The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-06-22
CONVENTION RATIHES
MARK KANNA'S SLATE
Mckinley and Roosevelt Are Unanimously NOmi-
mated for President and Vice President.
Canned Enthusiasm Let Loose Prepared Demonstrations
Mrs. Jones of Utah MOmentariy Prominent.

Philadelphia, June 21.-President Nc
Kinley was unanimously renOninated
for president of the United States by
the Republican national convention at
1:4S o'clock today, and an hour and ten
minutes later Governor Roosevelt OF
New York was unanimously selected to
stand beside him in the coming battle.
The scenes attending the selections
were tumultuous. Such unanimous
demonstrations in honor Of the NOM
inees of national convention have
never before been equalled, perhaps, in
the history of politics in this country.
There was a fine setting for today's
spectacular drama. Bright peOnies at
either end of the stage made two fam
Ing bits of color. Throughout the vast
multitude fans moved ceaselessly to
and fro. There were TO preliminaries.
The wTangle expected over the ques-
ton of reducing the representation in
Atne south was aVerted by the with
Ydrawal Of ex-senator Quay's PROPOSE
ton
A fiutter OF handkerchiefs filed the
air. and cheer after cheer went up
from the delegates in the pit as Sen
atOr Foraker of Ohio STROBE toward the
platform. When quiet was restored
he began to speak. 1t was not yet
noon, but the sun was blazing through
the roof, shooting darts and arrows
into all parts of the hall. With re-
sOnant, ringing voice and graceful ges-
ture Foraker stilIed the noise. Even
the pages and attendants crouched
down as they gazed at the orator. He
began to call up the hurricane from
the start. Whenever he raised his
arms aiJft the Whistling of the gallery
ran around the hall. When he said
the nomination had already been made,
that WOlcOLt and Lodge and the plat
form had each in turn named his can
Jidate, a great cheer went up. When
he said his candidate was the choice
of every man who desired Republican
success in November, the roar was like
the rush of a heavy sea through
rocky cavern.
The orator was silenced by his own
words. Then he began again. speaking
as few men can. His audience was
thrilled And when he concluded by
placing Mckinley in nomination, not
on behalf of Ohio, but of all the states
and territories, a clap of thunder shook
the building Below him, ali about
: him were deafening roars.
Scene OF Tumult Ensued.
For a moment the magician leaned
over the platform as if to satisfy him
self that his work was accomplished.
Then, seeing that the effort had been
successful. he retired to the rear of the
stage.
In the pit the delegates and alter
mates were cheering enthusiastically.
Over the acres of spectators bedlam
reigned The hall was an angry. sea
of tossing color. Flags, red, white and
hlrTn shot = If nv erfe
to crest the waves. Hats were lifted
alOft on canes. Umbrellas were hoisted
and twisted until they resembled whirl-
ing dervishes. On the press platform
the newspaper men, with watches out,
were counting the minutes.
On the stage Senator Hanna, his
handkerchief in one hand, a fan in the
other. was squirting the vast assem-
blage to new 6ndeaVOrS. The raging
storm did not seem to satisfy him. He
seized a plume and whirled it about
his head ike a general leading his men
to the charge. All at once a delegate,
bearing the standard of Kentucky,
rushed forward to the stage. The eff
feet was magical. Standards of the
states We're torn loose and yelling dele
gates climbed upon the platform to
rally around their leader. With state
g7lidOns pointed to a common center
they made d canopy over the head of
the Warwick of the Republican par
tv" Ohio interlOcked her staff with
New York: Maine fguratively kissed
her hand to California, and Minnesota
saluted Kansas
Then higher still climbed Hanna. He
mounted a table, where he could look
out upon the cheering multitude. Be
side him suddenly appeared a young
girl arrayed in the national colOrs. At
this sight the cheers redOubled. The
music of the orchestra was drowned
In the awful din.
The demonstration had now cOntin-
ued with scarcely a luli for ten min
utes-
Chairman Lodge began 10 rap for
order but the sound of his gavel was
of no avail. A Texas delegate shouted
above the roar, Three cheers for
Mark HANNAH" They were given with
a will Then a delegate with OhiO's
standard in his hand dove down into
the main aisle and went careening
toward the rear TO the music of John
Browns Body Lies Wondering in the
Ground
The bearers of The standards of the
other states plunged after him. Down
the aisle they swung, starting the
whole storm afresh.
When they reached the main en-
france they were met by men holding
AIoft a gigantic PAPER mache elephant
with the national colOrs twined about
his neck. Then the procession came
oack and circIed the pit. For several
minutes this parade continued.
The demonstration all told lasted ex-