Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1900-06-21

/ DO 80 yesterday.
The chair then laid the amendment
/ to the rules offered yesterday by Mr.
| Quay, as the unfinished business, before
| the convention
As the cheers died away az the mem
/ ton VI Quay's name. the short and stur-
! dy figure VI the Pennsylvania arose
/ in me middle aisle In thin voice.
/ barely heard at the platform. Mr. Quay
/ announced the withdrawal Of the |
| amendment proposing change In rules !
/ one and twelve referring 10 representa-
/ ton In national conventions. This was /
! accepted by southern delegates as
/ concession TO them, and they arose en- |
masse, cheering Wildly.
CALL FOR THE NOMINATION.
Now Mr. Lodge advanced to the front
/ OF the platform, and q thrill went |
I through the vast audience as he am !
nounced Under the rules, nomlna- |
| lions for the Office of President OF the |
/ United States are now In order
There was "a momcntay shout which !
| the chairman punctmed.
THE State OF Alabama Is recognized |
a tall and sWarhy Alabaman stood /
on his chair and Dy pre-arrangement |
answered. Alabama yields 20 Ohio
This was the signal for the recogni- ,
/ ton Of Senator Foraker who was TO |
make the speech nominating Mr. Nc
/ Kinley as the Republican candidate for !
/ President Then the cheers began and |
/ a wild scene ensued.
Amidst a tumult of applause, Senator |
| Foraker went TO the platform and when |
| quiet was restored began % speak |
| first thanking Alabama for their cour-
/ tesy In yielding but attnbuting that
/ fact % the overwhelming popularity OF
| the candidate
FORAKER PREDICTS TRIUMPH.
As Mr.. Foraker continued he was re-
peatedly interrupted with cheers, His
announcement that the nomination OF
/ Mckinley was equal 10 election In NOV
ember brought vociferOus cheers
Briefly Senator Foraker adyerted 20
| the record OF the President In peace and
/ In war as one OF the most remarkable In
/ American history.
I'm war and in peace" he said while
| the delegates and spectators echoed me
refrain OK the sentiment expressed. ne
/ has been found equal TO all eNtraordln-
AIRY requirements. In all American his
tory there has been no chapter more |
brilliant than that written by the u
/ s. with him as chief
During The reference TO the great
/ leader of the party. the successes al-
ready achieved by him and the grave
responsibilities now being carried FOR
ward by him, the applause was ire
quent and long continued.
UNPARALLELED SCENE OF I'm.
THUSIAsM.
But II remained for his closing SEN
| tence. for the first time mentioning VIM
| Mckinley BY name as the nominee TO
electrfy the great multitude. Pande-
monium broke loose. Former tempests
/ OF enthusiasm paled before this cyclone
| OF sound and movement. Every one
/ stood and waved and yelled. state stan
dards We're Wrenohed from thelr places
and borne alOft with umbrellas great
/ pumes OF red, white. and blue. perfect
/ tempestuous sea OF color.
Senator Hanna sprang to the front OF !
the stage. a flag IN one hand ana a
plume In the other and led In the ire
/ mendous demonstration Now IL had |
/ lasted FIVE minutes Not content with !
| their frenzied hurrah on the floor the |
| delegates now marched In solid ranks |
upon the platform, with standards. !
/ plumes, banners and flags.
After the demonstration had con-
/ tinued seven minutes the Ohio delega-
| ton. where centered the waves OF |
sound. moved w the aisle While all
| the other State delegations, bearing |
aloft their standards, formed In grand |
procession about the hall The demon
| stration lasted Just ten minutes.
Indiana started the rush 20 the plat |
J form. Governor Mount tearing up the |
state standard and leading the dele
/ cation down the aisle.
A GRAND DOXoLOGY.
The plume demonstration was fol- |
lowed by grand doxology in the sing |
| ing OF John Browns Body" the gall |
| leries Joining In the chorus, While the |
| delegations led the singing
During the speech of Senator Foraker. |
! Governor Roosevelt paid attention so |
! strictly that there was an almost anN- |
| ious look upon his face. once or twice |
however, ne got away from his intensity |
| and applauded. When Foraker finished. |
] Roosevelt rose with the rest. but un- |
/ doubtedly with the prospect OF ms own /
/ nomination on his mind only, STOOD |
J silent. not joining In the cheers ana /
! with his hands In his pockets But /
! when Senator Foraker came down the /
! aisle he grasped him by the hand and |
I slapped him on the shoulder smiling |
and laughing aloud. Then one dele |
] gate threw OF his coat and unfastened |
/ his collar as he reached the platform |
and holding plume In one mana waved |
! his coat with the other
! Ex-Governor Taylor, Of Kentucky, |
| stood on a chair IN his delegation and |
! waved his hand as the procession Of /
plumes returned from the platform.
Chairman Lodge, as the hurrah be-
! gan 10 subslde made an effort TO re- |
| store order, but this was only a signal /
! FOR the crowd to again break loose.
II was exactly fifteen minutes when
order was restored and Mr. Lodge an
! nounced.
Welt OF New York.
SECONDED BY ROOSEVELT.
Again the magic Of a name set the
| audience into commissions % enthusi-
! asm. An eyes were turned toward /
! Roosevelt. He stepped out into the |
aisle and strobe up 10 the PLATFORM /
! looking neither to right or to the LETT /
! and then turning, surveyed the sea OF |
/ waving cheering humanity There ne 4
! stood. his face grimly set without a |
smile. He made no acknowledgements, |
! no salutations TO the plaudits but, Ike |
| IA hero receiving his due, calmly await
/ ed the subsistence OF the tumult AZ |
/ last he raised his hand and at his bid
! ding the demonstration came TO an end |
! He wore a black getaway coat dark |
striped trousers. turn down collar and |
blue nerktie The delegates badge on |
! me red white and blue ribbon was the
only BIT OF color he wore.
As the governor faced about on the |
platform a man with a camera planted /
/ The instrument directly In front OF |
| him.
As Roosevelt saw Il he said sharply; |
Take that away! take Il away and a
sergeant-at- arms rushed the man and |
his apparatus out OF the aisle.
Then Gov Roosevelt began his
speech, speaking In a clear. full voice. ]