Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-06-24
MKINLEY AND HOBART.
Presidential Nominees of the
Republican Party.
The st. Louis Convention Completes Its
Work in Three Days.
For WILLIAM M'KINLEY
For Vice-President.G GARRETT A HOBART

For WILLIAM MKINLEY
For Vice-President.G ARRETTiA. HOBART
st. Louis, Mo-, June 1S.-The Repub-
lican national convention nailed their
principles to the masthead, to-day, and
placed in command Of the ship which is
to bear them on to fortune or disaster in
November their popular idol, William
Mckinley of Ohio, and Garrett A. Ho-
bart of New Jersey.
The convention was held in session for
ten hours, today, to accomplish the work
cut out for it, and at several different
times was tragic. dramatic, and inspir-
ing. Fully 10000 people were in the
vast audience TO hiss or cheer by turns.
The bolt of the silver men from the
West was fully discounted. but it never
theIess furnished the most dramatic in
cident of the day.
Lead by Senator Teller, they had yes
terday declared their intention of refus-
ing to subscribe to the gold plank in the
platform, but today, after Senator Teller
had made his final appeal to the conven-
ton not to take the step which would
drive him and his colleagues out from
the ranks of the party which in the past
had honored them and they had de-
lighted TO serve, and the convention had
voted $751; to 1852 to stand by the
gold declaration in the present platform,
no one who witnessed the scene will for
get to his dying day the picture of Sena-
tor Frank Cannon of Utah, facing from
the platform 10000 irate, kissing, jeer
ing people, as he read the valedictory of
the silver men. He stood erect and de-
liant, his pale face set in grim determina
ton, as those before him lried to cry
him down until the very courage he dis
played won for him the admiration
which compelled silence.
The WaIk-Out of the Silverites.
When he had finished the reading, the
crowds in the galleries burst out again
with their jeers and cries of disappreval.
but in the most courtly fashion he turned
and shook hands with Senator-elect For
aker, the chairman of the committee on
resolutions Permanent Chairman Thurs
ton and other friends on the platform.
Then, locking arms with Senator Teller.
the men left the stand and moved down
between the walls Of yelling delegates to
where the standard Of the Idaho delega-
ton stood. There they were joined by
the stalwart Dubois and the three men
continued their march TO the main door.
Their followers fell in behind them as
they moved along. It was a small band.
several Of the delegates from the states
of Utah and Montana, notably Senators
Carter and Mantle of the latter state
preferring to subscribe to the platform
than to sever their allegiance to their
party, and the delegates. only a few of
whom displayed any bitterness toward
what they believed to be the misguided
course of their colleagues, brcathed Il
sigh of relief when it WAS over. There
We're twenty-three of the boilers in all.
Never before has there been a bolt
from the Republican party. although
Wendell Phillips and some more radical
Republicans held a convention at Cleve-
land, o., in 1864 and placed in the field
ticket in opposition to Lincoln and
Johnson. The radicals, on that occasion.
however, withdrew their ticket and re-
turned to the fold before the election III
November.
The Nominating Speeches.
After this sensational incident, the
convention turned with evident pleasure
to the work of selecting the standard
bearers. 1t was a foregone conclusion
that Mckinley would be nominated. but
the pent-up enthusiasm of the friends of
the Ohio candidate found full vent The
speech of Mr.. Baldwin OF Council
Bluffs nominating Mr.. Allison, of Sen
ator Lodge nominating Reed, of Gov
Hastings nominating Quay, and of De
pew nominating Morton. were eloquent
and mastery efforts and were received
with enthusiasm by their respective sup
porters, but it was the nomination Of