The Meeker herald., 1896-06-27


tense. The audience took up the re-
frain and sang '.The Red, White ana
Blue"
The silver delegates who retired from
the hall are: Congressman Charles y.
Hartman Of Montana. Senator Cannon,
Congressman Allen and Delegate
Thomas Kearns of Utah. Senator Pet
tigrew of South Dakota, Delegates
Cleveland and Strother Of Nevada;
from Idaho, the entire delegation Of
six, headed by Senator Dubois; from
Colorado. the entire delegation of eight,
including Senator Teller. They car
ried with them their standard marking
their position In the hall.
The chairman. when the tumult had
in some measure subsidized, said: "Gen-
tlemen Of the convention, there seems
to be enough delegates left to do busi-
ness. Great cheers.) The chair now
asks that a gentleman from Montana
who did not go OUT Here an out
burst Of cheering drowned the rest Of
the sentence and cries were made for
Lee Mantle. He was asked to come to
the platform but declined to do 30. He
stood on his chair in the rear of the
hall facing the chair, and addressed
the convention.
Mr.. Mantle declared that while the
Republicans Of Montana did not bolt,
they reserved the right to accept or
to reject, at such time and In such
| manner as they may determine, the
platform and the candidates put be-
fore them by this convention.
| Senator Brown of Utah rose to
question Of privilege. Mr.. Brown ex-
pressed sorrow at the bolt of the three
Utah delegates but declared those who
remained were loyal to the party.
The states were then called for the
choice of members of the national
committee.
The nomipation of a presidential can
didate then being in order, Senator
| win of Iowa.
Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana were
called, no one responding. Upon the
call Of Maine, Hon. Henry Cabot
Lodge Of Massachusetts, took the
speakers stand and placed Thomas B.
Reed of Maine in nomination.
Chauncey NJ. Depew next presented
the name of Governor Morton, in an
eloquent speech.
1t was 3:O7 when Ohio was called by
the secretary and Governor Bushnell
arose to announce that Senator-elect
l o.,
state.
| Senator Foraker mounted the plat
form amid deafening applause and
nominated the successful candidate,
Mr.. Mckinley. When his name was
mentioned in the course of the speech,
the convention went wild with enthus-
iasm. The crowd yelled and yelled.
Banners were unfurled, horns were
brought forth and huge picture Of
Mckinley hoisted before the dele
I gares.
| The chairman tried to stop the up
roar, but In vain. The orchestra played
Marching Through Georgia." but the
crowd Joined in and drowned out the
orchestra. Yankee Doodle" and Amer
lea followed.
Mr.. Hanna threw kisses to Mr. For
aker. The chairman hammered the
desk and the band played Dixie" AT
last the crowd got tired after a half
hour and Foraker was allowed to fin
ish. Governor Hastings of Pennsyl.
vania then placed in nomination Mr.
Quay. After various states had Sec
| A.
began. No states were allowed to
change their vote until the result was
announced, as follows: Mckinley,
6611a; Reed, s4la; Morton, So; Quay,
811a; Allison, 35h.
Mr.. Reed received votes from the fol.
lowing states: Alabama Connecticut
5, Georgia 2, Illinois 2, Louisiana 1,
Maine II, Maryland 1, Massachusetts
%, New Hampshire 8, New Jersey /,
North Carolina 2l1a. Rhode Island S.
Texas 5, Virginia l, Oklahoma 1, Dis
trict of Columbia 1.
For Morton: Alabama 1, Florida 2,
New York IS.
For Quay: Georgia 9, Louisiana u,
Pennsylvania SO.
For Allison: Iowa 26, Louisiana ",
Texas 3, Utah 3, Alabama 1, District
of Columbia 1.
Colorado and Idaho cast no vote.
The nominators of the defeated candi-
dates then formally moved to make the
nomination of Mckinley unanimous,
and this carried.
Candidates for nomination for vice
president were then made ms Follows:
Samuel Fessenden OF Connecticut nom-
mated VIM. B. Bulkley. ]. Frnaklin
Fort Of New Jersey nominated Gov
ernor Garrett A. Hobart of that state.
Rhode Island nominated Charles w.
LIppItt, Tennessee brought forward the
name of n. Clay Evans. Mr.. Bailey of
Virginia placed James A. Walker In