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- - - - - - - - - - - - - ! - - - - _ - - - - - - 1-- - - - - - . . 'FflE OMAhA DAILY .BEE : SUNDAY , . , TUNE 7 , 1S9 ( . . . , - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - A LTENNA11ONAL CONVENTiONS L\ rarnons Gatherings of Reprocntativo Re- - pubilcans lii the Past rorty Years. STIRRING C tIES AND VIGOROUS CONTESTS : Frfln Vrcinnnt. the I'u Ih IIniIer In ' 185fl , It , tile ttin of SI. IiiIs In ISDJ ( . _ IjI II T SurlrIMel4 ZIIIt SlI ( ' 3111(1'1 IINlLInIfl . . \VASIIIflTO , June 4.-The reptIIcan national convention to bo hod ) In St. i.0u13 Gfl JUUO 17 wIll be the eleventh hi the ld tory of the party. These gatherings have trnhhied ? OVfl of the ten prtaIdents ekcte(1 : ahr.ce 1856. The republican national conven- , V tion of 18G , whIch nomtnatetl John 0. Yrc mont over the venerable John Mcean , ervcI mainly to c.ear the way for the work which \ _ ( th republican party hiut in hand. 1)uring \ ' 1 the ensuing fours ) 'CarS the party gaIflLd In ' 1 ; 'b ztini1ors and ihlsciphhiie , hiIie the cardinal ( Ilin Of the loadera cf ; the party took clearer orm and became tin explicit demand that Il the extension of alavery ahould ho arrested , and that in the formation anti admission of . flew tatcs the prInciple of freedom should zov'rn , It was this that animated the national - tional convention which assembled at ChI- cage on May 10 , 1860. The convention was c -Jiohl in a large structure known as the Wig- want , which had bcen built for the purpose p and had a seating capacity of 10,000.Vhit'n the time for the opening of the convention 1 came. every seat in the Wigwam wa taken , whillo thousands outside were vainly seeking admission. ( - SE2V4hll ) WAS CONFIDIT. ' : UntIl the convention opened William II. t Seward was regarilod as the inevitable 4 nominee , nnd his services seemed to give him first claim upon the hojior. lie bad been governor of the great state of Now York before ho was 40 , and for years the eloquent loader of the party in the United States senate. Ills honesty and remark- bIo abllitiea had never been questioned 0 % 00 by illS bitterest political enemies. The ; other loading caiilidnte before the conven- , -I tion was Abraham LincOln of Illinois. Lin- , , , , coin's paot political services compared in no way with those of Seward , lie had r been three times a member of the Illinois legislature and 'had ' served a single term In congress. These were the only public I emeos ho had ever held , but by a series of p jointi debates with tophien A. Dauglas. I during the preceding year , conducted on Lincoln's part with consumniato skill and I political sagacity , ho had gained a coot- ananding position in his owil section. while the great speech which lie delivered at I . Cooper Union in the winter of 1859 bad t shown the republicans of 'ho east that another great man hau ariseit in the west. . A few days before the national convention tito Ihiinois republicans met in state coit- Ventloil and designated Lincoln as their czjdidate for the presidency. This was lI flrst formal announcement of the oh , , Ject for which Lincoln and his friends had - . PI I f : , L ? , , JOHN C. FREMflNt been ellently worlcing for more than a year. & In after years Titurlow Weed , ono of the ' most astute politicians this country has ever known and ho had chagc of Sew- aird's canvass , said : "When I learned what . the Illinois republicans had done I realized \ , .p. . that our candidate was for the first time ' . % / acriously menaced. " It is more than vrob- II able that had Lincoln's candidacy been announced - : nounced ix months before , lila nomination - . ; tion would have been rendered impossible. In ho morning hours preceding the open- trig of the convention , Soward'tm partia.mns Paraded tlto atreetti with bands of tousle and did all In their power to Increase the pro- vaiiing ontlmualaam for their candidate. Thurlow Weed , as before stated. was 2k Seward's manager , antI be had capable as- 1 ! sistants front all parts of the east , while i Lincoln's interestti voro looked after by David Iavls. Norman 11. Judd , Leonard fr Swett , Hurton C. Cook , and others. It j4i was , in very truth , a etruggle of giants. . ! flte convention was caied to order a little after noon on Wedneaday , May 16 , by Id- win D. Morgan of New York , chaiman of the 1 republican national committee. David WI- ! anot of Pennaylvania , author of the famous : proviso , was made temporary presiding oftlcer. Coneplcuoua among the delegates were John A. Andrew and George S. liout- # ell of Mas'achusetta ; William M , Ivarts. l'reaton ICing and George William Curtis of Now York ; Thaddeos Stevents and A. K. Mc. Cluro of Penosylynnia ; Toni Curwin and ; 'Joshua U. Giddings of Ohio ; Horace Greeley , , who , denied a Itlaco in time Now York delegation - , gation , had secured a proxy from Oregon. and many another man afterward iIustrious in the annals of the republican party. b ASIIMUN TN TIll ChAIR. w F'olowlmig ! the speech of the temporary j Dreslthing olllcer , an adjournment was taken c and when the convention reaeaembted , a permanent organization was effected , with acorge Ashmuun of Mazchmusotta as per- . nianont chairman , Ashmmun's aelection being regarded as is fttting recognition of the old Webster whigs , a majority of whom bad just joined the new larty. The following day a I I ! atfornt was adopted and a motion rimade to proceed with balloting for nominations , but ; an adjournment was secured before tlmis tT motion commld provaih. This sas the cruclai , moment in Seward's fortumi. lEad the , znoUon been adopted and balloting begun , the k Z'ow York senator would doubtie Imavo been atonminatni. Aa it wes , the delay worked ' irreparable harna to Seward'm , cause and at l ( he sante time advanced the interests of Lin. coin. At this point the labors of two men were most important in clearing ( ho way for I 3oward's defeat and Lincoln's nominatIon. . . These immen ivero Andrew 0. Curtin , the re- ubhicamm canmhidata for governor at 4a 'ania. and henry S. Lane , who hail been r xmomlnated for governor by the republicans m- of Indlamma. Both Pennsylvania and Indiemma r Yero at that tinie October statei and defeat In either in October would preeago defeet him ; , the national election of time following month. With this contingency in mind , both Curtin \ and Lane vere earnest In impressing upon , the delegetes that it Seward yas ii oomitiated. neither of thorn could be elected. On time evening of time second day , ¶ the hndlana and Pennsylvania delegates amt . In cont.renco , and alter a long debate , do. citlod to swing into line for Lincoln at the proper time on the fohiowing day , This .I . dccislon , ma favorable to Lincoln , wu ao cured by promnises or time part of Davis and time other Lincoln managers , that if Lincoln A was nomninated and elected , Simon Cameron of Pennayivania. and a prominent Indiana republican , should have Places in the cabinet. . When the convention mud again on Friday lnorittimg , May 18 , th Seward men voro anxious and Ltnco1n' adherents enthusiastic antI hopeful. Seward was placed in miomina. thou by William Id , Ivarts in one of lmls : m noblnt efforte ; Norman B. Judd , in a stirring specimen 0 : praIrie eloquence nominated Lincoln. and the names of the otlmer candl. ; dates were then Presented in quick aucces. , don. On the first ballot Seward recelvol 17334 votca , and Lincoln 103 ; on the sw'ei.l ballot Seward received ISI4 ammtl Umicoin 2Sl.Vben the third ballot began the result ' seas ampafttnt to all. As it proceeded. those I keeping score. saw that Liocoln' nommilima. lieu was certain , and when Carter of Ohio , - Toae anti announced a chaug. of Sour yote - - - - - to tb man from Illinois. the audience broke out In prolonged cheers and a scene beg. garing description followed. After quiet was in a measure restored. William M. Evans arose , and with pallid face and in a voice broken by emotion , moved on behalf of Seward's followers to make the nomination of Lincoln unanimous. This action was seconded by Jchn A. Andrew of Mas- chuetts , Carl Schimrz ot Missouri and Austin hhialr of Michigan. and was adopted without a dI&entIng vote. Then with a speech by 0. Ii. throwning of IllinoIs. thanking the delegates for time honor they hind conferred upon the state's favorite son , the greatest convention in the history of the republican unity came to an end. All are familiar with the details of the memorable campaign which followed , and the series of great events by which Lincoln proved time wiedom of the con- ventlon which made him the leader of lmis party. Nearly all of the men who played a lead- log part in the convention of 18G0 are dead , Weed , Iavls , Swott , Morgan , Wilmot , Stevens - ens , Curtis , Andrew , Corwin , Giddings and Cameron long .ince joined the majorIty. Anilrow U. Curtimi and Aue.tin Illair died but yesterday. Among those wlmo still remain are W'ihliani M. Evans , Colonel A. K. Mc- Ciune and Judge Carter. Their recollections of the convention , if they could be collected , would form a symposium of great and absorbIng interest. LINCOLN RENOMINATED , The third convention of the republican party was hold in Baltimore on the 8th of June , 1861. It san so well known what it would , after a few ballots , attract delegates from other candidates. hAYES OR IIARTRANFT. The Indiana delegatIon , led by General Tyr.er , made propositions to the Ohio delegation - gation , and there also mitch consulta. Lion with some of the I'ennsylvanlans , who tar personal reasons were opposed to Hisino. It wits found that there could not ho a combination on Morton and that it would be impossible to bring any consid. enable support to Conkllng or IJristow. That left only Governor hayes or Governor hlartranft , and it was seen that the Penn. sylvania delegation as not , as a whole , slr'cere in its support of ItartranfL hayes lmad the advantage of having entailed no personal enemies , and he hail the pros. tige of having defeated Allen U. Thurman in a desperate battle for the governorship of Ohio. So in the night the combination was perfected looking to the ultimate norn- ination of hayes as the only moan upon whom the opposition to maine could unite. On time following morning the convention proceeded to baiiot , and on the first ballot Mr. Ulalno received 285 votea ; Morton , I2i l3riatow , 113 ; Conkling. 09 ; hlayca , CI : hart- ranft , hiS ; antI Jeweli , it. Elaine's plurality Was so great that his friends believed the vIctory had been practically won , l'enimaps it might have been had it not boon for the fact that Mr. thiainu was ill at his home in Waahington , unable to counrel whim lmi friends , on account of a sunstroke which threatened his life mind which had smitten him down aa ho was entering the church the previous Sunday. The soconmi ballot showed slight gains for Elaine and hlayca , EiTQ : THE WIGWAM AT ChICAGO \'IERE LINCOLN WAS NOMINATED. would do that the convention caused no great popular interest. There were fOO delegates , and all of them aemed to be far nioro concerned over the pounding which Grant was giving the enemy in Vir- giala than over the action of the cOnvention , The delegate3 understood that they had simply niet to ratify the will of the party. They inaile a union h3reckinridge , a Kentucky - tucky clergyman of that name , temporary chairman. and oz.Govornor Denniaon of Ohio was chosen permanent chairman. Parson J3rownlow spoke. and Henry J. Raymond reported - ported the platform , which wa simply an amrmatiomi of the platform of 16O , and pledg- log the support of the nation to Lincoln un- tii resistance to the federal government was overcome. Upon the first ballot , and tim only one. every vote excepting three from Missouri , was cast for Lincoln , the Missouri delegates. acting under instructiona , voting for Genera ! Grant. The only businees to capee any excitement WA ! over the nomination - tion for vice president. For rcaaons which eemmmed good to hint , Mr. Lincoln dedred that another than Vice l'resident hhamhin slmoui.I be nominated and had ruggmtsted the name of Andrew Johnson. Colonel McClure has recently revealed at seine length the reaGan why tha ! change was deemed advisable , and has put it. beyond cavil that Jolmnson was itomninatud mainly at. the suggestion of Un- coin. There were. however. other candidates - dates for the vice presidential nomnination- Mr. hIamlin. Andrew Johnson and Daniel S. Dickinson. On the first ballot the vote stood : For Johnsu , 200 ; for Dickinron , 113 ; for Ifaniln ! , 11 ; with twenty-six for then IJutlor. who had been suggested to Lincoln as an available candidate. Dickinson might have been nominated had his own tate sop- ported him ; but he only secured twenty-eight of New York's sixty-six votes , Johnson getting - ting all time others , but six. which wont to Hamiin. Dickinson was a brilliant , able man. with a somewhat erratic political career. and those who knew him best In Now York have alwavi rejoiced. In view of th fact that the vice president became afterward - ward president. that even Johnson was chmon to that ofhlce instead of Dickinson. GRANT WINS AGAIN. The convention of 1872 was a more or less perfunctory affair. The renomination of Grant was a foregone conclusion and met with no opposition , The only excitement In the convention , aside from the enthusiasm which Grant's name aroused , was the con. teat for the vice presidential nominatIon. Me , Colfax , during his term in ofilce. had alienated many republicans and had made himneif most unpopular with the corps of newspaper correspondeimta In Washington. For time first and only time , probably , in p0- utIca ! history the correspondents banded themselves together for political work. They found many willing ears among the members ot the conventIon , and as their candidate , Henry Wilton. was a man of much personal popularity and great political influence they hind no dlmculty in securing his nomnimmation. Only one ballot was taken , Mr. Wilson no- calving 634 ½ votes , Mr. Coifax 321 ½ . In 1876 the moat conspicuous candidate for the republican nomination was James 0. Blame , Many able men were memmibers of the convention which met In CincinnatI on June 14. Time platform was reported before the nominations were made. It. represented no and losses for the rest , On the fifth ballot Michigan set time cue , raisimt Hayes' vote to 104 , and on the e'eventh ballot Now York state retired for consultation and agreed to support hayes , while l'onnsyivania split its vote , givIng IJart to hayes and part to Elaine , and when the reeult was announced - nounced hlayca had 384 , Blame 351. and l3rietotv 21. TIme nanilnatioii was a great surprise , and Lime bitterest dlsappointmmtent to the enthusiastic friends of Ihlaine. who unquestionably numbered a majority In the republican party. The nomination of vice pre.eldent went to William A , Wheeler of New York. The republican national convention of 1880 was more dramatic in its conmluct and outcome than all the other great gatherings - ings of the party. Though unknown at the time , it has now boconie a matter of history - tory that Conkling. Cameron and Logan. with others of Iexrer fame and influence , bad formed a combination whie Grant was on his tour around the world to bring hIm forward as a candidate before the convention - tion of 1880. Thin conihination involved the securing of the solid delegation from the three powerful states of New York. Pennsylvania and liii- nols. The purpose was avowed In the fail of 1879 , and in thmo early winter of 1880 conventions - vontions were held in New York and I'onnsyl- vania , whmero the party orgaimizotlon was strong enough to commit the deiegatea then elected to the support of General Grant and binding them together by the unit rule. JUDGE ROBERTSONS DOLT. However. early in March of that year Judge William H. Itoherteon of New York an- I flounced that although lie hod been instructed by the New York convention to vote for Grant , he was going to disobey such Instroc. tions , because lme had alsa been instrocted by him home district to vote for I3iaine amid lie was elected by the district , amid not by the convention. lie published a letter in which ho announced this purpose , and gave time name of sonic fIfteen others who had agreed to stand with him in thIs regard. On the publication of thmlmi letter. under the leadership - ship of Jamnos McManes of Philadelphia , a portion of time l'ennsylvania delegates also broke away , nd refused to be bound by the instructIons conmnmitting them to Grant. Had thus not been done Grant would have been nominated at Chicago. Illinoim , elected nil its delegates in state convention and commItted them to Grant. Time national convention met at Chicago on June 2. Conkhing. who had charge of the Grant canvass , eanguine of carrying the convention , but fearing a "bolt" afterward , introduced a dlaciplinary resolution , which % vas passed by a vote of 719 to 3 , declarIng It the sense of time convention that every member of It was bound lii honor to cup- port Its nominee , whoever that nominee might be , and that no man should hold lila seat vlmo was not ready to so agree. An effort was made to expel the three rocal- cltramits , but It proved abortive. Time rule requiring state delegations to vote eachm ac a unit , which had been aaalled at time Cincinnati convention of 1S7 , was now definitely abandoned , This gift of a voice to mInorities in state delegations lopped off ninety votes front Grant , which was a great victory for hIs opponents. It was In effect another blow against time Grant cause , when Mr. Flanagan of Texas uttered time memorable query : "What are we hero for : to him' "Senator , they have offered inc this nomInation , It Is a very honorable office. and IL nmay bo the Chadee of my life-time to gain mnmch mhietinguisnd honors , I think I will accept it. " MIGhT llA'1I IN I1ENAMED , "l'nesident Arthu c , uimt have leen renomi. limited in 1881. " sara enatorVillam Ii Chandler to the * FIWtI "had he permitted his frIends to ue tnjrrdInary % means at the command of a presidqtjto ; bring auth a rctmlt about. " Senator CIonder might have aiMed that the bent of th Fublican nrt was 50 firmly set for the iiomitiatlon of lhlalne , and the epposing elentu.q1 were so weak that liiaine's nomnlnation vas practically a foregone - gone conclusion in The convention met in Chicago on Junti.4il . Most of the Arthur delegates , before thpp1eeeehings began , con- siderctl their candklath beaten , yet the con- vention's first act illhfkened { them a little. Stephen II , Ehllns : , tnamtagimig for fllalne , had c.rkeil up a IhIaine-J.qgan conmblnat'on , imillit. enced by which limo hauional comnmitten was imimimiceil to reamniend to the convention hilalno'a friend , Powell Clayton of Ankansas , for temporary chairman. Thl Henry Cabot Lodge opposoil by nontlimating John it. Lynch , a colored senator from Missisaippil George Willfam Curtis tind Theodore Roosevelt see. ondlng the nomination in telling peeches. On the roll call Lynch was found to have tie- ftated Clayton by a number of votes , Time lhiaincitos received another slight mob , A resolution like that which Conkhing invebted in ISSO was 'otroduced at their instance , that every delegate takIng part in time convention - vention was "bounil In honor to support time nominee. " Agninet thti George William Curtis - tis protested , saying , "A republican and a free man I caine to this convention , and by the grace of God a republican and a free man I wll ! go. " Th reaolution was withdrawn. however , illaino's star was clearly In the ascendant. To defeat his nomination all his opponents needed to unIte upon Arthur. The Arthur men pleaded with Curtis. Lodge and Iloaseveit , who mild their best agalnmit fllaina , to turn from Edmunds to Arthur. "Cling- ing to Edmunds you will surely nomInate Illaine , " they said. , But between Illaine anti Arthur the Edmtmnds mmmcmi saw little to chiocae , They tried to bring out Robert T. Lincoln , but all lit rain , At each ballot flame gained , while Arthur leet. hawley gained two votes on time fourth balht. Lincoln jutmiped froimi four to eight en time third , but sank to two on the fourth , There aa "noted a curious tendency in the knees of seine of tIme Edniuntis men , particularly - ticularly these from Mnst'aclmusatta. to knock together audibly wheimever tha name of Iiialne was mentioned In their hearing , " and they , little by little , deserted their favonit. Under the management of Powell Clayton , Arkansas started a bolt of southern delegates - gates away front Arthur. 4wurod that he hmiimmself could not vIn , Logan turned over to hilalno hIs Illinois delegatIon. Upon the fourth biiiot "the I'lunted Knight" nomInated. BLACK JACK TO TIlE FORE. An soon mis General Arthur was nctifled of the result ito eelegrapimed lila congratulatioims to Mr. Bla'ne , but lie had received a mertal wound , for he Hal set his heart upon an intlorsemont of an admlmmiotration entered upon under extraordinary diffIculties , and co conducted as to comninani time admiration of the ccUfltr ) ' . lie retired from office brokemm In health , to die within a year. General Logan. with a good deal of reluctance anti after considerable telegraphing , was induced to consent to receive the miomlnation for vice prerident , anti It was given to him without rerious contOt. Mr. D'aine might bare been renominated 1'm' \ 4'ijY ? J . $ , ' - . , ' . . DAVIP DAVIS. In 1888. bad not ill health forced him at the hart moment to forbd the use of his name in thin national convention which met at ChIcago - cage on June 19. With I3laino out of the way John Sherman developed the greatest ctrength , and Judge Grcsham was next. Chauncey it ! . Depew. General Alger , General Hawley again , General Harrison and Senator Alhiaoim , were 'also nanmed as candIdates , and on time first ballet Sternian received 229 votes , Gresham 114 , Depew 99. Alger Si , Harrison 79 , AilIscu 12 , Elaine i3 , and hlaw- icy , an twIce before , 12. The balloting was protracte ] aa that an adjournment had to bo taken over Sunday , and for a time the convention eaembd all at sea. Slier- mmman had plainly exhausted lila strength upon the first ballot , and there were powerful Imifiuence , especially among hhialne's rlendd. operating against hini , Depow whose paracinal popularity was imiado manIfest. was nevertheless arsured that. If ho were the candidate the republicans - publicans would lore the granger states on account of his railroad asaociations , and for that reason , although a strong effort wa'J made to combine upon Allison , Mr. Depevs friends mid that they never could consent to that. At a meeting of the Now York delegatIon on Sunday , Mr. Depow declared that he must withdraw , for he regarded it folly longer to present his name , and ho then told the delegatco A GROUP OF QRJAT RIPUBL1CAN LIADERS. . 5- - - . . . , ' , -w . . / Th4 ' ' W . ' 71/I WILSON. W1NDOM. ITAMLIN , ASIIMUN. , flOI3ERTSON. , PHELPS. k4q . , \ .J , p4I5p 'Ui' I - I- r' . V _ _ _ OARFIIVLD. HAYES. LINCOLN , LOGAN , INGERSOLL , ' I , ELAINE. p - new issues , but pledged tIm panty to the nuIn- tommance of the constitutional amendments and to steady progress toward the resumption of specie paymmients. It was adopted wIthout dissent , antI then Richard Thompson pre- senteti the naimme of Oliver 1' . Morton , and Judge hiarian that of hienjanmin II. liristow , seconded by George William Curtis , Stewart L. Wootiford , In a brilliant speech , nominated hioscoc Conkiing and Governor Noyos placed Rutherford 13. hayes In nominatIon without a ripple at enthusiasm. When time state of Maine \YAa called "Ihob" Ingersoll went to time platform , The delegates knew that lie waa to place Dlalimo in nomination , but they did not know Ingersoll. Fifteen mum- utes after he mounted time platform he found idmself famous , for the delegates , wIth amaxeimient and delight , asked : "Who is this man who has made this wonderful apeochl" It was In this speech timat hhhaiume was first called the "Vhite l'iunmed Knight. " Had the balloting followed those nominating speeches there Ii no questIon but Mr. Elaine would have been nomimi- imated. But aim adjourumomut was taken amid during the night combInations ware made against butt , It was seen that be had a plurality of the delegation , and that unless union cou'd ' be effacte upon comae one be if It isn't the offices ? " The first ballot showed Grant in the lead , with Elaine a close second , anti John Sherman amid \Vililsmmu Win. doni bringing up the rear ; and they main- tamed this reistivo posItIon through thIrty- five consecutive ballots. The thIrty-fourth ballot called attention to James A , Garfield , who received seventeen vein ; fifteen moro than any preceding ballot had given him , lie had been somewhat promInent in the convention , having cimargu of Simermnan's cause , end being , in some sense , the leader of all Limo forces opposed to Grmnt , but scarcely any one imd dreamed of his being mmomin'tted. It having now become plain that the New York spilt muust defeat hhlaimme and Grant alike , time bulk of the lIlaine and Sherman delegates , under inutructiooa from their citIeS , at Washington , went over to Garfield. Conkhimmg's old guard of 3011 delt- gates remaining steadfast to the last , ron- dared him too confident , and hu was outgeneraled - oraled , Time stampede gao Garfield 399 votes1 twenty-one moro than were mmeedod to noniiimato imimn , and imis nomInation was then mnede unanimous , In the evening session General Arthur was nominated for vice pros- Went , ho having been named by the New York de'egatlon. It was a nemluation to which Conkhiog was opposed , but Arthur said mm , rim' that In hIs oplnlod' ' hmbre was but. one available candidate before the conventIon , end that was Oenerit , hiarnimsan , Mean. while Stephen I ) , 'Itlkins , still represent. lug hilaino in a nwasurc , bami paid General - oral harrison a vIiiL , , . and then returned to Chicago and spent several houru in consultatIon with fhfi I'Iosders of the New York delegatIon. It jyas understood to ho the poiicy c.t time Diaimme men to prevent , if possible. tIme iioliTTiTstion of Simermnan , Aim a result of Depev'a advice and of the convultation tietween Elkinu and time otimer New York leaders , New York agreed to aupport harrison , combinations in other diroctionmj were speedily made. and on the eighth baiot time vote Mood as follows : Simermnan , 118 ; firosham , 59 ; Alger , 97 : and Harrison , & 44 ; or three more titan Elaine receIved wbon lie was nominated , , liar- titian was unanimously declared the no- publican candidsto and Levi P. Morton was nomimmated en the first ballot for vice president , receiving 91 votes to 119 for WiliiammiValter l'helps , 103 for Ilradiey and It for hiruce. The atary of time republican natIonal eon- vention of 1892 , whIch re ed in the renomn. ination of General Harrison with Whltelaw Reid as his running mate , Is famIliar to al. 0 Time To Buy Now. ' ( T. Such oplortullitics will iiever be offered again. 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Stair Carpet , 1Gm , ; tvnrtli Iic. , floor Mitts , :1Db : ; vcrtI , 7re. y Carpet Sru'eepei'N , 1111.h31 : north , ) S.rjo. 1' C'humiese Matting' , 1lot myorilt 2e. & , Jnmmusuese Mnttizmi , ISo ; Trortli : bfle. .J lhin,4ocir4 , ( ici worth \ I'Iiis bcaiitlfnl COUCH , assorted 'K Cold's , tapestry cover'ingJ 5O - vortb 812,00 , our prIceiY3 _ tI1 . j$200.tO ) vnrth-f4.OI ) n'm''Lr , V $ ID.Oo immonti , J _ IAJOR l'K1NLEY ' iN NEBRASKA Ovations Tendered Ohio's I n on His Visits to Iebraska , - THOUSANDS CROWDED TO HEAR HIM Next i'resldent iIn Mmiii.'I'no Trips to This SImile , fuel , 'I'limie IleimiS Accordeal ii Miigmitlleemit iteceptiun. Omaha has been twice favored with the presence of time man whose nominatIon amid olactica to the presidency seem to be an as- aimed fact. Although these two visits of Wllhianm McKinley were so recent a , to be reummentherod by time greater mmumnber of Omnahans It may be intererting at this time for all to glance backward a few years and read again of the hearty manner in which ho was received by the people of thia state , whose admiration for tIme great cimampion of protectIon has never been questioned. The first of timese two visits was in August , 1892 , It. was on Friday evening , August 5 , just after the republican state convention at Lincoln lmad nominated Lorenzo Crounse for governor. It w'as Major McKinley who toucimed off tim opening gun of that great campaign Iii Ommmaha. Ito pleaded carnertly for tIme support of Benjamin Harrison , then candidate for president ; of Crounao , and of protection. McKinley's name was already the coma- mnon word among time shops and the homes to the country. That tie waa imighiy esteemed among Nebraskans four yeare ago Ia evidenced by the fact timat upward of 20,000 people gathered on time high scimooh grountl.a that fair mnoonllt oven- lug to greet time distingulsimed Ohioan , It was such an audience as had never before been seen in Omnabmi. The people hued the videwalks and from each side of the grounds a continual stream of pushing. jostling hu- mnanity wee elbowing its way toward limo building. Long before dark time grounds emned mmearly full and yet hundrod.s snore were wedging their way into the hmunman immaw. At 8 o'cioclc time entire south alopo was an oUtlying sea of faces. A large plat- formmt had been erected at time southeast corner - nor of tlmo 111gb aclmool and from there the great tariff advocate delivered an address that imeld the attention of time vast concourse of IjeOplo gathered about himm , A report says "time proceedings ware uninterrupted. tiara by tIme rumble of the cable traIns and the applause timat re-mo and tell under the spell of the speaker'a magnetic utterances. " lm'iItST INTRODUCTION TO OMAHA , Governor McKimmtey was accompanied on thIs occasIon by Charles J. Green , George i' . I3emmilli , Edward liosowater.V. . J. Connoli , C , II , Scott. Andrew Itosewater , 'flmonmas Strobe , Italpim I3rockinridgo and other prom- inemit citizens. lie was introduced by time first namnetl republican , who said : "Follow citizens , I have limo honor of Introducing to you Oiiio's dietimmguihed statcammmamm and governor - ernor , William McKinley , " Time speaker was emmthmusiaaticaiiy greeted , but time moment he began to speak silence was preserved , and excepting svimcn time logical points of his address elicited the audtbo approbation of time audience , the speaker was heard with the most earnest attention. Time address was a concise and effective presentation of the differences ho- tweon the two great ImolItleal parties on this iniportammt question , lie relied on a plain atatemimont of Indiuputabie facts arid the ic'gio of imls arguments was Irreeistiblo. After the. speech , Major McKinley was driven trout tue high school grounds amidst. the plaudits of people who lined the streets to The flee building. where he umade an Informal - formal call upon the editor of Time lieu , Mr. D r ap en e s. Lnoo Curtains , OSoi worth 2UO , IrIsh i'olnt Curtain. , 8.2i worth $ y,00 , Oiiemtllo CurtaIn. , 3.45p north $ y.no. 'l'apcstry Curtain , , worth ' % 'Immm1ov Slindes , ISPI worth 4th- . Curlatmi I'ole. , 801 isVurlm ifle. Tapestry , , er ynril , 8501 TYorlit Stile , per 'nrd. 4ies ) nVortit flmc. Sllkmthitme , line yard , tIc ' ut'tht : irse. ' 7 Rugs. I ' Fur Itmmas , II.DO , north nsu , JflittflCiiO RugS , VIfiOf , iymrtli i 10.1)1) ) . , hiteirnimu Itug , . , 1111.7 : ; ) I Tm'nrtIt ml 'cnetInmi hhiig , 21)c ) , . . itortli $1.01) . - . 311)ttICtl ittigs , 21o ) 'ortlm vac. hItiiy ilrtmssm.ls hugs , I fle wiartim mno. , L. I Thl Pretty OakILShli. , worth 5'.OU , oimrhmnicu , 75c. Furniture. www . ' -iiI . 'm'e Tiimeslry Suits , 23.0 ( ) vti't It $ : ; : ,00. : - , l'himshi Stilts , ' 1lil.U0 worth , : o.oo. Ovci'-StufTed Simits , i2G.O0 'rvort3 ll0.00 , hleh luumige , iI.O0m ss'urtli i17.O0. Center Clinics. $8.i0i n mirth d. Stoves. QuIcIc Meal tmnsmlliio Stove , 2.l)0) ) ) roi'tIi $1.00. GIISOIIIICV 0 euis , mi.n1 worth , lmi.iu , I 4-hub ltniigt's , 1115,00 ; worth $11. Itt-lIable Gimuohhtic Stoves , .51.7p 'orth , i:3.30. : TImID CliIid' lOLDi'O GlEE , solid oak , hmolisim iinIli Commihliotu wIth irovemi wire spnimmg , tth t rio , 01111 l'RlE. ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - NOTE ADDRESSMOST CA1EFULLY , 1315-1317 Fariiaiii St. Third Door From 14th St. wwwwwwwwww-ww- Rorewater. In the editorial rooms. From there he was thriven to his special train , which left for the east in the mnornlmmg. On 'ruesday of the sanmo week Governor McKinley was given a mnemmiorable reception at Beatrice. Time places of busimmesa throughout - out the town were closed In honor at time visItor , and flags antI bunting of national colors vera displayed as on a regularly aim- poimmted holiday. In time lengthy procemamlrn which escorted Governor McKinley abotmt time town were republican clubs train all quar- tern of Nebraska , anti even from Iowa , Kansas - sas and Missouri. The addremam of tue tariff champion was delivered before a crowd estl- mated to contain 12,000 people. At Llncoin. on the following clay , Major McKinley appeared before a notable gather- Lag of republicans. The state convention , which later nominated Loremizo Crounas for governor , was then in session. 'rimousands of ropubiicane from all parts of the state were In Lincoln , and a royal reception Was accorded - corded the I3uckeyo statesman. Even tue fight between time Crounse and the Majors factions was stopped long enough for mont- bers of both aides to hear the address on protection , Iii the afternoon ho imold an Informal no- coption at Iiunlnigton beach. In time evening timere was a grand street parade through time principal streets of time capital city. Ills ad- mirese , from time north entrance of the cap- itoh , was listened to by moro than 15,000 people. During time course of iiis remarks some one shouted , "Wimat about silver ? " Governor Mclcimmley Instantly replied , "I'll tell yotm , nay friend , what I think about silver - ver and it's what time republican party thinks about it. I believe. amid the repimb- ilcan vary thinks , that every dollar , be it gold , sliver or paper , should be time equal of time other. The farmer and time laborer mono than everybody else want an homiest dollar. When time farmer sells a bushel of wheat ho must use a full bushel and when. imo gets his pay he demmiands a full ilohlar worth 100 cents. " RETURNED TWO YEARS LATER. Major McKinley next visited Omaha in October , 1891. Ills visit Imere was the con- elusion of a triumphal march esetward across the state of Nebraska. In all the cities where lie imad 9peken lie had been accorded - corded emmthualastic receptiomme and at evoim those towmms where his train lund stopped for hut a few mmmomemmta imi few words from time Car platform had been taken up and cheered to the echo. Beatrice put on gala attire on the niorn- log of October 4 , and at noon all business sval , suspenmied to allow time cItizens to pay tribute to the author of time great tariff bill. Ho arrIved on a simocial train over the Rock Islammd road , and spoke for ton mninutcs from a platform timat imad been erected at time east cud of time depot. Ant immense crowd listened to time speech , As soon as IL syas finished the governor left for bin- coin on a special train over the Burlington road. Ills special was closely followed by another well tilled with republicans who were not satIsfied witim a ten.mmminute speech from the great protectionist. Tim run from Beatrice to' Lincoln was a notable one , large crowds having gathered at all time stations to cheer time distinguished visitor as hue patised by , 130th special trains arrived in rincoin about 2:30 : o'clock lust afternoon. It is said that no politician ever received ucim en ovation imi Nebraska's capital city na Gmat which was accorded McKinley that afternoon. While lie wims time capital's guest all lines of business ware suspendei amid citizens smith tiuousammds of visitors turned out enenasso to welcome time guest. front Oimio , When ho arrived ito passed through a reception con , . mmmitteo of 100 men , drawn tip 1mm two lines on the depot piatfontmm , to hits carriage. Following - lowing the latter , which was drawn by four plumed horses , there wits a parade three miles in length. Governor McKinley spoke from a piattornn whIch lied been erected in front of the bin- coin hotel. The entire postofilce square was 50 densely racked with listeners thmat It was said at time tIme that a toothpick could ot have been wedged in between any of them. Governor CroUnse introduced time lion of tIme occasion and the short amidrebs on limo fundanmcntai principles of the republican party timat oiiuwed was hLtemmed to with rapt attention. Immediately after this speech Mclfinmluy was escorted to the Commercial u _ I 14 , "RhllIfi Etusy ; " I c ; " ' Uid thil one , worth L : 00 , our price $1.48 Crockery. Hmipltmim Ilinmier Set. , 100 pIece , , mhSlirs w.mrth $ i.u0 , 'Wnter Sets anti Pray , 85c nom'tit li,0o. 'Voilet Sets , $2,11) ) 'n'nrtli $4.tSO , Shop , lmIrs , D3o worth $ t.7f. CItImma Cimmupimiors , : ite : north Tile. heeoriilc'mi iircnih l'intea , i7o vorIlt BDe. " " "Ileywood" 3 I $9.75 I'Inno I.muiii , . , $2.7r north , $11.09. ilniiqiet i.niimps , mlIl,70 , northi 111:1.1:0. : I.ibrmiry Immmmips , $2.Pt worth $5. I'mtri 0 0 Lisitips , I)5c ) sm itii $5.00. Ihumid Initis , 1e ; 'n'urthi SIlo. ttmmdcr one roof , otie manage- mmicmtt , front on , ' sttlcsiinmi , at one am'lls'cr , ' , mat ( lit' immImmIimmimt at 1mm- coiu'enIenti to ) 'ommrclf , mind n'lthi the mimoit muimsolutmu gimmirmttto of tssured ytmitmet , , cotimii'.i n1th the mimust emaIl , , uitmil ti'ue imimm ? Of time teriii "ncoomnmmohimtlos , , " 701i are aIsle to si'cure , mmii n'e fo ) furnIsh , , your cumnimieto haute out- lit. ASS0fl'1'1LETm PI1ICIOs CON- VEN1ENOmI , ( IIJAICANTY. 'I'htese four 'ort1s ciii tomnlze tI'io V nuls'nmmtnges emijoycti by the pa- trans oC the "I'EOL'IE'S. " -w-- club , where ho was banqueted In elaborate style by a number of promInent Limmcolniamms. FOLOW1D TO OMAIIEt , Over COlt enthusiastic repmiblcamms ! caine up to Ommiaha fronm time Capital City in order to imear time doctrimmes of their party expounded at greater length. Time party arrived in this city shortly after 7 o'clock that oyenimmg. Several hundred Onmahmamms anti a braes band ivc''e : m't time so.cailoti imumlen depot to vol- comumo Goverumor McKinley. TIme first moan to shako the imand of the oman from Canton vao Johim M. 'l'hurrton. A reception was to have been given to McKinley at the Millard hotel , limit un stopped timere ommly long enough to excimango a few words with General Manderson , Gemm- eral Cowimi. Edward Itosewater anti a few other friends. In conversation vltim a thee reporter at that tlnmo ho said that lie had addressed over 125,000 persnns during time few days initmme- tliately precedIng his naiL to Omaha. lie no. fonred to time outpouring of time people which imatl attended his Western trii , as eomnothting unparalleled in imia experience. The largest audience timat ever assenmimioth tinder one root in Onmahma crowded liii , CoIl- 501mm that nlgimt. to hear time oman who was then hooked upomm as the nation's next preai- dent , It was estimated that fully 12,000 faces hooked upward at time great tariff cimamn- plon wimemm he arose to speak , Time great audience - once wan by no mmmeans comimposed wholly of Omaha people. for time afternoon and ovemi- Ing trains commmimmg itito them city from all direc- tion.m % vero crowded with republicans , who eagerly seized the opportunity of hearing McKinley sprain on time tariff question , All mitnee's leading to time Coliseum were black wltim p001)10 that October ovemmlmug , The street cars were Inamloquate to time taalc immmposed upon tbcnm anti imundreils were coin- polled to wailt. Long before 8 o'clock there was not a vacant seat iii time hiuihmiing. The order iimat was-mnaintainoti was spoken of at time tinme as something reimmarkable for so large an assenmbhage. A striking feature of the gathering i'ns the unusually large imro- portion of womnemm. They mmot only filled thio 1,200 seats reserved for timeni , but were scat- bred all over tIme audItorium. It wan Just S o'clcck when the Ohioan entered - tered the imahi and passed dowmm time aisle , Then the cheers broke out in earliest null limo tumultimoums ovation contirmued until after limo major i'as seated on the platform. After time applause and time cheering 1usd sonmowimat subsided , John lii. Tlmuratomm arose and introdtmcetl the gimemit and speaker of the evening. Time introductiomi conclumdoml as follows : "lie ( McKinley ) Is now figumtimmg to save the life of American industry , aim ime thou fought to save iho life of time American conmmmmonwcalthm , Time author of the Wilson bill iii being banqueted iii Englammd , limit W'ii. hiani McKInley imolds his levees amid receives his ovations fronm tIme p001)10 of time United States , I have time honor to present to this mmmagnmiflcent body of my fellow citizens time next president of the Unmltod States. " As Govonor McKinley canme torwmmril at the conclusion of Semmator Timuraton's final seittemmee tim niiglmty audleumce arose with hum , and for two nminutes the cimeors of time crowd rammg tlmrougum the buIldIng , Men stood on chairs and shouted , lists were thrown In time air , women svavetl tlmoir immmd- kerchiefs. It was Omaha's welcome to time country'u next president , When quiet lied in a manner been no- stored , Major McKinley ccimimnencemh hiI ad. dress. At first his spoke in 1L low Voice amid the vast number of people in time distaimt parts of lime Colleommnt were unable to hoar hiimmi , but . in a few nmlnutes the speaker warimmed to hue subject and lila voice easily penetrated to time moat distant part. of the building. Major McKinley spoke a little inane than all hour , Save for a brIef reference to time pemiaiotm question , lie confined himself rtnictly to time tariff anti arraigned time donmocratia party and time 'Wilson bill in severe terms. After imi adiiress lie was given an informal luncheon at the Millard botch , The follow- Ing mmiorning hue left for time east. ills first V stop was at Des Moines , though ho made platfonmmm speecimes throughout Iowa. hhm.r liensomi , hfarlenmi Life : "lIe you feel you cannot marry him ? " "Yes , I nun fully degided , " " ' , Vhiy , don't you like him ? ' ' " 0 , I like hint well enough , but I can't get him to propose , " - -A