio, gave her vote largely e
Mckinley, her vote standing, AZ, NC
Kinley; 10, Blaine; 8, Harrison; ou
of the 1872 votes cast for Mckinley, lO
came from the states of Ohio, Penn
sylvania and Michigan. Indians
polled her vote solidly for Harrison
Maine voted for the Plumed knight
7 and Alger's strength went to Mckln
\ lev. SO far as the tables In tn
Associated Press report go, the
:, show that from the northern states
Harrison had 1923 votes; McKinle,
~ ISL: Blaine, 1877. This shows conclu
q sively that President Harrison wa
4 the choice of the northern republican
n and does away with the idea that h
= nomination was due to southeI
w. N finn of NJ hitalA
n Reid is an experiment. 1t is the FIR
time since Greeley that nation
candidate has been taken from Il
N ranks of journalism, and 1t ID sing
+ lar coincidence that it is Greeley
p successor in the Tribune who com
b to the front as q vice-presidentl
ID candidate on the republican tick
= the late lamented Horace having be
no done to death as democratic can
date. OF Mr.. Reid's abil
to 10 fill the high office to which he /
ty been nominated there can be but
ly opinlon. His political strength
ire ma ins to be tested. The Harris
ic- administration has proved Its
surpassed fitness for the art of G
eminent during the past three and
'ns half years, and the record of that
Vi ministration is its strongest claim
'n' the support of the country. .
TO- more the party faces the campo
with every assurance of success,
der only real detection being at the sol
ap, where no harm to the party vote
yes the ELECTORAL college can be done.
but will be be easier to elect Harriso
hat 1902 than il was in 1885, with