Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1900-06-29
M'KINLEY AND ROOSEVELT
Unanimously Nominated for President
and Yice-PfeSident at the Re-
publican Convention.

ouu IIVV'I loOluVut ~ tn0 nUs
publican Convention.
President Mckinley was unani
mously renominated for presiden
Of the United States by the rcpub
lican national convention ant
Governor Roosevelt OF New Yorl
was unanimously selected to stant
beside him in the coming battle
Such unani nous demonstration
in honor Of the nominees OF ,
national convention have never
before been equaled perhaps IN tn
history of politics in this country
1t was q love feast, a jubilee, :
ratification meeting. There were
no preliminaries today. The
wrangle expected over the question
of reducing the representation il
the south was averted by the
withdrawal of ex-senator Quay,
proposition.
The great hall became quiet a,
Senator Lodge, standing before
ID, 900 eager faces, gavel in hand
announced that nominations fol
president Of the United States
were in order. The reading clerk
advanced to the front Of the plat.
form to call the roll OF states for
the presentation Of candidates.
When Alabama was called she
surrendered to Ohio. Cheer after
cheer went up from the delegates
as Senator Foraker Of Ohio strobe
toward the platform. In full view
Of the convention he stood waiting
for the applause to cease. When
quiet was restored, he began to
speak. With resonant ringing
voice and graceful gesture, Foraker
stilled the noise. His audience
was thrilled. They sat like men
under spell. He dropped word
here, word there, and when he
concluded by placing Mckinley in
nomination, not on behalf of Ohio,
but of all the states and territories,
u clap Of thunder shook tie build.
ing.
On tho stage Senator Hanna,
his handkerchief in one hand and
a fan in the other, was squirting the
vast assem- blage to new endeavors.
The raging storm did not seem
TO satisfy him. He seized a plume
ank waved it about his head like a
general leading his men to a
charge. All at once q delegate
bearing the standard of Kentucky
rushed forward to the stage. The
effect was magical. The standards
If states were torn loose and
Yelling delegates climbed upon
,he platform to rally around their
leader. With the state guidons
pointed to a common center they
made q canopy over the head Of
he Warwick Of the republican
,arty.
Then higher still climbed Hanna.
10 mounted a table where he
'ould look out upon the cheering
multitude. Beside him suddenly
a young girl arrayed in
he national colors. At this sight
he cheers redoubled. The demon
had now continued with
a lull for ten minutes. A
Texas delegate shouted above the
oar:
"Threc cheers for Mark Hanna.
They were given with will.
Then a delegate with Ohio's
in his hand dove down
oward the rear. The bearers of
he standards of other states
plunged after him. Down the
isle they swung, starting the
Whole storm afresh. When they
cached the main entrance they
we're met by men holding aloft q
,igantic papier mache elephant
With the national colors twined
bout his neck. Then the process
ion came back and circled the
1T. For several minutes this
'arade continued. The demon
tration all told lasted exactly
fifteen minutes. In length of time |
does not compare with the pro-
onged cheer which went up for
irant in 1880 or Blaine in 10 8S |
r for Mckinley in 1896.
This protracted outburst was
nut the forerunner of the pande-
nonium that reigned a moment |
ater when Roosevelt, the man Of
he hour rose to his feet to second |
he presidents nomination. |
When the convention caught sight
him it went off again like a
ocket. AS he stood there facing
yelling multitude the roar coul d
ave been heard for blocks. But
eddy did not finch. He looked
bout him while he waited for
le storm to subsidc. Several
mes he raised his hand, but the
aeering continued. The con-
ention got on its feet and it was
,veral minutes before he could
rOceed. When he concluded and
,sumed his seat in the New York
elegation, other delegates rushed
inward and surrounded . him.
tier the roll Of states was called
nd Chairman Lodge made the
announcement that the president
I'd been re-nominated there was
10 same wild storm which had
sen raised for Foraker and when
was over ROOseyelt's nomination