The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1892-06-14
FRIDAY.
Nominations Made and tho Convention
Adiourns.

Nominations Made and the Convention
Adiourns.
CONVENTION HALL, MINNEAPoLIs.
June 10.-Chairlnan Mckinley, little
paler even than usual by reason of his
long nights vigil, entered the hall Fri
day and took his seat before one-tenth OF
the delegates were in their places All
of them showed signs of WEAKNESS, and
even the hopeful administration men
showed their enthusiasm in subdued
way. By way of consolation to the
Blaine supporters the band opened the
musical program with Lost Chord"
At 1887 the convention was called to
order.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Way
land Hoyt, of the First Baptist church
of Minneapolis.
Consideration of the committee on
credentials being resumed, the chair
made the gratifying announcement to
the convention that Senator Quay had
authorized him to say that no further
opposition would be made to the adop-
ton of the majority report in the Ala
bama case. The question was then put
! and the majority report was unanl-
mously adopted amid cheers.
| This example was followed by those
| who had intended to antagonlze the
Utah report on the Mormon issue.
An Oregon delegate moved that the
| delegations from Indian Territory and
| Alaska be admitted with two votes
each. ...
A motion to refer this matter to the
committee was made, but Chairman
Cogswell, of the committee, got ON the
platform and said that his committee was
all ready to report Then, on motion,
two delegates each from Indian Terri
tory and Alaska were admitted.
Then the chairman announced that
the next order of business was the
presentation of names for the nominal
ton for president. The chair announced
that it had been the custom in past years
to call the roll for the presentation OF
candidates. He asked whether the con-
vention wished this. There were mingled
cries of yes" and 'no," and the chair
man decided that the convention de-
sired to follow precedent and order the
roll call.
In the call of states Colorado was the
first state to respond. Senator VOL.
colt, ascending the platform, nominated
James &. Blaine. A Blaine demonstra,
ton followed lasting twenty-five min.
utes.
When Indiana was reached there was
| applause, which was renewed ten-fold
when the venerable r. w. Thompson
walked up the aisle and took the plat
form. Standing with fan clutched in
both hands Mr.. Thompson placed Har.
rison in nomination.
The counter demonstration of the Har.
rison men came with enthusiasm. Fans
and umbrellas were in the air. delegates
stood ON their seats and the Hon. Fred
Douglass waving his white hat on top OF
his cane, led the cheering, that was sus.
tanned for two minutes or more.
The chairman sat down until the
tumult subsidized. Then he ordered the
call continued. When Michigan was
reached some one in the galleries cried
out: whats the matter with Alger ?
but there was only slight laugh from
the convention.
Then Minnesota was called, and w
H. Eustis took the platform and sec
onded the, nomination of Blaine.
When Mr.. Eustis ended his speech
the roll call was continued. New YorA
being reached, Hon. Chauncey M. De
pew rose to speak for her.
At the close of Mr.. Depew's speech the
last paragraph delivered with impas
stoned earnestliess and climactic effect
the Harrison men started a counter
demonstration to that following Eustis
speech. An immense crayon portrait
of the president was started down to the
platform, while thousands were on theil
; feet shouting and waving every portable
thing that could be handled. The ap
plause lasted twenty EIGHT minutes.
The call of states then proceeded and
several other short speeches We're made
for Blaine and Harrison, but no Other
name was presented. At the conclusion
of the call of states the chairman an
nounced that balloting would begin.
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