Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-06-17

ton before the entire American public. Thir-
ty minutes OF veritable pandemonium then
followed.
But all this demonstration went for MOTH
ing, as subsequent proceedings showed
Mckinley kept hammering, the crowd tired
OF fighting him down with noise, and present
ly after 81 minutes of cheering, order was re-
stored.
HOW THE NOMINATION WAS MADE
1t was just 4:17 O'Clock in the evening. The
vast convention hall had for five hours beer
packed from lloor to ceiling with fiercely
tlusiastic multitude. The banks of onlookers
which encircled the body of delegates had ex
hausted breath and patience in applaudine
speeches, and, above all, in cheering for the
rival candidates. For exactly one hour the
roll of States had been in progress, and vote
ing the column OF President Harrison's
strength. The presidential lightning had
been playing around the head of Governor
Mckinley. When Ohio was called eX-Gov
Foraker cast votes for Harrison and A fol
Mckinley. Major Mckinley demanded a roll
call Of the State and when his name was
reached he voted for Harrison. Foraker voted
for Mckinley, and when the end of the roll
was reached, it gave one vote to Benjamin
Harrison and fOrty-five votes for William
Mckinley, Jr., loss of one to the President
by reason of polling the delegation Penn
sylvania. despite the dramatic depression tC
Mckinley, had. in part, broken away from
the leadership OF Senator Quay, and had giver
The Southern States already called for had
shown that the nti-Harrison raid had beef
unsuccessful. Tennessee had just cast seven
teen of her tWentyfour votes for Harrison,
giving him at that moment a total of foul
hundred and forty five. OF only eight votes
less than a majority of the convention.
Excitement was at fever heat, for the next
State was Texas, with thirty votes, of which
everybody knew, large ma jOrity would Ger.
tainly be cast Tor the President. For five
were hurrying hither and thither over the
floor consulting delegates were in theil
chairs cheering in anticipation of the result
Otner delegates were grouped in corners eX
changing regrets that they had not fallen into
the procession earlier in the roll call. Sena.
tor Quay and ex-senator Plat stood in the
aisle saying to each other that all was over
Depew, 1liscock and Colonel Shepard put
their heads together in eXultant congratula
tons; ex-Speaker Tom Reed famed himself
with the utmost placidness, and an army Of
messenger boys with fiuttering kilograms in
their hands rushed from the press platform
to the telegraph Office. Chairman Mckinley
who five minutes before had seen the presi
Dental laurels lowering above his head, only
now to vanish like dream, pounded in vail
with his gavel for order.
At last however, the confusion subsidized
enough for the resonant voice Of the secretary
to send ringing through the vast space of the
auditorium the name 'TeXas'' From fal
away in the rear corner of the delegates foo
there arose in reply, a voice:
s'TeXas % votes for Benjamin Harrison.
The Texas spokesman got no further with hi
| announcement, instantly pandemoniun
a tally and knew that those twenty two vote:
had named the nominee for President 0,
the United States. The air was rent with a
series of scattered yells, which grew and min
gled into one tremendous Overwhelming shout
The men who had been most conspicuous il
securing President HarrisOn's success climb
ed from their chairs and wildly waved UNI
brellas, hats, handkerchiefs and flags in tn,
air.
These enthusiastic delegates, in their frs
flush of triumph, seemed, indeed, to regart
head-gear as thing to be treated with scorn
despite the prominence which the hat viii
have as a symbol during the coming cam
paign; for, with reckless extravaganza, man,
of them threw their tiles high in the air. ant
banged them wildly, in baseball fashion
with their canes. During the tumult which
! followed for the next fifteen minutes, Gov
| Mckinley called Colonel Elliott Shepard t.
| the chair, and, after many efforts, succeeded
| in moving that the nomination be made b,
acclamation Here the last vestige of oppo
sition made itself manifest.
''No no. came from Senator WOlcOtt, O.
| Colorado; who jumped eXcitedly from hi:
| seat and paced up and down the aisle, shout
| ing to Mckinley not to put the motion Nc
Kinley paused and turned to Wolcott with
| look of mingled regret and amaZement. There
were derisive shouts from all about WOlcott
| but he stood the ordeal and insisted that thu
| roll call should proceed, so that the votes O.
| the remaining States might be recorded. Nc
| Kinley was quick to relieve the embarrass
| ment of the situation. He acquiesced in Sen
ator Wolcott's suggestion and urged that i
| was right for the States to have their vote
| recorded before any motion for reclamation
was in order. Mr.. Harrison was alread,
nominated, having received 467 votes.
The roll-call continued and OF course from
this time on showed steady and signiican
gains for Harrison.
There rem aimed on the roll-call Vermont
| Virginia, til rteen states and territories. Il
accordance with Wolcotts demand, the state
were formally called, and, despite the fac
| that the President had already been nomina
| ted, Virginia cast Is votes against him, Wash
| ington s, Wisconsin s. Wyoming 2, Distric
OF Columbia 2, and Indian Territory /.
| At the eni it was obvious that he was nomi
| mated by a considerable majority, but it re
| quired the clerks long time to foot up TIN
| result.
"1he clerk will announce the result of TIN
| roll-call," said Chairman Mckinley half al
| hour later, he having resumed the chair in TIN
"The whole number of votes,'' said til,
clerk, sis 904h, the number necessary to
choice is 453. (Applause.) Benjamin Harri
son receives $50 1-6 votes. prolonged APP
plause.) James G. Blaine receives 1872 is
(Applause.) William Mckinley receives 1872
| (Cheers.) Robert lincoln l vote and Thoma!
B. Reed vote. (Applause.)
Benjamin Harrison having received a ma
jority of all the votes cast" said Chairman
Mckinley sis the nominee OF this conven
ton; shall that nomination be made unani
nous 2" (Great applause and cheers ant
cries Of eyes, yes, let us make it unani
mous.")
"All in favor of making 1t unanimous say
aye, said the chairman.
There was storm of ayes.
Chairman Mckinley never put the negative
1T is unanimous, said he at 4:36 p. M, and
once more the convention gave itself over tx
one of those scenes of enthusiasm which haG
become so familiar to the proceedings of Tho
day.
A delegate moved to adjourn until O'CLOCK
p. m., and although there was disposition tt
finish up the work at once, the motion pre-
vailed and the convention adjourned unit
that hour.
The following is the vote by States
States. Harrison. Bt0S1e Mckenzie
Alabama, -
Arkansas, IL
California, IS 9
Colorado. 8