The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1896-06-26


| When Mr. Cannon had nearly finished the
reading Of the document cries OF '.Time" and
counter-crfes OF mo; let him finish" were
4 raised.
The chair again appealed for respectful at
tention to the protest, which he said was
nearly finished
The names OF the signers to the protest, as
read by the secretary, were greeted with
Kisses, and voice in the rear called out
"Good-by. my lover, good-by," as Senator
| Mantle and his associates filed out OF the hall,
marching down the main aisle. The whole
| convention rose and yelled and waved flags,
hats and fans, while the band played patriotic
airs, the assemblage singing the chorus
Three cheers for the red, white and blue" to
the accompaniment Of the band, and shoutin q
till they were hoarse The chair, when the
tumult had in some measure subsidized, said in
his slow, deliberate way:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION - There
seem to be enough delegates left to do bust
ness. [Great cheers.l The chair now asks
that gentleman from Montana who did not go
out =. Here an outburst of cheering drowned
the rest Of the sentence and cries were made
for Lee Mantle. He was asked to come to the
platform, but declined to do so. Mr.. Mantle
stood on his chair in the rear of the hall, ad-
dressed the chair and spoke as follows:
II desire to say that majority Of the dele
that, under all the circumstances surrounding
this occasion, they were justified In actually
going out of the convention. IApplause1. But,
Mr.. Chairman, / am bound to say, in Difference
to the opinions and wishes of the majority OF
the republicans OF the state Of Montana, that
we can hot give our approval or our indorse-
ment to the financial plank this day adopted.
Senator Brown, of Utah, speaking from the
platform, said:
MD TtrJA TDHF t1a dn1n fiox, 4,
does not bolt. lCheers.1 We do not believe
that the republican party Is the oppressor of
the people, but the guardian Of liberty and the
protector of honest government. Applause
Three of our delegation have gone, and am
here TO express our sorrow at their departure.
Senator Brown concluded by asking that the
three alternates he had named be allowed to
sit in the convention in place Of the delegates
who have left.
The chairman said unless objection was
made this would be so ordered.
No dissenting voice being raised, the three
alternates, Lindsey Rogers, Web Greene and
Joseph A. Smith, were seated as delegates
from Utah.
The chair next recognized Mr.. Burleigh, of
Washington.
Mr.. Burleigh. speaking from the platform,
said the young state Of Washington yields her
place for patriotic devotion to loyal allegiance
to this government, and the tenets of this party
to none. We did not come here, he said,
for inspiration on the silver question.
We brought our inspiration with us.
We believe in the single gold standard
because we believe that the money
which pays the banker in Wall street his in
terest is none too good to pay the laborer in
Montana Then he added that with protec-
ton. reciprocity and the chosen standard
bearer, VIM. Mckinley, Washington would
give good account of herself in November
This was the first time McKinley's name had
been publicly mentioned in the proceedings.
and it was received with cheers.
The states were then called for their choice
of members Of the national committee, and the
names were sent up
Nominations Begin.
The president then directed the call Of states
for nominations for the presidency. The first
state to respond was Iowa, when Mr.. r. M
Baldwin, OF Council Bluffs, came to the plat
form and nominated Senator w. &. Allison Of
Iowa. ~
The next state to respond was Massachu-
setts. and Senator Lodge, of that statecame to |
he platform and nominated Thomas B. Reed. |
When the state OF New York was called, Mr.. |
Sutherland, of Rochester, rose and said that |
,he name Of New York's favorite son would be |
by another "favorite son of that |
state and OF all the states, Chauncey M. De- |
,ew"
round Of cheers greeted Mr.. Depew as he |
made his way to the platform and proceeded to
tut in nomination Gov. Levi P. Morton
Mr. Depew's speech repeatedly ELECTED
bursts OF laughter and applause. particularly |
)ne interpolated passage, in which he said:
i wonder what our erring, boiling brothers
will say when they arrive at the celestial
'ity, which is governed by republican prin-
iples and are met there by st. Peter with
olden key" AS he sat down he was loudly
heered.
The state OF Ohio was called, and Senator |
foraker came to the front. There was such
herring as had not marked the proceedings of
he convention at any previous time
He characterized the four years Of demo-
ratio administration as one stupendous dis
ster which had fallen on all alike, the just
ompensatlng advantage; it had destroyed the
emocratic party. Their approaching ma
onal convention was an approaching national
ightmare. No one knew what they were going
} do, and no one was seeking the nomination
kept u limited few who had proclaimed their
nf1tness by announcing willingness to stand
n any platform. II the republican party made |
o mistake here 1t would be re-established In |
ontrol of the government to hold it till Provi-
ence in His infinite mercy chose again to |
hasten the nation laughter and applause1. |
he people wanted something more than
ere business man. a fearless leader, wise
but one who, in addition to all these,
resented qualifications which were exactly
lie opposite Of this free-trade, deficit-making, |
democratic administration. II {
resent to you such man" said Gov. Foraker, I
IN William Mckinley"
At this point pandemonium was let loose and l
lie convention gave up to unrestricted yelling,
leering, horn blowing, whistling. catcalling
Id all the other devices common to such oc- c
Isions. A number Of red, white and blue I
umes which Carefully wrapped up) had been
ought into the convention earlier in I
10 proceedings were uncovered and t
aved, whilst almost every delegate seemed /
be wildly gesticulating with either fan or I
flag in the air. The band tried In vain to | t
mpete with the ear-splitting clamor, but at t
st the strains of marching Through Georgia. ! u