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


GARRETT A. HOBART, NEW JERSEY.
their hearts and their affections. The
shafts of envy, malice and derehctlon
lie broken and harmless at his teet.
They have already been shot and shot
in vain: the culver is empty and he un-
touched; and that is so because the
American people know him, trust him.
believe him. love him, and no efforts TO
disparage him can succeed. They
know that he is patriotic and they
know that he is an American OF Ameri-
cans. They know he is wise; that ne Is
able and true, and that they want him
for President of the United States.
Foraker was followed by Delegate
Vance. seconding the nomination OF
Mckinley.
The convention will please be in or
der. The next order of business Is
the call Of the roll of States to vote for
a candidate for president, said the
chairman.
Alabama was returned because the
chairman had learned that the vote had
been challenged. The result was Nor
ton l. Reed ., Mckinley 10; Idaho cast
no vote. There was monotonous rep
etition of Mckinley until the gray
haired Henderson said: II cast the solid
vote Of Iowa for VIM. B. Allison.
When Montana was reached the names
OF the alternates were called, the dele
gates having left But two alternates
responded, one voting for Mckinley,
the other for j. Donald Cameron, the
Pennsylvania Senator.
The announcement of New Hamp-
shire's vote for Reed was applauded.
New York announced II Of her votes
for Mckinley, whereupon State Senator
John Raines demanded roll call, sup
poSedly to put On record the men who
opposed Morton. When the name of
alternate August Denton was called
Abraham Gruber shouted: The alter
nate is just leaving the hall to avoid
voting"
Warner Miller voted for Morton and
the roll call did not change the result
The vote of Ohio, when it was reached,
swelled the Mckinley column TO 46712,
more than a majority and effected the
nomination of its own son. The crowd
was quick to seize the point and gave
a round cheer which lasted but mo-
ment. and which Mr. Hanna deprecated
with wave OF his hand to those near
est him. Each announcement of a Nc
Kinley vote was followed by a cheer
Ohio'S vote being announced the dele
gates began to push from the hall and
disorder made a continuation of the roll
I I n ii
ed that the ergeanat-at-arms clear the
aisles and the officers attempted to carry
the order into effect. Just at this point
the musicians Of band entered at the
east door with their instruments in
hand and crowded among the delegates.
Senator Brown OF Utah announced for
that State three votes for Mckinley and
three for Allison and was app,auded
because he had refrained from voting.
On the other hand. the feeling of the
Reed men against Senator Proctor found
vent in a few Kisses when he announced
the vote of Vermont for Mckinley.
At the conclusion of the roll call, by
unanimous consent John f. Parkhurst,
who was absent when New York voted,
was permitted to express his prefer
ence. which was Morton.
The Chairman-Th chair desires to
make a statement. Applications have
been made for recognition by the rep
resentatives of all the other candidates
voted for to make certain motion.
The chair believes that it will be the
fairest thing to recognize the repre-
sentative of each candidate and in the
order of the candidate according TO the
votes cast for him.
MIR. Henderson, of Iowa-Will il now
be in order to make the motion refer
red to by the chair?
The Chairman-Not until the vote
referred TO is announced.
After some delay and confusion, the
secretary announced himself ready to
declare the vote.
The Chairman-The chair is pre-
pared to announce the vote upon the
roll call. The following votes have
been cast: For VIM Mckinley. Gel y
The announcements of the Mckinley
vote precipita,ed a great outbreak of
cheers and yells and the usual accom-
paniment of such tumult at presi-
Dental convention with flage and
plumes. diversified with handkerchiefs,
umbrellas and everything which could
be tortured into motion in the hands Of
the howling thousands. The band
broke out with America" but had very
little chance again5. the screeching
crowd. Chairman ThWrston pinned a
Mckinley plume across his breast, and
with one hand on his desk and the other
pointing toward the roof in the attitude
of Ajax defying the lightning, confront
ed his roaring. bowling charge. Among
the other flags which were Haunted
were a number Of small blue bordered
squares of silk. on the white central
oval Of which appeared in large letters
the word Mckinley"
One gentleman in the body of the
hall was boosted up by his neighbors
into a conspicuous position. where he
displayed on his head a hat shaped in
the form Of a Mckinley rooster. The
striking sun at the moment Of the
widest section of the outbreak shone
in through the open western windows
and Illuminated with its golden food
| of color. the forest of plumes and
standards which rose above the heads
of the mass of shouting human beings.
Various parties in the hall produced
copies of the old time Hslledeon. and
gigantic ratt,sS which augmented the
great volumes of sound which swept
through the hall.