Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1900-06-21
|M'KINLEY AND Roosevelt 7

our banner in his hands 1t will be carried
| 20 triumphant victory in November next.
and the no aane Of all these - M
beloved state of Ohio, but on behalf OF
every other state and territory here repre-
everywhere throughout our jurisdiction. I
nominate to be our next candidate for the
presidency, William Mckinley.
During the reference to great leader OF
! the party, the successes already achieved
by him and the grave responsibilities
now being carried forward by him, the
| applause was frequent and long contin-
ued.
But is remained for his closing SEN
tence, for the first time mentioning VIM.
Mckinley, by name, as the nominee, to
electrify the great multitude. PandemO-
| MUM broke loose. Former tempests Of
enthusiasm paled before this cyclone of
| sound and movement. Everyone stood
and waved and yelled State standards
were wrenched from their places and
borne aloft with umbrellas, great plumes
of red. white and blue, a perfect tenn
| pestuous Of color.
Senator Hanna sprang to the front of
the stage, a flag in one hand and a
plume in the other and led in the trem-
endous demonstration. Now it had
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 continued
/, seven minutes the Ohio delegation,
moved UP the aisle, while all the other
state delegations, bearing aloft their
standards. formed in grand procession
about the hall. The demonstration lasted
just 10 minutes.
I Indiana started the rush to the plat
EN,, Alao
, states standard and leading the delega-
| tion down the aisle
| The plume demonstration was followed
! by grand doXalogy in the singing of
John Browns Body" the galleries join
ing 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 anxious look
upon his face Once or twice. however,
he got away from his intensity and ap-
plauded. When Foraker finished Roose-
welt rose with the rest, but undoubtedly
with the prospect of his own nomination
on his mind, only stood silent, not join
ing in the cheers and with his hands in
his pockets. But when Senator Foraker
came down the aisle he grasped him by
the hand and slapped him on the shoul-
der, smiling and laughing aloud. Then
one delegate threw off his coat and un-
Fastened MS COIAf as ne GeAcneu the
! platform and holding plume In one
5 hand, waved his coat with the other.
4 Elk Governor Taylor of Kentucky
stood on chair in his delegation and
/ waved his hand as the procession of
plumes returned from the platform
Chairman Lodge, as the hurrah began
! to subside. made an effort to restore or
, der, but this was only a signal for the
crowd to again break loose.
| It was exactly Is minutes when order
was restored and Mr.. Lodge announced:
j 1.-THE chair recognizes Governor Roose-
velt Of New York.
Again the magic of a name set the
audience into commissions Of enthusiasm.
All eyes were turned toward Roosevelt.
He stepped out into the aisle and strode
up to the platform, looking neither to
the right or to the left, and then turn
ing, surveyed the sea of waving cheer
T! ing humanity There he stood, his face
| grimly set without a smile. He had made
no acknowledgements, no salutations to
the plaudts, but like hero receiving his
due calmly awaited the subsistence of
the tumult. At last he raised his hand
and at his bidding the demonstration
! came to an end. He wore a black cut
| away coat, dark striped trousers, turn
Down collar and blue necktie.
AS the governor faced about on the
platform man with a camera planted I
the instrument squarely in front Of him. |
AS Roosevelt saw it, he said sharply: I
Take that away. Take it away" and
sergeant-at-arms rushed the man and
his apparatus out of the aisle /
Then Governor Roosevelt began his .
speech, speaking in clear. full voice.
Mr. Chairman: / rise to second the
nomination of William Mckinley, the
president who has to meet and solve
problems more numerous and more i'm
portant than any other president since
1nN .pf fl,o
coin; the president under whose admin
istration this country has attained a
nigh pitch of prosperity at home and
abroad than ever in it's history Four
years ago the republican party nomin-
ated William Mckinley as it's standard
bearer in a political conflict of graver
moment to the nation than any that had
taken place since the close of the civil
war saw us once more a reunited coun-
try. The republican party nominated
him, but, before the campaign was many
days old. he had become the candidate,
not only of all republicans, but of all
Americans who were both far-sighted
enough to see where the true interest of
the country lay and clear minded enough
to be keenly sensitive to the taint of dis
honor. President Mckinley was trium-
phantly elected on certain distinct
pledges. and those pledges have been
made more than good We were then in
',oh Va iuaustlidi- Paralysis. The
capitalist was plunged in ruin and dis
aster, the wage worker was on the edge
of actual want. the success or our on.
ponents would have meant not only inn
mense aggravation of the actual phys-
ical distress but also strain in the ma
tions honor SO deep that more than one
generation would have to pass before It
would be effectually wiped out We
promised that if President Mckinley
were elected not only should the nation
al honor be kept unstained at home and