Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-06-25
Narninafion. Begin.

The president then directed the call of states
for nominations for the presidency The first
state to respond was Iowa. when Mr.. R. NJ.
Baldwin. Of Council BLUFFS. came to the plat
form and terminated Senator w. B. Allison. of
Iowa.
The neg: state to respond was Massachu-
sets. and Senator Lodge, OF that state. came to
the platform 4nd nominated Thomas B. Reed.
When the state OF New York was called, Mr..
Sutherland. of Rochester, rose and said that
the name of New York's favorite son would be
presented by another "favorite son Of that
state and Of all the states, Chauncey M. De-
pew"
A round OF cheers greeted Mr. Depew as he
made his way to the platform and proceeded to
put in nomination Gov. Levi P. Morton.
Mr.. Depews speech repeatedly ELECTED
bursts OF laughter and applause. particularly
one fnterpolated passage. in which he said:
II wonder what our erring, boiling brothers
will say when they arrive at the celestial
city. which is governed by republican prfn-
ciples and are met there by St. Peter with
golden key" AS he sat down he was loudly
cheered.
The state of Ohio was called, and Senator
Foraker came to the front. There was such
cheering as had not marked the proceedings OF
the convention at any previous time
He characterized the four years OF demo-
cratic administration as one stupendous dis
aster which had fallen all alike, the just
and the unjust. But this affection had one
democratic party. Their approaching
tional convention was an approaching national
nightmare. No one knew what they were going
to do, and no was seeking the nomination
except IL limited few who had proclaimed their
unfitneSs by announcing a willingness to stand
on any platform. If the republican party made
no mistake here, it would be re-established in
control of the government to hold it till Provi-
dence in His infinite mercy chose again to
chasten the nation laughter and applauSel.
The people wanted something more than
mere business man. fearless leader, wise
statesman, but one who in addition to all these,
presented qualifications which were exactly
the opposite of this free-trade. matchmaking.
bond-iSsuing democratic administration. Il
present.tO you such man. said Gov. Foraker,
.'in William Mckinley"
At this point pandemonium was let loose and
the convention gave up to unrestricted yelling,
cheering. horn blowing, whistling. catcalling
and all the other devices common to such &C.
casions. A number OF red, white and blue
plumes which Carefully wrapped up) had been
brought into the convention earlier in
the proceedings uncovered and
waved whilst almost every delegate seemed
TO be wildly gesticu1ating with either a fan or
flag in the air. The band tried in vain to
compete with the ear-splittjng clamor but at
last the strains of Marching Through Georgia"
caught the ears of the crowd, and they joined
in the chorus and gradually quoted down.
Then portrait OF Mckinley was hoisted on
line with the United States flag the gal
lery facing the platform and the cheering be-
gan over again, to which the band responded
by play ing Rally Round the Flag" the con-
vention joining in the chorus