The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-06-19

can render for William Mckinley
(Cheers.)
"I move you, sir, that the nomination
of William Mckinley be made unani-
nous. (Cheers.)
Mr.. Hasting. of Pennsylvania, who
had nominated Senator Quay seconded
the motion to make McKinley's nomina-
tion unanimous. Pennsylvania, he said,
with the loyalty which always distin-
guished her, would become the cham
ion of the champion of protection to
American industry-William Mckinley
and would welcome the issue of Amer
lean protection, American credit, Amer
lean policy and give to William Nc
Kinley the largest majority that she
had ever given to a Republican candi-
date. (Cheers)
Mr.. Thomas Platt on behalf of the
state Of New York, also seconded the
motion to make William McKinley's
nomination unanimous and declared
that New York would give its usual Qf
not double it's usuaD majority for the
Republican candidate.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa, and j. Madi-
the motion. Mr.. Depew being called
upon, made Enthusiastically good
patured speech and was given an ova-
tion. When he concluded there was
roar for Mark Hanna. Mr.. Hanna
stepped upon chair, but his few words
were inaudible except to those close to
him. He pledged himself to take his
| place in the ranks and work for the
election of Mckinley.
! MADE UNANIMOUS.
The chair put the question: Shall
the nomination be made unanimous.
and by a rising vote 1t was so ordered
and then announced that Mr.. William
McKin of Ohio, was the candidate of
the Republican party for president OF
tho United States.
When the applause which greeted this
announcement subsided, Senator Lodge
| moved to proceed to the election of
yire-president and that the nominating
speeches be limited to five minutes
| Notwithstanding many expressions OF
dissent and cries to ADJOURN till morn
| ing, it was declared carried and at $40
| p. m. the convention having been In
| continuous session nearly eight hours
and half, the roll of states was called
| for nomination for vice-president.
When Connecticut was reached. Mr.
Fesenden took the stand and nominated
Ex-Governor Morgan o. Bulkeley vice.
president Judge John Franklin Fort
| of New Jersey, placed in nomination
| Hon. Garret A. Hobart.
Mr.. Humphrey, of Illinois, briefly
seconded the nomination of Mr.. Hobart
| in the name of Illinois.
The roll call Of the states was re-
| sumed and New York made no nomina-
| tion. When the state Of Rhode Island
was called Mr.. Allen came to the stand
and nominated for the vice president
Charles Warren Lippitt. When the
state of Tennessee was called Mr.. RAN
dolph, delegate from that state, nomi-
mated for the presidency Henry Clay
Evans, of Tennessee. The nomination
of Mr.. Evans was seconded by Mr..
Smith, Of Kentucky, colored delegate.
Mr.. I. c. Walker (colored), of Vir-
ginia, put in nomination his fellow dele
| gate, James A. Walker.
The balloting for vice president then
began. The call had only proceeded as
far as South Dakota when 1t became
evident that Hobart had been nominat-
ed on the first ballot and the delegates
and the crowd in the galleries began
to leave the building.
| Resolutions were offered and agreed
to appointing the chairman, Mr.. Thurs
ton, and the temporary chairman, Mr..
Fairbanks, chairmen respectively of the
two committees to notify the nominees
for president and vice president.
Resolutions of thanks were also Of
fered to the chairman, the temporary
chairman and the officers of the con-
vention and suitable acknowledgements
were made by Messrs. Thurston and
Fairbanks.
Yhe chair informed the convention