Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1900-06-28
Platform Presented,
THE LAST DAY.

THE LAST DAY.
The Nominating Speeches Arouse
| Much Enthusiasm.
Convention Hall, Philadelphia, June o.
| The republican national convention as
sembled for it's concluding session Thurs
day morning. The attendance was the
| largest of any session.
| Enthusiastic 4 demonstrations greeted
Gov. Roosevelt, Senators Hanna and De-
| pew and ex-senator Quay upon their en-
| trance.
| Called to Order. -
At 1896 Chairman Lodge glanced at his
watch and then with three raps of the
| historic gavel stilled the tumult on the
| floor while the band ushered in the ses-
| sion with the national anthem, Senator
| Hanna being one of the first to rise and
| the entire audience following as the in
| spring strains reverberated through the
building. AS the anthem closed the chair
man announced the opening invocation by
Archbishop Ryan.
There were no preliminaries The wran-
gle expected over the question of re-
ducingS the representation in the south
was averted by the withdrawal of ex-
Senator Quay's proposition. The great
hall became quiet as Senator Lodge
standing before $4,000 eager faces, gavel
!
president of the United States were in
order. The reading clerk advanced to
the front of the platform He was about
to call the roll of states for the presenta-
ton of candidates.. When Alabama was
called the state yielded to Ohio.
| This was the signal for the recognition
of Senator Foraker who was to make the
speech nominating Mr.. Mckinley as the
| republican candidate for president. Then
| the cheers began and wild scene en-
sued.
Amidst a tumult of applause Senator
| Foraker went to the platform, and when
| quiet was restored began to speak, first
| thanking Alabama for her courtesy. in
yielding, but attributing that fact to the
| overwhelming popularity of the candi-
date. AS Mr.. Foraker continued he was
repeatedly interrupted with cheers. His
announcement that the nomination of
Mckinley was equal to an election in
November brought gvociferous cheers
This sentiment was received with cheers
from the delegates, while the gallery
spectators shook the building with their
enthusiastic demonstration. Briefly Sem
ator Foraker adverted to the record of the
president in peace and in war as one of
| the most remarkable in American his
tory.
! Scene of Great Enthusiasm.
At the reference to the leader of the
party, the successes already achieved by
him and the grave responsibilities now be-
ing carried forward by him. the applause
was frequent and long-continued. But it
remained for his closing sentence, for the
first time mentioning William Mckinley
by name as the nominee, to electrify the
| great multitude. Pandemonium broke
loose. Former tempests of enthusiasm
paled before this cyclone of sound and
! movement. Every one stood and waved
and yelled. State standards were
wrenched from their places and borne
.aloft with umbrellas, great plumes of red
| white and blue perfect tempestuous sea
of color. 80 E.u- -
| Hanna Leads in Demonstration.
Senator Hanna sprang to the front of
| the stage, a flag in one hand and a plume
in the other, and led in the tremendous
demonstra ton. Now it had lasted five
minutes Not content with their fren-
zied hurrah on the floor the delegates
now marched in solid ranks upon the
platform, with standards, plumes, ban
ners and flags. After the demonstration
had continued seven minutes the Ohio
! delegation, where centered the waves of
sound, moved up the aisle, while all the
other state delegations, bearing aloft
their standards, formed in a grand pro-
cession about the hall. The demonstra-
| ton lasted just ten minutes. The plume
demonstration was followed by grand
doxology in the singing of John Browns
Body the galleries joining in the chorus
! while the delegations led the singing. It
was exactly Is minutes when order was
restored and Mr.. Lodge announced:
'The chair recognizes Gov. Roosevelt Of
| New York.
i %2t Ovation to Roosevelt.
Again the magic of a. name sent the
multitude into convulsions of enthusiasm.
1 All eyes were turned toward Roosevelt.
He stepped out into the aisle and STROBE
lup the pla form, looking neither to the
right or the left and then turning and
surveying the sea of waving cheering hu-
mainly. sstbsf Ekyi,
There he stood, his face grimly set.
without a smile. He made no acknowl-
edgments, no salutations to the plaudits,
|ibut like q hero5receiving his due, calmly
4 awaited the subsistence of the tumult. AT
last he raised his hand and at his bidding
1.-The demonstration came to an end. stfs
The Governors Address.
Then Gov. Roosevelt began his speech,
speaking in "a clear full voice. His sem
fences were delivered in a manner that
i denoted a careful study of each word.
His argumentative style kept the audi
ence en- rapport with him; for he was
| given the closest attention by the vast
audience, in fact very much more atten-
ton than had any other speaker. 1T
Twas not great war. It did not have to
/ be-" he said. speaking of the war with
4 Spain, and then waited for the ripple Of
| laughter which followed the declaration.
I'VE have done so we'll that our oppo-
nents use it as an argument for turning
us out, he said smiling and showing his
teeth, and his audience responded with
cheers and laughter His illusions to the
ice trust called forth the heartiest APP
plause with cries from the galleries of
"hit EN- again" and that's right, Ted
i dy.',5
4 81 pity the democratic orator in New
i York who mentions trusts" he declared
with uplifted hands and the audience
howled with laughter and. shook the floor
i with applause.
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