The National tribune., 1900-06-28
THIRD DAY.

The third day, June 81, was, of course
the most dramatic of the Convention.
| President Mckinley was unanimously re-
nominated for President of the United
States by the Republican National Con
| yention at LIS O'Clock, and an hour and
10 minutes later Gov Theodore Roose.
| velt of New York, was unanimously Sc
lected to stand beside him in the coming
| battle.
The scenes attending the selections were
| tumultuous. Such unanimous demonstra-
| tons in honor Of the nominees of Ma
| tional Convention have never been
eQualled, perhaps, in the history of politics
in this country. 1t was a jubilee, ratid-
cation meeting.
The wrangle expected over the question
of reducing representation in the South
| was averted by, the withdrawal of ex-Sen-
ator Quay's proposition.
| Senator Lodge, standing before $4,000
eager faces, gavel in hand, announced that
nominations for President of the United
| States were in order. When Alabama
was called, a thin, rcd-whiskered delegate
| from that State arose, and surrendered
the first right to speak to Ohio cheer
arose from the delegates in the pit as Sen
ator Il ,raker of Ohio strobe toward the
platform. Below him, about him, on
either side, were banked men and women
almost franticaliy waving hats, handker,
chiefs. and pampas plpmes.
| M'KINLEY's DOMINATION
With ringing voice and graceful ges-
| ture, Foraker stilled the noise. When he
| said the nomination had already been
made; that Wolcott and Lodge and the
| platform had each in turn named the can
didate a great cheer went up. When he
said his candidate was the first choice of
every man who desired Republican sue
| cess in November, the roar was like the
rush of heavy sea through a rocky cav
ern. He dropped a word here, word
| there like sparks upon a sundried stubble,
and when he concluded by placing Nc
kinley in nomination, not in behalf OF
Ohio, but in behalf of all the States and
| Territories, clap of thunder shook the
building. Below him, all about him, were
! deafening rOars. The previous whistlings
| of the storm were but the rustlings of a
Summer nights breeze. Then Senator
| Foraker retired, but he had completed his
work. In the pit the delegates and alter
mates were cheering enthusiastically. Owe.
the acres of spectators bedlam reigned.
The hall was an angry sea of tossing col
or. Flags, red, white and blue plumes
shot up as if by magic to crest the waves.
Hats were lifted aloft on canes. Um-
brellas were hoistcd and twisted until
they resembled whrlng dervishes.
On The stage Senator Hanna handker
chief in one hand, fan in the other,
spurred the vast assembage on. He
seized a plume and whrled it about his
head like General leading his men to the
charge A delegate bearing the standard
of Kentucky rushed forward to the stage.
States We're torn loose and yelling dele
gates climbed upon the platform to rally
around their leader Hanna mounted a
table where he could look on the cheerin:
multitude. Beside him suddenly appeared
a young girl arrayed in the National col
al, l,lt =
this sight the cheers redoubled. The mu
sic of the orchestra was drowned il the
awful din.
A Texas delegate shouted above the
roar: ''rhrec cheers for Mark Hanna"
They were given with n will. Then del
egate with Ohio's standard in his hand
dove into the main aisle and went careen-
John T pT" Browns n"e Body" sSh The I benrers % Of Of
the standards of other States plunged af-
ter him. Down the aisle they swung,
starting the whole storm afresh. When
they reached the main entrance they were
met by men holding aloft gigantic papier
mache elephant with the National colors
entwined about its neck. Then the process
sion came back AMI circled the pit. For
several minutes this parade continued.
The demonstration all told lasted ex
acty Is minutes. Pandemonium reigned
a moment later when Roosevelt mounted
the platform to second the Presidents
nomination. AS he stood there facing the
yelling multitudesthe roar could be heard
for blocks. When finally he was allowed
to begin he plunged directly to the heart
of his subject His first statement was
that he would second the nomination of
William Mckinley, who had faced more
problems than any President since Lin
coin. The Convention got on its feet, and
it was several minutes before he could
proceed He had the manuscript of his
N pnfnr
casionaily,. discarding page after page as
he finished, untilsthe platform at his feet
was strewn with white sheets. When he
reached his peroration, and with world
of Infinite scorn in his voice, asked IL
America was a weakling to shrink from
whole pit echoed "No" in chorus. When
he concluded and resumed his seat in the
New York delegation the other delegates
rushed forward and surrounded him.
Senator Thurston, John W. Yerkes, |
M ,rom the Blns Grass State; and Gov.
Mount or Indiana also seconded McKin- |
ieys nomination, but the Convention was |
impatient for a vote.
Then the roll of States was called, and |
delegation after delegation rose in solid |
blocks and cast their votes for McKinley |
When Chairman Lodge made the an
nounccment of $50 votes and that the
President had been renOminated unani- |
monsly for the term beginning Mar. 4, |
1901, there was the same wild storm.
PLAUDITs FOR ROOSEVELT.
Rooscvclts nomination for the Vice
Presidency evoked a succession of similar
demonstrations. Lafe Young of Iowa.
who was with Roosevelt in Cuba, nomi-
mated him on behalf of the State which
mad originally come to Philadelphia for
Dol!lver. His nomination was seconded |
by Delegate Murray, Of Secretary Longs |