The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-06-18

hot FtpiL" the typfwriSsrs cIickinE,t
Z the pens of private secretaries scrib-
bling and important officials debating
messages for which an anxious country
is supposed 10 be agoE. II may be Af-
firmcd OF the convention that IL will bo
\ for a brief period an important center
OF business.
Perhaps II may be said OF this con-
vention, as II was declared OF another.
The nomination had been foreshadow-
ed and universally accepted by the Re-
publicans and was as assured as any
thing we'll could be-" Last year tho
presidential possibilities were McKin-
ley. Reed Allison. Morton and Harri-
son; bat this year. while there may be
''favorte sons and dark horses po-
litical fences TO mend and eminent lead
ers To placate, the successful candidate
viii without doubt be the one first
mentioned above. This fact has OF late
been so apparent that Il would seem
almost superfiuous TO mention It,
AS a fair criterion for what viii oc-
cur at Philadelphia. the transactions Mt
st. Louis in 1896 may be cited in evil
| dence. The hour at last had arrived
| when the chairman uttered the mo-
mentous words, "Gentlemen. the reg
ular order OF business Is the roll cali
OF the states for the presentation of
| candidates for nomination" The sec
retary then proceeded 10 call the roll
alphabetically, and the first TO respond
was Mr.. Baldwin of Iowa. who placed
in nomination n favorite son. Senator
Allison. i'm an impassioned speech. con-
cluding thus: Nominate him. and. not
now. perhaps. but when the strife Is
over. his name will fall like milIennial
| inn 70 IN
and a thrili of JOY will go out from the
west to the east. carrying on its trem-
bling way the songs OF our reapcrs.
only 10 be lost in the roar of our fur
| naces. Nominate him. and when our
corn grows gold in the autumn time.
| our fiocks teeming and our oranges
| full, every spindle will be turning day
and night upon the Merrimac." But.
| alas, he was not nominated. never
| theless.
NJ stands for Maine. at the mention
| of which stood forth Senator Lodge OF
| Massachusetts. who, after a lengthy cu-
| logy OF the man he was about to name.
| continued: "He is the leader of men.
| We know IL because we have seen him
| lead. xI have the honor, the very
| great honor. to present to you as a can
didate for your nomination the speaker
| of the house OF representatives, Thomas
Il. Reed of Maine" IResounding APP
plause.l Now. perhaps. Mr.. Reed, pri-
| vate citizen. can appreciate with no
"resounding applause ringing in hts
ears the humor IL not the irony, of the
situation.
f. II availed not that the genial Depew
| placed in nomination Ex-Governor Nor
ton with persuasive eloquence and made
| not he -
! nored the Empire State might not be
| found solidly in the Republican column
The delegates were awaiting the next
| letter TO N, and when Ohio was called
eagerly assented to the proposition OF
Senator Foraker, who told them "the
people want q good Republican; they
want something more than wise. pa
triotic statesman. and l stand here
to present TO this convention such a
man. His name lis William Mckinley"
The tremendous uproar that then en-
sued. showing the approval of the dele
gates, the chairman was unable to
check. and at last gave up in despair.
while the volumes OF cheers swelIed to
a hurricane OF sound that drowned out
even the music of the band. the vast
multitude joining I'm with stamping OF
feet to the rhythm of the tune. En-
deavor as they may, the delegates OK
1900 cannot raise bigger rumpus than
did those OF 1896 when McKinley's name
was mentioned as a presidential prob
ability. In seconding the nominations
Senator Thurston indulged himself In
prophecy, which he may now proudly
point TO. This Is the year OF the peo-
ple" he said. From ocean TO ocean.
from lake to gulf, they are united as
4 ia
might like TO say now. as confidently
as he did then: 1--WE know their wishes.
and are to register their will. This Is
the year of the people. In their name
second the nomination OF their great
| champion. william Mckinley. not as
| the favorite son OF any state. hut as
| the fayorite son of the United States:
not as concession TO Ohio. but as an
added honor to the nation
And then: THE next order OF busi-
| ness IA the call of the roll of states FOR
nomination OF a candidate for presi-
dent The sergcant-at-arms will clear
tbe aisles and the gentlemen Will please
take their seats After this had been
dome and the confusion had somewhat
subsided the chair announced: The
following votes have been cast: For
William Mckinley. 66ih"-- He got no
further then. for the cheers and yells
that followed were supplemented by
the roars OF a hundred gun salute.
which drowned his voice completely.
The perfunctory, cut and dried enthu-
siasm which always goes with "a con-
vention doubtless will be present In
Philadelphia. for vast numbers which
always carry and beget enthusiasm are
present all the hotels are filled to over
flowing. even TO cots i'm the corridors.
The morning OF the first day. Tues
day. June ~, win be devoted 10 excur-
sions to points OF interest. and the
afternoon TO the appointment of conf
mittees settling of details. ETC.. pre-
liminary TO the transfer of authority
from the temporary to the permanent
chairman. on Wednesday the conven-
ton will go into regular session, the
platform will be enunciated and per-
haps the candidates presented, much
depending upon the character OF the
proceedings
But all are agreed that from every
point of view the Republican national