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June 14, 1892
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
Pennsylvania delegation members, who supported Blaine at the Minneapolis Republican convention, return through Pittsburgh singing a revised campaign song endorsing nominee Harrison and Whitelaw Reid, demonstrating party unity after defeat.
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An example of the good grace with which the anti-Harrison men accepted defeat is shown in the action of those members of the Pennsylvania delegation who went to Minneapolis to boom Blaine. They left home singing a campaign song full of Blaine sentiment and sang themselves hoarse on the trip.
Yesterday they returned and passed through Pittsburgh still singing, but to a revised meter, as follows:
We are for the nominee.
He will get there, don't you see:
Pennsylvania is the stuff,
But the boys feel awful tough.
Boom, ta-ra, etc.
Whitelaw Reid for second place,
He will help us in the race.
Won't they make a dandy pair
For the Presidential chair?
Boom, ta-ra, etc.
The verses are more expressive than poetical or elegant. However, they tell an eloquent story of true blue Republicanism, which the chairman emphasized when he said: "The convention factions are already uniting for harmonious campaign work."
An example of the good grace with which the anti-Harrison men accepted defeat is shown in the action of those members of the Pennsylvania delegation who went to Minneapolis to boom Blaine. They left home singing a campaign song full of Blaine sentiment and sang themselves hoarse on the trip.
Yesterday they returned and passed through Pittsburgh still singing, but to a revised meter, as follows:
We are for the nominee.
He will get there, don't you see:
Pennsylvania is the stuff,
But the boys feel awful tough.
Boom, ta-ra, etc.
Whitelaw Reid for second place,
He will help us in the race.
Won't they make a dandy pair
For the Presidential chair?
Boom, ta-ra, etc.
The verses are more expressive than poetical or elegant. However, they tell an eloquent story of true blue Republicanism, which the chairman emphasized when he said: "The convention factions are already uniting for harmonious campaign work."
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Fortune Reversal
What keywords are associated?
Republican Convention
Party Unity
Minneapolis
Pittsburgh
Blaine Support
Harrison Nomination
Whitelaw Reid
Campaign Song
What entities or persons were involved?
Pennsylvania Delegation
Blaine
Whitelaw Reid
Where did it happen?
Minneapolis, Pittsburgh
Story Details
Key Persons
Pennsylvania Delegation
Blaine
Whitelaw Reid
Location
Minneapolis, Pittsburgh
Story Details
Pennsylvania delegation supports Blaine at Minneapolis convention, returns singing revised song for Harrison and Whitelaw Reid, exemplifying Republican unity after defeat.