Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-06-20

this assembly wisdom, grace and guidance.
That in oil their deliberations and conclusions.
thy name shalt be glorifed the honor Of tbs
nation maintained and the peace and prosper
ity Of the people established.
Glory be t. father. and to the ard 10
the holy ghost. as was in the beginning =
now and ever shall be- world withou. END
Amen
Chairman Hanna then made an opening
speech saying in part
"Gfrsemen Of the convention In 5:da.ny
yes welcome we Mt 70 con graduate you On
meeting here the representatives Of the Re.
rub..ean party The national committee
made no mistake when II brought the e0ngen'
ron g PHILADELPHIA the cradle Of liberty ~
birth place Of the Republican party The Re.
publican party haa witnessed the success u
the great principles Of the party which have
resulted in the prosperity Of the country
Chpefs
He extended the Thanks 81 the national
committee lc Philadelphia and especially to
the mayor, At this there were loud cheers.
He said he need not remind the delegates that
their duty was ono IF deliberate Judgment for
which they would be held TO account by their
party and The country.
I'VE are now forming oar battaions for an
other campai IN under the leadership Of the
great man, General william Mckinley
Here the convention went Wild. Cheer after
cheer rang through the hall, and the enthusi
asm continued fer several minutes.
Then Hanna said Before | lay aside my
gavel and retire as chairman of the national
committee j desire to reitefate my sincere
thanks to every member of the committee taat
aided me-
He said he wanted TO make one suggest 81
always trust the people and give to the rsW
national committee about to be chosen ne
motto of the committee Of '96-'There IS nc
such word ms fail fOheers,l
In concluding Hanna said it was his great
pleasure to now present TO you the distin
guished senator from Colorado, Mr.. Weleett
as temporary chairman. tCheers.l Senator
Fairbanks, of Indiana, who occupied seat
near the platform with his delegation. second
ed the nomination. Senator Wolcott then de
livered his speech
On taking the chair Senator Wolcott de.iy
cred an eloquent address, in which he paid
splendid tribute to the achievements 81
the Republican party. Coming down to the
work Of the present administration the sena
tor attracted particular attention when he
said, regarding the recent enactment of the
gold-standard law:
"17he provisions Of the bill secure to the PEG
pie needed increase in the volume Of the cur
rency, prevent the future depletion of the
gold in the treasury and encourage a more
extended Use of our bonds by the national
banks of the country. But, above all, the sue
cess attending its passage has demonstrated
that our people and the nations of Eufole
have faith in the permanence of our institu
tons and our financial integrity. Our debt il
funded at 2 per cent per annum, and millions
OF our interest charge saved annually. The
world has never witnessed SO triumphant .
financial success has followed the passa u
of the currency law, and our per cent bonds
held the world over, already command sub
stantial premium. Through the policy of the
Republican party and the wisdom of a Repub
lican administration, we have notEonly made
f,,ag fioI ~
home and abroad, are utilizing more silver as
money than ever before in our history but we
have left the Poputst Democracy dead issue
they can never again galvanize into life and
compelled them to seek To create new issues
growing out of war they were most eager te
prccpitate
."May l, as q western man, add another word
The passage Of this bill, which received the
vote Of every western Republican in congress
marked the termination, forever final, Of any
sort of difference between Republicans of The
east aud Ct tae west growing out of currency
problems. Even if the stern logic of events
had not convinced us, our deep, abiding 10y
atty to the principles of the party, our belief
that the juo gment of the MAJ ority should gov
crn, would lead as to abandon further eonten
ton. And the thousands of Re'faalicans in the
west who left us four years ago are returning
home The men Of the far west are bone OF
your bone, and flesh Of your flesh. The sun
that shines on them blesses you also, and the
shadow before your door darkens their homes
as we'll They are naturally expansionists in
the western plains and mountains and when
they see a great political party attacking the
integrity of a nation, and lending encourage
ment to insurrectionists who are shooting
down our soldiers and resisting the authority
of the government of the United States all
other questions fade and are forgotten and
they find themselves standing shoulder to
shoulder in the ranks of the Republican
Rsfxr lys,g IL
the Union"
Wolcott evoked great applause when he
recalled that our dead buriel.dn Luzon
and ION that soil no foreign fas0ehall ever
salute the dawn" Senator Scott on the plat
form arose cheering and many of the dele
gates followed his example
Walcott's speech caused enthusiastic scene.
The band then struck up one Sousa's - The
Stars and Stripes Forever Woleott then
took his place as temporary chairman, ana
read the list of officers.
Bx-Gov. Taylor, of Kentucky arose in the
hall to approve of these appointments His
appearance caused an extraordinary demon.
straton. There was great cheering and loud
calls upon Taylor for speech. The delegates
kept yelling, " take the PLATFORM" and Vol
colt then invited him to come up. As TAYLOR
advanced he was given a great ovation, but
when he mounted the stand he made the mo-
tion in tones so low he could hardly be heard
40 feet away. As he walked back he wa4|
eheered again. There was disappointment
that no speech was made.
Representative Payne, of New York, moved
that the rules of the last Republican national
convention be adopted again this time. which
was agreed to. The call of states and terri
tories for the list of their selections in various
committees was then begun.
The chairman of each state delegation Went
up to the platform to deposit the list of noni-
nations and as result there was for soYue
minutes good deal of confusion. Many of Il
delegates left their seats and wended their "
slowly out of the building and the spec4ato.
began doing the same.
Later the convention was called to orGef
again after about ten minutes having been|
spent in hearing tine list of committees, whicu
was then read by the secretary. Charm d
Wolcott announced that the committees Won
meet Immediately after the adjournment 81 to
session,
The reading of the names of those appoint, Il
to the various committees was a tedious i.,
cess 1t took three secretaries to go through
the list, one relieving the other as his voice
gave out The delegates gradually thinned
out and the hundred or so that remained spent
the time in chatting. Roosevelt remained and
was always the center of an admiring group
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