Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-16
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The chairman announc N the request, said
that this would not interfere with the Preseata-
tIon of names for presidential nomination
There was sppia<e, but Sir Duffield stopped il
By addressing the chair again and stating that
the Michigan delegation desired that business
he suspended until the delegation returned.
The chairman heard objection to this re-
quest, the Michigan delegation retired and the
CONVENTION proceeded to the transaction of some
routine bE sin IS
An excited delegate from South Carolina on
behalf Of f25.G<0 republicans of Oklahoma. de-
mar5ed that the six delegates elected from that
territory be accredited their seats in the con
VeHtion- His demand passed unhaedal.
The chair an aounce1 that il was very neoes-
sary bs have the list of members OF the national
coinLniIss. flle1 up. and directed the clerk to
c<ll over the roll of states. Those which had not
yet made selections were Alabama. Louisiana
Mississippi. North Carolina AMI Utah. In the
IGts<Irn. while the convention waited until the
Michigan delegation decided the momentous
Question to whether not Ayers name
should be presented as a candidate. there were
cries for ingalls," for speech. but the chair
recognized Warner Miller, of New York. who
sent mp TO che desk and had read woman's
suffrage memorial
Mr.. MilIer asked that the officers of thewom-
ans Republican association named in the COM
mnuication be presented to the convention. and
this WAS done.
Mrs ] Ellen Foster was escorted to the plat
form, aud read an address in a shrll voice with
II.
she warmed up with her subject laid aside her
notes and addressed the convention with
TdueEcy and force which elected frequent APP
plaHse-
At the close of her address the owl deega-
tioa OF last night set up plaintive boot which
raised : laugh. One of the Alabama delegation,
admitting with shame and humiliation that
there was a fight in the delegation, asked for a
Poll on the question of the election OF national
committeeman, and was ocseding to wash the
LODI tiSa Of al in hrrp
Chairman cut him off by saying. amid laughter.
that the convention accorded the Alabama del
Negation further time to correct their arithme-
tic"
A resolution offered. with the request
that 1T be read There was objection. Then the
chairman impresslvely announced that the
next order of business was the presentation of
names for the nomination for president, and
great cheer went up from the convention.
The chair announced that il had been the Gus
ION IL past years to call the roll for the pre-
seDtatioE of candidates. He asked whether the
convention WISHED this. There were mingled
cries of yes" and no" and thu chairman. de-
Gliding that the convention desired to follow
precedent. ordered the roll called.
When Colorado was reached Mr.. wolcott
arose and presented the name of James G..
Riaine- anId great cheering from the Blaine
delegates
When Indiana reached there was ap-
planse, which was renewed ten fold when thu
venerable r. w Thompson walked up the
aisle and took the platform. Standing with
fan CfE tchei IN both hands Mr.. Thompson said:
SsE7sTIENEE OF THE Conventional do not
intend to make speech. | propose to make
nomination for the presidency which shall
strike n chord of sympathy in every tru. repub-
fican heart propose to nominate for the presi
dcncy a mau who does not seek elevation by
the detraction Of anv other great republican
do not propose. however, to defend his history
or his life before this convention. because that
will be done m words of burning and prophetic
eloquence which can not be surpassed in any
simple words / nominate to this convention for
the presidency of the United States the warrior
statesman. Benjamin Harrison.
The counter demonstration of the Harrison
men came with enthusiasm Fans and UNI
brellas were in the air delegates stood on their
chairs, and Hon. Fred Douglass, waving his
white hat on top of his cane, led the cheering
that was sustained for twenty minutes or more
The chairman sat down until the tumult sub
sided Then he ordered the roll-call continued.
When Michigan was reached someone in the
galleries cried out: What's the matter with
Alger," but there WAS only a slight laugh from
tho convention Then Minnesota was called
for. aud Mr. Eustis took the platform to second
the nomination of Blaine.
The convention did not greet Mr.. Eustis' re-
marks with any enthusiasm when they were
delivered But when they were concluded
incident occurred which sent the convention of
into the greatest tumuit it had yet known
Just IS the applause was dying out, Mrs. R. c.
kerers, wife of the national committeeman
nom missouri, and Mrs Carson Lake, of New
York, who sat beside her, started the
cheering again. waving their parasols. The
convention went with them. The delegates
climbed on their chairs to see the two lone
uvomcn on the platform behind the chairman
cheering and encouraging the applause. The
fact that Mr.. Kerens is a delegate instructed
for Harrison made the incident all the more in
-feresting to these in the convention who knew
1T Big Tom Reed, who sat just in front of Mrs
kerens, took up the movement. His face melt
. sd into broad grin he stood ND waving n
silk flag in honor Of his cid time enemy All
= over the convention hall the delegates were
crying Blaine. Blaine, James G. Blaine" Del
.sRates open ID their umbrellas and waved them
aloft One of them was Whit with Blaine's
name i'm big black letters. The confusion was
indescribable and the noise deafeninx 1t culmi-
mated when the band struck mp. No one could
cell what il was playing Only the beat of the
brass drum could be heard above the din
whea the band stopped the cheering did not
Mrs Eerens' companion folded her whi te
parsscl and waved q silk flag almost over the
rhairrnan's head. II fed the flames Of the
conventions excitement anew. The Blaine
Blaine James g. Blxine." fell into line
Men fen into harmony and the cry went I'D
from som voices from one. while the stamp
ing of feet that accompanied it made the big
-cnnvention hall tremble. Again the band struck
up and played a quickstep An Illinois dele
<eats standing on his seat. fan In bus hand, led