Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-19
THE NOMINATION..
Little Applause for Allison, More for Reed. Depew's Bon Mot-Foraker Starts
 the Fireworks.

| points.
 The next state to respond was Mas
 | chusetts, and Senator Lodge of g.
 | state came to the platform and n C 7 | mated Thomas B. Reed for the . ,i- l dency. MT. Reeds nomination lpIas | loudly applauded, many of the q rSga-
 tions rising and waving flags amid
 | much cheering. The nomination was
 l seconded by Charles E. Lttlefield of
 | Rockland, Me.
 When the state of New York was 1 called MT. Sutherland of Rochester rose l and said that the name of New York'S | favorite son would be presented by an7. 1 other "favorite son of that state' and of | all the states, Chauncey M. Depew. Al l round of cheers greeted MT. Depew as
 he made his way to the platform and l proceeded to put in nomination Goye 1 Levi F. Morton. 1 MT. Depew's speech repeatedly elicited | bursts of laughter and applause, par l ticularly one humorous interpolated pas- sage, in which he said: "I wonder what l our errng boiling brothers will say | when they arrive at the celestial city | which is governed by republican princi- ples and are met there by St. Peter with | golden key?" As he sat down he was l loudly cheered.
 l Foraker Rises to Nominate Mckinley. | As Ohio was called and Ex-Governor l Foraker came to the front there was such cheering as had not marked the 1 proceedings at any previous time. He | characterized the four years of demo- | cratic administration as one stupendous | disaster, which had fallen on all alike, | the just and the unjust. But this afflic- l ton had one compensating advantage; | 1t had destroyed the democratic party. | Their approaching national convention was an approaching national nightmare. 1 No one knew what they were going to | do, and no one was seeking the nomina- | tion except limited few who had pro- l claimed their unfitness by announcing a l willingness to stand on any platform. If the republican party made no mis- | take here it would be re-established in | control of the government to hold 1t | till Providence, in His infinite mercy, | chose again to chasten the nation. | Slaughter and applause) The president | should be something more than a good l business mana fearless leader, a wise all these, presented qualifications which, | were exactly the opposite of this free | trade, deficit-making, bond-issuing | democratic administration.
 'I present to you such a, man." said | Senator-elect Foraker "in William Me- | Kinley."
 l Pandemonium Let Loose.
 l At this point pandemonium was let l loose, and the convention gave up to un- | restrained yelling, cheering, horn bloW-
 ing, whistling, cat calling and all the oth-
 CT devices common to such occasions. A | number of red, white and blue plumes, which, carefully wrapped up, had been | brought up into the convention earlier in the proceedings, were uncovered and | waved, while almost every delegate seem- l ed to be wildly gesticulating with either | a fan or flag in the air. The band tried
 in vain to compete with the ear-splitting
 clamor, but at last the strains of "March- | ing Through Georgia" caught the ears of the crowd and they joined In the chorus
 and gradually quieted down.
 | Then portrait of Mckinley was hoistA | ed on a line with the United States flag l on the gallery facing the platform, and | the cheering began over again, to which the band responded by playing Rally Round the Flag" the convention joining | in the chorus.
 sSenator-elect Fonker stood during all
 the wild scene, smiling his approval. MT. l Hepburn of Iowa had in the meantime
 been called to the chair by Senator | Thurston, but just when he had nearly
 restored order Mrs. H. W. K. Stone of | California, who had presented the plumes
 in honor of Ohio's choice, made her ap- l pearance on the floor waving one of | them, and then another outbreak | of temporary insanity followed. During | the interval of confusion a three-quarter l face, life-size sculptured bust of MT. Me- | the republican club of the University of l Chicago. It was accepted by Senator | elect Foraker in dumb show.
 | After 25 Minutes of Incessant Turmoil | MT. Foraker was allowed to resume his | speech. He said from what had occurred | it was evident the convention had heard | of his candidate before. Then he sketch> | ed his career, his war services under Phil | Sheridan, his legislative experience under | James G. Blaine and claimed for him the honor of having been when in congress 1 the leader of the house of representatives
 and the author of the Mckinley bill, 1 He delivered an eloquent peroration by l submitting in the name of Ohio's forty l six delegates William McKinleys name l for the consideration of the convention. | Senator Thurston of Nebraska was | recognized by temporary Chairman Hep- | burn, and seconded the nomination of l Mckinley.
 | At the close of MT. Thurstons speech l cries of "vote" were raised, interspersed | with cries for Quay" In the midst of | this Governor Hastings took the stand 1 and placed in nomination the name of | Matthew s. Quay. Governor Hastings | was listened to with attention, Dotwith- l standing that the sun for an hour or two had been streaming unobstructed | through the windows of the hall and | beating on the heads of delegates and l the convention had been in continuous | session over six hours. There was quite d l Formidable Demonstration of Applause. l for Quay at the close of Governor Hast | ings' speech, but it was participated in l by only a small portion of the convention and was maintained with difficulty, | though with much noise and amid coun- | ter demonstrations almost as numerous. | The cry of Quay, Quay Matthew s. l Quay" accompanied by stamping of feet, | set the noise going again and delegates l began to pelt each other with rolled up | newspapers. Cries of vote, vote," were | started in rhymth to beat down the siml- l lar shouts of "Quay." The chair rappcd | in vain for some time, but at last quiet | was restored and the call of states was | resumed, and MT. U. Madison Vance of | Louisiana, colored delegate, was recog- | nized to second Mckinley.
 | At the close of his brief remarks the | chairman announced that the call of | states being completed the order called | for balloting for a nominee for president | of the United States.