Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-25

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12.50-p m.-Both Morton and Cul-
lom have withdrawn from the Vice
Presidential race.
1,-Mr. Depew said TO Hanna: "Mr.
Morton will be presented to the CON
vention for first place only, He will
not be put forward as Vice PresIden
tial candidate. The New York delega-
tion 80 agree. !" Mr.. Platt nodded
assent 10 this.
st. Louis, Mo-, June is. The Re-
publican National Convention adj
journed this evening" after nominating
William Mckinley of Ohio for Presi
dent and Garret A. Hobart of New
Jersey for Vice President The result
of the ballot for President was
William Mckinley, Ohio, G6l1e.
Thomas B. Reed, Maine, Si12.
Matthew S. Quay, Pa, Gll5.
Levi p. Morton, N. y. So. If.
William B. Allison, Iowa, 35}2.
The nomination of Mckinley, was
made unanimous.
The nomination for Vice President
was also made by single ballot, which
resulted as follows:
Garret A. Hobart, New Jersey, 53312.
II. Clay Evans, Tenn, 2S01a.
Morgan Bulkeley. Conn, "a. ,t
| oulntt shs NalhDi5 COiotots fhst
Scattering, 19.
This nomination was also made
unanimous.
THE BOLT OF THE sILvEHITEs.
The withdrawal of the silverites who
resisted the gold platform was a feat
ure of the session. The United States
Senators who had the temerity to sever
the ties which bound them to a gold
standard are Henry M. Teller of Col
orado; Il. Il. Dubois of Idaho; Lee
Mantle of Montana; Frank j. Cannon
of Utah, and IL. Il. Pettigrew of South
Dakota. Mantle did not leave the hall,
as National Chairman Garter held him
with the entire delegation, and three
of Utah's six delegates remained under
Brown. Both Mantle and Brown, how
over, declared that their constituents
would not endorse the platform, and
Mantle expressed his fear that Montana
was lost TO the Republicans.
The delegates who left the hall were :
Colorado, s; Idaho, g; South Dakota,
s, and Utah 3, and It was openly
stated that tho gold plank would cost
the candidates of the party q large
number Of votes in the electoral college /;
just how large, neither Teller nor Can
non would venture to predict, but both
Expressed the fear that tho ticket is
doomed to defeat.
Gov. Foraker put Mckinley in nomi-
nation. Tho name of Mckinley, when
pronounced by him, was signal for
the renewal Of the uproar. This time
it was hearty and long, and evidently
Hanna had put that $40, GOO which he
was willing to spend for enthusiasm
where it would do most good. The
galleries kept it up until they were
literally exhausted, not needing the
raps of the gavel nor the attempts of
the band to drown them out in music.
The Ohio delegation rivaed the gal
leries and kept it up as long as possi-
BILE. At one time all tho Mckinley
delegation were up in one solid mass,
each man trying hard to outdo the other.
When the vote was taken there was
an absence of that excited uncertainty
which attends a close vote. Every one
know Mckinley would be nominated,
and it was only the requisite formality
which was to be observed. Notwith-
standing, the progress of the tally was
watched closely. The colored delegates
from the South, whether from a desire
to make themselves conspicuous or from
wish TO put themselves on record for
future purpose, demanded an individual
poll of their respective States invari-
ably, which consumed more time than
was agreeable.
Mr.. Mckinley had majority when
the roll was not much more than half
over. The total summing up showed
that not one of tho four other candi-
dates had received SO much as 100
votes. Mr.. Allison coming in last with
an almost beggarly showing. The
official announcement of the result lot
loose another torrent of tumult and
confusion, which ran until it spent
itself.
The nomination for Vice President
was then made. The galleries were
rapidly emptied and this part of tho
performance was played with compare
tive quiet and decorum.
Gov. Morton's reiterated positive re-
fusal to accept the place gave tue lead
10 Mr.. Hobart of New Jersey The
managers had determined to take him
for the mate of Mckinley as the next
best man after Morton. They had
played fast and loose with the Southern
candidates, but never, as it has since
$ranspired, had the slightest idea OF
gratifying any of them. Gov Bradley
of Kentucky, was shrewd enough to
suspect this and withdrew early.
II. Clay Evans Of Tennessee, and
Jamcs A. Walker of Virginia, were
presented as the Southern candidates.
Gen. Walker was surprise, but Mr..
Evans, as is known, was very exten-
sively discussed in this connection.
Mr.. Evans is personally very popular,
and it was on this account that be
obtained such tlattering support.
Mr.. Hanna gave him respectable
batch of the Ohio vote. not as an evil
donce of good faith, but because it had
beon figured out how many votes could
be cast for him without danger to MIR.
Hobart.
The business of the convention was
eXpeditiously transacted. It's not often
a convention gets through in three
days, and although there Tas no time
consumed ovor nominations, there were
other questions of serious importance
which had to be met and settled.
HINNI rs BOSS.
Elected Permanent Chairman of tho Re-
| publiran National Committee.
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