Daily inter mountain., 1900-06-21

hero, blade in hand in the press of battle.
shouting: "Give 'em hell boys"
When Depew sought to close there
were demands to "go on" and yielding
to the clamor. he proceeded. dealing with
the glorious record of the party. His
convention and George Washington
Aguinaldo brought him round after
round of applause. He spoke of the
trust oratory" sure to be heard from
the Bryan cohorts at Kansas City, ana
declared that when the hurrahs for the
trust orators died away in that conven-
ton it would be found that the ice pitch
ers had broken through the force OF the
ice trust ingredients within them. Mr..
Depew told a story, a good one. he said,
which had for it's moral the fact that Mr..
Bryan had been body snatching' reviv-
ing the corpse of free silver at 16 to 1.
Turning from humorous to serious
themes, the orator recOunted the glorles
of the administration already achieved
and those awaiting the union of two such
Incompatible leaders as Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
His closing peroration, declaring that
Roosevelt's choice would be unanimous.
touched off a whirl of excitement.
Roosevelt" Teddy" Roosevelt"
came from all quarters of the hall. The
governor sat unmoved, tanning himself
ana Snaklng ms neaQ negatively at tHe
calls for his appearance.
The impatient audience called for a
vote. it appearing that there would be no
other candidates. 1t took some minutes
to restore order, Chairman Lodge vigor-
ously pounding his desk and appealing to
the assemblage.
Just as Alabama. the first state on the
roll call, was called ex-senator Quay
started out Of the hall and there was a
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restored and the roll call proceeded with
each delegation as named casting their
votes for Roosevelt. During the roll call
delegates and spectators, realizing that
the conventions action would be unan-
nous, chatted and laughed until the re
suit of the noise was like the roar Of a
Sullen sea on a rocky coast.
At the conclusion of the call Chairman
Lodge announced that Roosevelt had re-
ceived 925 votes, one delegate in the con-
Governor Govern III Roosevelt s himself Who f refrainsd @
from voting with the New York delegation.
Chairman Lodges announcement that
Roosevelt had been nominated for vice
president evoked burst Of applause that
fairly shook the great steel girders Of the
building to its foundation.
for the vice presidency. was surrounded by
delegates showering congratulations upon
him.
He stood in the middle aisle, the stern
look OF recent days having given way tc
an expansive smile.
The serious work of the convention was
now practically over and only few details
remained to be performed.
resolution by Governor Grosvenor was
agreed to for an official print of the CON
vention proceedings and reprint of the
proceedings Of four years ago. Another
resolution empowered the national com.
mittee to fill vacancies on the committee.
Lodge was placed at the head of the com
mittee to notify the president of his nomi
nation, and Senator Wolcott at the heaG
Of the committee to notify the vice presi
Dental nominee.
/ Votes of thanks to MIR. Lodge and Mr.
Wolcott for their able services as pre-
also thanks to Mayor Ashbridge Of Phila
delphia for the hospitality Of the city ant
to all officials Of the convention.
ton Of Mr.. Payne of New York, the re
publican convention of 1900 adjourned sim
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