River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1892-06-16
NAMED A TICKET.
President Harrison Renominsted
at Minneapolis.
0r'v On. Ballot Required to Reach the
i.rsult = Whitelaw Reid Chosen ms
the Candidate for Vice
President.
FOURTH DAY.

FOURTH DAY.
MTSsEAPoLIs, MINI. June fi---In the repub-
liean convention. when the routine business had
been cleared up Chairman Mckinley impress
sively announced that the next order of business
was tho presentation of names OF nomination
for president a mighty cheer went up from the
convention. The chair ordered the roll called.
When Colorado was reached Senator Wolcott
arose and nominated James q, .Blaine.' "a
The dramatic presentation Of the name OF
Blaine, unexpected, so decisive, took the
convention by surprise. There was dead silence
for - laofncnt- Then the Blame men broke
loose and for three minutes the hall rang with
their cheers renewed again and again. They
stood UP, waving hats anu handkerehiefs and
fans.
Again the Blaine men were on their feet cheer
ing and waving flags, handkerchiefs and even
umbrellas. Some one In the galleries began the
cry OF blaine. Blaine, James G. Blaine" but
tho chairman raped for order anG the roll call
proceeded slowly.
Indiana called Col. Dick Thompson to take
the platform TO present Harrison The cheering
WAS deafcning when Mr.. Thompson said that ne
proposed 10 present a man who does not seek
success by dctraction of any other great repub
lican.4 Said he. II nominate for president
Benjamin Harrison" The cheering for .Harri-
son general and prolonged than that
for Blaine.
The counter demonstration of the Harrison
men came with enthusiasm Fans and UNI
brellas we're in the air, delegates stood on
their seats and Fred Douglass waving his
white hat on top of his cane, led the cheering
that was sustained for two minutes or more.
The chairman sat down until the tumult sub
sided. Then he ordered the roll call continued.
When Michigan was reached some one IN the
galleries ertcd out: whats the matter with
Algerf" but there was only a slight laugh from
the convention. Then Minnesota was called and
w, II. Eustis took the platform TO second the
nomination OF Blaine
The convention did not greet Mr. Eustis' re-
marks with any enthusiasm when they were de-
liVered. But when they were concluded an in
cident occurred which sent the convention of in
20 the greatest tumult that IL had yet known.
The cheering and demonstration continued for
twenty-five minutes, ladies waving their para
soils, fans and hankerehiefs, and men cheering
wildly, tossing hats and waving banners.
w hen New York called Mr. Depew came
forward and nominated Benjamin Harrison.
The scene that ensued cannot be described.
The tumultuous cheers, wild waving of hand
kerchiefs, hats and banners, combined TO pre-
sent a sight which could not be Witnessed else
where than in great American political con
vention.
At the conclusion OF the call of states ex-Gov.
Sewell. of New Jersey, moved that the conyen-
ton proceed to ballot. Amid great applause
the motion prevailed and period Of intense
suspense followed, as the chairmen OF the dele
cations Of the various states proceeded TO poll
their delegations preparatory TO responding To
the roll-call which would follow.
1t was ordered that the delegates from In
dian territory and Alaska, who had been seat
ed, be also entitled to vote upon the presden-
tial ballot.
Alabama was the first state called. and when
II responded with 10 votes for Harrison and z
for William Mckinley, Jr., deafening cheer
greeted the entrance of the distinguished Ohio
governor into the presidential contest -.
When the state of Ohio was reached occurred
the most dramatic incident ever witnessed in a
national convention, that of a presidential
candidate challenging the liberality Of the
vote east for him by his own state "Ohio gives
votes for Benjamin Harrison and "A
votes for William Mckinley" said ex-Gov.
Foraker, and the pandemonium OF enthusiasm
that greeted the announcement showed that
President Harrison had lost q votes in the
state of Ohio All enthusiasm must have an
end, however, and when the shouting delegates
were hoarse and tired Mckinley who had been
sitting silent and with visage as immovable as
the sphinx arose and In a clear voice, which pene-
trated 10 every corner of the vast hall, said: II
challenge the vote OF the state OF Ohio am a
delegate from that state "
There was a breathless pause, but the fiery
Foraker was on his feet, and, waving his hand
deprecatingly at the Chairman, said: But you
have been retired from this delegation, Mr..
Chairman, by your election 10 the Craftsmanship
nf tniS ConNtntlotls anu your dlttFudNt has TAKEN
your place and we no longer know you as a
member of the Ohio delegation .
This generous action Of the ex-governor to-
ward a man who but recently had been identi-
fed with an opposition faction I'm the state OF
Ohio evoked all the better impulses of the vast
audience. and the Harrison well as Blaine
and Mckinley delegates found themselves
cheering the generosity of the chairman Of the
Ohio delegation
"The chair overrules the point Of order" said
Mckinley to Foraker land asks the secretary
of the convention to call the roll -
Another ovation fell TO the lot of the governor
of Ohio, this time. however, from the Harrison
delegates in admiration OF his loyal support of
the president.
There a still noise throughout the hall as
the secretary of the convention calmly turned
the leaves until the roll of the Ohio delegation
was reached and called the first name ON the
list, that OF Williasl Mckinley, Jr. II vote for
Benjamin Harrison" said the great American
protectonist and the cheers that resounded
through the hall acre quoted only when the OBJ
lect of all this enthusiasm waved his gavel dep
recatingly TO restore order
Joseph Is Foraker shouted the clerk, and
there "a breathless pause
william Mckinley, Jr.," said the ex-gover-
nor, and this time il was the fiery Foraker who,
for his loyalty 10 the governor OF his state de-
served the plaudits of the multitude. Name after
name was called and when the end Of the roll
was reached IL gave | vote 10 Benjamin Har-
rison aud ~ votes for William Me
kinley, Jr, a loss of one to the president by
reason Of the polling OF the delegation. One of
the Harrison delegates had reconsidered and
voted for Mckinley and the governors altern-
ate, IL was discovered, had ON the first ballot
actually voted for Harrison in obedience 10 the
previous request OF Mckinley, although the
latter doubtless supposed he had disobeyed this
injunction and voted for his chief
When as the balloting proceeded IL was APP
that ureSitput would certainly he
renominated, the scene of enthusiasm
displayed by his followers was un.
riyaled by any incident of the day.
Cheer after cheer given until men were
fairly falling with exhaustion every side,
and when the voices were stlled the stamping
OF feet and the rapping Of canes on the floor
the throwing OF hats and umbrellas and hand
kcrch.rfs i'm the air and the waving Of flngs and
banners only added TO the pandemoni'lm of the
scene.
The roll-cal continued, and OF course from this
time on showed steady and significant gains for
Harrison. At the end 1t obvious that he
was nominated by considerable majority, but
IL required the clerks long time to foot up the
result
.'The clerks will announce the result of the
rol-call." said Chairman Mckinley half an hour
later, he having resumed the chair in the inter
val.
THE whole number Of votes" said the clerk,
sis 90ilS. The number necessary to q choice is
453 Applause. Benjamin Harrison receives
535 l-6 votes. Prolonged applause James G..
Blaine receives 1Sl SO. Applause William
Mckinley receives 1872. tCheers. Robert Lin
coin vote and Thomas b. Reed vote" lap
plause
Benjamin Harrison, having received ma-
tority OF all the votes cast" said Chairman Nc
kinley, lis the nominee of this convention.
Shall that nomination be made unanimous?"
lGreat applause and cheers and cries of Yes,
yes, let make il unanimous.
"An in favor of making IL unanimous say
aye" said the chairman. There was a storm of
ayes. Chairman Mckinley never put the neg
alive. at is unanimous said he at 4:36 p. M,
and once more the convention gave itself over
TO one Of those scenes of enthusiasm which had
become so familiar to the proceedings of the
day. The result of the ballot is given in the fol-
lowing table:
8 ISL EsIE.