The evening times., 1900-06-14
Circulation statement.
The Republican Convention.

The Republican trust machine clans are
gathering at Philadelphia and are exciting
themselves over the only real business they
expect to see transacted in the approaching
Convention. namely. the nomination Of
candidate for the Vice Presidency. With
consumnate ability Manager Hanna has
juggled with that subject until he has act
uaIly aroused party interest in it. He has
succeeded so completely in accomplishing
this that. outside Of his immediate privy
council, the small party leaders. and the
rank and file of course. really believe that
the nomination is anybody's fight. AS
matter OF fact the man who is TO receive
il is as well known to Hanna as is the
man who is TO be nominated for President.
1t is necessary, however. TO keep up the
delusion and to prevent the Convention
from becoming altogether a perfunctory
ratification OF Hanna and Mckinley. En-
thusissm is badly needed in the Republi
can camp, and what the head boss wants
is hot time. II Philadelphia is true to
her traditions he Will get il in one sense
at least. 4 hotter place than the City OF
Brotherly Love in summer Hanna is not
likely to find on this side of the grave.
smoother Convention than the one
about to assemble in the Keystone me-
tropolis has probably never been conceived
by the mind of man. Everything has been
cut and dried. Senator Wolcctt will be
temporary chairman. and. out OF compli-
ment TO the German element, Senator
Lodge, the eminent Kaiserphooe. win be
permanent chairman. According to the
present programme, Senator Fairbanks is
expected to make the speech nominating
William Mckinley, and Senator Foraker
will second the nomination in chief. being
probably followed By other Senators. 1t
is observable that the meeting promises
10 be q little in the way of a Senatorial
love feast. There viii be perhaps "a hun
dred head Of Congressman" IN the Con
ventiOn, but the fact viii not be given
offensive prominence. Crosvenor viii be
on the committee 10 prepare" a platform
which has been already drafted by per
sons able to write Ineligible English. and
adopted by Hanna; but. as 4 reward foI
past services OF a strenuous if not brilliant
character, the Ohio bassOon VIII be al
lowed 10 feel as if he had had something
TO do with it.
Up to the third and last day of the gath
ering "Timmy' Woodruff and his friend!
will be permitted to think that he is /;
very probable Vice Presidential it, ln,
many other booms will be foster5d by III
full strength OF the company. 1t il prob
able that a strong undercurrent of predic-
tiOn that Teddy Roosevelt will be fore Z
upon the ticket. viii ebb and flow around
tie Convention Hal, the hote,s, aud sa
looms. He viii hear OF il and show Ii!
teeth and growi some more. But f. wi
all be humbug, and clever Sork toward 4,
prearanged climax When the fsted houl
arrives. Hanna will touch the sDring. ano
the Vice Presidential Jack" viii pep on
OF the box.
Not only the party boss, but the Admin
istration generally is resentful toward tn,
Rough Rider. and his feelings are not bein;
consulted to any great extent. He is
very obdurate man." as Senator P:att sal,
o. him in New York yesterday, and his Tn
willingness to sacrifice himself in orde
to give personal respectability to the Presi
Dental ticket. has made powertsi and bit
ter enemies for him. But, he has el
dropped as far as the nomination Is con
cerned. The lucky man is to be of ia
different timber. The trusts demand tia
one of their own people shall preside owe
the United States Senate. There are man
ways in which the Vice President can Iool
after corporate interests with which he i
connected. and furnish tips and warning
TO his outside associates The right per
son is sure TO turn up. and. in the mean
time. while We are waiting on the por
tentous event. let US hope that the Phila
delphians will get back the monsy that wa
squeezed out OF them to make this Ham
holiday.