The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-22
FIRST REPUBLICAN GUN.
pLA1rAND MILLER DIDN'T go TO HEAR
H,kINLhr EfRE II.

whiteiaw Reid Spcrks from BOX aud nr.
Dspew i-om ~ seco ,d--;ory Rox-Gov.
Mckinley skipped r'a'ne, md was Re-
minded or It-They Seem TO he Rejoicing
Tn the Expected Nomination Of Cleveland.
DR.. Dcrcw from high perch In the second
tier OF boxes in Music Hall last night ad-
dressed mass OF persriring. fan-waying per-
sons. who had gathered there to help the Re-
publican Club ratify the nominations OF Harri-
son and Reid and snid: This is love feast"
II was n love feast but for few unlovcly &C.
tions and remarks on the part OF some men,
hers of the big audience The gathered Re-
publicans. men and women. for there were
hundreds Of the latter present. were reason
ably enthusiastic over the mention OF Presi-
dent Harrisons name and when Whitelaw
Reid entered tho decorate ted box on the first tier
reserved for him. But there was perhaps
lust n little more enthusiasm manifested when
cheers were called for for James q. Blaine.
1t was not love feast when Gov. Mckinley.
in cnumerating the Presidential candidates Of
the party. for somc reason skipped the one
named in 1894, and reopencd the Blaine
sore which hns not had time to heal fully since
the Minneapolis Convention. 1t was not a
manifestation OF love which caused the death
Ike silence. succeeded ty an audible and
quite general hiss that followed the proposal
to give three cheers for Col Shepard. made by
some enthusiastic man on the platform who
hud perhaps been sampling the Cooncl's
liquors ut dinner. Then, too. there werc owl
dences that all was not lovely with the repro
sentatives OF organized labor for Mr. Reds
namc and his speech were received with &C.
cnsional calls of Rats
Barring those few evidences ~ dissatsfac
ton it can he said that the meeting was
l,,,e, . IL,
ratification meetings go. There were few
Kisses Tor tie President early in the evening
from til" yer. sore lhain" men; nnt he speak
eis warmed them up Until nothing LIT cheers
were beard though those were not OF a very
dcmonstrntivc character.
BROTHER SHEPARD III lNED FOR THE DELAY.
The Park row and Broadway fakirs who
Sai the aS"arv %'T Tser ssss lad 'T "r
.nEcn hsr v9H"t%n s to nspfnse ,ron Sam
among tn" faithful At $50 O'clock, when the
doors, wore lhr"wn oren aud the SweltcrinE
first rush resulted in niling the lar4uet and
~ Sn'cl"rk both galleries were ~ fans and
hamIt erCniGi: ,mrrns seventh Regiment
Of the lower tier OF the boxes on. the right of
tt ny sans on the 'nr nG
with Ben Harrison :" The lackneyed RESPONSE
Hes all right was shouted back, but few "
three cheers for the ticket which were an
swnr"d hyt hree louder ones called for james
r. The crowd was p"coming impatient. 1t was
long past tn. hour for. the sreechmaking to
present, Fyeryhod, was asking what occa-
stoned the delay. to which question one sweat
ing sufferer answered for the benefit of party
Its that naughty adiectivel Shepard.
Hes Kent them "vsr time at dinner and my my
- knows when
they'll get here.
But they came at last. President James A.
Mckinley, on hisnrn,.and RcpIcs" ative John
Dalzeli Of rennsylvania following Prince
ltGs. ell Harrison was also Of the party. as was
Col Shepard. who smiled as though the whole
There wore. also the Committee on ,Notillca-
ton Of the Minneapolis Convention. all badges
and l'"utni nitrc-. who wer" led to front seats
on the platform simultaneously, with the
appeared in his box. i!anked on either side by
Noah Davis and Stewart L. Woodfor1. while
DIR. Chaunccv NJ. Dcpew. exhibiting a broad
eXpanSe OF shirt front and a Snil" almost as
expansive, took Il seat in the box Just above
Mr. itcid.
THE FORCE BILL To THE FRONT.
The national c"ors in "Te1y o GIncsiyanle
s'rrnm"r. and K"nfa Ion. WEI O extensively used
in the decoration ii the stage. In fact. aside
and n banner bearii.; one Of President IIarri-
son lSSS campaign nttcranccs. tho red.
white. and hlne IN six and bunting was alone
rInI Logged in the decorations. which were con-
tnei t. the. stag" and Mr.; Eeh's h"X.
rh" Harrison .cson'.whjch was thus Haunt
ed. was;
lw"ah like :" hear ''ug>e can throughout the land
e Item an nnTr """' frs re- "A nSne.y
"rr Institution "n!,' snvlressl!n Unrer an
s'nnc s'arnot he TIE a'r! B'>5.WS HAFHs">
Eehind two of the flags. which were drnpr,!
on ",tu"t Id" Of the stage. were large cam
ra.n portraits Of lie cnntdates which were
t" =" unveiled at the r1rioperE o moment That
ms box. ana Eanhmnster tarIa. lust a little
! late. pick", al. his baton to direct his muoi-
,ians in playing sec. the C"nHuerinC Hero
small national Tags were drawn from peck
"ts ana SpInnr"I, As + ny MAGE risE,,h on
miniature ErAni'nther,,> hats. and soon The
hiG hall. from arlurt t" upper, gallery. WAS IL
mass oil bright waving color. he only thing
Pats" from IA" rear OF the ball:
President E!nn"hari presided and intro
!i'v. MrhG!oy. IN" great minority Of the 300
Nee Pre-. dcn;> were not present. and cX-Sen-
atOiS IHt' ana Miller were particularly con-
spicuou> Nv their absence. Thcy w-rc not
paItakers IL Dl. pepews love feast nor WAS
J. Slunt Fasec,t.
Go". M'FVHLET FIRES THE FIRST GUN.
GOV. Mckinney. howiu. his Napolcoric head
wifhou, smiling. was picture Of n .man trl.
umrhln. In stitr Of HI clothes. lie was in
M in" Mnsn n"' ,Io tina, i war
Of the night -rssi"ns At Minncap"lis. Tie
trousers were ua. :rd aud near tn" waisiband
they seemed t. nave been b,illt with an an
ti"ipnti"n Of many more :;ooh dinners. His
forehead wa- derkrl with glistennG beads Of
persrirnti"n. som" OF which had, dropped TO
his Shaggy eyebrows To- glitter there. Ma cor
Mckinley piorrrLcd to ill.," the first gun Of the
rnminign. Int he used too SLOW n match or
else his pnwd": was damp. Tor the first gun
had to h,. reloaded aud !lrrd nEaln.
"E"pU'rii"aII National Conventions are al
WAYS right said he. They never mako mis-
tales. The convention made no mistake
thirty-six yrars ago when il nominated John
&. l'renonr. 1t made n, mistake In 1870 when
it nominated abraham Lincoln. who put lib
cr," mud, equality in tho C32nstitution. where
they had not cen before. il made no mis-
take in 1864 when 1t rrnominat'l him. or in
1888 and 1872 when IL nominated Ulysses =.
Grant. II made M mistake in 1876 when it
nominated Il. Il. Iiayes. 1t made no mistake
when il nominated james a. Garfield
EXT ~; FORGOT HLAtSF.
All this wa good Rel uhican doctrine. and
ho cr"wd WAS gradraIly, getting work cd up to
thu point. THry knew the noxt name would
be, Liam" and i;hh"y got all ready with l4Es.
the willy Governor, fooled. the crowd. 1T mad.
BENJAMIN Harrison in Kiss -" He didn't
-" Iiuinni Eluine,' yelled the galleries