The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-06-11

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the convention hall and white house. The
executive telegraph Office is in the northeast
corner OF the second floor and is almost di-
rectly across the hall from the President's
office. Very interesting events occurred in
these two rooms during the afternoon. The
telegraph Office had been closed during the
forenoon to everybody except officials OF
the executive mansion, but about 3 o'clock,
when ii became known that a ballot was to
be taken, Private Secretary Halford d.
rectei that the room be opened TO the news
paper men and others who had gathered in
the ball and in the adjoining room TO await
the result. The privilege was gladly &C
cepted and the small room was soon
crowded. Private Secretary Halford
and the Postmaster General were
seated near the telegraph instru-
ment, from which bulletins were
recorded on a typewriting machine, each
with tally sheet before him. Crowded
around and behind these gentlemen were
| about thirty newspaper men and friends Of
the President
| ELKINS AS LIVELY AS A CRICKET.
Secretary Elkins gravitated between the
telegraph Office and the Presidents room
and showed thorough knowledge of the
! situation as it developed. He frequently
| consulted the Postmaster Generals figures
and as the votes of the different states were
| recorded he remarked significantly at in
tervals that Everything was going ali
| right that "The Harrison delegates know
their business" and that 1--WE are gaining
| votes In some places where we did not even
| hope for gains" The operator handed the
| bulletins to Secretary Halford, who read
them aloud, recorded the votes on his tally
sheet and then passed them over to either
| Russell Harrison or Lieut.. Parker, by whom
they were carried in to the President, who
read them ito Secretaries Noble, Rusk and
| Tracy and Attorney General Miller. There
was not the least rush or excitement during
| the balloting up to the time the wire an-
| nounced that Ohio had cast As votes
| for Gov. Mckinley. This was entirely un-
| looked for, and for the first time caused
| doubt of President Harrsons nomination
on the first ballot, which, up to that time,
had seemed assured 1t was here remarked
that it was now clear that the opposition
| meant TO swing all the votes they could get
| to Gov. Mckinley, and that Pennsylvania
| 65 votes would be a great factor in
! that direction. When it was announced,
| however, that the Keystone state had given
| the President 10 votes, an increase Of 10
votes over last nights vote, the small cloud
of doubt that had arisen was speedily dis
| PEELED.
Postmaster General Wanamaker said that
the President now wanted only sixty votes
| from states which last night had cart over
| ITO votos against the opposition.
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE NOMINATION.
After the vote of South Dakota had been
received. and while every one was waiting
| to hear the vote of Tennessee, the sounder
went "click, click, click,n and without
attempting TO write out the message the
operator repeated exoitedly: Harrison is
nominated
Great excitement followed the announce
ment. GOOD, goodl" shouted Postmaster
| General Wanamaker, and Secretary Hal
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message reaching the President in advance
| of its official confirmation. He said he
wantsd to avoid "a fash in the pam" He
was however, too late, as Mr.. Tibbitts, the
! Presidents stenographer, who had
been standing outside the door,
| had heard the words and car
ried the news to the President
before Secretary Halford could interfere.
| He had hardly delivered the message when
| Secretary Halford entered the cabinet room
with the official vote of Texas. which gave
the President clear majority in the con-
vention and settled all question as to his
nomination. The operator remained at his
| instrument to record the votes Of the re-
naming states, but he no longer had any
| company, Everybody else, including all
| the newspaper men, crowded into the
cabinet room and showered congratulations
| on the President. He received them most
| cordially and shook hands with each. He
| was cool and composed. but took no pains
! to conceal his intense qualification. The
news soon reached the private parlors of
| the house and Mrs Mckee, Mrs. Dimmick
and Mrs Parker fastened to the President 8
side. He received their congratulations In
a most affectionate manner
TALK TO THE NEWSPAPER MEN.
One of the members of the cabinet sug-
gested that the President say a few words
| to the newspaper men, remarking that they
| were extremely anxious to hear from him.
| The President hesitated few minutes and
then made a short address. He stood be-
hind his desk and the cabinet officers, ladies
and newspaper men formed a semi-circle in
front of him. While his manner was calm,
he showed deep feeling In his remarks. He
said:
Well, gentlemen, have had good many In
terviews with newspaper men, 1t has been
mostly at arms length, except on a few occa-
sions of this kind; and, yet some of you know
| that while am very averSe to interviews, my
! doors have always been open to
a., friendly call from n,ou any Of you
lie bushes has been at your disposal / can only
say with reference TO this event that has
brought you here that the first thought that fills
my mind is one of gratitude and thanks to the
great multitude Of my friends who have in this
way and divers other ways expressed
approval of the very conscientious, though
possibly now and then mistaken efforts, to serve
the country upon republican lines l claim nc
other credit than that of having attempted
without sparing myself as to labor, to discharge
these public duties conscientiously. | cannot
expect my democratic friends to think have
been on the right lines always; and yet 1t has
been very gratifying to me to know that many
things have secured the approval of my polti-
cal Opponents. 1 have been filled with the
thought that this country was coming to ar
epoch when the flag and those things which il
symbolzes will be upon a still higher plane
than now, and when our influence among
the powers of the earth will
be enlarged wisely and yet theoretically
have sincere love for all our people. l Elk
clude no section. take into my affection anC
respect all the states and all our people. Ii
entering upon this campaign shall do so with
out malice toward any one. sthink have
sometimes been suspected of being very little
of politician from the fact that have never
drawn, inside my party, personal lines. have
tried to treat every one with that respect K
which his station entities him, and have neve
in any case suggested, much less demanded
personal loyalty from anybody. / have askeC
of all public officers faithful performance Of
their duty. l have felt great regret that l was
unable to find a suitable place for every deserv
ing friend, but l have insisted tina
! i did not disparage those l could not appoint
to place. AS l have had Hight and strength
have tried to discharge my duties for the public
good.
thank you all for the very many evidences O
your kindness. wish also to express my thanks
with heart that overAows with gratitude Il
the faithful body of friends who have been s,