The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1900-06-22
Nominations for President and ycePreden Made by Accama
ton at Philadelphia.
WILD ENTHUSIASM FOLLOWS NOMINATING SPEECHES
Senator Foraker Ohio Mckinley Colonel laie
mates Teddy" DNy.r From Tie Race
Does Sol ASan chOes Chairman Of the
National Committee.

PHILADELPHIA. June 2l-Presl'
dent Mckinley was unanimously re-
nominated for president Of the United
states by the republican national con-
yention az l:49 o'clock today. and an
hour and ten minutes later Governor
Roosevelt Of New York was unani-
mously selected to stand beside him In
the coming battle. Such unanimous
demonstrations In honor OF nomln 'es
Of national convention have never
before been equalled perhaps In the
history OF politics In this country II
vas a love feast. Jubilee. ratification
meeting. There were no prelImlnaries
today.
The wranglc expected over the ques-
ton OF reducing the representation In
the South was averted by the with
drawal Of ex-senator Quays PROPOSE
ton. Tho great hall became quiet. as
Senator Lodge. standing before 1900
eager faces, gavel In hand, announced
that nominations for president Of the
United States were in order The lead
ing clerk advanced to the front Of the
platform. He was about 10 call the
roll of states for the presentation OF
candidates. When Alabama was call
ed she surrendered he right Of way
10 Ohio. Cheer after cheer went
up from the delegates In the pit as
Senator Foraker OF Ohio strode to-
ward the platform.
In full view OF the convention he
stood erect, his face as infiexible as
though chlseled in marble, 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 rat Ike
men under a spell, He dropped a
word here and word there. and when
he concluded by placing Mckinley in
nomination, not on behalf Of Ohio, but
OF all the states and territories.
clap OF thunder shook the building.
on the stage Senator Hanna. his
handkerchief In one hand, a fan in the
other. was spurrlng the vast assem-
blage 10 new endeavors. The raging
storm did not seem to satisfy him. He
seized a plume and whirled It about
his head like q general leading his
men to the charge. All at once dele
gate. bearing the standard OF Ken
lucky rushed forward TO the stage.
The effect was magical, Standards of
states were torn loose and yelling dele
gates climbed upon the platform TO
ly around their leader. With state guild
ons pointed to common center they
made canopy over the head Of the
Warwick OF the republican party.
Then higher still. climbed Hanna.
He mounted table where he could
look out upon the cheering multitude.
Beside him suddenly appeared a young
girl arrayed in the national colors. AT
this sight the cheers were redoubled.
The demonstration had now continued !
with scarcely lull for ten minutes, !
A Texas delegate shouted above the !
roar: Three cheers for Mark Hanna"
They We're given with wlll Then the
delegate with ohlo's standard in his
hand dove down into the main aisle |
and went careening toward the rear.
The bearers Of standards OF other states
plunged after him. Down the aisle
they swung, starting the whole storm
afresh. When they reached the main
they We're met by men holding
aloft gigantic papier mache elephant
with the national colors twined about
his neck, Then the procession came
back and cIrcled the pit, For several
this parade continued. The
demonstration all told lasted exactly
fifteen minutes. In length Of time 1t
does not compare with the prolonged
cheer which went up for Grant in
1850. or Blaine in 1888. or for McKin-
ley In 1896.
This protracted outburst was but