The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-06-21
ONLY THE PLATFORM
CONVENTIONS WORK CONFINED TO
THAT FEATURE.
NO NOMINATIONS WERE MADE.
APPARENT THAT ROOSEVELT WAS
THE FAvORITE.


Enough to Hurt-NgcKinIey's Poll
cy in the Philippines, Cuba and
Everywhere Else IS Commended.
Philadelphia, June a.-Presldent Nc
Kinley was not renominated at the ses-
sion of the Republican National conven-
ton to-day. But tomorrow will witness
in all probability ahe unparalleled spec
| tacle of both the presidential and vice
presidential candidates being nominated
| by reclamation.
Senator Hanna threw up the sponge to-
day. He found he could not stem the tide
of the popular favorite without using the
direct influence of the administration at
Washington. And this he could not get
Possibly even with ID he might have
failed. But without the task was hopeless
The President would have no hand in an
effort 90 control the convention. He made
known directly to Mr.. Hanna his wish
that the will of the convention should
not be thwarted and when that unequivo-
cal word came Mr.. Hanna reluctantly
| abandoned the fight.
With his retirement from the contest
| against the Empire State Governor both
| nominations could have been made before
the convention adjourned to-day The
original programme was TO renominate
Mckinley to-day and to nominate the can
didate for Vice President tomorrow. But
the National Republican Committee has
made compact with the local Philadel-
phia Committee to keep the convention
here for three days, and it was feared that
if the nomination for President was made
to-day the convention might take the bit
in its teeth and wind up the proceedings
before dark.
| All the preparations for the Presidents
nomination al this season had been per
fected. Hundreds of beautiful red. white
and blue pampas plumes attach
ed to long staffs had been
taken down into the delegates
pit before the convention met and there
slowed away against the inevitable mo-
ment when the climax should be reached
Ks they were carried INTO the pit ~ The
ushers while the convention was assem-
bling they recalled the magnificent scene
at st. Louis four years ago, when similar
| plumes set the convention mad with de-
| light during the famous Mckinley dem
onstration.
Hannn's Master Hand.
Knowing the temper of the delegates
and the crowds, Mr.. Hanna decided to
take no risks. And consequently the i'm
mense throngs which bfackeueC the vast
amphitheater to-day, were compelled to
| content themselves with the routine IN
cidents connected with the permanent or
| ganization, an Grafton by Senator Lodge
| the permanent chairman, and the scene
| which attended the unanimous adoption
| of the platform. Then they returned to
| the city to wait another twenty-four hours
for the nominations, which they have
Travelled some hundreds, some thousands
of miles to witness. 1t was a great dis
appointment TO most of them. The ma
chinery of the convention moved so
smoothly that the session did not afford
them an opportunity to let off steam
| There was not the slightest jar The
wheels moved as noiselessly as a Corliss
engine. The hand of Hanna was at the
helm. He is an experienced and an ac-
compished engineer. Not an eccentric
slipped.
AT one point when the convention
scraped on sand bar over a proposition
advanced by ex-senator Quay of Penn
sylvania to cut down the representation
Of the Southern States in future conven-
tions to a basis of votes polled for the
Republican candidate the lever was re-
Versed and the convention promptly back
ed off, thus avoiding the threatened shoal
by postponing a decision upon the sub
ject until tomorrow. The Southern dele
gates, without regard to color, race or
previous condition, are very much in
censed over what they regard as blow
at their power in national conventions,
and the grow they emitted to-day indi-
Gates that they propose to fight in their
effort 10 avert IT.
Roosevelt Had the HOnors.
Again to-day Gov Roosevelt carried off
the honors. His entrance was the sigral
for the most pronounced demonstrate OF
the session. II was as dramatic as thar
Of yesterday and was practically a repe-
htion of his experience then. He sin
wore his Rough Rider hat Some OF IS
austerity had departed. With the relaxa-
ton of Mr.. Hanna's opposition the Gov.
ernor realized that he must succumb 10
the inevitable, and he appeared resigned
to his fate.
Senator Lodge young. brilliant. already
famous as scholar, statesman and hist9-
rian, made fine figure as he delivered his
address permanent chairman.
His finely poised head. closely crop ed
iron gray beard, delcately chiseled feat-
ures Asnd slender athletic frame were
Clearly Oullluths Ao ne ldftu tle tOQ-
vention, his voice, though resonant has
a down-east raspiness. but his delivery is
pleasing and forceful and his speech was
the scholarly, clear-cut effort expected Of
him. But II covered the same ground
Senator Wolcott went over yesterday and
though some OF the fine periods elected
applause. as a whole. IL did not stir up
any great enthusiasm Neither ala the
reading OF the platform by Senator Fair
banks. and for the same reason. Both i1
different forms We're epitomes Of The rec
ord Of the administration uDon which the
party will ask the country to re urn 4 10
power-a record cloquenGy placed befo
the convention yesterday by Senator VOL
colt.
The most striking Incident Of the day
was the appearance on the Stage OF fifteen
Of the survivors OF the original cbnven-
ton held in Locust street, In this city in
1856 Senator Hawley of Connecticut was
the only one OF the fifteen who holds a
prominent p.ace upon the stag cf he pres
ent The cheer that went up for them
shook the building.
Tomorrow the convention meets at 10
o clocl, In the morning and its labors will
probably be over before o'clock in the
afternoon.
PROCEEDINGS OF CONVENTION.
scenes fn the Hall and Platform
That WAS AdopSed.