Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-06-11
went on, amid cries: 'Blainei Blainei

went on, amid cries: "Blainei Blainel
James G. Blainep'
This was the apothesis of a man beaten
only by his apostatized friends and the
Offices The scene was the greatest, long
est and most frenzied ever seen in con-
vention, and resembled the sea green OF
battle where the wounded Islamites raised
all the night long the painful cheer OF
''Yah Mohammedr'
Finally Madame Lake was suppressed by
Monsieur Lake, and this ended the
carmagnel. Mattison, of Mississippi, a
typical mulatto with a pretty, musical
voice, got on the stage for Blaine, and read
from tablet and had the best modulated,
most agreeable tone, and the least e1cita-
blllty of any speaker we had heard.
Depew's Greatest Effort of His Life.
After great hullaballoo again our Chaun-
cey arose, badges all over the breast, stood
straight as an arrow, hands behind his back
and turned on the overflow. This mau is
progressive student, and his artful synta1
he punctuated by fine infections. He
raises his hands, opens his fingers like
pianist, and know the rostrum from boy
hood. A little lacking in impulsiveness
and in the art of praise and reflection, he
suits the West as we'll as the East, and Gre
ated little affection for his subject. He
resembled some Latin statesman, in his
hooked nose, bald head, hollow chin and in
creasing age. An old French or Austrian
marquis of 60 wears of age, he might be.
His head is a shallow inverted bowl, resting
in his collar his torefnger is forever raised
to God emphasizing, till both elbows work
the grand emphasis forward as if he was
lowering jib on his fathers sloop That
youthful voice was raised for Fremont when
just out of college, to his fathers dislike.
As he mentions McKinley's name
there is great ovation pre-
elusive of votes for that Governor, who
sits pale and ready, and old General Malone
gets on a chair and joins the shouting.
Depew pays tribute to Blaine and all the
rest goes into commentaries and becomes
collegiate and mysterious The University
of Minnesota makes q man to do some
oratory like this. He saws Harrison has
been Secretary of State and of the Treasury
also in place of two disabled men, and the
Indiana men shout This becomes immense
when he says Harrison saved the despair of
years by carrying New York in 1888, and
reads from Blaine to Garfield about second
term.
A Speech That Commanded Attention.
Depew's speech commanded attention,
but its originality is not manifest and its
expertness was its chief ornament. He
la abored to keep down resentment: At the
end yells broke out again for Blaine and the
band played "We're All Surrounded" while
a big picture of Harrison and a big f1ag pro-
yided for the movement waved down to the
stage.
Suddenly great blue and purple banner
OF the Chicago Club moved up the main
aisle, with Blaine's picture in OIL before its
golden eagle. Another man took a great
Blaine plume and busted Harrison's por-
trait with 1t as he retreated down the aisle
ShntN md n Ta1T -fe Il
with his handkerchief. Everybody shouted,
inclusive of a woman chewing gum, who
stood upon chair, but was not pretty.
Some one got cowbell, another initiated
the hoodoo bird. The umbrella fool tapped
1t open and Shut others had their watches
out, resolved to whoop longer than their
rivals had done.
When the voting commenced 1t speedily
became apparent that Harrison would be
nominated on the first ballot and his oppo-
nents broke into two columns, some OBJ
stinate ones adhering to Blaine, others
hen Foraker announced "A votes from
Ohio for Mckinley there was great excite
ment in the convention, both in the galleries
stood up gravely. striking the desk with his |
gavel. The noise lasted but a little while |
and was too late to arrest the drift toward |
Harrison. Mckinley now attempted to cor
rect the report of the vote, as the chairman |
Of the delega ton. but Foraker with Il mix |
'ure of good humor and satire, reproved
lim, saying that he had retired from the
workmanship and his place was on the |
platform. Mckinley had the roll called, to
he disfavor OF the audience, which wanted |
ood. When Foraker himself led the list,
-oting for Mckinley, there was a loud cheer. |
Mckinley easily got his whole State casting |
lis own for Harrison.
All Eyes Fixed on PENNSYLVANIA.
The Oregon alternate cast the whole vote |
or Mckinley, when there was loud whoop, |
he Blaine men whooping to get time to |
dominate Mckinley. Everybody waited for |
Quay was up toward the \
peaker, with the vote in his hand. Tu- |
nultuous shouts passed over the body of the |
lelegates. as if they thought lightning |
night drop upon the rod which has been up |
or seven days; The Pennsylvania delega-
ion was standing up and disputed Quay's |
cunt. The forlorn chance Of turning the |
movement into Mckinley victory was at |
Is climax 1t was generally said that Mass.
linley. Disston, the saw manufac-
urer, led of for Harrison, and was
ollowed by Elkins, Of the street car syndi-
ate. Oliver started the vote for Mckinley
n behalf of the Quay men. Mccormick, Of
he MarylaNa family, voted for Mckinley;
larry Bingham voted Tor Mckinley;
Iraham, the United States District Attorney
oted for Harrison: Butler voted for Blaine;
1-Speaker Galusha Grows alternate voted
or Mckinley.
Chris Magee, standing up and taking the
ount, voted for Harrison, amid applause.
lie is large man, with broad chest,
mall nose and small mustache, and
ark gray hair parted in the middle.
roar of applause. Pennsylvania gave
ichlnley nearly as many votes
S Ohio (42), but in the convuision Harri-
on's vote had sprung up to 10. Rhode Island
urneo almost bodily over to Harrison, and
outh Carolina was reported to have gone
early solid for Harrison, but a negro chal-
,nged 1t. While they were taking this poll
was manifest that Harrison had run un |
yer 400 votes. South Dakota went clear
yer to Harrison. The vote of Tennessee
aised loud shout when Chris Magee
aisea ms hand and led the appreciation, as
arrison was now about nominated.
Texas Settles the Whole Business.
1t was now seen that Texas would nomi-
ate Harrison. When Texas voted every
ody in the house knew that the work was
one, and all sprang to chairs and waved
The delegates were mixed
18th the people, without regard to caste.
he band forthw with struck up, and at 3:55
clock on Friday afternoon Harrison had
chieved his own nomination.
A large portrait in oil of Harrison was let |
own from the back gallery, inscribed "The
nion Leagues Candidate" Horace Porter
aped on chair and shook his handker-
l1et to some ladies. A large white hat was |
'1dences of appreciation were about as !
rcng as at the nomination of other candi-
ites In other conventions. The Blaine men |
ere generally silent, and the leaders of the
arrison forces were around among the
owd seeking each other and shaking
lnds. =,
The total vote, as counted among the re-
'rters. was almost exactly according to the
'ediction of Hiscock made to me tho first
" OF the convention. that Harrison had
't less than $50 votes. related this predic- ]