The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-22
M'K|NL.EY AND
ROOSEVELT
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gladiator of old looks into the future
with hope. with expectancy, with love
Of all our institutions have made dear
to u.s." tremendous applause).
The closing words of the Governor
brought another demonstration, and Tor
minute it seemed that the convention
would go mad and then and there make
two nominations instead of one. Plumes
went up and standards again left their
sockets to be waved on high AS the
Governor left the platform he waved
salutation to the moving throngs ana
one In particular toward the radiant face
Of his wife sitting just outside the area
of delegates. Gradually the convention
came back to quiet and the Chairman
recognized Senator Thurston, of Nebras-
la. for a speech. seconding the nomina-
ton of the President.
lie uictured the President as a soldier
on many hard fought fields, as a states
man in the halls of Congress and as
President directing the destinies of
naton-"Our President now. our Presi-
dent to be Again
Senator Lodge then recognized John w.
Yerkes, of Kentucky, who arose to also
second the nomination on behalf OF the
South He asserted that no convention
had ever been so unanimous for man as
was this for Mckinley. Mr. Yerkes is a
straight and tall Kentuckian with
strong voice and his speech was heard all
over the hall.
JOHN w. YEKS' SPEECH.
I'm 1896 we gave you an old RerIblican
slave holding State. BY SO doing we re-
moved one charge against our party, that
it was sectional The Ohio River was
crossed; Republicanism marched south
ward and this sectional line disappeared
from the map. We will do it again. Cap
plause). We will still show the people
in the North and the South and the East
that Republicanism-t to use the language OF
cur distinguished charman-means action,
and is always moving forward. A Ken
tuckian, a lover of my native State be-
lieving in the integrity and honesty of
her citizens, | have the fullest confidence
in them; / believe they will make final
response to right arguments. and that that
response will be made at our polls next
November. in electing electors to vote
for President William Mckinley for re-
election. (Applause)
Almost instantly from all parts OF the
hall came the cry, Vote, Vote.
Vote" Delegates and spectators were
becoming uneasy. They wanted action
rot oratory.
Disregarding the call for vote, Chair
man Lodge recognized George knight,
head of the California delegation, who
1poke and was followed by Governor
Mount of Indiana.
The FESTIVE listeners broke in with
many demonstrations and call of Vote.
and Chairman Lodge was kept busy with
his gavel trying to maintain sufsi-
Gent order fer the speaker to be heard.
AS Governor Mount closed the conven-
tion again demanded a vote and the
chairman announced that the roll cf
States would be called for the vote on
the nomination for President.
VOTE FOR PRESIDENT BEGINS.
At 1897 the vote began
The galleries were noticeably atten-
tive and there was no unusual demon
stration among the delegates until New
Yorks vote was announced by Chair
man 0dell This brought out round OF
applause When Pennsylvania vote was
announced by Senator Quay many OF the
delegations arose and cheered
Some Of the States were not content
with casting their votes for Mckinley
but the chairman announced the vote
which the candidate would receive in
November At the call of Hawaii the
delegations stood and cheered the an
nouncement of the new possession of its
two votes for Mckinley.
The tally clerk quickly made the Off
cial summary and hand it to the Chair
man. Mr.. Lodge took the paper and i'd
vancing to the front Of the stage said
1.-THE total vote cast is $50. William
Mckinley has received $50 votes 1t IS
unanimous vote and the Chairman de-
clares that William Mckinley is your
nominee for the Presidency for the terra
beginning March 4th, 1901"
Now again pandemonium broke loose
in one swelling chorus of enthusiasm for
the new candidate. Up went the plumes
and standards. Up stood the great audi
ence. men and women, mingling their
shouts and their frantic demonstration.
The band played Rally Round the
Flag" and the Hamilton Club of Chca-
so. marched down the aisle. preceded by
New York and followed by Pennnsyl-
yania.
Mr.. Lodge warned the noisy and dem
onstrative throngs that there was still
vital business to be done, and announced
that the call of States would proceed for
nominations for the Vice Presidency.
AS the name of Alabama was called on
the roll of States for the nomination of
candidates for Vice President, the an
nouncement was made by the Chairman
of the delegation that Alabama would
yield to Iowa to present a candidate.
Chairman Lodge then recognized Colo
mel LATE Young, one of the Iowa dele
gates at large, and editor OF the Des
Moines Iowa. Capital.
Colonel Young swung down the main
aisle to the platform to do that which
a single orator never before did in
Republican National Convention-with-
draw one strong and magnetic man as a
candidate and present the name o. an
other for the second office in the gift
of the American people. He withdrew
the name of Dolliyer and offered that of
Roosevelt.
NOMINATION OF ROOSEVELT.
"Gentlemen OF the Convention: have
listened with profound interest 20 the
numerous indictments pronounced against