Rensselaer Republican, Volume 27, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 June 1896 — M'KINLEY THE MAN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

M'KINLEY THE MAN.

Nominated by Republicans for '' President. HOBART IS SECOND. Both Candidates Nominated on First Ballot. Nominations Are Made Unanimous y and Delegates and Spectators Go Wild with Enthusiasm Platform Adopted Ad vocatinc the Single Gold Standard Free-Coinage Delegates Sever Their Connection with Former Associates—Detailed Description of Closing Scenes of the Convention. The Republican national convention completed its work Thursday night. Wih liam. McKinley, of Ohio, was nominated for President and Garret A. Hobart, of New Jersey, for Vice-President on a platform that deflates for a protective tariff and the single gold standard. The total vote cast for McKinley was 661%. Reed received 84%, Quay 60%, Morton 58, Allison 35% and Cameron 1. No sooner had the chairman announced the result than Senator Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts moved to make the nomination unanimous. Among the first to second this were Gen. Hastings of Pennsylvania and Thomas Platt of New York. Gen. Henderson of lowa followed. Amid a storm of howls, tooting of fish horns, waving of banners and the playing'-of the band the motion was put and carried. The pandemonium was so great that the chairman could not be heprd. When Senator Foraker, as'chairman of the Ohio delegation, arose and oust 46 votes for the Buckeye man, the"’ ballot stood 467% for McKinley. Instantly the convention burst into a storm? Of siasm. The roll call was continued, but it was only a matter of form. There was a moment of suspense until the vote had been announced,- and then the vast assemblage burst into bheers and shouts of the ivi lde&L„c.utlu.Lsiasun__ The first ballot was completed at 5:40,

ami it was 6 o’clock before the chairman was able to gain order and to recognise Senator Lodge, who moved that the nomination of McKinley be made unanimous. This served to bring forth another upTonrotts out4mrs|; After McKinley’s nomination had been made unanimous and the chair had so declared, the convention proceeded to name a candidate for Vice-President. The names of G. A. Hobart of New Jersey, H. Clay Evans of Tennessee, Lippitt of Rhode Island. Walker of Virginia and Bulkeley of Connecticut were placed In nominations The nomination of Hobart, like that of McKinley, was decided on the first ballot, and afterward made unanimous. Tlie third day’s session of the Republican national convention was called to order by Chairman Thurston at 16:30 o’clock Thursday forenoon. Five thousand people stood outside the convention hall clanioringTor admission and quarreling with doorkeepers. Inside the hall there was a restless .activity among the delegates and visitorSrand an eager desire to see the wheels move. Chairman Thurston without any preliminaries plunged into business by announcing that the first thing on the program was the report of the committee on resolutions. Senator-eleet Joseph B. Foraker. of Ohio, crowded to the front, climbed the steps and presented the platform, while the audience and delegates followed the reading with, intense interest. At the conclusion of the reading Senator Teller presented a-'-silver substitute for the gold plank in the platform, and made

a strong speech in defense of the bimetallic views of the white metal men. After he had spoken to the resolution Foraker moved to lay it on the table. The gold men voted 518% to a total silver representation of 105%. Foraker then moved the previous question on the adoption of the piaXfprm. and the platform was adopted. a separate vote being taken on the financial plank, resulting: Yeas, 812%; nays, 110%; As soon as the platform with the gold plank was adopted the silver men from Colorado, Idaho, Montana and Utah, headed by their leaders, arose and marched out of the convention hall, renouncing the Republican party and its declaration of principles.

WILLIAM M'KINLEY, Of Ohio.

GARRET A. HOBART, Of New Jersey.