The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1900-06-22

Equal Suffrage association and Mrs
annie Shaw, vice president Of that as
ISOLATION and they both made brief
speeches in support Of the proposition.
A protest against the suffrage plank
was also submitted. This was handed
in by several ladies, each OF them
president of a state or city society OPP
posed to the extension of suffrage.
Another delegation that was heard
very briefly was composed OF colored
linen and was headed by Representative
White. They asked for the insertion
of a plank denouncing mob violence in
the south E. ]. Dickinson. also a
lcolored man. asked the insertion of a
similar plank and for n protesting
against the suppression of the ballots
Of citizens in the southern states.
which the resolution vent on to de-
lclare to a notification of the
constitution and laws of the United
States. The whole matter was referred
TO Mr.. Lynch, of Mississippi, with in
structions TO draft a plank covering
the southern question.
There was considerable discussion of
the financial plank, which, as it
stands, is an absolute declaration for
the gold standard. Several mOdiica-
tons of this resolution were consider
ed, among them n suggested by the
Colorado delegation which met with
favor among the western members. 1t
read as follows:
The republican party by tradition
and principle is in favor of bimetal-
ism and upon all proper and all OPP
FORTUNE occasion will advocate the CO.
Operation of the Unitd States with the
other leading commercial nations of
the world to secure the free coinage
of both gold and silver at a fixed ra-
to-"
NEW YORK FOR WOODRUFF.
Lieutenant Governor Timothy Wood
ruff will be presented to the national
convention as the candidate of New
York for vice president. 1t was decided
to do this after a few hours stormy
session of the New York delegation,
during which every kin of appeal was
made to get Governor Roosevelt to say
that he would accept the nomination.
The vice president situation is still
mixed because it is asserted that New
York makes this move so as to go into
the convention with a candidate and
yet hoping hat Governor Roosevelt
will be nominated. Senate Hanna has
stated that he controls the delegates
to such an extent that he can nomi-
nate any candidate he chooses, and it
is not known that he has withdrawn
his objections to Mr.. Woodruff. The
latter was as much surprised as any
body over the result. In general, the
idea seems to be prevalent that Secre-
tary Long is the most favored candi-
date, with a probability that Roose-
welt may still be nominated. Governor
Roosevelt believes that, his wishes
having been respected by his own del
egates. he is finally out of the race.
THE FIGHT FOR VICE PRESIDENT
Long is regarded as a passive kind of
candidate, and while no objection is
urged against him, he does not at
tract the delegates; but he is Mr..
Hanna's personal choice and is pre-
ferred by the president.
Dollivar's friends have pointed out
to Senator Hanna that the Iowa candi-
date has now got into the fight so far
that he wants to win, to which Hanna.
replied that defeat would not injure
bolivar. He has already acquired a
great deal of prominence, says Senator
Hanna, and he will not be injured if he
should be defeated by a candidate like
Secretary Long.
In making the fight against Roose-
Welt senator Hanna inds the opponents
OF Roosevelt divided, some for Long
land some for bolivar. The question Of
transferring the vote from one to the
lother without nominating the man they
wish to defeat is the difficult problem.
If we can't do it, then we have not
got control of the convention said
Senator Hanna. eff the friends of the
o. opol q SdlIu
date, and by their differences cause
the nomination of a man that is not
manted and does not want the place.
they will have to take the RESPONSE
bility for it."
The senator did not believe that
there would be a loss of more than a
few votes, although bolivar men IN
the west declare that they will not
vote for Long, and there seems to be a
large number of eastern men who are
now for Long who say they prefer
Roosevelt to bolivar. This is one of
the chances Hanna is willing to TAX
in the fight he is making.
Conferences between Hanna and
Plat were an interesting feature of the
vice presidential contest. Hanna talked
to Platt as he had talked to OdelI and
Quigg the day before. He told him that
because Plat did not want Roosevelt
in New York was no reason why he
should attempt to force him upon the
party III national politics. Platt then
tried to get an agreement from Hanna
TO support Odell, and this was refused
on the ground of being unjust to the
other candidates, and then Platt asked
for time.
HANNA'S RABBIT FOOT.
Chairman Hanna with a rabbits
foot suspended from a miniature of
Mckinley in the lapel Of his coat, sur
Feyeu an imposing spectacle when he
called the republican national v
ton to order in the spacious export
exposition building in West Philadel-
phia at 1885 today. In the valley be-
low him were crowded the eighteen
hundred delegates and alternates and
strenching away to the Jour corners
of the immense hall were endless
crowds of people raising in seats to
the wall. He looked into the faces of
fully $1,000 men n women
1t was no a riotous convention.
There were no wild outbursts of enthu-
siasm from the frenzied partisans of
rival candidates, no entrance of dele
cations with tanners to set the null
titudeS cheering, nc fierce skirmishing
and clash of candidates
etc.
The only question that remained for
the convention to decide was the vice
presidency and it was not a sufficient
bone of contention to produce the tu-
multouS scenes which usually attend
the assembling of a national owen
ltion.
Disastrous Fires at Bloomington, Ill.
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