The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1900-06-28

After the demonstration had contin-
ued seven minutes the Ohio delegation
moved up the aisle. while all the other
State delegations. bearing aloft their
standards. formed in a grand process
sion about the hall. The demonstra-
ton lasted just fifteen minutes.
Governor Roosevelt was recognized
and amid great cheering he advanced
to the platform to deliver the second
ing speech. Governor Roosevelt's ar
gumentiye style kept the audience en-
rapport with him, for he was given
the closest attention by the vast au
dience As the Governor left the plat
form he was accorded an ovation. and
when quiet was restored the Chairman
recognized Senator Thurston, of Ne
braska. for a speech seconding the
nomination of the President.
The Senator pictured the President
as a soldier in many a hardf0ught
field, a statesman in the halls Of Con-
gress. and as a President directing
the destinies of nation-"our Presi-
dent now, our President to be again
Senator Lodge then recognized John
w. Yerkes, of Kentucky, who arose
to also second the nomination on be-
half of the South. George Knight,
head of the California delegation, was
then recognized and in an effective
speech he voiced the sentiments of his
State.
Vote, vote came from the dele
gates as Mr.. Knight concluded, but the
Chairman stilled the cutlery and recog-
niZed Governor Mount. of Indiana,
who, in behalf of the Hoosier State,
seconded the nomination of Mckinley.
Ar 1881 the vote began. All the
States cast their vote for Mckinley,
and the tally clerks quickly made the
official summary and handed it to the
Chairman. Mr.. Lodge took the paper,
and advancing to the front of the
stage said:
The total vote cast is 926. William
Mckinley has received 926 votes. II
is a unanimous vote. and the Chair
man declares that William Mckinley
is your nominee for the Presidency
for the term beginning March f. 1901"
The delegates were pretty tired by
the time the Mckinley nomination
and its attendant enthusiasm had
taken place. but after a brief interval
Chairman Lodge restored order and
introduced Colonel LATE Young. of
Iowa, who withdrew the name of Rep
resentative Dolliver and presented that
of Roosevelt. He was followed by
Michael j. Murray. of Massachusetts,
who surrendered for Secretary Long
and seconded the nomination.
j. NJ. Ashton, of Washington. q
young-loking delegate, made the next
seconding speech. AS he closed, Gov
ernor Roosevelt bent forward and
whispered something to Mr.. Odell, and
the two laid hold of Senator Depew
and forced him to his feet. a shout
at once went up from all sides for
"DepeW, Depew.' The Senator noun
ed the platform and then plunged into
q speech withdrawing Woodruffs
and seconding the nomination of
Roosevelt.
When Arkansas was called the noise
was TO great to enable anybody to
hear more than the vowels sound as
the clerk read the names and fig
ures. New York cast only seventy
one votes, and was recorded as zone
not voting"-ROOsevelt himself
At the conclusion of the roll call,
925 votes for Roosevelt were an
nounced, and he was declared nomi-
mated.
Mr.. Lodge was appointed Chairman
of the Committee of Notification for
Mckinley, and Mr.. Wolcott for Roose-
welt.
Resolutions of thanks to Mr.. Lodge
and Mr.. Wolcott for their able serv-
ices as presiding officers We're unani-
mously adopted, also thanks to Mayor
Ashbridge, of Philadelphia, for the
hospitality of the city, and TO all Off
cials of the convention. o
This closed the work. and at 2.14
on motion of Senator Payne. of New
York, the Republican National Con
VentiOn of 1900 adjourned sine die.