Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-06-19
EXPECTED HAPPENS.
Loyal Republicans VIII Now
Spare No Efforts
To Secure the Election Of McKinI y
and Hobart, Next Fall.
Loss Of tho Silver Boilers Will Not Affect
the Party.

| liam Mckinney, Jr., Is tne PRESIDENTIAL
| candidate of the great Republican
party. From this out no effort should
be spared by loyal Republicans all
over this broad land to roll up an over
| whelming majority. 1t was evident
that the Mckinley managers were dc =
termined to push the work Of the COR
| vention to a finish without adjourn
ment and the programme was carrie d
through to the letter.
A dramatic incident was the protest
of the free silver men against the cur
rency plank in the platform and tie
withdrawal of a small coterie of them
| from the convention upon its adoption.
| Senator Teller made somewhat of a
| pathetic figure as he pleaded with the
| convention for the recognition of tie
white metal. but the great Republican
party. through it's assembled represent
| tatives, announced by an overwheln-
| ing majority that they were not pre-
| pared to follow him into the camp Of
| financial dependency and Reputation.
| In this connection l wish to say that
| the disaffection of the free silver me n
| has not nearly the political signifi-
canoe that the Democratic papars will
endeavor to attach to it. The loss of
| these few men is not to be compared
| for moment to the loss that would
| have been sustained by the Rcpubli-
can party had it adopted free silver
| plank or compromised with a straddle
| The party has stood Loyalty by sound
| financial principles and it will go into
| the coming campaign stronger in the
| confidence and esteem of the American
people than 1t has been at any time
| since the war. The departure of this
small but blatant silver contingent
| from the party will rid it Of an incubus.
In supporting their free silver hcrcsy
these men have not hesitated to take
their party by the throat and demaf d
that it accede to their wishes or suffer
the death of measures designed to re-
lieve the country from the hardships
imposed by Democratic stupidity ard
Incompetence and they have been dis
loyal to the politics of their party.
Co!dly Indifferent to the welfare Of
the American people, it was inevitable
that they should soon reach the part
ing of the ways. The great Republi-
can party could and would not permit
its financial policy 10 be dictated by
the representatives of few rotten
boroughs who place state interests
above national interest and who. as
sembling themselves together after
the manner of the three poor tailors
Of England solemnly resolved I'VE are
the people"
The Republican party stands today.
as it has stood in the past, the cham
pions of sound and honest currency
and around the united business inter
ests of the country will rally to achieve
for it one of the grandcst victories in
its history William Mckinley, Jr
will be the next President of the Uni
ted States, and under his administra-
ton of public affairs. the country VIII
win a return of the splendid prosperity
enjoyed before the advent of the Dem
ocratic party to power.
The nominating speeches. today,
were all of high order of merit. The
Reed men have reason to feel proud
of the able manner in which the name
Of their candidate was presented ard
the magnificent burst of applause with
Which it was received by the conven-
ton.
The address of Senator Lodge was q
mastery one, as was also that of Cen
olal Littlcticld, and both were well re
ceived by the convention.
The convention hall packed with
people was an inspiring sight today.
1t was in the highest and truest sense
a representative gathering of the great
American people. Nor was it lacking
i'll enthusiasm, the names of all the
candidates being received as they were
presented with prolonged cheering
The scene that followed the announce
mcnt of Mckinley's nomination dcfics |
description. The big convention went
fairly wild with enthusiasm. A large
part of those present immeditely left |
the hall and as they reached the street |
the loud roar of cannon was sounding
Il salute to the victor, and newsboys |
were shouting special editions of the |
evening papers announcing the choice |
of the convention.
Tonight the friends of all the caudi- |
dates are reuniting in q general Jubilee |
LANDS ana processions are parading the |
streets. horns are blowing. cannon boom |
inE and the sound of cheering comes |
from every quarter of the city. Mckin- |
ley will have back of him in the coming |
political contest Il united and aggressive |
party.
The general feeling prevails here tina,
the convention has made an excellent |
dency in selecting Garrett A. Hobart of |
New Jersey. Mr. Hobart is Il fine type |
OF the self-mlde American citizen. Like |
Major Mckinley. he has made his own
way in life and has risen to his present |
distinguished honor by sheer force of his |
own ability and strength of character.
lie IS Il very active and vigorous man.
though in manner quiet and reserved.
He is good talker, though not what is
called an orator. Mr.. Hobart is especially |
known for the talent he has displayed |
in the management of the Republican
party affairs in New Jersey. lie was
mainly instrumental in the election of
Gov. Graggs, who is the first Republican
Governor in so years. Mr.. Hobart has
than any other man. Col. F. X. Schoen-
maker of Plainfield. n. j.. the well-known
newspaper man. said to the Chronicle in
speaking of Mr.. Hobart and the Vice
Presidency: He will magnificently bal
ance the ticket. He knows every poit-
clan in the country. the new ones as well
as the old ones. and you can depend upon
it there can be no political errors made
by the administration with Hobart's init
made mistake in politics. and we all
know that Mckinley is a stubborn man
and not Il politician, and that his admin
istration from political standpoint
needs Just this balance wheel. The Vice
President should always be good poiti-
clan. and we have had only one Arthur
and what an excellent President he made
Hobart would do equally well if the occa-
sion should arise
the Maine delegation was pretty well
divided on the ballot for the Vice Presi-
dency. Five voted for Evans. two for
Depew. two for Bulkeley, two for Brown
and one for Morton. AT a meeting of the
delegation held. this evening, a vote of
thanks was extended Hon. Joseph H.