Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1896-06-26

mated Thos. b. Reed.
The mention of Mr.. Reeds name wal
received with lond applause and cheer
ing, led by the Maine delegation. TC
add to the enthusiasm, some admirel
of the Maine statesman suspended {
large picture of Mr.. Reed from the
gallery, which evoked many demon
strations of approval.
Mr.. Littlefield, of Maine, seconded
the nomination Of Reed.
The clerk proceeded with the call OF
the roll until the State New York was
reached, when Chauncey M. Depev
put in nomination Levi p. Morton.
The chair recognized Senator Thurs.
ton, who was greeted with applause as
he began his speech nominating Gov.
Mckinley.
When Pennsylvania was called, Gov.
Hastings rose, was cheered. and ad-
dressed the convention in behalf oi
Senator Quay.
After the cheers and .tumult had
subsided, the chairman said: "The
convention will please be in order.
The next order of business is the call
OF the roll of States for nomination of
a candidate for president. The SER
geant-at-srms viii please clear the
aisles and the gentlemen will please
take their seats" The clerk called
the roll. and upon the announcement
of Ohio's vote for Mckinley the dele
gates from that State rose in q body
and gave cheers for Mckinley, in
which they we're joined by other del
egatiohs and the spectators in the gall
lery.
The Chairman-The chair desires to
make q statement. Applications have
been made for recognition by the rep
resentatives of all the candidates voted
for to make certain motion. The
chair believes that it will be the fairest
thing to recognize the representatives
of each candidate and in the order of
the candidate, according to the votes
cast for him.
Mr.. Henderson, of Iowa-Will it
now be in order to make the motion
AOAcAIcu W ny buc CuhiI!
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 William Mckinley, 661i-
The announcement of the Mckinley
vote precipitated q great outbreak of
cheers and yells and the usual concom-
itents of such tumult at a presiden-
tial convention with flags and piumes,
diversified with handkerchiefs, um-
brellas and everything which could be
tortured into motion in the hands of
the bowling thousands. The band
broke out into America" but had
very little chance against the screech-
ing crowd. During the uproar some
one on the platform elevated a flag
staff; perched upon the spear was the
Napoleonic hat and the ap-
pearance OF this Mckinley emblem
the crowd to lounder ex-
hibition of lung strength.
At 5:45, while a salute of one hun
dred guns from piece of artillery out
side the convention was still out -thun-
aering the yells of the crowd, Chair
man Thurston, by determined effort
Of voice and gsyel, brought the con-
vention to order and announced the
of the ballot as follows:
Morton So, Allison 35i, Reed S4},
Quay 61f, Cameron /, blank 4.
When the motion to make the nomi-
nation unanimous was put the dele
gates arose en- masse.
At 6:15 a motion by Mr.. Lodge to
proceed with the nomination of the
vice-president was carried.
Samuel Fessenden, of Connecticut,
Gov. Bulkeley. .
Gen. Hobart was named by Mr..
Franklin Fort, of Newark.
w. X. Allen, of Rhode Island, NOM
mated Gov. Lippitt.
Mr.. Randolph presented the name of
Henry Clay Evans, and he was second
ID by colored delegate, E. Smith of
Kentucky, whose effort was loudly
,heered
congressman Robert M. Lafol-
etter also seconded Evans, arousing
By his prediction that the
,srty would gain in the South all it
lad lost in the West.
Virginia presented the name of Gen.
James A. Walker.
The roll call began ten minutes
.fter o'clock.
When Pennsylvania cast her GA
'otes for Hobart, his nomination was
aimed and delegates began to leave.
The nomination of Hobart was made
After the announcement.
4 the members of the committees to
Eait on the nominees for president
nd vice-president, the convention sd-
burned at 7:50 p. m.