The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1892-06-14


ton of the majority report in the Ala
bana case. The question was then put
and the majority report was unani-
mously adopted amid cheers.
This example was followed by those
who had intended to antagonize the
Utah report ON the Mormon issue.
Mr.. Cullom, after consultation with
other friends of the administration,
agreed not to delay nominations by rails
ing discussion on this question.
Then on motion two delegates each
from Indian Territory and Alaska were
admitted.
Mr. Duffield, of Michigan, asked that
the Michigan delegation be allowed to
retire for consultation.
The chairman heard no objection to
this request. the Michigan delegation
retired and the convention proceeded to
the transaction of some routine bust
ness.
In the interim Warner Miller. of New
York. sent up to the desk and had read
a woman's suffrage memorial. Mr..
Miller asked that the officers of the
| WOman's Republican association named
| in the communication be presented to
| the convention and this was done.
Mrs. J. Ellen Foster was escorted to
the platform, and read an address in
| shrill but audible voice with many
Oratorical gestures.
One Of the Alabama delegation, adj
mitting that there was d fight In tie
delegation, asked for poll on the ques-
ton of the election of a national COM
mittee man, but the chairman choked
| him off by saying amid laughter that the
| convention accorded the Alabama dele
cation further time to correct their
arithmetic"
A resolution was offered with the re-
! quest that it be read. There was Objec-
! ton. Then the chairman lmpreSslveIy
! announced that the next order of bust
ness was the presentation of names for
! president, A mighty cheer went up
| from the convention. The chair an
| nounced that it had been the custom in
| past years to call the roll for the presen-
! tation of candidates. He asked whether
| the convention wished this.
| There were mingled cries of 'tTes and
mo" and the chairman decided that the
| convention desired to follow precedent
| ordered the roll call.
BIaine's Name Presented.
In the call of states Colorado is the
| first state to respond, and Senator VOL
| colt ascends the platform to nominate
James G. Blaine.
When Mr.. Wolcott ended again the
! Blaine men were on their feet cheering
| and waving flags, handkerchiefs and
! even umbrellas. Some in the galleries
began the cry of Blaine, Blaine, james
! G.. Blaine but the chairman raped for
| order and the roll call proceeded slowly.
When Indiana was reached there was
! applause, which was renewed ten-fOld
when the venerable r. W. Thompson
walked up the aisle and took the plat
| form. Standing with fan clutched In
| both hands Mr.. Thompson placed Har-
rison in nomination.
Rival Demonstrations.
The counter demonstration of the Har-
risOh men came with enthusiasm. Fans
and umbrellas were in the air-delegates
| stood on their seats and the Hon. Fred
! Douglass waving his white hat on top of
! his cane, led the cheering, that was suS-
| tanned for two minutes or more. The
chairman sat down until the tumult
/ subsided. Then he ordered the call con-
! tinued.
AlGer Out of the Race.
| When Michigan was reached some one
| in the galleries cried out What's the
matter with AIger?" but there was only
/ a slight laugh from the convention.
Then Minnesota was called and W.
| H. Eustis took the platform to second
! the nomination of Blaine.
The Blaine Outburst.
Just as the applause for Mr.. Eustis'
speech was dying out. Mrs R. c.
/ Kerens, wife of the national committee
man from Missouri, and Mrs. Carson
Lake, of New York, who sat beside her,
started the cheering again, waving their
parasOls. The convention Went wild
then. The delegates climbed on their
chairs to see the two women ON the plat
form behind the chairman cheering and
encouraging 7pplause.
Big Tom Reed sat Just in front of Mrs
Kerens and took up the movement. His
face melted into broad grin as he stood
up waving a silk flag in honor of his
old-time enemy.
All over the conventin,i hall the dele
gates were crying ''BlaiIr. Blaine, James
| O.. Blaine" The confusion was indie
scribable and the no:-r Ieafening. 1t
eliminated when the : and struck up.
No one could tell what i, was playing.
Only the steady beat OF the bass drum
could be heard above tie lin.
When the band stopped the cheering
did not. Mrs. KerenS' companion fold
ed her white parasol and waved a silk
flag almost over the cLairman's head.
1t fed the flame of the conventions eX-
citement anew. The Blaine, Blaine,
James G. Blaine" men fell into har-
mOny and the cry went up from $4,000
voices as from one, while the stamping
of feet that accompanied 1t made the
big convention hall tremble.
Again the band struck up and played
a quickstep. An Illinois delegate stand
ing on his feet. fan i'll his hand. led the
chorus of Blaine, Blaine, James G..
Blaine" on the floor with both arms out
stretched like the leader of chorus in a
comic opera. After nearly twenty min
utes of confusion and noise the cOnven-
ton began to tire and dsubside little, but
there were spasmodic Outbursts for near
ly five minutes.
Before the strength of the Blaine men
gave out delegate tried to get to the
platform to propose three cheers for
Mrs Kerens, but in the confusion he
might as well have talked to a blank
wall Tom Reed led the last outburst,
sitting back of the platform waving his
straw hat.
Kisses Mingled with Cheers.