The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1896-06-27
Blank. l. ; Cameron, l..
Necessary to q choice 4j4.
Total numher oF deIppateS DreSent COG.

Necessary 10 n cnOicc 4rI
Total number OF delegates present 905.
There was not q single one OF the fifteen or
or sixteen thousand people in the great hall
who did not do his or her best TO swell the
sounds Of jubilee. The women were as en-
thuSiaStic as the men. l. seemed as if no one
wOnld be seated again. and rs If orderly pro-
ceedingS would never more be attempted. One
young man on the platform waved, on the
point OF the national banner, a lace cooked
hat such Us the conqueror OF Marengo is rep
resented as having worn.
This symbol of victory added, il possible, to
the enthusiasm, and the noise was swelled by
the booming of artillery outside.
Al last the president got a chance to continue
his announcement OF the vote. Thomas b.
Reed. he said. had received Sila votes; senator
Quay Glii: Levi p. Morton So; Senator Allison
35l., and Don Cameron /.
Senator Lodge. rising in his delegation and
Standing upon his chair, said:
Mn. CHAIRMAN. the friends of Mr.. have
followed him with the same loyalty which he
has shown himself to country and principle
and party. That loyalty, they now transfer to
the soldier, the patriot, the American whom
YOU have nominated here to-day, and on behalf
ofmy own state, and, l believe OF all the other
New England states that supported Mr.. Reed,
I pledge a great majority in our own states ana
our assistance in other states and all the help
We can render lOr WIN. AIctNluIty- l1HCtIHt 3.
Imove you. sir, thai the nomination Of William
Mckinley be made unanimous. iCheersl.
Mr.. Depew. being called for made Il charac-
teristicaily good-natured speech, and was
given an ovation. When he concluded there
was a roar for Mark Hanna. Mr.. Hanna
stepped upon his chair, but his few words
were inaudible except TO those close to him.
Mr.. Hastings. of Pennsylvania. who had
nominated Senator Quay. seconded the mo-
IL. ~. 1,us- n,pinafin rnnnnni-
nous Pennsylvania, he said, with the 10y
atty which always distinguished her, would be-
come the champion of the champion OF protec-
ton to American industry--Wm. Mckinley
and would welcome the issue Of American pro-
lection, American credit. American policy,
and give to VIM Mckinley the largest ma
jority that she had ever given to 4 republican
candidate. LCheerS.l
MI. Thomas c. Platt. on behalf Of the state
OF New York, also seconded the motion TO
make VIM. McEinley's nomination unani-
nous. and declared that New York would give
Gf not doubgel its usual majority for the re-
publican candidate.
Mr.. Henderson. of Iowa, also sc ,onded the
nomination OF Mr.. Mckinley. The conyen-
tion, he said, elected q national committee TO
run the coming campaign, but 1t was not need
ed. The republican country would run the
next campaign. Cheers and laughter.l 1t
was they who had made the nomination. and
not Mark Hanna or Gen. GrOsvenor. More
applause.l The states. he said, would give to
Mr.. Mckinley 4 majority unprecedented In
American history. BY the authority OF the
distinguished senator from Iowa. Mr.. Allison
and in obedience to the instructions OF the Iowa
delegation. he seconded the motion to make
Mai. Mckinley the unanimous choice OF the
republicans OF the United States. Applause.
Yielding TO yOciferous calls Tor 4 speech. Mr.
| Depcw mounted his chair in the back part OF
the hall where the rays OF the evening sun
were beaming on his cOunteaance. which was
itself beaming with JOY and good humOr. He
said:
Ian in the happy position now OF making
a speech for the man who Is going to bt
elected. Laughter and applause 1t is I;
great thing for an amateur, when his frs
nomination has failed to come in and seconG
the man who has succeeded. New forl
is here, with no bitter feeling, ant
no disappointment. LLaughter.l w
recognize that the waves have submerged US
but we have bobbed up serenely. lLout
laughter.I 1t was cannon from New forl
that sounded first the news OF Mckinley:
nomination. They said OF Gov. Morton's ia
Their that he brought up q family OF ten chill
dren on $500 q year, and was. Notwithstanding
gifted in prayer. lLaughter.l 1t does no
make any difference how poor he may be
how out OF work. how ragged, nov