The San Francisco call., 1896-06-19

Indiana cast its 80 votes for Mckinley.
Iowa, amid slight demonstration OF ap-
plause, cast its 26 votes for Allison and
Kansas went solid for Mckinley. Ken
lucky cast 26 for Mckinley. Louisiana
cast curious vote-X vote Reed, II vote
Quay, Il vote blank and u for Mckinley.
So the voting went on without further in
cident until Massachusetts gave 1 vote Tor
Mckinley and the rest for Reed.
The Mckinley column steadily IN
creased. When Mississippi's IL votes were
cast for Mckinley another of the colored
delegates demanded a poll, which showed
vote for Quay and II for Mckinley.
Montana cast / vote for Mckinley, for
Don Cameron of Pennsylvania, 1 blank
and l absentee. The chair called the
name of Mr.. Hartmans alternate and he
voted blank.
There was decided sensation when the
vote of New York was challenged by War
ner Miller. 1t had been announced as 54
for Morton and IL for Mckinley. Joseph
B. Newins was absent in the First District
and the name of his alternate was called.
Mr.. Gruber raised a laugh by saying
stHe's Just leaving the room to avoid vot-
ing"
The next alternate was called and voted
for Mckinley. The delegation voted solidly
for Morton till the half votes were reached,
when the halves divided equally between
Mckinley and Morton.
When Ohio was reached the requisite
number of votes were given to nominate
Mckinley, and the convention, recogniz-
ing the fact without announcement, broke
into cheers.
Alaska wound up the roll by casting its
newly conferred four votes for Mckinley.
The absent delegate from New York.
Mr.. Parkhurst, here appeared and by
unanimous consent cast his vote for Nor
ton. making the total vote, Morton So,
Mckinley II.
All of the States having been called the
president stated before the announcement
of the result that application had been
made to him Tor recognition by the repre-.
sentatives of the defeated candidates to
make certain motion. He believed it
would be the fairest way to recognize
them in the order in which the names had
been made. He then proceeded to state
the result OF the vote.
When he announced that Mckinley had
received 661K votes the scene OF an hour
ago was repeated.
Delegates and spectators arose and
cheered and waved flags and banners and
the pampas pIumes of California; the
band struck up, my Country, tits of
Thee" and cheers and huzzas rent the
air.
There was not single one of the 1900
or II. 900 people in the great hall who did
not do his or her best to swell the sounds
of jubilee, and to join in the grand popular
demonstration IN favor of the successful
candidate. The women were as enthusi-
astic as the men. II seemed as though no
one would be seated again and orderly
proceedings would never more be at
tempted.
One young man on the platform waved,
on the point of the National banner. q
laced cooked hat, such as the conqu eror
of Marengo is represented as wearing.
This symbol of victory added, if possible,
to the enthusiasm, and the noise was
swelled by the booming of artillery out
side.
At last the chairman got a chance to
continue his announcement of the vote.
Thomas B. Reed, he said, had received
841z votes, Senator Quay 61H, Levi P.
Morton So, Senator Allison 3514 and Don
Cameron 1. Following is the official de-
tailed vote for President: