The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1896-06-27
III IMPLEMENTS

from the ranks Of the party which In
the past had honored them and they
had delighted to serve, and the conven-
ton had voted-s1s1a to 1o51a-to stand
by the gold declaration in the platform,
not one who witnessed the scene will
forget to his last day the picture Of Sem
ator Frank Cannon of Utah facing from
the platform 10000 irate, kissing, jeer-
ing people as he read the declaration Of
the silver men. He stood erect and de-
fant, his pale face set in grim deter
mination as those before him tried to
cry him down until the very courage he
displayed won for him the admiration
Which Compelled Silence.
When he finished the reading he turned
and shook hands with Senator Foraker,
the chairman of the committee on cre-
dentials, and other friends on the plat
form, then, locking arms with Senator
Teller, the two men left the stand,
moved down the aisle to where the
standard of the Idaho delegation stood.
There they were joined by the hand
some, stalwart Dubois, and the three
men continued their march to the main
door. Their followers fell in behind
them as they moved along. 1t was a
small band, several of the delegates
from the states Of Utah and Montana
preferring to subscribe to the platform
rather than to sever their allegiance to
their party. Only a few Of the dele
gates
Displayed Any Bitterness
toward what they believed to be the
misguided course of their colleagues,
and breathed a sigh Of relief when it
was over. Never before has there been
q bolt from the Republican party, al
though Wendell Phillips and some more
radical Republicans held convention
at Cleveland in 1884 and placed in the
field ticket in opposition to Lincoln
and johnson. The radicals on that
occasion, however, withdrew their
ticket and returned to the fold before
the election in November. In this in
stance the silver men Immediately per-
fected plans to name Senator Teller as
an independent silver candidate for
president in the hope that the Demo
Gratis at Chicago, if controlled by the
silver men, would place his name at the
head of their ticket.
Foraker Aroused Enthusiasm.
Il was foregone conclusion that Nc
| Kinley would be nominated, but the
| pent up enthusiasm of the friends of the
Ohio candidate found full vent. The
speech of Baldwin Of Council Bluffs,
nominating Allison, of Senator Lodge,
nominating Reed, Of Hastings, nomi-
mating Quay, and Of Depew, nominat-
ing Morton, were eloquent and mastery
efforts and were received with the
greatest enthusiasm by their respective
supporters, but it was the nomination
of Mckinley by Foraker which turned
the convention NO bedlam. Save for
the wild tumulktnat followed Senator
Wolcott's speech lacing Blaine in nomi-
nation at Minnsapolis four years ago,
the demonstration that occurred yester-
day has had no parallel in Republican
national conventions, at least in length.
The Minneapolis demonstration contin-
ued for ~ minutes, that of yesterday
fell short Of that record but 80 seconds.
OF course it lacked the zest that comes
after
-
and was In @ measure mechanical, but
It did not want for inspiration and en-
thusiasm. The delegates listened to tht
opening words Of the speech Of For
aker, waiting for the mention Of Nc
Kinley's name. The explosion came
with il. Mark Hanna climbed on hi
chair Just in front of the platform, with
his handkerchief held aloft, and 16 6,00t
people in the galleries gave forth theil
wild enthusiasm. The black mass o.
delegates and alternates in the pi
seemed to also arise en- masse, save fol
here and there q delegate. An Ohit
delegate seized the Buckeye STANDARD
!, and held 1t aloft until it was seized ant
carried to the platform and an enor
NOUS portrait of the choice Of the con
vention was hoisted to the gallery. Tn
delegates paused, but the 5.
) Spectators Did Not Weary.
: Just at the close, as the shouting thou
sands were ready to sink from shee
! exhaustion, a man wearing Napoleon
t cockade Of the first empire came ou
: from beneath the galleries and pushes
4 his way over the press benches to tn
' platform. Altogether the scene was
, remarkable one and testified to the poI
! ularity Of the candidate who had bee
: placed in the field. McKinley's vot
exceeded the expectations OF his Friend
!. as he received 6811a, nearly half NOR
than majority and almost three time
Q as many as his five opponents. III
! nomination was Immediately rlad
+ unanimous by enthusiastic speecht
g from the representatives OF the oppo
/ inc candidates and there were the t1srl'
! felicitations Marx Hanna W