The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-06-18
QUIET UNBROKEN

In the Quaker City Over the Sabbath
Day-auests Had Little Liquid
Roosevelt the Hero
of the Hour.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June H.
with the Republican national conven-
tlon forty-eight hours ahead, Philadel-
phla to-day resembled convention city
about as much as an ordinary town
meeting resembles riot. Usually with
a national convention near at hand the
hotel corridors are packed with people.
marching clubs are parading the
streets, the air is filled with blare Of
bands, sensational rumors are every
where and the din and confusion are
terrific. To-day the quiet nf PhIladel-
phia was unbroken by single cheer or
strain Of music. The weather was re-
sponsible for much Of 1t. Jupiter Pluv-
ius did his worst. The rain god sim
ply would not be preclpItated. All night
he drenched the city until 1t seemed
that his reservoirs must run dry. But
the supply held out nearly all day. To-
ward night he showed signs of weari-
ness, but the heavens continued TO ooZe
and drip as though the last drop of
moisture was to be squeezed from the
clouds. The flags and bunting with
which the hotels, clubs, stores and
houses had been decorated hung wet,
limp and lifeless and the delegates and
visitors wander aimlessly through the
slippery, deserted streets.
Turned on the Electric Lights.
So heavy and dispirlting was the
gloom that the electric lights were
turned on in, the hotels, but even their
glare could not dlspel the depression.
Add to the influence of the weather the
fact that the rules of Quaker Sabbath
are enforced here. and the picture Is
complete. A little artificial stimulation
might have produced some cheer, but
Philadelphia will not be disturbed on
Sunday, and her guests were left to
their own devices. Not even national
convention was allowed to Invade the
sanctIty Of the day. A kings ransom
could procure nothing more eXhiliarat-
Ing than lemonade and lemonade has
no power to fortlfy the blood against
the lnclemcncy of storm. In the af-
teruoon the California delegation took
pity on the sodden crowds and disposed
some Pacific slope cheer on her own
account. The hospitality Of California
is traditional at nll national conven-
tions, but never more so than to-day
The products Of her vineyards in cas-
kets with red, white and blue covers,
were simply inexhaustible In the Col
onnade, where the CalIfornians live.
When the news OF what was going on
there got abroad the migration from
the headquarters OF other states re-
called the treKklngs of the days Of ~.
Every face was turned toward the
Golden Gate and seemingly everybody
wanted to live, at least temporarily, in
the braclng atmosphere OF California.
Hotel Lobbies Become Animated.
AS the skies frightened and the mist
dissolved toward evening, the news Of
what had been happening behind closed
doors In the rooms OF the leaders be-
came nolsed about and the hotel lob
bles became animated The situation
with reference to the man who is to
stand with Mckinley in the coming
fight suddenly grew interesting and ex-
citing. A real clash. in which party
lenders were to struggle for mastery,
wns Imminent, was clearly outlined.
Governor Roosevelt. whose dashIng Ca
reer and captivating personality appeal
to the imagination Of men, suddenly
doomed MP on the horizon as the most
formidable candidate for the vice pres
ldential nomination. Ever since the
Republican clans have begun 10 gather
here Roosevelt has been hanging over
the convention like the shadow Of the
man on horseback. His appearance in
the corridors Of the hotels thus far. has
been the only thing which has stirred
the crowds to their depths He alone
has uncorked the enthusiasm and in
spired Il cheer. To-day when he entered
the Walton, picturesque and command
lug, wearing the sioHeh hat which has
been his only hcndgenr since he return
cd from Cuba, the crowds rose at him
and eddlcd about him like n swIrlng
tide in their cagerness to greet him.
Rank and File for Roosevelt.
Tho rank and Me have only been de-
TERED from proclaImIng him as their
choice from the very first by his re-
pcatcd announcement that he was not a
candidate To-day New York and
Pennsylvania, the former with seventy
two and the latter with sixty-four dele
gates, threw his banner to the breeze.