The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-06-11
The Contest Ended when the Vote
Of Texas Was Reached.
TWO OTHER CANDIDATES..
Votes Cast for Blaine and
Also for Mckinley.
WHITELAW REIDNAMED
He is Nominated for Vice. President
at the Evening Session.

A Day OF Great Excitement-Bius Friday
Open. with Fog and Pouring Rain-Call.
ing the Roll or States-Harrisoa Leads
from the Firs:-BIaiue and Mckinley Get
About tho Same Number OF Votes-Ohio
Solid for McKiniey-But Harrison Had
Enough Votes when Texas Named Him
.. Her Choice-The Nominating Speeches
Drew Rounds OF Checrs-A Great Dem.
cu.,ra,tcn when Rinine's Name Was
N.ut,oued, mn. Another Cyclone OF I'm.
thu.ir.m Over the President.
MlSSE,poIIs Juno 1O--The tonth National
Convention Of the Republican party has done
JUS, what THE SrN's reports have anticipated
and outlined. The moral OF the Convention
Is tia, tho Presidents friends here won be-
cause they wore in earnest and had a single
rWrr -.
Tn",,'s"f the Administration lost because
..y ~ vrr were sincere in their advocacy OF
l'qirr They did not want 10 nominate
lh,rr, and now they fay that Blaine did not
WA. tie nomination.
l.,'y only mined to defeat Harrison with
Lnr nr.n ,hcy could make available. They
ln,,"!y SO, the ono, magical nume OF blaine
to- I;t.rv wita
l. ,u.n- "ut tia, under tho circumstances
H. wa- ia" worst meme they could have taken
VI. am" -. wing wr;ton tho GARRISON let
t,.nar, hi ricnis found themselves tied
to- aiii ~ when Blnin. reconsidered his de-
{. p, mat T. =, BE- n candidate.
Ih- at d illustration people arraycd a
&. .. t'r; ~, aga MS the PRESIDENT. and yes-
~ O., ,!'r $40! ped The man fiom Mime as
IL nr"ss.'i .ty. They centred their hopes
OF lila, y.
= i" "r'!n. they were conrel"d to again
a. . n.u... rrau~' they found tho ONO
81. M"' np. "ivsta!'izc ar',un': the author
o - 80 n!"y ;,w All attempts I" hrcnk
d.n,nthr;r / !rnt'e strength were unnNalinG.
t., ..,! wall nf vote, set up y the office.
h",."rs nd tho instructed delegates not only
dI r",: l''"at. tat / nj g"owing. All possible
eNI '.."t, we.u tried. ut tho expected and
Jou,i>tp stampede on the first ballot did not
Gene
lIa,t and Miller kept New York just as It
canr iio'c. New Jersey remained nrm
Michigan deserted Algcr. and then Ohio. uE-
der tA. leadership OF Foraker. gave tho first
alarm! tot.c | residents managers.
Foraker showed his power 10y carrying his
delegation almost soidiy to Mckinley. against
the earnest protest Of the tariff maker. Had
tho arch Ilotter. Quay. showed tho strength in
Pennsylvania which Foraker had In Ohio. there
might have heen different story to write.
Quay, WAS outgcncral!ed by his former dis
eiplc. tho young and clever Magee. who stole
nineteen men from the Blaine forces and
transferred them to the Harrison column
Even then the anti Harrison men might
have won. but the delegates from tho other
States. seeing where victory perched. clam
tered into the Ice wagon with Harri-
ton. When the vote Of Tennessee was
reached 1t was seen that Harrison
was nominated. but his angry and relentless
opponents werc bent on making his road to
victory MS rocky as possible. and refused him
the usual compliment OF making his nomina-
ton unanimous. This honor was withheld
until the vote o, every State had been for.
Gnly recorded
MI "h!'elaw Reid. the editor az tbe Nav
AorH N1y""t. was named for yice.president
because he was the unanimous choica q, tb.
delegation from New York.