The morning call., 1892-06-11
WATCHING F0R NEWS.
Large Crowds sesieged the Newspaper
Offices

Offices
There was the usual eagerness on the part
of the public 20 obtain news from the Re-
publican nominating convention held at
Minneapolis yesterday, and the newspaper
Offices were besieged by large crowds who
eagerly scanned the bulletins as they were
posted up.
Shortly after u o'clock. when the returns
If the different State delegations came in.
business was practically suspended. BrOk-
ers, merchants and laboring men mixed in
discriminatory in the large crowd that be-
sieged the business Office of THE MORNING
CALL at Montgomery and Clay streets.
The concourse extended nearly across the
street and blockaded the cars. Conductors
rang their bells in a half-hearted way to
make a passage between the thousands
of people in their path, that plainly
denoted they were willingly delayed, and
Joined in exeitedy scanning the bulletins
that announced the progress of the
convention. About o'clock telegram
addressed to THE CALL Office. Evident
from rolleall that Harrison wins" was
pasted up in the window amid great enthu-
siasm. Cheer after cheer went up from the
immense throng Hats were thrown In the
air and the usually dignified broker and
merchant joined in performing an everyday
Indian ghost dance. The excitement lasted
for some time and was greatly augmented
when a confirmatory dispatch announced
that the rolleall was nearly over and Harri-
son would be surely nominated. A few mo-
ments later the decisive news OF Harrison's
victory was received, and when the bulletin
announced that a telegram from Minneapo-
lis stated, Harrison has just been nomi-
mated amid the widest enthusiasm" the
crowd could no longer restrain themselves.
Cheer after cheer rent the air, and those on
the edge Of the throng that could not see
the announcement knew that the chief ex-
ecutive of our country had been nominated
The usual comments on the result were
made and the usual political discussions on
the situation followed when the crowd dis
persed.
The newsboys selling the afternoon
papers, which announced the result, did a
thriving business and quickly disposed OF
their stock, only to hurry back to their
respective Offices to lay in another supply,
which was as quickly sold out. Everybody
felt good-natured and liberal when they
recolleeted that Observation-Disclosures
De Young" was downed. and in many
cases the boys were told to keep the change.
On Market street the crowds were un-
usually large. Even the fair sex neglected
their usual occupation of shopping and
mingled with the throngs that besieged the
branch Office of THE CALL at 710 Market
street. The retail stores on the street were
totally deserted, and everybody was intent
upon getting glimpse of the latest bulletin
that contained news of the convention. A
local delegation from Kelly and Crimmins'
headquarters on Third street watched the
announcements closely and elbowed the
respectable merchant and business man in
their efforts to get place OF vantage.
When tie final announcement of Harri-
sons nomination was made the greatest
enthusiasm prevailed. The men cneered
repeatedly. and the many ladies in the
crowd waved their handkerchiefs fran
tically. Big joe Sullivan. tho Oakland
giant, was prominent figure in the crowd.
Joe measures feet In height and uses
Iampposts for cigar-lighters without espe-
clal effort. and word from him was sufi-
cient to silence henchman of 'Pve-got-the-
delegation-in-my-po pocket De Young" who
was making some boisterous and uncom-
plimentary remarks about the nomination.
A fair maid, gorgeously attlred in light
check suit and with huge bunch OF Gloire