The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-06-20

for him as unit National Committee
man Mulvane, OF Topeka, who has just b en-
| elected to succeed Cyrus Leland, jr., who
represented Kansas in the National Com
mittee for the past sixteen years, and J. X
| Burden, who is candidate for the United
| States Senatorship from Kansas. led TO-
nights outburst of enthusiasm for Roose
welt among the delegations west of tie
| Mississippi Valley.
| They had no sooner taken this action
| than the Kansas delegates waited upon
| Governor Roosevelt in a body. The Gov
ernor at the time was downstairs bus ly
conferring with Senator Piatt and Chair
! man Odell regarding the late determine
tiOn of the New York delegation to hold a
second meeting at 10 O'Clock tonight with
view of fully canyassing the Vice Presi-
Dental situation. The Governors friends
said Roosevelt was told plainly that it was
his duty as New York State Republican
to take the nomination at the demand of
the delegates from all sections of the coun-
try.
mained obdurate, however Meanwhile the
Kansas delegates had been waiting for
an hour in the Governors room before he
returned shortly before 10 o'clock The
Governor conferred with his personal
friends for a few minutes in his private
room before meeting the delegation. AS
he entered the general reception room
the assembled throng greeted him with
wild and enthusiastic exclamatiOns Of
'.Hurrah for Teddy" Hes our next Vice
President
The Kansas delegation made known its
action quickly and Mr.. Burden. who spoke
| for the delegation talked directly to the
point. He informed the Governor that
| they had come to demand him to take
| the nomination, and that, as a good sol
| der he must obey.
The Kansas delegation. responsive to
| the universal wish of the Republicans of
| that State" said Mr.. Burden. met to-
| night and unanimously resolved to pre-
sent your name to the Convention and
vote for you as a unit. We did this for
the reason that we believe that you are
| spendidly equipped in every way.
Your name in connection with Presi-
dent McKinley's will set the blood tingling
in the veins of the old soldiers of the Ee-
bellion who are represented here on my
right and stir with enthusiasm the hearts
of the Spanish war veterans who are rep
resented on my left by General Metcalf,
the hero of many Philippine battles. who
succeeded General Funston in command
of the Twentieth Kansas Volunteers. You
have hiied many responsible public posi-
tons since you were an assembiyman in
New York State. and you have demon
sliatea that you are ANY equippeu 10
~ 'ns peoPe ,.. ,-,..
w Jou. -. tha 80 e. .t anu am.
T.. rs -, ou ,n - - .He nii,
turned it around The people of the coun-
try want you. Kansas does not put you
forward because of any poIitlcal cIiaue bu,
harause the neople want Won Kansas "a
tho centre of Republican opposition wher.
is RAMPANT Populism. Democracy. Social
ism. and everything that is anti With
you nominated as McK;riey's running
mate a wave of enthusiasm will sweep
over the West that will carry all before
it. We came here not TO argue with you,
but TO command you as good soldier.
Representatives OF Missouri, Colorado
Oklahoma, and Indian Territory are pres
cnt to assure you that their delegations
feel the same as we DO in Kansas"
The greatest enthusiasm prevailed as
Mr.. Burden was speaking. as it was the