Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1900-06-21

Philadelphia Pa. juno 2o-Pre-ident
IL kinney was not rcnomnatcd at tho Sos-
ion Of the republican national convention
lu-daV.N Nut tomorrow viii witness IN all
probability the unparalleled spectacle of
lpth presidential and Nlce-prcsdenttal
candidates being nominated 10y acciama-
ton Senator Hanna threw up the sponge
To-day. He found he could not stcrl in"
tide Of the popular faVorite without using
the direct influence of the administration.
And this he could not get Possibly. even.
with it. he might have failed; Nut without
II the task was hopeless.
The President would have no hand 10
control the convention. He made known
20 Mr. Hanna his wish that the c0HVon-
non should not he thWdrted ana when the
,nequivoca came Mr.. Iauna reluctantly
abandoned the fight With his rC ,ilemtnt
ston the contest against the Empire state
governor, both nominations could nave
ieen made before tie Con\ cnton adj"urn-
Cd to-day.
The original programme WAS to renomi-
nate Mckinley to-day and TO nominate
the candidate for Nicc-Prcsdont to-mor
row. Eut tho national republican commit
Toe had made compact with the local
Philadelphia c0mmltt,, To keep tine con-
Nention here Tor three da>e- and it was
reared that if the nomination for lI'ai-
dent was made to-day the convention
might take tho hit in its tcoth and wind
preparations fer the Presidents rcuomi-
nation at this session lad hceu perfected.
Hundreds of beautiful rcd, white and blue
1dmpaS plumes attached To long 'tattS
had been taken down into the dclcgatcs
nit before the convention met and there
ttoNcd away against thc inevitable mo-
ancnt when the climax should he reached.
~ they We're carried into he tit by the
ushcrs whilo the convention was asscmb-
ling they recalled the magnificent scene
q 81. Louis four years ago when similar
1iumos set the convention mad with de-
lght durInE the famous Mckinley dcmon-
etration. knowing the temper OF the
DELEGATES and the crowds, Mr.. iIanna de-
gidcd to take no risks, and Scqucntly
&he immense throngs which blackencd
ahe vast amphitheatre to-day were COM
p"lled to content themselves with the rOu-
iinc incident connected with the pcrma-
oont Organization. an Grafton by senator
Lodge, the permanent chairman. and the
Acme which attended the adoption OF the
platform. Then they returned 10 the city
3D. wait another y hours for the nominal
lions which they have Travelled some nun
licdS some thousands of miles to witness
1t WAS a great disappointment to most
bf them. The machinery of the ConVen-
lion moved 50 smoothly that the session
tid moi afford them an opportunity to let
pff steam. There was not the slightest
jar. The wheels moved as nUisclcssly as a
CorhSs engine. The hand of tianna was
D the helm. lie is am experienced and an
accomplished engineer. Not AN eccentric
}ipped. At one point when the conven-
Non sCraped on Sandpar over "a propo-
fitiOn advised hy ex-senator Quay Of
pennsylvania to cut down the representa-
dion Of the SOutherE States in future con-
iontiOns, to a basis Of votes pollCI by the
republican candidate, the lever was re-
SCrScd and the convention promptly back
ed off, thus avoiding the threatened shOal
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