Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-06-19


Henry Cabo. Lodge. who gained a
name in literature before he did in pol
lties, is a strong, handsome. athletic
man, scarcely more than 40 His
speech nominating Reed was delivered
in an earnest manner As he Closed his
eulCgy of Speaker Reeds services and
cminerIt qualifications for the Presiden-
cy by offering the name of Thomas B.
Reed, the Reed delegates and the parti-
sans c. the Maine man in the galleries
JOINED IN THE DEMONSTRATION.
Delegate Littlefeld OF Maine seconded
the nomination CT MIR. Reed.
While Mr.. Nttle6eld was speaking.
the dOorkeepers carried in the armtuls
Of tri-colored plumes and distributed
them among the Mckinley delegates.
The honor had been reserved for
Chauncey NJ. Depew of the greatest per-
sonal ovation of the convention up to,
this time. 1t came when New York
was reached in the call IS States, and
Sutherland, mounting his chair, said:
The claims of the State Of New
York and of her favorite son will be
presented by that other favorite son OF
the States-Chauncey NJ. Depew."
While Depew was pushing up the aisle
the delegates climbed upon their seats
once more TO cheer him.
While Mr. Depew was speaking the
pages continued to bring in the McKin-
10y banners, cased in brown wrapping
paper and handed them about the hall.
In the seats occupied by the Clio dele
CATION tin horns were produced from
some hiding place and distributed
among the delegates.
The alluSlon to Republican presidents
in DepeW's speech received the custom
airy tributes and there was great laugh
ter at reference to the 'erring sisters"
from the silver States and their feelings
when they should reach the celestial
city which was governed by Republi
can principles, to find its strets paved
with gold.
At the mention Of Morton's name the
New York delegation rose practically
alone on the floor and gave three cheers
which were reinforced from the CALLER
les.
Referring to reports that Governor
Morton would be in the fed for the Sec
ond place on the ticket, Mr. Depew de-
clared that he had to-day received ad-
dltional assurances from the Govenor
that he would under no circumstances
accept the place unless it came to him
unanimously, and he could not get It
unanimously.
1t was S:O7 when Ohio was called By
the secretary.
Gov Puchna'l arc-a m anpourcaf that
Senator elect Foraker would speak for
the Buckeye State. But the convention.
could not be restrained. With wild
roar the McKinleyites on the floor rose
to their feet ard the thousands in the
galleries were frantic with enthusiasm.
The members of the Ohio delegation
unfolded small silk banners and swung
them about their heads while all over
the floor waved the tri-color plume OF
THE AMERICAN NAPOLEON.
The plumes were fixed at the end Of a
staff several feet in length. They had
just been distributed. Some of them-
were still! in their cases as the delegates
waved them aloft. Several tin horns
were blown and the din ard confusion
were indescr;5able. Governor Bush
nell, standing on chair, signalled and
shouted for order, but he could not
make himself heard, and Senator For
aker was pushed forward to the plat.
form. The appearance of the popular
and magnetic Foraker on the stand'
was the signal for another outburst,
which subsided as he motiOned for or
der.
Then the crowd had it all to them
selves and they hOwled. The first
movement was TO mount the seats,
where they yelled a while. Then they
got down and did some more yelling.
A little experience Of this kind seeme6
to be enough, and they climbed upon
the seats AID Continued yelling FROM
these elevated positions.
AS IF SHOT INTO THE AIR
from some concealed battery. thou
sand vsriegated plumes flashed in the
air. almost concealing the thousands OF
flags. handkerch!efs and umbrellas that
were being fourished by the enthusi-
astic crowd. States standards were up
rooted and carried up end down the
ais.es by shrieking delegates. gi-
gantic portrait OF Governor Mckinley
was hoisted to a position in front OF
che gallery opposite the chairman
desk. and as the picture caught the
ewes of the assemblage there was an
immense swell in the volume Of sound
which filled the spacious hall. In an
effort to bring about a state OF quiet
ness. the band behind the chairman
struck up Marching Through Geor-
gia." Irstead of listening quietly to
the instrumental music, the crowd
simply drowned it out by singing in
al sorts OF voices and in all kinds oil
time the words of .he song. Every
body came out specially strong on the
chorus. and among the hearty voices
could be heard, interwoyed in the Ia
nestrv of sound, the softer notes Of the
hundreds of women whose handker-
chiefs were flying in the air from the
galleries. The crowd cutyelled the
hand and frantic gesticu!ations OF the
musicians were the only evidences that
the band was in II at all. After the
instrumental music ceased the crowd
took up the song and marched through
Georgia with an air accompaniment OF
mary thousands. After a while there
was an ebb in the volume OF noise and
again the instruments started in this
time with The Battle Cry Of Free
DOM"
AtS:SO. the awful uproar having then
lasted some twelve minutes, the chair
man made a futile attempt to check 1t
with his gavel but it WAS no use and he
cave II up with grim smile at the
crowd in front who for the first time
REFUSED TO DO HIS BIDDING.
After the shouters had tired them
selves out with the Battle Cry Of Free