Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-03-10
gates from the other states, except those
that were presenting candidates for NOM
Current Had Set In.

current Had Set In.
Sunday night our reports showed that
the current was running toward Harrison
with a strength that we believed to be
irresistible, and he was telegra pied that
he would be nominated Monday. but the
| New York delegation had not yet pledged
| itself an entirety to him, and so when
we talked with those of our friends in
that delegation who had proven them
selves capable and loyal the previous
| week, it was agreed. shortly after mid
night-or, to be exact, at O'Clock Mon
day mornig-that when the delegation
met in it's parlor in the Grand Pacific
Hotel at O'Clock that morning it should
be moved that the delegation cast its
vote for Harrison, and continue to vote
for him so long as Harrison's friends in
the Indiana delegation should stand by
him. 1t was also agreed that when this
motion was made 1t was to be seconded
by uprising of all who were willing
to thus pledge themselves as Harrison
men.
THE delegation went into session at 8
O'Clock. and Gen. W. W. Dudley and my
self stationed ourselves in the hall near
the parlor door, in order to get early
news OF the action of the delegation. We
beard little speaking, followed by
round of applause, the big doors of the
parlor were thrown open hurredly, and
Senator Plat rushed out in the hall,
came to us. exclaiming excitedly that
the New York delegation had just decd-
ed by unanimous vote to stand by Har-
rison 50 long as his friends in the In
diana delegation stood by him, and ask
ing that we furnish the delegation with
Harrison badges. We at once sent run
ners to the other delegations to tell them
that we were now assured of the entire
New York delegation, thus increasing the
Harrison vote by fourteen.
But other things had been occurring
during that eventful night James S.
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son forces. had told us to be prepared for
Allisons withdrawal Monday, and said
that he expected that it would be made
| In such way as to ask the Allison sup
said that he and those of the Allison
| men who would follow him would give
their support to Harrison.
Blaine Votes Assured.
Word had also come to us from Sena-
tor Elkins that Blaine's name would be
withdrawn Monday, and that he had
abundant reason for believing that the
votes that had been cast for Blaine the
previous week would be given then to
Harrison.
| Besides all that a large body of the
delegates had become convinced that the
logic of the situation demanded the nomi-
nation OF Harrison. in order that we
might meet with success at the polls in
November.
so everything that Monday morning
pointed to the nomination of Harrison
Before the taking of the first bal Mr.
Blaine's name was withdrawn and on
that ballot Harrison received 2;1 votes,
which was but nineteen more than he re-
ceived on the last ballot Saturday When
the convention was preparing for the
next. or seventh ballot of the series,
Gen. Clarkson came to us and said that
Allison's name would be withdrawn AT
the end Of that ballot, and he urged us
to make the most of that fact We at
once carried the news to our friends in
the various delegations, and began urgent
appeals to delegations that had given us
but little support Or none at all. on pre-
vious ballots. Especially did we labor
with those that stood high up on the roll
AS an illustrations: After an earnest con-
ference with the California delegation fiji
teen votes were cast for Harrison. the
first he had received from that state, and
yet his total on that ballot was go. or
but eighteen more than he received on
the last ballot cast Saturday
These ballots show that the casting of
the solid vote Of New York Monday, giving
in that state did not produce the crafty
ing result that had been hoped for or
that is now claimed by those who have
not studied the convention records
AT the end of this ballot the name of
Mr.. Allison was withdrawn. and then
Gen. Clarkson and his corps of skilled
and devoted workers scattered themselves
among the delegation on the floor and
begged them to nominate Harrison Iowa
cast twenty-five votes for Harrison The
contagion spread. Those who had
doubted before were now converted. and
on the eighth ballot of the series. or the
third one on Monday. Gen. Harrison re-
ceived 544 votes and was declared the
nominee.
No Reason for Deal.
Il have gone into this detail to show
that fifty-eight of the New York delega-
ton. including Mr.. Plat and the other
members OF the big four. had voted for
Gen. Harrison on Saturday. that there
was no controlling reason why anv deal
should be made with Mr.. Plat on sun
day for the remaining fourteen of that
delegation: that the casting of the solid
vote of the New York delegation to Har-
rison on Monday did not produce such
results as will justify any one in claiming
that New York gave him the nomination,
and that ths support Of James S. Clark.