The Savannah morning news., 1900-06-19
THE REPUBLICAN HOST
WILL GATHER TODAY TO DECIDE
UPON ITS LEADERS.
ROOSEVELT ALL THE TALK.
M'kINLEY Is THE ONLY CHOICE
For PRESIDENT.

thord IN the Hearts of the Rcpub-
licans and They Want Him In
Spite of Hanna and His Cohorts.
Hanna stan Keeping Up the Fight
for Bliss or Somebody EIse-Crowd
lis Enthusiastic.
Philadelphia June ls.-To- morrow, on
the forty-fourth anniversary of the day On
which Gen John C. Fremont was noui-
mated by the First Republican Conven-
ton, held at Music Fund Hall on Locust
street. in this city. the National Republi-
can Convention will assemble in the great
Export Exposition building in West Phil
adeipha.
Here, amid the swelling memories OF half
a century, and in the presence OF mem
who saw the blood-staned clouds lie across
the sunrise OF the party, the Republicans
Will meet in the high tide of their glory.
10 name their national candidate, ana
enunciate the platform for the coming
campaign.
The cymbals of a conquering army never
| clashed with more vigor than they da
here tonight. Amid the thousands a.
warriors, there is but one choice for lead.
er. Mckinley again will lead the gray
boards and the young men in the Novem-
Der battle. Banners are dipped before his
portrait and the mention of his name
arouses enthusiasm.
Wnen Senator Foraker concludes hia
peroration in the convention on wednes-
day storm. wild and tempestuous. win
shake the great hall. But that outburst oS
enthusiasm Will be only the forerunner Of
'he pandemonium that will reign IL Roose-
Veit should be named to stand beside hin,
IN the coming battle. The stampede in his
iaVor, started yesterday. threw the town
into delirium. 1t swept through the dele
cations, who had come here with fayorit.
sons to present, like a prairie FIRE. Iak.
an immense tidal wave 1t bore down ev-
erything before it, The boons Of the other
candidates collapsed like esg-shells when
1t struck them.
Secret Not Hard to Find.
The secret was not hard to and. No<
Platt and Quay. whose object was Il, b,,-
initiate Hanna, could claim the victory.
They might congratulate themselves that
it was their work. but they welded M
magician's wand. The secret Law dSen
down In the hearts Of the Repubiicansyof
the country. Roosevelts name, unliks
that OF other candidates. Instantly struck
responsive chord in the popular breast
It captured the heart of the convention.
1t mattered nothing to the rank ana nle
that Hanna and Allison and Grosvenor
and Thurston and others felt chasrined
and strained every nerve to stamp out
the fire. 1t mattered not even that
Roosevelt and his friends poured water
|
hand grenades against conffagration.
The people would hear OF no one elso.
They wore his pictures. they shouted his
name. They considered him to-day as al
ready nominated. The town was Roosc-
welt mad.
The Governor hims III was sincerely anx-
ious to avoid the nomination He appeal
ed to his friends TO stem the tide ana
they did what they could, reinforced at
every point by Hanna and his lieuten-
| ants. Gen. Greene, in his behalf, even
called upon delegations and in his name
asked them not to support him. But the
temper OF the convention was undenia-
BILE.
Was N Virtual Surrender.
Human nature has it's limits. 20 at
o'clock this afternoon, after a day Of
terrific pressure from both sides, Roose-
welt issued a statement Though IL thrust
aside the crown in words 1t is regarded
as virtual surrender to the will OF the
convention.
Every sort Of story was afioat 1t was
said that Hanna served notice that Roose-
velt's candidacy, although it would havs
been eminonty acceptable at first put
forward as 1t was by the enemies Of the
administration, did not meet now with
approval and the fight would be carried
to the last ditch Roosevelt was said TO
have been told by his friends that to Yield
would be to stand in his own light as .
| candidate for President four years hence.
that the vice presidency was a political
graveyard from which he could never be
resurrected His place. they urged, was
at the head of the ticket in New York
again this fall In the last proposition
Roosevelt concurred.
on the other hand II was said Platt en-
issaries argued that to turn his back on
the manifest wish of the Republicans Of
the country would be to forfeit his right
to the future support of the New York
organization, and the Republicans of that
state might look elsewhere for a candidate
for Governor. OF course, there are thoSe
who are uncharitable enough to attribute
sinister motives to Platt. They intimated
that he desired to kill two birds with one
stone. eliminate Roosevelt from New York
politics and humillate Hanna for his un-
complimentary criticism of Woodruff
Gossip among New Workers even went "a
far as to suggest that with Roosevelt
10 tHe ndtlonal ticket Wool
ruff was already agreed upon as the cam
didate for Governor Of New York Roose.
welt had also other advisers who insisted
that 1t would be suicide to decline the
nomination.
Hanna still Fighting.
AS the situation now exists, notvfth.
standing Roosevelt's virtual declaration
that, If nominated. he cannot decline he
may not be nominated. after all.
All day long Hanna's efforts have been
directed to the rebuilding OF the booms
wrecked yesterday In the Roosevelt tor
nado. All the favorite sons have been
encouraged 10 remain In the race. and
not without some success.
The nomination for Vice President A
three days away. Much can be accom-
plished in that time by shrewd, hard
headed political leaders. The deleeatea
are all desirous Of carrying out the Pres
idents wishes, and II the intimation oniy
becomes conviction that Mr.. MCKINLEY
himself would prefer another Candidate
the popular choice would be abandoned.
Mr. Platt very shrewdly decided that the
New York delegation should not formal
ly indorse Roosevelt II is said that Roose-
Welt insisted upon this. Then II he were
nominated II would be patent that tie
nomination was forced upon him. But