The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-06-11
EVERYBODY INTERESTED.
he Bulletin Board Watched All Day by Big
Crowds For the Result.


he Bulletin Board Watched All Day by Big
| Crowds For the Result.
Yesterday was big day in front of the
EAGLE Office, around the bulletin board.
| A good sized throng assembled there in
the morning and remained until the re-
| suit of the nomination was ascertained-at
4:15-regardless OF the hot rays of the sun,
which shot downward during the entire
afternoon. The telegraphic service could
not be eXcelled, and very few of the hun
| dred or more bulletins arrived more than
! bve minutes later than the actual occur
renee in the convention hail 1t is an
! actual fact that the EAGLE dispatch
which brought the result arrived IN
/ the city one minute after the
vote was announced in the convention
hall and arrived at the EAGLE Office in less
than a half minute later over the teie
phone. The first word was receive d at
the Office here before the last word of the
message had been put ON the wire in the
Minneapolis convention hall. The fifteen
words the message contained made an
electric string nearly 1900 miles long
Just think of such thing. When the
firss bulltins began coming in the bulk of
the predictions promiscuously made were
in favor of Blaine, while only few were
in favor of Harrison, the second choice
after Blaine being Mckinley One old
gentleman who watched the bulletin board
all day insisted with great energy and a
knowing look that Tom Reed would be
the nominee, and when the result WIS
announced he received it with mani
festations of skepticism. When it was
confirmed he shouted for Harrison but
still INDUCED in hope that Reed would
be the nominee for vice president. The
old gentleman was originally from the
'moutains of Tennessee and liked Tom
Reed because he made the Southern
Brigadiers" toe the line so admirably in
the last congress.
Ex-Mayor J. p Allen was also a close
student of the bulletin boards, and it is
estimated that he made just fifry-seven
trips across the street during the day. He
didn't seem to have any particular choice,
but had a curiosity to know the president
of the United States during the next four
years. taking it for granted, of course,
that the nominee OF the Minneapolis con-
vention will be the man.
Elk Mayor Clement took several peeps
at the bulletins but did not seem to have
very much interest in the result The fact
Is he has been satisfied all the time that
Harrison would be the nominee. He was
we'll pleased with the result and made
positive prophecy that Harrison would
succeed himself. Grant" said he, made
mistakes in his life and so did Blaine,
Conkling and many other great men but
Harrison has never yet made one He will
be elected as sure as you hold that UNI
brella in your hand and you know it," said
he to IA dyed-in-the-wool Democrat.
Judge Wall got around \ few times to
see wnat was going on, but like Mr. Glenn
ent, he felt positive that Harrison would
be the nominee. The ex-judge thinks
Benjamin Harrison one of the great
est men in the history of
the country and he feels satisfied
that he will be elected Colonel Hallowell
made great many visits around and
every time he appeared before the bulletin
board ne fairly devoured its contents The
colonel was puzzled all day He felt sure
from the indications that Harrison would
be nominated but he couldn't possibly
understand why such men rs Clarkson
and Quay would put Blaine up tor candi
date without being assured of sufficient
strength und support to carry him
NJ. w. Levy was another close
student of the bulletin board and used up
a good half of Faber in figuring out COM
binations. A smile operated over his face |
when the result WAS made known which |
indicated that Benjamin suited |
him to n dot. l.. d. Skinner
al,ad tha haord froVp oil fonr ctJaS
and digested what he read with a good |
deal of care He was not heard to say, II |
told you 500 when the result was made |
known, all of which Indicated that he |
probably thought Indiana's favorite son /
could not make it. A. w. Oliver made |
periodical pilgrimages to rhe bulletin |
board but had not much to say. He, too, |
was evidently of the opinion that Blaine |
was the coming man. Sill Dixon of Argo- |
MIA. the wheat king of Sumner county, /
watched the board all day. He read every
bulletin, but he made no predictions.
When interviewed on the subject he
stated that he was really more interested |
in the kincmHn convention than he was
In the national convention.
Many leading Democrats took an inter
est in the news as il came in. They all, |
or nearly all at least, predicted that Har-
rison would not get the nomination.
In their case the wish was truly /
father to the thought To the credit OF /
their Judgment. let it be said, when the /
result was made known they conceded /
that Harrison was the hardest man to beat. |
As a matter of course they claimed that /
their Grover could do him up like a sum-
mer coon, but shat be would have his
hands full. They give Mr.. Harrison
credit for his clean administration, which /
they stated was free from all kinds of /
iobbery and kindred faults.
Rev. Eugene Shipper passed and re-
passed the bulletin board few times and /
read the bulletins with some care, but
said nothing. When the final result was
including she nomination of +
vice president, he said: ''Well, that makes
a very neat pair: Whitlaw Reid viii be no
stick in this government.
Last night telephone messages poured .
into the EAGLE Office from all parts OF the !
city, and in fact Southern Kansas. asking /
for the final result, and in every case the /
strength of fhe ticket was acknowledged
The first OF a series OF summer concerts 1
viii be given by Shaw's Orchestra ore /
day next week. The concerts last year /
were well attended and afforded much I
and music lovers viii be /
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