The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1892-06-18

sention We DshesS 1hat New Y0fk et9te
uiight to b. aided Id the great struggle It viii
have TO make to keep that state In the repub
lcan column. and / believe the gentleman ]
shall name will aid Hs materially in Co operat.
ing for that purpose. will not detaIn you, as
Gen. Horace Porter Is TO second me; and I will
therefore conclude my remarks by placing in
nomination for the vice presidency, Hon.
Whitelaw Reid. of New York. tCheers.l
When Mr.. OConnor was through. GoS.
Buckley of Connecticut was recognized, but he
gave Wat 10 Gen. Horace Porter who took the
platform and seconded the nomination; being
warmly RECEIVED.
Gov. Rulkeley OF Connecticut then took the
platform and seconded the nomination,
Though the delegation from Connecticut had
come on the floor favorinC another candidate
than the one chosen they would give the ticket
tho same loyalty and endeavor for succ ,ss that
they gave Benjamin Harrison four years ago.
AT the conclusion of the speech Of Gov.
Buckley, J. C.. Settle, of Tennessee, got the
floor.
A delegate from West Virginia tried TO move
the unanimous selection Of Mr.. Reid, hut Set
tie insisted in taking the platform and on be-
half Of Tennessee nominated "One OF the
gr andes characters in American POLITICS, Hon.
Thomas r. Reed, of Maine"
Mr.. Reeds name was greeted with loud
'htNiAhHs SNitAAAbH AVih t- 'utaSia 10
gates.
c. NJ. towtbau. Of Virginia, got tie plat
form to second the nomination. He said that
the n3nie OF Reed would sweep tho south,
sIuch had been said Of silver and the tariff. but
there was a question overriding all others
the rights OF American citizens. The south
wanted n free ballot and n fair count. Grand
as was thu lame of VIM. McKinley-than which
there was nonc gran ier-or the name Of Sher-
man mr. HarriaOn thara tval no man To whom
the American people owel a higher debt of graft
tudc than to Thomas B. Red. He secondad
| The domination. ndt In behalf Of any deleca
| ton. but in behalf of the great republican party
of this nation.
Mr.. Littlefald, of Maine. rising from his scat
in the body Of the hall sail d.: In behalf Of the
Maine delegation, ] ask tho delegates in this
convention to decline to cast any vote for
Thomas b. Reed until it can he assured that
these gentlemen have his authority to present
his naif1e. lGood II is the opinion. ri tho
| Maine delegation that Mr.. Reed would decline
the nomination.
Mr.. Lowthan, of Virginia, g. the floor and
said he would not know Mr.. Reed If he met
him in the road. He was glad, however, to
have raid n tribute TO this grandest Of repub-
| Leans.
Mr.. Settle said h, had placed Mr.. Reed in
| domination at the tenuest Of his delegation
| without consulting MI. It'eu On tHH lidlus
Observation-Disclosures he was grand and great
| enough 10 excite our admiration and 1--we. In
| defence 10 the wish Of the Maine delegation,
however. he would Withdraw the name of Mr..
Rand.
Mr.. Carney. Of Iowa. then moved to suspend
| the rules and make the nomination unanimous
| The rules were suspended by a viva voce vote,
and the nomination was made unanimous.
senator Cullom having taken the chair, Elliot
F. Shepard offered a resolution Of cordial
thanks to Chairman Mckinley and wishing him
increasing usefulness in the service Of the
| country
The chair asked that those who were in IA,
vor Of this resolution should stand until
| counted. As the delegates rose he said
There are 9GN delegates standing. there is nd
need to count" which was received with
laughter and applause
Resolutions thanking tn, minor officers Of
tho convention and the citizens of Minneapolis
were passed with enthusiasm.
Mr.. Clarkson offered n resolution Of thanks
to the people of Minneapolis for tho complete
and superior accommodations provided and
the generous and adequate provisions for en-
iertaining visitors; also thanking the execu-
| tive committee. This was adopted.
An invitation from the Zenith City nj the
| Tnsalted Scas"-Duluth-tp the delegates AMI
alternates to visit that city was read from the
secretary desk.
There was some laughter over another 1nvi-
'ation whirh was from WinonR and which
asked the delegates to visit their city Juy 4
ls9.. on the occasion Of the OPENING OF Il bridge.
telegram from Oregon was rcnd: Oregon,
republican ny s.On, will give President Harri-
son l0.C01 in November. Legislature reruh-
lican in both branches Cheers.
a resolution from the press thanking tho
local press committee was offered by Mr.. Do
Young. Of California, and adopted.
Mr.. Cannon, of Illinois. Offered the usual res
| o,ution to make Chairman Mckinley the chair
man Of the committee to notify the nominees.
Thanks were also voted TO the retiring ma
tional committee for their services in the cam
raign Of lSSs.
The roll of states was then called for the ap-
pOintment of members of the committees TO
| notify the nominees.
At the close Of tho roll rail- with band playing
the convention at 10 p. m. adjourned sine die.