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

Philadelphia, June %. Fresdept
Mckinley was not nominated at the
session of the national Republican
convention yesterday. But to-day
will witness in all probability the un-
paralleled spectacle Of both the presl-
Dental and vice presidential candi-
dates being nominated by acclamation.
Senator Hanna threw up the. sponge
yesterday. He found he could not
stem the tide Of the popular favorlte
without using the direct influence OF
the administration at Washington,
and this he could not get. Possibly
with 1t he might have failed. But
without 1t the task was hopeless. The
president would have no hInd in an
effort to control the convention. He
made known directly 10 Mr.. Hanna
his wishes that the will of the con-
veLtion
should Not Be Thwarted
and when that uneQuivocal word
came Mr.. Hanna reluctantly aban-
doned the fight. With his retirement
from the contest both nominations
could have been made before the con-
vention adjourned yesterday. The
original programme was TO nominate
Mckinley yesterday and to nominate
the candidate for vice president to-
day. But The national Republican
committee had made compact with
the local Philadelphia committee to
L. tI,a fnr
days. and 1t was feared if the nominal
ton for president was made yesterday
the convention might take the bit in
it's teeth and wind up the proceedings
before dark. Consequently the i'm
mense throngs which blackened the
vast amphitheater were compelled to
content themselves with
The Routine Incidents
connected with the permanent organ
ization, an Grafton by Senator Lodge,
the permanent chairman, and the
scene which attended the unanimous
adoption of the platform. The ma
chinery of the convention moved so
smoothly that the session did not af-
ford them an opportunity TO loosen
steam. There was not the slightest
jar. The wheels moved as noiseless-
ly as a Corliss engine. The hand Of
Hanna was at the throttle He is an
experienced and accomplished engl
neer. Not an eccentric slipped. Al
one point when the convention scraped
on sand bar over proposition adj
vanced by ex-senator Quay of Penn
sylyania to cut down the representa-
ton of the Southern States in future
conventions TO a basis of votes polled
for the Republican candidate,
The Lever Was Reversed
and the convention promptly backed
off, thus avoiding the threatened shoal
by postnOning decision upon the sub
ject until to-day. The Southern dele
gates without regard to color, race or
previous conditions, are very much in
censed at what they regarded as a
blow at their power in national con-
ventions, and the growl they emitted
Indicated that they propose to fight in
their effort to avert it,
Again Gov. Roosevelt carried off the
honors. His entrance was the signal
for the most profound demonstration
OF the session. 1t was as dramatic as
that Of Tuesday and was practically n
repetition of his reception then. He
still wore his rough rider hat. Some
Of his austerity had departed. With
the withdrawal of
Mr.. Hanha's Opposition
the governor realized that he must
succumb to the inevitable. And he
appeared resigned to his fate. Only
once did he seem to resent the popular
ovation. That was when Senator
Wolcott, who is among his popular
adherents, caused the crowd to cheer
him by naming him on the committee
to escort Henry Cabot Lodge, the per-
maEent chairman, to the platform.
He made no effort to conceal the an
noyaIce he felt at being thus dragged
into view. Senator Lodge. younp.
brilliant, already famous as scholar.
statesman and historian, made a fine
figure as he delivered his address as
permanent chairman. His speech was
the scholarly, clear-cut effort expected
Of him. But it
Covered the Same General
ground Senator Wolcott Went over.
and though some Of the fine periods
ELECTED applause, rs n whole il did not
stir mp any great enthusiasm. Neither
did the reading of the platform, real
ly strong document, by Senator Fair
banks, and for the very same reason.
Both In different forms were epitomes
of the record Of the present admins
tration. upon which the party Will ask
the country 10 return ii to power. |,
record eloquently placed before the
convention by Senator Wolcott. The
most striking incident OF the day was
the appearance on the stage of fifteen
of the survivors of the. original con-
venHion held in Locust street In thi>