The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-06-20

| continuation possible il the present Ad-
| ministration was continued in power.
| That was the theme TO which the DEM
oEstrations of the convention chung When
| he said that the Old issue of the Demo-
| Gratis was dead and that they were driven
TO find new issues in a war which they
had been most anxious to precipitate the
convention rose at him. but the outburst
was even greater when he declared that
| the division among the Republicans or
the East and West on the financial is
sue was a thing of the past and that
those who had left the party four years
ago in the West were returning on the
| issue of expansion.
The first mention Of expansion was also
the signal for demonstration.
Senator Wolcott paced up and down
along the front of the platform as he
proceeded and several times he consult
ed him notes. He is not at his best in
a prepared speech and his admirers were,
possibly, a little disappointed.
The Indiana delegation led the applause
when Senator Wolcott announced that
the thieving postoffice officials in Cuba
would be hunted down. Probably the
greatest demonstration, occurred when he
said that we would establish law and
order in the Philippines and that the
last thing to be considered was to give
up the islands.
The delegates got on their feet and
cheered when he declared that our SOL
Giers were buried in the sands of Luzon
and we would never give up the soil that
held our dead
He spoke an hour and ten minutes, and
as his brilliant peroraton closed there
in +ro+ ;p,
Of approval, delegates standing on chairs
and waving hats, fans, umbrellas and
handkerchiefs, while at the same time
the band added the enlivening strains of
a patriotic air.
Mr.. Wolcott received many hearty
handshakes from those about him and
then turned to the business OF the con-
vention, announcing the long list of sec
retaries and officials previously agreed
upon.
There was a momentarily lull and then
Mr.. Wolcott gazing out at the assemblage
said
Governor Taylor, of Kentucky is re-
cognized."
The much discussed man from Ken
lucky moved up the aisle to- the platform,
receiving a cheer as Senator WOlcOtt
advanced to greet him. There was mo-
mentary silence as the convention waited
apparently expecting a speech echoing
some of the recent dramatic incidents in
Kentucky. But instead of that, in piping
voice, Governor Taylor seconded the
nominations of the various officials who
had been announced and this done, left
the stage. The nominations were made
unanimous.
Mr. Payne. of New York" announced
the chairman and again all eyes turned to
the center Of the hall, where, this time.
the silver-topped form of the Chairman
of the Ways and Means committee was
seen. He moved that the rules of the
last convention prevail until other rules
were adopted and this prevailed without
dissent.
The call of the roll of the States for the
submission OF members of the various
committees then began. It proved a te
dious process and the convention was vr-
tually in recess as the names were handed
in.
While the lists were being brought to
the stage Governor Roosevelt held a
regular levee in the pit. Delegates
swarmed toward him from all directions.
Senator Quay was one of those who greet
ed him warmly. The New Mexico dele
gates with broad somberos climbed over
seats in their eagerness to get to him
and Shake his hand. Chauncey Depew
and the other big guns of the New York
delegation were ignored
When order had been restored after
the confusion incident to this scene Mr..
Wolcott announced that the Secretary
would read the lists of the various CON-
mittees. These committees he an
nounced could meet Immediately after
the adjournment of todays session of the
convention
When the lists had been read Represen-
tative Cannon, of Illinois, was recognized
to move an adjournment until tomorrow.
Rev. Edgar M. Levy. who delivered the
invocation at the first Republican conven-
ton in this city forty-four years ago, to-
day, white haired and feeble, delivered
benediction upon the convention.
The whole convention arose to receive
his blessing and then at exactly o'clock
the convention adjourned until noon to-
morrow.
At that session President Mckinley
will be re-nominated by reclamation and
the platform will be adopted. The nomi-
nation OF the candidate for vice-presi-
dent Will so over to Thursday unless
there is a stampede and the plans of the
leaders are upset.