The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-22
Mckinley NOMINATED
ROOSEVELT OF SAN JUAN HILL FOR
SECOND PLACE.
BOTH NAMED UNANIMOUSLY,
WILD CHEERS GREETED MENTION
OF EITHER'S NAME.

He Seconded Mckinley's Nominal
ton, Following senator Foraker.
Caught sight of His Wife and
Smiled TIL His Teeth Showed-Sc-
rene and Submissive Hanna Again
Chosen Chairman.
Philadelphia, June 21.-President McKin-
ley was unanimously renominated for
President of the United States by the
Republican National Convention at 1:4S
O'Clock to-day. and an hour and ten min
utes later, Gov. Theodore Roosevelt of
New York, was unanimously selected to
stand beside him in the coming battle.
There was a fine setting for to-day
spectacular drama. Bright peones at
either end of the stage made two flaming
bits of color. Over the vast multitude
fans moved ceaselessly to and fro like the
pinions of cloud of alarmed guhs beat
ing the air.
There were no preliminaries. The wran-
gle expected over the question Of reducing
the representation in the South, was
averted by the withdrawal of ex-senator
Quay's proposition. The great hall be
came quiet as Senator Lodge. standing
before 1900 eager faces. gavel in hand
of the United States were in order.
The reading clerk advanced to the front
of the platform. He was about to cali
the roll of states for the presentation of
candidates. When Alabama was called, a
thin. red-whiskered delegate from that
state arose and surrendered the first right
to speak to Ohio A flutter of handker-
chiefs filled the air and a cheer went up
from the delegates in the pit as Senator
Foraker of Ohio, the ideal of militant Re
pubiicanism, strobe toward the platform.
Foraker is a grand looking man. with
something of the imperiousness of Blaine
and the dash OF a Rupert about him. The
air was surcharged with electricity as he
mounted the steps and when he turned
about, standing there with gray eyes
calmly sweeping the cheering thousands,
the magnetic orator must have been con
scious of his power to call up a storm that
would sweep through the amphitheatre.
Below him, about him on either side were
banked men and women almost frantically
waving hats. handkerchiefs, and pampas
plumes. In full view of the convention he
stood erect, his face as inhexible as
though chiselled in marble waiting for
the applause to cease. When quiet was re-
stored he began to speak.
The Hurricane Started.
He began to call up the hurricane from
the start Whenever he raised his arms
aloft the whistling of the gale ran round
the hall. When he said the nomination
had already been made, that Wolcott and
Lodge and the platform had each in turn
named his candidate. a great cheer went
up When he said his candidate was the
frst choice of every man who desired Re
publican success in November, the roar
was like the rush of heavy sea through
a rocky cavern.
The orator was silenced by his own
words Then he began again. speaking
as few men can. His audience was thrill
ed, and when he concluded by placing Nc
Kinley in nomination, not in behalf of
Ohio. but in behalf of all the states and
territories a clap of thunder shook the
building. Below him, all about him, were
deafening roars. In the pit the delegates
and alternateS were cheering enthusiast
cally. Over the acres of spectators bed
lam reigned. The hail was an angry sea
of tossing color. Flags. red, white and
blue plumes shot up if by magic to crest
the waves. Hats were lifted aloft on
canes. Umbrellas were hoisted and twisted
until they resembled whiring dervishes.
On the press platform the newspaper
men with watches out were counting the
minutes. On the Stage Senator Hanna his
handkerchief in one hand, a fan in the
other, was squirting the vast assemblage
to new endeavors. The raging storm did
not seem to excite him. He seized plume
and whirled it about his htad like a gen
eral leading his men to the charge.
All al once a delegate bearing the stand
ard of Kentucky rushed forward to the
stage. The effect was magical. Standards
of the states were torn loose and yelling
delegates climbed upon The platform TO
rally around their leader. With state
suidons pointed to a common center they
made a canopy over he head of the
Warwick Of the Republican party. Ohio
interlocked her staff with New York.
Maine fisuratively kissed her hand to Cal
iforna, and Minnesota saluted Texas
Then higher still climbed Hanna.
1t Was Comparatively Brief.
He mounted table where he could look
out on the cheering multitude Beside him
suddenly appeared a young girl arrayed
in the national colors. At this sight the
cheers redoubled. The music of the or
chestra was drowned in the awful din
The demonstration had now continued
with scarcely lul for ten minutes. Chair
man Lodge began TO rap for order, but
the ring of his gavel was Of no avail. a
Texas delegate shouted above the roar
"Three cheers for Mark Hanna" They
were given with a will. Then delegate
with Ohio's standard in his hand dove into
the main aisle and went careening to-
ward the rear to the music of John
Browns body lies moulderng in the
grounds" The bearers Of the standards
of the other states plunged after him.
Down the aisle they swung, starting the
whole storm afresh. When they reached
the main entrance they were met by men
holding aloft a gigantic papler-mache el3-
phant with the national colors entwirel
about its neck. Then the procession came
back and circled the pit. For several
minutes this parade continued.
The demonstration all told lasted exact
ly fifteen minutes In length of time Il
does not compare with the prolonged
cheer which went up for Grant in 1850 or
Blaine in 1883 or for Mckinley in 1896. 1t
is also surpassed in length of time by
demonstrations at Democratic conven-
tions.
but Roosevelt Got II.
This protrscted outburst was but the
forerunner Of the pandemonium that
reigned a moment later when Roosevelt,
the man OF the hour, mounted the plat
form TO secord the Presidents nomina-
ton. When the convention caught sight
OF him It went Off again Ike a rocket. As
he stood there facing the yelling mutt
tude the roar could be heard for blocks.