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Delegate Littlefeld, of Maine, secon-
| ded the nomination of Mr. Reed.
While Mr.. Littlefeld was speaking
| the door-keepers carried in armfuls
of tri-colored plumes and distributed
them among the Mckinley delegates.
The honor had been reserved for
Chauncey NJ. Depew, of the greatest
personal ovation of the convention up
| 10 this time. 1t came when New York
was reached i'm the call of States, when
Sutherland. mounting his chair, said:
'@The claims of the State of New York
and of her favorite son will be pre-
sented by that other favorite son of all
the tates, Chauncey NJ. DepeW."
While Depew was pushing up the
aisle the delegates climbed upon their
chairs once more TO cheer him.
The aliusion to Republican Presi-
dents in the speech received the GUS
tomary tributes and there was great
laughter at the reference to 1.-THE errlng
sisters" meaning the silver States, and
their feelings when they should reach
the celestial city which was gov
erned by Republican principles, to find
in streets paved with gold.
At the mention of Morton's name
the New York delegation rose practi-
cally alone on the floor and gave three
cheers which were reinforced by the
galleries.
1t was 1907 when Ohio was called ON
by the SecretarEand Gov.BushnelI arose
to announce that Seuator-elect Foraker
would speak for the Buckeye State,
but the convention could not be re
strained. With wild roar the Nc
Kinleyites on the floor rose to their
feet and the thousands in the galleries
went frantic with enthusiasm. The
members of the Ohio delegation I'M
folded small silk banners and swung
them about their heads, while all over
the floor waved the tall tri-colored
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 and confusion
were indescribable. Gov. Bushnell,
standing ON a chair, signalled and
shouted for order, but he could not
make himself heard, and Senator For
aker was pushed forward to the plat
IOI1fi. i lie appearance vi TIC lPODdAell
and magnetic Foraker ON the stand
was the signal for another outburst
which subsidized as he motioned for
silence and began his speech.
GOV. FORAKER'S SPEECH.
'Alr. Chairman and gentlemen of the
conventions: 1t would be exceedingly
difficult, if not entirely impossible, to
exaggerate the disagreeable exper-
fence of the last four years. The grand
aggregate of the multitudinous bad
results of a Democratic National adj
ministration may be summed up as
one stupendous disaster; it has been
disaster, however, not without at
least one redeeming feature, it has
been fair-nobody has escaped it.
1t has fallen equally alike upon all
sections of our country and all classes
| of our people, the Republican and the
Democrat the rich and poor, the big
and the little have suffered in com
mon. Illeness and It's consequent
poverty and distress have been the re-
wards of labor; distress and bank
ruptcy have oyertaken business;
shrunken values have dissipated for
tunes. deficient revenues have impov-
erished the government, brought about
bond issues, and bond syndicates have
discouraged and scandaliZed the ma
ton. Over against this fearful penalty
| is, however. to be set down one great
compensatory result: it has destroyed
the Democratic party. lApplause.)
1.-THE proud columns which swept
the country in triumph in 1892 are
! broken and noiseless in 1896. Their
boosted principles, when they came
TO the test of practical application,
have proven nothing but fallacies, and
their great leaders have degenerated
| into warning chieftains of petty and
| rreconcilable factions. Their boosted
| principles, when put to test of proper
application, have proven delusive fall
lacies. Their approaching National
convention is but an approaching Ma
| tional nightmare. No man pretends
| to be able to predict any good result
| to come from it, and no man is seek
| ing nomination of that convention or
| to accept any kind of public trust, to
stand upon any platform that may be
adopted. The truth is the party that
could stand up under the odium of hui
man slavery. opposition to the war for
| the Acknowledgement, reconstruction
and specie resumption, at last finds
itself overmatched and undone by it
self. 1t is writhing in the throes OF
| dissolution, superinduced by a dose
of its own medicine. No human agency
can prevent it's absolute overthrow at
the next election, only this convention.
If we make no mistake the Demo
cratic party will go out of power on
| the fourth of March, to remain out
until God, in His wisdom and mercy
| and goodness, shall see fit once more to
ehastise His people. (Applause.) So
| far we have not made any mistake.
We have adopted a platform, which,
notwithstanding the scenes witnessed
| in this hall this morning, meets the
demands and expectations of the Amer
lean people. 1t remains for us now, as
| the last browning of our work here, to
| complete our work by nominating a
good candidate.
"The peoplewant a good Republican;
| they want something more than a
wise, patriotic statesman, they want a
man who embodies in himself not only
| all those essential qualifications, but
who, in addition, in the highest posi-
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