New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-18
CONVENTION IN SESSION.
AN ANIMATED SCENE IN THE GREAT
AUDITORIUM;

BUT ELOQUENT sPEEcH-THE TEST
VOTE on THE CREDENTIALS
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fBY. TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNEl
St Louis. June 1.-THE great white Audi;
torium in which William Mckinley. OF Canton
Chic is to be named by the Republican party 40
its candidate for President of the United States.
was slow in filling up this forenoon. The weather
was murky and uncertain The knowledge thae
the proceedings were to be Of routine chars
acter and nothing of particular Importance was
to take place led many 90 refrain from going 70
the Convention Hall. BY 9:30 o'clock In the
morning the little groups of delegates, alternates
and visitors began to turn their faces toward the
building There was some confusion at the hall
at first, owing to a misunderstanding on the pars
Of some assistant sergeants-at-arms. Some one'
without authority 1t Is said, had changed the
seating When Sergeant-at-Arms Byrnes ar
rived further complications were avoided. me
changing IF the seats OF the State delegations
was to facilitate the rollcall, and the seats were
placed in alphabetical order
The delegates from North Carolina were tho
first to enter the hall and take their seats. For
more than an hour the crowd struggled INTO she
hall and although the time set Tor the chaii
man TO call the Convention to order was 4"
O'Clock. 1t was exactly 1910 when temporary
Chairman Charles W. Fairbanks ascendeo ths
nlatform and brought down his gavel upon tne
table The galleries looked deserted ana oare'
Here and there over the main moor Vacah'
seat could be seen in the various state oeiesa-
tions Chauncey NJ. Depew ana Matthe" D.
O,,ov Warner Miller and Chauncey /. Filiey
were absent from the morning session. Iho
pev William G. williams offered the prayer, and
..r .ba deIegates were seated the order OF the
aav was reverted TO- Mr. wellington. OF Mary
I'D os,ed unanimous consent that the report or
,be Committee on Rules be received at tnis
time but this was refused. Mr.. Wellington tne'
uada q motion to adjourn, which was voteo
down and then things went along swimminsS'
SENATOR THURsTON's SURPRISE.
Senator Thurston sprang surprise wnen no
WIS escorted 10 tre platform and started IN 10
make his speech. Every one anticipated tnae
4. would be a long one. but 1t wasn't. he mao
only talked about five minutes during whlcn 'iiie
he conclseIy and succnctly summed up the creed
OF the party, when he stoppei short and SAID:
Gentlemen, what is your ploesure:
Tho frs. real. hilarious old-time wave OF en-.
thuslasrn broke over the Convention at tne
close Of his speech. 1t had been dull until tnen'
wbsn he remarked In the course OF his speecn
thar he presided over the Convention that nomi-
mated the last Republican President OF the United
States and was now 10 preside over the Coh-
ventlon that was TO nominate the next hepuoh-
can President of the United States there was
wave but II was only forerunner oi the torren'
that broke loose at the conclusion OF his speech.
The audience had become really animated oy
this time and a renewal OF the usual hurrah
tactics was looked for, but II was lmpossio'o
TO work up enthusiasm over mere routine anu
when a motion was made to take recess ~"o
odonted there was a sign Of relief. The great
Hall was quietly emptied. and those VINO "ere
,rasent we're able to get to their hotels in time
FOR dinner at noon
,rha afternoon session was different. There
was a well-defined idea that the serious WORK
~ tho Convention was to begin then. 1t bright
ened up by o'clock, and the sun shone with un-.
comfortable warmth All the streets leading to
the Convention Hall were filled. Carriages
wh,rled past with prominent Republicans and Re-
publicans OF lesser prominence. The air was
charged with rumors 1t was reported that the,
silver men had left the Committee on ResoIu-
t,ons and had formally announced their inten-
tion OF bolting II was believed that the business
OF the day would be rushed through and that
the candidates were to be placed in nomination.
Therefore those who wished 10 hear Chauncey NJ
Depew. Joseph b. Foraker, Judge Baldwin and
Senator Lodge hurried to the Convention
CONVENTION HALL PACKED WITH PEOPLE.
At o'clock the scene within the hall was one or
the greatest animation. The galleries were SOLID
walls of people. The main floor was crowded
with delegates pushing through on the way 70
their seats The press boxes were completely
filled The seats on the platform were all taken,
and when the gaNel OF the chairman rang on tho
table a low hum CT conversation to be heard
all over the hall. The heat was oppressive. The
people in the galleries as well as the delegates.
were we'll supplied with fans. and they kept up a
constant huttering. The motion lent animation
~ the scene. and gave the Convention the look
Of some wheathed swept by gusts of wind. al,
though one woman said 1t was enough 10 make
one seas!ck to watch the fans.
One Of the features OF the afternoon was the
cheers for the prominent Republicans. who. as
chairmen CT the various delegations. rose to an,
nounce the vote The first to receive this greet
ing wa, Senator Quay Others cheered were
Chauncey l. Filley, David Henderson. Perry Car
son and Richard Thompson AS the vote was,
looked upon 10 some extent a test OF McKinley's
strength each slight gain in one way or the other
was vocferously cheered.
THE PROCEEDINGS IN DETAIL.
The early morning hours Of the second day OF tho
Convention were cloudy and drizzly. and threatened
ra Their disagreeabe. rainy condition OF the weather.
but Just before the hour fixed for the meetlng-i0 a
m-the clouds began to d!sperse and there was
every appearance OF sutry weather. BY 10 o'clock
hardly half the delegates present. but they
kept pouring in all the time. while the band dis
coursed popular airs. In the mean time the galleries.
were being filed up. and when. at last. Mr.. Fair
banks called the Convention 10 order. there were
few seats unoccupiei either In the galleries In ths
sections assigned delegates and alternaes. SINCE
Yesterdays adjournment the Arrangement OF the
floor had undergone a change. the positions Of the
several States having been shifted and in way far
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