Omaha daily bee., 1896-06-19
STORY OF THE DAY
rorla1cf t-1m Tenth 7aral

ran prevent i absolute av-r+ ROW the
next election except only the convention
party vi. 60 out u power March 3 1880 TO
rema-n cut % rover until God. IN Hls Wis
dom and mercy and goodness. z1a. see a-
O. once more enasfsse His people
So far we have made no mistake VIC
rae tielLeA : pitll3rm Nh-ih.
stanrin@ the scenes Witnessed peg l-A man
this morning. meets the 3eu1aul7 I-u exc
pectatruns Of the people Cheers u re-
mains t-r pc nov. B the ast eros nlhe
act 0f olIr work here 70 again meet That
same expectation ln Tie nomination N cur
canGidH--. You al know they want n their
candidate something more than q -oOd 9usi-
ness man they want something more t1.4l
a republican. they want him 20 ee more
than 4 wise Statesman. tr-v want a man
Who pmnCllrs In himself not only al %
these rzaer-saI guafFra-.dns. bat VINO in
n tyuiHes In name. in character .u rrrcrt IN
ambition and tn purpose ne exact opposite
this free trade. le~Gci--uak.nE Eona-sauinz
labor-za~+rE democratic administration /
stand here 60 nominate such a man. BIS
name IS William MCKINLEY.
TORNADO BREAKS LOOSE.
Senator Foraker got no farther than the
name u the Ohio statesman. Even before
the last syllable had passed his lips. vita
ona great swell the delegates and he oCcl-
pants Of the galleries spra1E 20 their feet
and let out 4 veil that would have driven
cut Of the pasture the far-faned lG.4 Of
Bashan.
Tho precise time when this violent erlP-
EAlL 4NfA4TEA HaE u.-a De H. - AH44hAAEA
by the clock confronting the speakers desk
Senator Foraker modesJy stepped back anu
with his hand raised seemed 10 tsDrecate
the Simultaneous movement Of voice and
action On the part Of the people and Chair
man ThurstUn hi The desk four or I'VE
sounding thumps with his garsl. but The
bowling crowd pnid no more attention "a
aim and his gaFeI than Il he were located
N some outlying member Of the solar SIS
ZEN.
Then The crowd had ii all % themselves
and thev hnwled. The first movement was
to mount the seats. where they yelled
awhile. Then they got down and lid some
more yelling A little experience Of this
kind seemed 70 be enough. when they
climbed the seats again for another session
OF yelling from these elevated positions.
As + shot INTO the air from some concealed
battery. I.10e var1egated piurnes flashed IN
the air. almost concealllg the thousands Of
American Tags. handkerchief and even UNI
brellas that we're being wildly aourished bv
the enthusiastic crowd State standards
were uproGued and carried up ana down the
aisles by shrieking delegates. A gigantic
portrait Of Governor Mckinley vas hoigt=d
TO 4 position in front Of the gallery, over
the chairnaa's desi- and as the picture
caught the eyes Of the assenblage there was
III immense swell in the volume Of sound
which filled the spacious hall.
In the effort TO bring about a state Of
uuietness the band beyond the chairman :
desk struck up Marching Through Georgia a."
Instead Of listening quietly 70 the instru-
mental music. the crowd simply drowned
it out by singing n all sorts Of voices and
in all kinds Of time the rollicktng words
which 20 with the air. Everybody came
cut specially strong on the chorus and with
the heavier voices could be heard interviewer
in the tapestry of sound the softer notes Of
the hundreds of women whose handkerchief
xEsre floating in the air from the galleries.
The crowd c~uryelled the band and the fran
tic gesticulariuns Of the musicians was the
only evidence that the band was n il AZ al.
MARCHING THROUGH GEORGIA
After the instrumental music ceased the
crowd took up the song and marched through
Georgia with an accompaniment of many
Thousand feet pounding the floor in an at
tempt 70 correspond with the rhythm Of lie
tune. After a while there vas an ebb II
the volume of noise and again the iusI-u-
Try CT Freedom Again be aud ence helTe1
cut the musicians and the Battle Cry Of
Freedom was shouted Out in sucn a Man
rer which reminded old-tlmerE Of the war.
when no collection Of iu-lI Americans. not
even prayer meetings. were considered COM
plete without an sutburst OF The stirring
song.
At $50 o'clock the awful uproar. having
then lasted some twelve minutes, the chair
man made a futile attempt TO check II with
his gayeI. hut il was no use and he gave IL
I'D with a grim smile, as the crowd N front
who for the first time since the opening Of
his administration, refused 70 co his bid
ding.
I out with the Battle Cry Of Freedom and
subsidized into ordinary bowls, the band TOOK
another whiri at X with America and as
the solemn strains of the national hymn
Guated down from the elevated position held
by the musicians. the crowd again took
up the air and this time with something CT
an approach TO harmony, IN which the sweet
voices Of the women largely assisted. I'm
mediately u2on the conclusion Of the an
them. the yeIls became wilder than ever
before and the plGmes ana flags and stand
ards and even outer garmenrs Of the
frantic mob in the hands Of their excited
bearers danced and RhisLed as 4 they
were component parts OF a vast kaleidoscope
Influenced by the spirit which animated
every one in the hail, apparently. Mark
Hanna mounted 4 chair and deliberately
kissed both hands 20 Senator Foraker, gao
had touched the match to the mine and
produced the great explosion
About this time some one brought forward
the Chic suandarI 10 the platform and.
catching sight Of Il, about 10000 threats
were opened n a terrific yell, and the up
rear which seemed about on the point Of
zubsiding sweIled cut again win greater
vigur.
A plaster medallion Of Governor McRin-
ley was placed on the ehairman's desk and
the delegates from Ohio almost Tuptured
their lungs IN an attempt TO Guido their
former efforts as tie boss screechera Of the
universe.
At ass. after seventeen minutes or as
wild confusion and uproar as was ever
known in a republican convention Senator
Thurston started in TO call the convention
10 order. He pounded repeatedly on the
table with his gavei, but 70 no avail. There
was no silence IN the market at present
and 80 the band played The Battle Cry Of
Freedom
SHOUTING DIES OUT
At : 30 the chairman made another effort,
but il was useless and the band played
Dixie for the drst time When the crowd
heard Dixie. beginning with the Missouri
delegation, who sprung 10 their chairs,
then with Alabama. the whole convention
rose IN sympathy
Twenty-Five minutes Of anarchy tired out
even The most enthusiastic McKinieyires
and with tired limbs and strained lungs the
delegates and outsiders RELAXED into their
seats and permitted the convention 70 &C
ahead with il work
Al length, al $40, Mr. Foraker resumed
as follows.
Gentlemen Of the convention, YOU seem
to nave heard the name Of ny candidate
before laughLerh. aid SC you have He Il
: known the world over Ills testimonials OF
Mis- private life are above r-pruarh- Four