Cottonwood report. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1893-1901, 1896-06-26

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withstanding the scenes witnessed
hall this morning. meets the deni
and expectations of the people. (Che&tE
II remains for us now, as the last crown
ing act of our work here to again meet
tnat same expectation in nominating our
candidate. You all know they want In
their candidate something more than q
good business man; they want something
more than republican; they want him
to be more than wise statesman; they
want man who embodies In himself not
only all these essential qualifications. but
who In addition In the highest possible
degree typihes In name. In character and
! In purpose the exact opposite Of all that
is signihed and represented by this free
trade. matchmaking. bond-issuing, la
bor-saving democratic administration.
stand here to nominate such a man. His
name is William Mckinley"
Almost Pandimonfum.
With one great swell the delegates and
occupants of the galleries sprang to their
feet and let out q yell that would have
driven out of its pasture the far-famed
bull of Basham. The violent eruption
, occurred at 3:1S p. m. Foraker modestly
stepped back, and with a hand raised
seemed to deprecate the simultaneous
movement of voice and action on the part
of the people.
! Chairman Thurston hit his desk four
or five resounding thumps with his gavel,
but the bowling crowd paid no attention.
A thousand varlegated plumes flashed in
the air almost concealing a thousand
American flags. Handkerchiefs and UNI
brellas were wildly fiourished. State
standards were uprooted and carried up
hxy oh rfa inn laIa
gates. gigantic portrait OF Governor
Mckinley was hoisted to a position in
front of the gallery, and as the picture
caught the eyes of the assemblage there
was an immense volume of sound The
band struck up Marching Through Geor-
gia."
! At $3.50 o'clock, the awful uproar hav-
i Ing lasted IL minutes, the chairman made
futile attempt to check 1t with his
gavel, but gave 1t up with grim SMILE
Mark Hanna mounted chair and delib-
erately kissed both hands Of Foraker
who had touched the match to the mine
| and produced the great explosion. Some
one brought forward the Ohio standard
| to the platform. The uproar which
seemed on the point of subsiding. swelled
| out again with greater vigor. Twenty
five minutes of such anarchy tired even
the most enthusiastic McKinleyite and
| permitted the convention to go ahead,
AT 3:46 p. m. Foraker resumed as fol-
| lows:
Gentlemen of the Convention-You
! seem to have heard the name of my can
ddate before Qaughter) and SO you
have. He is known the world over. His
| private life is without reproach. Folr
years service as brave soldier on the
battlefields of the republic under such a
gallant general as Phil Sheridan IAN
plause) IL years conspicous service In
| the halls of congress in association with
| such leaders and such great champions
| OF repubiicanism as James G. Blaine
| more applause); four years of executive
| service as governor of Ohio, but great
est of all, measured by presidents
requirements the leader of the house
| of representatives, and as the author of
the Mckinley prolonged applause) law,
| under which labor had its richest re-
ward and the country generally the
greatest prosperity ever enjoyed In all
| our history. No other name so COM
| pletely meets the requirements of the
American people, and no other man SO
absolutely commands their hearts and
| their affections.
The shafts of envy, malice. Islander
and detraction lie harmless and broken
at his feet. They have already bsen
shot, and shot in vain, and tho CULVER Ia
empty and he untouched. And that is so
because the people know him. trust him
and believe him and love him, and no
effort to disparage him can succeed. They
know he is patriotic and they know ne
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 already
SC declared, not in this or that state Or
section, but in all states and sections OF
our country, from ocean to ocean and
gulf to lakes. They. expect us to give
them a chance to vote for him. 1t is
our duty to do 1t, and he in turn will
give us an administration under which
the country will enter upon an era of
prosperity at home and of glory and
honor abroad. BY all these tokens of
the present, these promises OF the fut-
IRE, in the name of 46 delegates of Ohio
submit his claim to your considera-
ton.
When Foraker took the platform he
was met by DR.. l.. II. Montgomery Of
Chicago, who, in behalf of the Repub-
lican Club of the University of Chicago.
presented him with IaI ge medallion of
Mckinley.
The nomination was seconded by
Thurston. The crowd was too tired to
do any more cheering.
When McKinley's name was mentioned,
the delegates and occupants of the gal
leries with one great swell sprang to their
feet and let out yell that would have
driven out of pasture the far famed bull
of Bashan.
A total of 922 votes were to be cast.
vi tHeS6 MCKINNEY received 66lZ2 Heeu
sila. Morton IS, Quay 611k, Allison 35ls,
Cameron /. Washingtons eight votes
were cast for Mckinley, as they were for
the platform. Utah cast three for Nc
Kinley and three for Allison. Idaho did
not vote. Montana cast one for McKin-
ley and one for Cameron, four having
bolted. California cast Is for McKin-
ley.
The nomination was Immediately made
unanimous with enthusiastic speeches
from representatives of the other can
didates. After the decision of the Plat
forces in New York not to- present the
name of Morton the nomination of Ho-
bart of New Jersey became certainty.
! HOBART FOR VICE PRESIDENT