The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-06-19

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render you in every way for the great
| victory Of William Mckinley. Great
| applause.) / move that the nomination
Of William Mckinley be made unanim-
Gus. Great applause.)
HASTINGS FOLLOWS SUIT.
Governor Observation-Disclosures OF the
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES rises to sec
ond the motion 70 make the nomination
OF William Mckinley unanimous. Penn
| sylvania has a right TO second the mo-
ton Pennsylvania was loyal TO her
favorfte son and Pennsylvania. with
| that loyalty. now becomes the cham
pion of protection, the champion OF
Americas greatest champion. William
| Mckinley. prolonged cheers.). In
Pennsylvania we viii see the issue Of
| American protection and American poll
cy and when Major Mckinley, in his
home in Canton on the night of the
election listens 10 the returns, he viii
find that his largesa majority comes
from the state of Pennsylvania. pro
| longed cheers
| DEPEW FALLS IN LINE.
At the conclusion of Governor Hast
ings' remarks the chair recognized Dr.
| Depew, of New York, who said.
"Mr. Chairman, I am in the happy
| position now of making a speech for a
man who is going 10 be elected (cheersD
| II is a great thing for Pm orator, when
his first nominee has ~led, to come in
and second a man who has succeeded.
! daughter and applause). New York
| IS here with no bitter feelings. no hard
! feelings and no disappointments CCrie.
of Good good and appaluse) We
| recognized that the wave had submerg-
ed US. and my speech was a bubble
! Qaughter) and when that bubble burst,
ii was cannon from New York, sound
| ing for William Mckinley. Great ap-
| plause. They said Of Governor Morton's
| father that he was an New England
clergyman who brought up a family OF
| ten children on $500 year and notwith-
standing, was gifted in prayer. Gaugh-
| teri II don't make any difference how
poor, how miserable, how out Of work.
how ragged, how next-door-to-a-trafnp
any may be in the United States tonight
he Will be gifted in prayer as a result Of
this convention. Great applause.) The
popularity Of this nomination is Just
that which it always is with the Ameri-
can people; that we are not like the
Germans an abstract people, not like
the Germans, defying principles unless
they are connected with man and this
principle the one that moves its spin
dies, that supports its industries the one
that makes its wage-earners sought for
employment and not seeking employ
ment. this principle for years gone by
has been embodied in one man. His
personality expresses IL and by the
voice of the American people with
majority unequalled, his personality
will carry him to the presidential chai-
The aspira tons of the voters of Ameri-
ca, of the families of America and the
homes of America are for Mckinley;
protection. and America for Americans
loud and prolonged applause)
PLATT AND HEPBURN.
At this point P1att arose and was rec
ognized by the chair. He spoke as fol-
lows:
In behalf of the delegation from the
state of New York, desire to second
the motion to make the nomination OF
William Mckinley unanimous. ZAP
plauSe) And pledge the state OF New
York to give If not double it's usual ma
jority at election Great applause.)
Hepbprn of Iowa-AIr. Chairman. and
brother Republicans: You have select
ed a national committee TO run the com
ing campaign; you do not need it. The
Republicans of the country will run II
themselves. (Applause.) The Repub-
licans of the rank and file have made
the nomination this afternoon and not
Mark Hanna or General Grosvenor and
from every state viii come vote for
Major Mckinley unprecedented in the |
history of the American people. ZAP
p1ause) By the authority Of our dis |
tinguished Iowa. son, Senator Allison,
and by the instructions of the Iowa del |
egat1on, representing the great loyal |
Republican party OF the state, I second |
the motion 70 make Major Mckinley the !
unanimous choice OF the Republican |
party of the United States. Great ap- |
plause.)
CONVENTION RISES.
In response to urgent calls of Hanna, |
Hanna" Hanna arose and addressed |
the convention as follows:
MIR. Chairman and gentlemen Of the |
There was one man in this |
convention who had the intelligence at |
this late hour TO ascertain that this nom
ination was made by the people IF |
my feeble efforts may have contri buted !
to this result, 1 am here TO lay the
fruits of st at the feet of my party and |
upon the altar of my country. Cheers
and cries of good, sood.'O l am ready
now to take my position alongside of
my friend General Henderson, and all
other good Republicans from every state
and TO do the deeds of a soldier until
next November. (Cheers)
The convention here called for Quay
but were informed by the chairman that
he was not present
The chairTnan-The question is. shall
the nomination of William Mckinley be
made unanimous? All who are in IA
vor OF making the nomination of Nc
KinIey unanimous will rise The con-
vention rose to its feet as one man amid
4 tumuit of applause.
The chairman-By authority Of your
IN animOus vote, as chairman of this
I declare that William Nc
kfnley OF the state of Ohio. is the nom
nee OF the Republican party for pres
dent of the United States. (Applause) |
The chairman announced that the
text order of business would be the
all of the ro1i of states for nominations
or vice president and directed the sec
'etary to begin the calling of the roll | .
The secretary proceeded and when he
cached Connecticut. sam esSenden |
vas introduced and spoke as follows; ,
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the ;
Two acts have already
zen performed byfhis great convention | 5
which should receive the hearty and en-
husiastic approval and ratificat alton Of
verw loyal Republican. The first IS
he nomination of the solder. patriot,
nd great statesman OF Ohio. Governor 7
as our choice for the presi- 7
ency. The second is the adoption Of a :
iatform which in unequivocal terms G
hedges the Republican party 70 an hon :
- currency and the present. god stan I
ard That platform also adopei q :
eclaration for the protection q Amer &
an srius-rSr-S also -T.~T,r,sr,r,-z9 nv .,-s-