The Bolivar bulletin. (Bolivar, Tenn.) 1888-1946, 1892-06-17

list of delegates was called. Mr.. De Young
voted blaine" and there were cries Of good.
Georgia's solid rs for Harrison were greeted
with cheers.
The vote of Illinois was challenged 10y dele
gate who desired to put the delegates on record,
and the roll of the delegation was called Dur
ing the polling of Illinois, FaSsett went down
the aisle and had whispered conference with
Mr. Foraker. The result showed mistake IN
the chairman's announcement AMI gave Harri-
son 81 instead of 80 votes.
Indiana's thirty were for Harrison and
Names twelve were solid for Blaine.
When New York was reached there were cries
of hush, ard silence followed while Chairman
Miller announced the vote. There was no ap:
plause. North Cardinals vote was challenged
and the roll of the delegation was called.
E When Ohio was reached the chairman asked
to have the state passed over but Gov Foraker
jumped Iato thu aisle and announced that the
delegation mad boon polled and he demanded
the ann ouncement of the vote.
If any enc wants to challenge il then he
can" said Gov Foraker. The chairman
stepped into the isle and amid an almost per-
feet silence announced the vote: Harrison, 2;
Mckinley A. The convention went wild for
minute while Chairman Mckinley, his face
whittier, if possible. than usual pounded the
table with his gavcl.
As the cheering ceased the chairman said In
clear firm tone: 81 challenge that vote" There
was an outburst of applause from the Harrison
men.
You're not a member of the delegation"
shouted delegate.
The Chairman-I am member of the Ohio
delegation
Gov. Foraker-But you have retired from it
and your alternate has taken your place We
don't own You in the delegation. [Cries of
Good ap1 cheers
Gov McKinley-The chair overrules the
point of order; the secretary will call the roll
The secretary did 50, the first name being
Mckinley, who responded sudibly, benjamin
Harrison" and was cheerel. Mr.. Foraker
came next, and voted for William Mckinley
amidst applause. When the challenge had been
completed. William Cooper, who had voted for
Harrison asked leave to change his vote to Nc
Kinley amid great applause
Then Mr.. McKinley's alternate got the floor
and nounced that the original vote, at
McKinley's request, he had voted for Harrison.
The announcement of the vote was greeted
with applause which was renewed when Ore
gon gave seven votes for Mckinley, Ohio lead
ing the demonstration.
When Pennsylvania was called Senator Quay,
the chairman, announced that there dis
agreement in the delegation, and asked that the
roll be called by the secretary. This was done.
Chris Magee voted for Harrison and Senator
Quay for Mckinley The announcement of the
Pennsylvania vote showed gain for Harrison
of 10 over last nights vote
The vote of South Carolina was challenged.
was q round of cheering.
When Texas 22 votes for Harrison giving
him the necessary vote to nominate him was
announced by the chairman of the delegation,
there was no chance for the chairman of the
delegation to announce the balance of the vote
of the delegation. The delegates had been
sitting with roll-calls in their hands keeping
tally on their vote. They knew what the vote
of Texas meant, and as the Harrison 22' came
out every Harrison man sprang to his feet yell
| ing like mad
Elliot F. Shepard was called to the chair by
Mckinley who took place on floor and asked
recognition.
Col. Shepard pounded with his gavel and
| shouted again and again for order. Mckinley
has the floor. shouted Col. Shepard.
Tn ere was partial silence and Maj. Mckin-
| ley said: "G ntlemen of the convention, /
move that the rules be suspended and that
| BENZ. Harrison be nominated by acclamation." "
This proposition was received with three
cheers and hisses.
Mr. Wolcott jumping to his feet shouted
| mo-" call the roll, and he was joined by Outh-
waite, of Ohio, and others.
Mr.. Wolcott, advancing to the chair said: II
| rise to a point of order. The order of business
| is the call of states. Nobody has any right to
| interfere with the regular order of procedure.
| There are some states here not held by officials
| who desire TO vote.
Col Shepard in the chair, tried to put the
| motion to suspend the rules, holding that this
cOuld be done by a two thirds vote.
A delegate, standing in front of him and
wildly waving his hands, said: what, during
| roll call; never
Finally, out of the confusion, Mai. Mckinley
| got silence for minute to say that there were
| states which wanted still to cast their votes
and to cast them in the direction of his motion.
That's the whole point. cried delegate.
81 therefore withdraw my motion" said
Mai. Mckinley, and returned to the platform,
/ and am id confusion which made the call ex-
| tremely difficult the clerk again called Texas.
| A delegate made an effort to challenge the vote
| of Texas and another the vote of Washington,
but in the confusion their demands were not
heeded.
When Iowa cast 10 votes for Harrison, some
/ kissing heard.
When the call bad been completed the muir
muir of conversation filed the air while the
| clerks at their desk went over the figures and
cast up the vote
| At 4:32 the chairman struck the table with
his gavel and asked for quiet while by unani-
nous consent, he announced a change in the
vote of Washington. The change from 8
| Blaine votes to the following: Blaine, O; Har-
rison, l.; Mckinley, l.
| The noise of conversation again flled the air.
At 4:59 the chairman raped for order and
said that Senator Ingalls, had sent to the desk a
| resolution. 1t read by unanimous consent,
| and adopted. 1t provided that the secretary of
| the convention shall prepare a full report of
| the proceedings of the national conventions of
| 1856, 1860 1864 and of the present convention
| and cause them to be sold at the cost of print
| ing. Carried.
There were cries of vote" AMI comparative
| quiet followed.
| Mr. Depsw got the floor ard moved that
| when the convention adjourn it be to o'clock
| to night.
No attention was paid to the motion and two
| minutes later the chairman announced that
| the official vote was ready.
| There was silence as the secretary said
| whole number of votes cast. 904l3; necessary
| to choice 453. Benjamin Harrison, received
| 535 1-6; James g. Blaine. received lS2 Is; VIM
! Mckinley, 1s2i Robert T. Lincoln, 1; Thomas
| B. Reed. A.
The chairman said: president Benjamin
Harrison, having received majority Of the
votes cast has received the nomination Of this
convention. Shall it be made unanimous
| loud cries of 'yes'. The nomination is
| made unanimous.
A motion TO take recess till D. m, was
| Immediately offered and agreed to, and the
heated and excited assemblago dispersed.
| Evening Session.
| MINNEAPoLIs, June 10-The evening session
| of the convention was little more than rati-
hcation meeting. The nomination for the vice
! presidency was selected in a meeting of the
| New York delegation held an hour before the
| convention was called to order. BY tacit con-