The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-06-28

erty TO the people or Porto hico.
Here Mt the birthplace or the nation
where the
Declnration of Independence
and the Constitution were framed. is
fitting place for the party OF Lincoln,
Grant ard Blaine 10 pledge ourselves
70 90, tinue his work. In his hands
tho destinies of the party will be car
ri, !, To y triumphant victory next No
venber. | nominate for president or
the limited States William Mckinley
of Ohio"
Wien Senator Foraker concluded
bedIAm broke loose The hall was an
eRtlu Siasic seething sea on cheering
pee;i3a. Red, white and blue plunes
wae d, hats We're lifted on canes uh'-
b~ellas were hoisted and twisted I'M
iii. they resembl9d whirling dervishes.
Or the stage, Senator Hanna, MS
handkerchief in one hand, fan in me
other. was squirting the vast audience
TO new cndeavors. The music or the
orchestra was drowned
In the Awful Din.
The demonstration had ROW continued
with scarcely lull for ten minutes.
Chairman Lodge llcgan 10 rap fer or
der. but, the ring Of his. gavcl was Of
no avail. 4 Texas 'helegata shouted
abats.f4re rear: "Tlree cheers fo~
Mark Hanna" They were given
with a will: The demonstration all
told lasted exactly fifteen minutes.
This protracted outburst was but the
forerunner of the pandemonium that
reigned a moment later when. Roose-
- 81 thn mo OH
the platform TO second the presidents
nomination. When the convention
caught sight OF him 1t went off again
like rocket. AS he stood there fac
ing the yelling multitude the roar
could have been heard for blocks.
hanna Smiled BIandly
as a daring photographer set up. a
rapid fire camera directly In front of
the hero of San Juan and began
banging away at him. But Teddy did
not fiEch. He looked about him
while he waited for the storm to sub
: side. Several times lie raised his
hand, but the cheering continued. His
stern. square jaw was firmly set as he
surveyed the scene. Only once did his
face relax. That was when he caught
sight of his wife. who sat in the re-
served seats overhanging the pit on
his right. Then he smiled until his
teeth showed and Mrs. Roosevelt fut-
tered back her handkerchief. When
finally he was allowed to begin
He Plunged Directly
to the heart of his subject in the i'm
petuous way which the people so
much admire. His first statement was
that he rose to second the nomination
Of William Mckinley. who had faced
more problems than any other presi-
dent since Lincoln. The convention
got on its feet and it was several min
utes before he could proceed. Every
movement and every word was char
acteristic OF the nan. He looked,
spoke and acted like one giving direc-
| ton 10 an army about to go into bat
| tie. And nothing would content him
but to storm the heights as he did al
Santiago. Roosevelt is no master OF
the foil. He prefers the broadsword,
and as he laid about him with
sIedge Hammer Blows
the multitude went wild with delight.
| A Nebraska delegate shouted: Hit
'em again." He had the manuscript
Of his speech in his hand and referred
to it occasionally. discarding page af-
| ter page as he finished until the plat
form at his feet was strewn with
white sheets. When he reached his
peroration, and with a world of in
| finite scorn in his voice, asked il
America was weakling to shrink
from the world work of the world
powers, the whole pit echoed mo" I'm
chorus. When he concluded and re-
sumed his seat in the New YORK del
| egation the other delegates rushed
| forward and surrounded him.
Many Embraced Him,
| and it seemed for a moment as IL they
would lift him to their shoulders. SEN
ator Thurs on, the Demosthenes OF
the serate. John w. Yerkes, an orator
from the Blue Grass State. and Gov.
Mount also seconded McKinley's NOM
nation, but before the latter con-
Guided the convention was impatient
for vote and tried several times TO
howl him down. Then the roll Of
states was called and delegation after
delegation r. sc i'm solid blocks and
cast their votes for Mckinley. When
Chairman Lodge made the announce
ment that the president had been re-
ncmiEated for the term beginning
March 4, 1901, there was the same
wild storm which had been raised by
Foraker, and when it was over
Roosevelfs Nomination
for the vice presidency evoked a sue,
cession of milar demonstrations.
LATE Young Of Iowa. who was with
Roosevelt in Cuba, nominated him on
DehaH CT the state which had original
| ly cone to PHILADELPHIA for DOliiyer.
His nomination was seconded by Del
egate Murray OF Secretary Longs
state. Delegate Ashton Of Washington,
which came here for Bartlett Trip.
Charncy Depew wound up the oratory
on behalf OF the state which declared
Tor Woodruff. Depew's speech
aroused the most intense enthusiasm
when he pictured the dazzling drama
of
The Country's Future.