Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1896-06-25

this time. IL came when New YORK was
reached in the call of states. ana Mr..
Depew made speech presenting WINE tne
name of Gov Levi Il. Morton. Wnlie
Depew was pushing up the aisle the oe.-
egates climbed upon their chairs 10 cheer
him. At the mention of MOTIONS name
the New York delegation rose practicaily
alone on the floor and gave three eheers
which were reinforced from the galleries..
The roll call proceeded until ONO was
shouted. and Gov. Bushneii moc cheerlns
on all sides exclaimed: Mr.. Chairman;
Senator Foraker will speak for ONO ana
ohio's candidate" Senator a rSiaher
applause and spoke as follows; -.
Mr.. Chairman and gentlemen OF ,he con.
vention, II would be exceedingly difficult. II not
entirely impossible, TO exaggerate the ulsagnse-
able experience OF the last four years. me
grand aggregate Of the multitudinous Dao re, re-
suits OF Democratic national administration
may be summed up as one stupendous disaster
II has been a disaster however. not Wlthout
at least redeeming feature, IL mas peen
fair-nobody has escaped II. uSaughtery' ~
has fallen equally alike on all sections Oh our
country ana all classes OF our people; me
Republican and the Democrat, the rich and
the poor, the big and the low have suffered
in common Idleness and Its consequent pow
eTty and distress have been the rewards or
labor; distress and bankruptcy have oVertaken
business, shrunken values have dlssipated ior-
tunes, deficient revenues have Impoverished the
government, brought about bond issues, ana
bond syndicates have discouraged ana scandal
lied the nation. over against this tearlul pen
atty u.s. however, TO be set down one great COM
pensatory result. Il has destroyed the Demo
cratic party. (Applause.l The proud columns
which swept the county In triumph IN 1877 are
broken and noiseless in 1896. Their boosted
principles when they came 10 the test OF
practical application have prolen nothlng but
falacies and their great leaders have degen-
Grated into warning chieftains or petty and
irreconcilable factions Their boosted prin-
ciples when put TO the test or a proper aIpn-
cation have proven delusive falacies. Their
approaching national convention - tut ap-
preaching national nightmare. No man pre-
ID
from IL, and no man is seeking nomination or
that convention, or 10 accept any KIND u puzzle
trust by proclaimng his Willingness 10 stand
upon any platform that may be adopted. Inc
truth is, the party that could stand up uhder
the odium OF human slavery, opposition TO the
war Tor enfranchlsement Reconstruction ana
specie resumption, at last finds itself over
matched and undone by itself. II IS WHINING
in the throes OF DISSOLUTION, supelhduceu ~
a dose of its own medicine. No human agency
can prevent its absolute overthrow az the next
election except only this convention ~ We
make no mistake the DEMOCRATIC party VIII 90
out OF power on the Attn of March, TO remain
out until God In His wisdom and mercy and
goodness shall see fit once more TO chastise His
people. (Applapse,) So FAR we have not made
any mistake we have adopted a platform
which, Notwithstanding the scenes witnessed
in this han this morning, meets the demands
and expectations Of the American people. IL
remains for us now, as the last GROWING OF
work here, to complete our work by nom
mating good candidate.
The people want good Republican, they
want something more than Wise, patriotic
statesman, they want man who embodies IN
himself these
hcatons, but who in addition, in the highest
possible degree typiies in monetary charac-
ter, in record. in ambition and in purpose the
exact opposite OF all that Is signihed and rep
resented by the free trade, deficit making, bond
issuing labor-saving Democratic adminstra-
ton. (Cheers) l stand here TO present TO this
convention such man. His name Is William
Mckinley.
Senator Foraker got no farther than the
name of the Ohio statesman. Even be-
fore the last syllable had passed his lips,
with one great swell the delegates and
the occupants Of the galleries sprang TO
their feet and let out yell that would
have driven out of the pastures the far
famed bull of Basham. Their next move
was to mount the seats, where they yell
ed awhile. Then they got down and did
some more yelling. A little experience of
this kind seemed to be enough and they
climbed upon the seats again for another
session Of yelling from these elevated po-
sitions. AS If shot into the air from some
concealed battery thousand varegated
plumes flashed in the air, almost conceal
ing the thousands of American flags,
handkerchiefs and umbrellas that were
being wildly fiourished by the enthusiast
tic crowd. States standards We're up
rooted and carried up and down the aisles
by shrieking delegates. gigantic por-
trait of Gov. Mckinley was hoisted to a
position in front of the gallery opposite
the chairman's desk and as the picture
caught the eyes of the assemblage there
was an immense swell in the volume of
sound which filed the spacious hall. In
an effort to bring about a state Of quiet
ness the band behind the chairman struck
up Marching Through Georgia" Instead
of listening quietly to the Instrumental
music, the crowd simply drowned II out
by singing in all sorts of voices, and in
all kinds Of time the rollicking words OF
me song other tunes such as Battle
Marching Through Georgia." went
through the same experience. 1T seemed
as though they would never become
weary, but twenty-five minutes of an
archy tired out even the most enthusiasts
tic Mckinleyite, and with tired limbs and
strained lungs, the delegates and outsd-
ers relapsed into their seats and per-
mitted the convention to go ahead with
its work. At length Mr.. Foraker resumed
as follows.
Gentlemen Of the convention, you seem 10
have heard Of the name OF my candidate.
usaughter) And so YOU have. He is known the
world over. His testimonials are OF private life
without reproach. -Four years OF heroic service
as a boy soldier on the battlefields OF the re-
H.. Sheridan (pplause). Twelve years of con-
spicuous service In the halls of congress, asso-
ciated with great leaders OF Republicanism.
More applause) Four years Of executive SER
vice governor OF Ohio. but, greatest Of all,
measured by present requirements, leader OF
the house OF representatives. and author of the
Mckinley law" prolonged appause) law
under which labor had richer reward and the
country greatly increased prosperity. No other
man completely meets the requirements OF
the American people: and no other man so
absolutely commands their hearts and their af-
fections. The shaft of envy, malice and dere-
LECTION lie broken and harmless at his feet.
They have already been shot and shot in vain
is so because the American people know him.
trust him. believe him, love him, and no efforts
to disparage him succeed. They know that
he Is patriotic and they know that he Is an
American OF Americans. They know he Is wise;
that he Is able and true, and they want him for
president of the United States. They have al
ready so declared, but in all the states and
the sections Of our country, from ocean TO ocean
and from the gulf to the lakes, they expect us TO
give them chance to vote for him. IL IL our
duty to do It, III discharge that duty we
will give Joy TO their hearts, enthusiasm to
the campaign and triumphant victory for our
istration under which the country VIII enter
upon n new OF prosperity at home and OF
glory and honor abroad. by all these tokens
OF the present, all these promises for the future,
in the name OF the forty-six delegates Of Ohio.
/ submit his claims TO your consideration.
cloud cheerng)
The nomination was seconded by Sena-
tor Thurston, who, as chairman, has been
the most conspicuous, and while his effort
was satisfactorily eloquent, the crowd
was too tired to do much cheering. Gov.
Hastings came forward at the call of
Pennsylvania TO name Senator Quay and
was gi"en cheer OF applause.
IS the voting progressed the delegates
were keeping tab, and when Ohio swung
out her IS votes for her favorite son,
making his total 46I H. tn IRE was round
of cheers. Alaska territory. the last
called contributed four votes TO Mckinley
and the totals were announced as fol-
lows: Mckinley, Gel 1-2; Reed, 81 IL; Nor
ton, Sc; Quay, 90 10: Allison, 30 1-2; Cam
eron, /. Ten minutes OF bedlam was tho
next order and then Senator Lodge mount