Passaic City record., 1892-06-18
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WHTTELAw REID.
After struggle lasting four days the Re
publican National Convention at Minneap-
oils nominated Benjamin Harrison for
President AMI Whitalaw Reid, editor of the
New York Tribune for Vice-President.
The second days proceedings of the Conven-
vention were occupied in perfecting its or
qanization, Governor Mckinley ing made
Permanent Chairman. On the bird day
the platform was presented, and test vote
mittee on Credentials report showed Harri-
son in the lead by 476 votes to 365 for
Blaine. The fourth and last days work of
the Convention is given below:
Governor Mckinley called the fourth day
of the convention to order at 11:30 oc'ock,
and prayer was offered by the Rev. DIR.
Wayland Hoyt, of the First Baptist Church
Of Minneapolis. The members of the
Republican National Committee from sew
eral States were announced, and then the
Chairman made known the fact that opposi-
ton to the adoption OF the majority report
in the Alabama case had been withdrawn.
Cheers greeted the unanimous vote in favor
of this report
Routine business was next disposed of.
and soon nerves were at high tension at the
formal beginning Of the real work of the
convention Governor Mckinley ordered
call of the States for the nomination of
candidates for the leadership of the party
in November. When Colorado was called,
Senator WolcOtt arose from his seat
and mounted the platform to present the
name of Blaine. He made an effective ad.
dress, and again and again his mention of
the man whose candidacy ne supported called
forth prolonged applause from hands. feet
md u10IIfhc
Indiana was the next State that had a
favorite son to present. He was President
BENJAMIN Harrison. The honor was con-
ferred on old Uncle Dick Thompson. who
celebrated his eighty-third birthday the day
before. He was Secretary of the Navy in
President Grants Cabinet. The venerable
octogenarian is quite vigorous, and his brief
speech was strong, full of point and well
received
Michigan was called and no one got up to
put Alger in the field This was surprise
to manv: for General Alger had been talked
OF as very likely dark horse.
It was when Minnesota, was called that
Blaine got his great ovation. Delegate w.
II. Eustis, of Minneapolis, assembled the
platform to second the Blaine nomlpatlon,
and as on a preconcerted signal, the ap-
plause ragged in the maddest style for half an
hour.
AS Eustis descended from the platform
there occurred one of the most remarkable
happenings in the history of National Con-
ventions. The cheering for Blaine had not
lasted quite fifty seconds and was dying out
when tright-faced, pretty women, sitting in
the next row behind the platform, stood up,
and with a white parasol closed and like an
orchestra leaders baton began to motion
the delegates to warm with their cheering.
J Sue had prominent position in the hal, and
was in front of and in full sight Of all the
DELEGATES They all saw her, and slowly began
= of1o They Sf0DA
up in hunches of half a dozen at q time, and
the pretty young woman never faltered. but
kApf beckoning more and more OF them TO
get M until the whole body Of the delegates
was on its feet. Even then she was not sat
isfied, but with the same firm and mastefful
increase and strengthen their cheers.
The woman was Mrs. Carson Lake, of
New York City, the wife of newspaper
correspondent Never, perhaps has
woman so completely mastered II, 900 per
sons at one gathering in this country. She
led that multitude as a bandmaster leads an
orchestra, up and down with her parasol.
Mckinley kept hammering. The crowd
tired of fighting him down with noise and
presently, after twenty-six minutes OF cheer
ing, order was restored. =.
at last semblance of quiet was reached,
and W. E. Mollison, colored delegate from
Mississippi, was allowed to second Blaine's
The oratorical treat of the day came when
Chauncey NJ. Depew, representing New
York, arose to recount the services
of President Harrison, and to enforce
his claim to the nomination. The fame
of the speaker led all to expect matcniess
piece of eloquence and Mr.. Depew did the
fullest Justice to his own reputation and to
his ardor for the Presidents cause.
Every good point he made was Keen
ly appreciated. and most warmly commended
with boisterous applause. When he had
finished. there was q repetition of the scenes
earlier in the afternoon. Harrison and
Blaine banners were carried about the hall
and noise was made in every way that the
ingenuity OF the delegates supplied.
When Mr.. Depew spoke Harrison's name
the friends OF the President had their iun-
iuRs. and when he mentioned Mckinley the
whole convention cheered for thirty seconds.
At the conclusion of his speech cheers for
Harrison and counter cheers for Blaine were
kept up for another twenty-five minutes.
Another SON of New York then arose, ex-
Senator Warner Miller. He seconded the
nomination of Blaine Next Congressman
Cheatham OF North Carolina. did q similar
service for Harrison. j. O. Boyd. colored
delegate from Tennessee, spoke for Blaine.
and ex-senator Spooner for Harrison, and
Delegate Bowling, of Wyoming also second
ed Blaine's nomination.
On motion of Genera! Sewell, of New Jer-
sew at 3:17 p. M, the taking OF the first bal
lot was made the next business. Alaska ana
the Indian Territory were allowed to vote:
Their delegates brought the total to 9O6 and
454 necessary to nominate. Then the
,oiI of fha States was called