11 Jun 1892
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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1892
Page
1
In a Saturday sale at 622 Washington Street corner Essex A T Army & Co offers Star flannel blouses at 1.39, imported and domestic flannels discounted from 2 to 3 dollars. 200 dozen boys knee trousers suits priced down to 5 and 300 boys suits reduced to 5 to 16, with many tailor-made lads’ suits from 7 to 16 dollars now 10. Early buyers receive preferred choice.
The convention closed after a decisive first ballot re nomination for Harrison amid strong administration support. Blaine suffered a crushing defeat while McKinley matched the leading vote, Reed of Maine earned four votes and Lincoln one, with delegates returning home.
In MinnEa Louis on June 10 at 4 32 the convention chair announced vote changes from eight Blaine to Blaine 6 Harrison 1 McKinley 1 with 90414 votes cast of 453 needed. Harrison secured a majority and the nomination was made unanimous amid cheering and cries of yes.
Weather forecast from Washington indicates generally fair weather today with variable winds. For New England and eastern New York Saturday, expect fair skies and warmer conditions on Sunday.
Stanwood, a Roxbury newsdealer at 83 Dudley Street, sells daily papers including 55 copies of the Post, 25 of the Herald, and 9 of the Globe each morning.
Minneapolis dispatch reports the South cast its solid vote for Harrison securing the Republican presidential nomination. Texas, with a Democratic majority, helped ensure a Harrison majority as delegates were kept in line. An official notes roughly $100,000 spent to control delegates, while leading states watched with gloomy silence as the inevitability of the nomination grew.
The piece notes a split Massachusetts delegation with eighteen supporting Harrison, eleven for McKinley, and one for Blaine. It names Crano Brackett Cogswell Crane Robert Crane Otis Winslow Prouty Fay Clarke Lawton Appleton Dodge Reynolds Frost Bennett Ratsheskey Davidson Plunkett Dickinson Fairchild Glines Gove Atwood Candler Curtis Freeman Clifford Abbott Hodgeman and records the delegation’s return home after a heated political division.
SuscxrER Homes presents a pitch to upgrade interior lighting with proper, artistic illumination. McKenney & Waterbury at 181 Franklin Street, corner Congress, offer expertise in gas, electric, and oil fixtures, advertising their full range of new designs.
Glidden reports a night arrival expected in Boston Monday night. The note confirms travel plans and timing for the transportation event or shipment referenced by GLIDDEN.
Minneapolis June 10 The evening session of the convention was a ratification meeting. The vice presidential nominee was chosen by the New York delegation, which preferred Whitelaw Reid over Morton. John C New indicated Harrison leaders favored the old ticket but would accept Reid if acceptable to New York. The convention opened with McKinley presiding as delegates filled the galleries.
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