The Worthington advance., 1900-06-29
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.

cradle of liberty. the birthplace Of the
republic. Here also had the republican
party seen its birth. and here. too. was
the center Of that great throbbing idea
the protection of American industry
A wave of applause swept over the con-
vention at the mention of the protective
principle; and as 1t subsided Mr.. Hanna
proceeded: I'VE are on the eve of an
other great struggle. Already we are be-
ginning to form our battalions, under the
leadership Of our great statesman--aens
William Mckinley
McKinley's Name Cheered.
That was the signal, and for the first
whirlwind of enthusiasm. Men and
women, sprang to their feet, delegates,
spectators, staid and distinguished guests,
all animated by a common purpose to do
honor to the president. Flags and hand
kerchiefs waved everywhere in billoHs Of
color. For a minute the demonstration
kept up, and then, with a wave of the
hand, the national chairman bade the
assemblage resume their seats and let
him proceed.
AS Mr.. Hanna closed his speech with a
tribute to his colleagues on the national
committee, and a reference to the close
of his craftsmanship. he spoke sf the
orado, Mr.. Wolcott, to his party, and
presented him to the convention as tenn
porary chairman.
Wolcott's Address,
The address of Senator WoIcott, which
followed, lasted an hour and ten minutes.
Senator Wolcott aroused unbounded en-
thusiasm. When with outstretehed arm
he predicted the triumphant election of
the republican ticket in November the
mentioned President McKinley's name he
could not proceed for minute owing to
the demonstration. - y -
AS he rehearsed the history of. the four
years of republican administration. the
prosperity which had blessed it, the VIC
tories it had won. the glorious outcome
of the Spanish-American war, the cam
paign of Misrepresentation il connection
with the Philippines which its enemies
had :inaugurated and which it had met,
the convention repeatedly broke into ap-
plause.
when he said that the ola issue Of the
democrats was dead and that they were
driven to find new issues In a war which
they had been most anxious to precipi-
tate. the convention chesred, but the
outburst was even greater when he de-
clared that the division among the re-
publicans Of the east and the west on
the, financial issue was Al thing of the
past and that those who had left the
party four years ago in the west were re-
turning ont the issue OF expansion. The
first mention OF expansion was also the
signal for demonstration. Probably the
greatest demonstration occurred when he
said that we would establish law and or
der In the Philippines and that the last
thing to be considered was % give up, the
islands. -"
Mr.. Wolcott received manyhearty hand
| shakes from those about him, and then
turned to the business of the conven-
ton, announcing the long list of secre-
taries and officials previously agreed
upon.
The chairman recognized Gov. w. S.
Taylor, of Kentucky, and Oiled him to
the platform. The much di|cussed man
from Kentucky moved up tho middle aisle
to the platform, receiving dleer as SEN
ator Wolcott advanced to grelt him. Gov
Taylor seconded the nominations OF the
various officials who had been announced
and this done, left the stagel The nomi-
nations were made unanimous.
Rev. Edgar NJ. Levy, who delivered the
invocation at the first republican conven-
ton in this city A years ago, Tuesday:
| white-haired and feeble, deliv8ed q Ben
ediction upon the convention. Fhe whole
convention arose to receive hi blessing.
and then. at exactly three o'clock. the
convention adjourned until nod Wednes-
day.