The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-19
John @. Held and W. d. Grant. are at the
Lafayette.
CONVENTION MEETS
WITH BUT ONE CHOICE.
MckinIey's the One Name to Conjure
With the Only Doubt BEING as
10 His Running Mate.

ffill-ADELPHIA, June 10. - II rum
q spectacular standpoint the con-
vention began today. Over night the
city blossomed like a fower-garden-
Bright skies smiled and cool breeze In
stilled life and animation into the con-
stantly swelling crowds. BY every train
they are pouring into the city. and the
town awoke 10 the strains Of martial inu-
sic. There has not been an hour since
when the air was not filed with music
and In which bands have not been parad-
ing in some quarter OF the city and es-
corting the incoming delegates. clubs and
distinguished visitors.
Roosevelt Contngion Spreads.
The leaders are being serenaded and the
hotel corridors are damned with strug-
elipg crowds And the Roosevelt contasion
IL everywhere The town is mad with de-
light at tho prospect of his nomination
Ills badge is on every lapel. His name 10
on every Iip. Nothing else is talked or
on the streets the newsboys dinned II into
every ear and the takers with an endless
supply OF buttons shouted their wares In
the sporting parlance OF their KIND Me
Kinley, with Roosevelt for . place.
There was the biggest kind OF turnout
OF pretty women and almost without ex-
ception they were wearing the visnettes
Of the empire state governor. so far as
the populace Is concerned. II Is taken for
granted that the ticket Is already named.
The crowds viii not listen to the susges-
ton that Roosevelt himself may upset the
programme. They say he had as well at
tempt 20 stay tho torrent Of Niagara.
state Delegations Meeting.
In the hotels, the delegates were busy
holding state meetings, selecting COM
mitteeneu and distributing badges. These
latter are the handsomest seen In years
The leaders are pow-wowing. The ma
tional committee held final meeting to
clear the decks for tomorrow. and the con-
yen,ion officials are engaged in the distri-
button OF the tickets and I'm adjusting the
thousand and one details which remain to
be attended to.
Fovty-fourth Anniversary.
PHILADELPHIA. June fs.-~Tomorrow.
ON the forty-fourth anniversary OF the day
on which Gen. John C. Fremont was NOM
mated by tho hrst Republican convention
held at Music Fund hall. on Locust street.
In this city, tho national Republican con-
vention will assemble at the Exposition
building, IN West Philadelphia. Here
amid the swelling memories OF half a
century. and In the presence OF men
who saw the bipodstained clouds lie across
the sunrisen party. are the Republicans
who meet in the high tide Of their glory
TO name their national candidates and
nominate the platform for the coming
campaign.
There IL Only One Leader.
- H. AN.
ciashed with more vigor than they do
here tonight. Amid the thousands Of war
rious there Is but one choice for leader
His face IL engraved on banners. II IL
framed In flowers and In ivy on the walls
II adorns the windows OF the shops and
looks down upon the swarming crowds
from every conspicuous place. Mckinley
again will lead the gray boards and the
young men in tho November battle. Ban
ners are dipped before his portrait and
the mention of his name arouses en-
thusiasm When Senator Foraker con-
GUIDES his peroration In the convention of
Wednesday. a storm Wild and tempestuous
will shake the great hall.
strong Enthustasm for Roosevelt.
hut that outburst of enthusiasm will
be only tho forerunner OF tho pande-
n,onium that will reign II Roosevelt
should be made TO stand beside him In
the coming battle. The stampeds In his
favor started yesterday. threw the town
into delirium. II swept through the DEL
egatons who had come with favorite
sons to present. like a prairie FIRE. Like
an immense tidal wave II bore down ev-
crythinR before H. The candidates OF
other men collapsed like shells when II
struck them, Tho secret was not hard
20 lind Platt and Quay. whose object
Ia TO humlliats Hanna. claim victory.
They might congratulate themselves on
their work They welded no rnaxieians
wand. The secret lay down IN the hearts
Of the Republicans Of the country Roosa-
velts name. unlike that OF other eandl-
dates. Instantly struck responsive
chord IN the popular breast. II captured
tho heart OF the convention. II mat
tered nothing TO the rank and ale that
Hanna and Aillson and Orosvenor and
Thyrston and others felt chagrined and
strained every nerve 60 stamp out tho
fire II m8ttercd not even that Rooss-
volt and his friends poured water on It.
Their efforts we're as futile as hand
srenadea against confederation. The
people would hear ~ no one else. They
wore hls niteures; they shouted his name
They considered him today as already
nominated. The town WAS Roosevelt
mad,
Roosevelt wanted TO Decline.
Tho governor himself was sincerely
anxious 10 avotd the nomination come
~ the friends ~ other candidates. em-
Uttered ty tho havoc hts sudden accept
ance created with their favoriles'
chances were heard 60 ln,,mate that no
had been flirting with the situation from
the nrr, Ito appealed 10 them 20 stem
the tide. ard they Gid what they could
reinforced az every point BY Hanna ar4
hts Ncntenants. Gen. Greene. in Die be.
halt even called on the delegations. ana
ia his name asked them not 20 saplort
hisn. nut the temper 81 the convention
was uudsniabls,
Like Caesar. Roosevelt Nay Accept.
Human nature has tbs limits. so az 4
o'cleek this afternoon, after a day %
tafriae pressure trom both sides. Rooxc.
Veit issued statement Though II
thr,tat astte the crown ln v-er4. tt -.