The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-11

/ walked up the aisle and took the plat
form. Standing with fan clutched in
hand Col Thompson said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION: I do moi
intend to make speech propose TO make 9
nomination for the Presidency which shal
strike chord Of sympathy in every true Re
| publican heart. propose to nominate for th1
| Presidency a man who docs not seek eloya
| ton by the 6etraction of any other Re
publican. ] do not propose, however, tt
| defend his history or his life before this Con
| ventlon, because that win be done In words OF
| burning and prophetic cloquence which can
not be surpassed In any other country in the
world.
Therefore, with these simple words, I noni
nate 70 this Convention for the Presidency OF
| the United States the warrior statesman Ben.
| jamin Harrison.
he counter demonstration of the
| Harrison men came with enthusiasm.
Fans aud umbrellas were in the air, del.
| eXateS stood on their seats and the
| Hon Fred Douglass, waving his white
hat, led The cheering that was sustained
for two minutes or more.
| The Chairman sat down until the
| tunult subsided Then he ordered the
| roll ca continual.
W nen New York Tas reached Chaup-
| cey al. Depew took the platform to sec
| oai the nomination Of President Harri-
! son.
Mattison, of Mississippi then took
the platform to second Blaine's nomina-
ton. Cheering for Blaine renewed.
Michigan presented no candidate.
! When that State was called a stentorian
voice shouted "What's the matter with
/ Alger?" Then a quick response came
that "He's no good" "
When Ohio was reached there were
cries for Foraker, but he failed to take
the floor. J. A. Boyd, a colored dele
gate from Tennessee, spoke for Blaine.
Ex-senator Spooner of Wisconsin sec
onded Harrison's nomination. He was
followed by Bruno Fink of Milwaukee,
who spoke for Blaine When Wyoming
was called, r. w. Downing took the
! platform, and created great laughter by
his speech in favor of Blaine.
rhe roll call was concluded at two
! floor and moved that the convention
| proceed to balloU. The motion was
| put and carried by rOusing chorus of
| yes" There were some scattering
''noes," and the convention cheered the
announcement that the roll would be
called There was a pause during
which the chairman polled the votes
Of the delegation.
! Alabama, the first State, made the first
/ break to the dark horse, Mckinley. 1t
cast 10 votes for Harrison and for Nc
/ Kinley amid cheers. When California
was reached the announcement of the
! Chairman was challenged and the list of
! delegates was called. NJ H, De Young
/ voted Blaine" and there were cries of
! good. The call proceeded. Georgia's
| solid 26 for Harrison were greeted with
cheers. The vote of Illinois was chal-
Nv a Il al tp nh, In
the delegates on record, and the roll OF
! the delegation was called.
| When New York was reached there
| were cries Of Hush" Silence followed
! while Chairman Miller announced the
| vote, There was no applause. North
| Cardinals vote was challenged, and the
/ delegation was called. When Ohio was
reached the chairman asked to have the
/ State passed. but Gov. Foraker jumped
into the aisle and announced that the
| delegation had been polled, aud he de-
manded the announcement of the vote.
The chairman stepped into the aisle
and amid almost perfect silence an
nounced the vote-Harrison, /; Me-
! Kinley, 49,
| When Pennsylvania was called, Sena-
tor Quay, the Chairman, announced
that there was a disagreement in tho
delegation, and asked that the roll he
called by the Secretary. This was done.
Chris Magee voted for Harrison and
Senator Quay for Mckinley. The an
nouncement Of the Pennsylvania vote
showed a gain for Harrison of 10 over
last nights vote. The vote of South
| Carolina was challenged.
When Tennessee's vote was announced
there was round of cheering. When
Texas announced % votes for Harrison,
| giving him the necessary votes for
the nomination, there was no
chance for the Chairman OF the delega-
tion to announce the balance of the vote
! of the delegation.
| The delegates had been sitting with
( roll calls in their hands, keeping tally
on the vote. They knew what the vote
of Texas meant, and as the Harrison
! 20" came out, every Harrison man
| sprang to his feet yelling like mad.
Hats were thrown across the hall aud
there WAS great confusion. The band
struck up "Hail to the Chief" which
! only increased the enthusiasm. The
delegates went up and down the aisle
shaking hands.
After the vote of Texas had been re-
corded and Harrison's nomination as
| sured, Chairman Mckinley called Editor
Elliott +. Shepard to the chair.