New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-21
THE CONVENTION AT WORK
INTEREST CENTRED IN SENATOR
LODGES SPEECH
DEVOTION OF THE QUAY MACHINE TO ITS
CHIEF-WILD OVER REPUBL-
CAN VETERANS
GBr TELEGRAPH To THE rRrBuSE.I

IBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUNE.l
Philadelphia. June 2O-The chief interest in
to-day's session of the National Convention
centred in the speech of the permanent chair
man, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge. of Massa-
chusetts. Like the speech delivered yesterday
by the temporary chairman. Senator Wolcott,
of Colorado. it confined itself to a brief review
Of the achievements of the party under the Adj
minstration of President Mckinley. and out
lined in a few mastery strokes the policies
which the country might expect TO see pursued
II a renewal Of its present grant of power were
secured by the Republican party in November
next. 1t abounded in telling points and con-
vincing arguments. and held throughout its en-
tire delivery the closest attention of the audi
Mr.. Lodge is at all times a graceful
speaker, but on this occasion his friends may
fairly claim that he surpassed all his previous
efforts. He has attractive presence. an easy
delivery and clear. resonant voice. which car
ried his words to-day to every part of the hall
and maintained the enthusiasm of the specta-
tors far beyond the point where long speech
usually begins to exert a sopOrifc influence.
1t is not often that audience Of more than
fifteen thousand people listens quietly or without
protest, or without unmistakable signs of re-
sentiment at least. to an orator whose subject
is chosen for him in advance. whose speech has
and revised in the interest of certain candi-
date and whose arguments cannot in the nature
of things be either very novel startling. Yet
this is precisely what the audience did to-day in
the case Of Senator Lodge. and in this respect.
if in no other. the reception accorded TO his
speech must have left a striking impression on
the minds Of those who remembered the scenes
in ST. Louis four years ago and in Minneapolis
in 1892
QUAY HAS A WARM RECEPTION.
The other noteworthy incident of the day
the ovation" given to ex-senator
Quay when he rose 70 object to the adop-
ton in It's entirety Of the report of the
Committee Rules. The greeting extend
ed to the Pennsylvania exceeded beyond
the question of doubt. in volume as we'll as In
duration. the cheers given so far in this Con-
vention to any ne-Governor Roosevelt not ex-
cepted-and. If measured by these two standards
alone, might easily have been taken to mean
popular approval of his self-constituted cham
pionship Of the New-Yor Governor his policy
Of quadrennial convention alliances with the
Tioga statesman for the purpose of embarrass-
ing the Administration in power or holding 1t
up until terms satisfactory to them have been
secured. Yet IT was easy enough TO see that, to
use the coarse but expressive language Of the
barnyard, Mr.. Quay here on his own dung
hill and that the cheers which greeted him were
neither signs OF approval of his extraordinary
attitude toward Governor Roosevelt. nor, In
deed. manifestations Of sympathy with his
thinly disguised effort to settle old scores with
Chairman Hanna, but simply the outward signs
Of loyalty and devotion with which the members
of the Quay machine who had been literally
provided with tickets Of admission. thought to
strengthen and support their leader in new
attempt TO dig pitfalls for his political rivals.
The weather, like that Of yesterday.
everything that could be desired. The sky, al
though slightly overcast. threatened rain.
Bracing breezes, growing in volume as the day
advanced. swept through the Citys narrow
streets and across the SChuylkill In the COnven-
ton Hall II warm but not unpleasanty so.
considering tho presence OF many people.
Long before noon every seat seemed occupied