The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1892-06-17

delegates start.d another dsmon1ration
Again tho chairman ponnied the table and
again Kissing mingled with the cheers After
nearly thirty minutes II pandsmonium Gov.
Nckinley's voice was Al lat heard rcQnsstinS
q matter Of safety. suggested by tho>s hav-
ing = knowledge 81 the bnilding. that tho
stamping Of feet he discontinued '.You may
yell All yon please. h, aided In reply % dale
gate FROM Illinois
colored delegate from Illinois. w. r MOL
Iison. vas rcccgnix a. AM the noise makers.
WIN understood that he was IN favor Of their
candidate. allowed him 20 saks the platform.
He made some telling points ss 20 the denial of
suffrage In the southern states saying that
Mississippi had already cast tss vote for clsve-
land day before ysst srday
when Mr. Nolli>oa ended. th, roll call was
continued New York being reachsd. sent Hon
Chauncey N. Dspew 20 speak for her. He said
he was delighted with tre enshusiasm mani
tested the last ten minutes (which oh
vious undertaking OF tns time consumed In the
Blaine demonstration was greeted with derisive
laugh because IL spoke the return Of the
old time enthusiasm Of the party for its nomi-
rec when the work Of the convention
was done. There have been times con
tinued Mr. Depew. whom the result was
80 sur, that states and individuals also
could indulge in the charming privilege 81
personal friendship. but the situation which
now confronted us would not permit Of such
indulgence. He then proceeded with bis speech
closing with the following burst q eloqusnce:
By the grand record OF a wisr and popular
administration. BY the strength gained In FIRE
Quent contact with the people. In wonderfully
ss5ssf sn u nass n oy mn s; q
typical American home nominate Benjamin
Harrison.
The last paragraph being delivered with i'm
FASHIONED earnestness sni effect. the Harrison
men started counter demonstration 70
that following Eustis' speech An
carried down 20 tine platform. while thousands
were on their feet shouting and waving any
portable thing that could be nilsd The
work OF Mrs. Kersns AMI Mrs. Lake Wa dupli-
Gated by Mrs Depew and Mrs Howell Of
Pittsburgh. while . yoang girl IN
the gallery evoked cheers by wav-
ing an immense flag Mira How
sisting Of an splitting imitation Of the
commanche war whoop. which she continued
until completely exhausted In few minutes
the Harrison portrait was met by the Chicago
Bla ne club banner. and mp and down the
aisle together they were carried until the
yelling was over The end came in twenty
eight minutes AMI then Nr Warner Miller Of
When Wisconsin was reached Mr.. Spconsr re-
sponded Ia behalf OF Mr.. Harrison
Warner Miller seconded ths nomination OF
Mr. Bisinr. ia short speech. at fhs closs OF
which Mr. Platt wavei ths New York delega-
ton 10 is feet AMI led the applause. II was
not prolonged. The chairrnan brought down
his cavei AMI the clerk proceeded with the call
Of the roll
Cries for Foraker when OA,o was reached
failed 10 bring him D the floor
J. @ Boyd. a colored delegate from Tennes-
see spoke for Blaine and nut the crowd in good
humor by saying the ladies and even the babies
wanted him.
Ex-senator Spooner. 81 Wisconsin. was the
next speaker. He seconded Harrison nomina-
ton.
He was followed by Bruno Fink. Of Milwxu-
kee. young man who spoke for Blaine.
When Wyoming was called. = W. Down,y
took the platform Thedelsxafes. a. he passed
up the aisle said Make II short" Mr.
Downey made II funny. He started out with
the remark: Il come from one Of the r dis
tant states which il many miles from heres-
and this elected explosion OF derisive
laughter. There was great confusion and cries
81 "sit down Mr.. Downey quickly concluded.
Then the roll call continued and was con-
'luded at two minutes h>fors o'clock.
The chairman announced that Ave or six gem
lemen from the states which had been called
desired to speak. bnt the last few speeches had
evidently tired the conventic- OF oratory
There were cries Of mo and Vote and Gen
ieweI1. Of New Jersey. got tbs door AMI moved
hat the convention proceed 70 ballot
The motion was put AMI carried by = rouSing
horus OF ayes There were some scattering
noes" and the convention cheersd the an
that the roll would be called
There was pause during which the chairmen
oiled the votes OF the delegations
At 80. o'clock the chairman raped for or
Ter but the convention was not ready and he
sat down again. Three minutes later he again
,aed for order saying there was : matter OF
very considerable moment which ought TO be
decided before the ballofing began. It was
whether the delegates from Alaska ans Indian
should be permitted to vote The
OF the chair was that
when the delegates from Alaska and the
Indian territory were admitted 10 this conven-
ton IL should be without the right 70 vote He
submitted to the convention. 90 that there
might be no misunderstanding the question
whether this was their understanding also
There were cries OF yes and an Iowa dele
gate moved that the Alaska and Indian terri
tory delegates be permitted TO vote. The vote
on the motion was largely Affirmative
The chairman Of the South Carolina delega-
tion asked that the roll Of the convention be-
corrected in the Fifth South Carolina district.
hut after little colloquy the chairman an
nounced that the roll was certified - correct
by tho credentials COMMITTEES and ordered fhe
roll called
An Illinois delegate called for the reading Of
rule nine After the reading the call Of the
roll proceeded and resulted a. follows: