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A LTENNA11ONAL CONVENTiONS
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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 (
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\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
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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.
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- 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
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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
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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
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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 ,
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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
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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
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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
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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. Our bargniu
list larger tlniii ever. our entire store 0110 sttipcidous bargaiii
' 3ccttiiter. . Bargains.iii Furniture. Burgaiiis iii Ciirpets. Bar- V
tV gailis ill Stoves aiid Crockery. . s , s 1z V
c Furniture.
: Clinmnimer Suit. ; , 14J , , 'trth : tn ,
I % lmtmmtmI Poithing hledmi , ttO,4 ,
, _ _ d worth , ! 1ii1,00 ,
ste , Citffoni.'r'm , iI.Si ) ) , worth , sIh.ro. :
Coliler Sent ltoekerii , i8.3l u'mrth
p il. ( ( ) ( } .
1 , Sldebenrihi , tDflO1 worth 'StOO.
1 Ha I emislumi 'I'ubleaI,7 ; a'ortli
E
Shut Ihumt'les , ) inrtli
- ' dual , . Closets , .i2.ri ( ) Ii : io.
r' CiihI tin tiiim hionic Cnses. O.7fi i
mm1 w'mma'tlm t14,00.
V Kiteliemi Chmnlrs , 88ei vnm'tIi ZOo ,
A Cane' Sent Chimmira , 1)4)01 worth
p
Yiirmlrn1er , worth mmnno ,
1Iroim . , hhla , tI.lEtt 'north n.no.
' I'Iettires , i'lxflO , t1.ii3 i'orthi mt. :
% f. CUttost 'Fipli 3lmattresses , iI1.r ) ;
' worth f2.flO.
uI Wo'cn'iro Springs , l.Si
mt'nrhi
) fleilstenmis , tl'I.'ii worth m3.III.
; CT9 This Solid
; t crOak
Screen ,
j
1 , nicely ilnisimed ,
i ( I l scetluims , worth
\l I $3.00 ,
, \ OUR
- ' , . I '
$1.25
c Carpets.
All Wool Imigrnhs , 4.Sei worth 7ne ,
_ y W'OOl Filled Ingrain , flflm'i wi.rtli
I tItle.
tj imetmasols , I1loi rmrtha Soc.
i aloha' lirusselim , Sfici worth $
V l'elvets , Vici vorth ) I.3O.
V Misqitette , fiSe ; wortls
I oil Ciotli , 2tlc ; worth 40e.
Il. oil Chmtti , hiemumumitut. , I Ocj worth
2O.
' I , . ii ol en t , 4Sc i 11.01. 1 hi floe.
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 ,
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IAJOR l'K1NLEY ' iN NEBRASKA
Ovations Tendered Ohio's I n on His Visits
to Iebraska ,
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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. ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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. "
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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 , "
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