Kootenai County Republican. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1899-1903, 1900-06-29

ed by him, and the grave responsibilities
now being carried forward by him, the AZ
plause was frequent and long continued.
Some Of the states were not content wit
casting their votes for Mckinley, but tn
; chairman announced the vote which tn
candidate would receive in November
When Hawaii was called the delegate
its vote Of two for Mckinley.
The secretary hurriedIy made the SUN
mary and handed it to the chairman. Sen
stcr Lodge took the paper, and, advanc
ing TO the front Of the stage, said:
1.-The total vote cast is $50. William
Mckinley has received $50 votes. 1t is a
unanimous vote and the chairman an.
nounces William Mckinley as our candi-
date for president for the term beginning
March 4, 1901"
Again pandemonium broke loose in one
swelling cheer Of enthusiasm for the can
didate. Up went the plumes and stind-
ards. Up stood the great audience again
l uuu vohiNu sAuhkscN thsh otcNso ~uA
their frantic demonstrations The band
played Rally Round the Flag" and the
Hamilton club Of Chicago marched down
the aisle, preceded by New York and fol-
lowed by Pennsylvania.
For the second Place.
Mr.. Lodge warned the noisy and dem.
illustrative throngs that there Sas still vital
business to be done, and announced that
the call Of states would proceed for the
vice presidency. As the name Of Alabama
was called ON the roll Of states for nom
nations for vice president, the announce
ment was made by the chairman that Ala.
bama would yield to Iowa to present
candidate.
Chairman Lodge then recognized Colonel
LATE Young, one Of the Iowa delegates at
Capital.
Colonel Young swung down the nam
aisle to the platform to do that which a
single orator never before did in a repub
lean national withdraw one
strong and magnetic man as a candidate
second office in the gift Of the American
people. lie Withdrew the name vi Deliver
and offered that OF Roosevelt.
Colonel Young was in Cuba at the time
Roosevelt led his gallant Rough Riders up
San Juan hill, and his reference to !Ae
governors campaign was eloquent and
touching.
At the conclnsion of the call Chairman
Lodge announced that Roosevelt had re-
eeived O25 votes, one delegate in the con
vention not voting. This delegate was
Roosevelt himself, who refrained from vot-
ing with the New York delegation.
Hanna as the Helm.
Tho national committee met in the
rooms back of the convention hall imIne-
diately after the adjournment OF the con
vention. As soon as the committee was
assembled, Chairman Hanna was nominal
cd and reelected for the next four years,
In accepting the nomination he made a
very short speech, In which he thanked the
old members Of the committee who had
stood by him in the campaign OF 1896, and
said that in taking the position for an
other four years, and especially for the
coming campaign, he did 80 with the dis
tlnct understanding that every member OF
tho national committee would stand by
him and work loyalty for the success Of
the ticket which had been nominated to,
day.
Colonel Dick Of Ohio was elected tenn.
porary secretary. Chairman Hanna was
authorized to select from the members Of
the national committee an executive com.
mittee, and the committee then adjourned
subject to the call Of the chairman.
Chairman Hanna left very soon after for
Mr.. Gtiscom's Haverford home, saying he
would not be in Philadelphia this after
noon lie will leave in few days for
Cleveland. lie said he would take his
time in making selections for the execu.
tive committee.
The headquarters Of the national com.
mittec will be established at Chicago and
New York as in the campaign OF lsp6. Mr..
Hanna aid that his personal headquarters
WOULD be wherever he deems 1t most ex.
pedient for the success Of the party.