The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-07-13
Sunday Trains.

they are drawn today. Our opponents tool
their position, made their arguments. anC
gave their warnings. Measure them by the
events and the results. Has not every
argument been exploded? Has not every
position been overthrown? Has not every
warning been proved to be utterly base
less?
Turn to the other side OF the picture
Our great leader and his supporters equal
| ly announced their purposes, gave theii
pledges. ard asked your confidence. Ha:
not every pledge been fulfilled? Has moi
every confidence been justified? Has moi
every hope been realized? When has the
country ever been so prosperous as during
the last four years? When has it ever
made so much progress in the same length
of time? When has it ever gained so much
in the respect and esteem of the world?'
BY vigorous applause the crowd evinced
great pleasure over the announcement that
| Senator Lodge would say something be-
| sides what he had come to say officially.
and the informal talk of the chairman of
| the Notification Committee seemed TO be
even more heartily enjoyed than had his
formal address.
| Senator Lodge said in part:
II have made my speech today, and I
fear that there is not much that / can add
to 1t. This has been the performance of
| one OF the most agreeable duties of my
life. to be authorized by the great Con-
| vention at Philadelphia o announce to
| President Mckinley his unanimous re-
| nomination. 1t was particularly grati-
| flying to me because 1 happened to be in
| Washington during all the four moment
| GUS years. l have seen what he had to do
and the new questions he has had to meet,
and have resented deeply the criticisms
that have been made upon him by people
| nf he
| sponsibility that he was carrying.
| The Republican party is the party that
has always done things, and the people
| who do things are the people who meet
the most criticism. You cannot carry en-
| trcnchments at the point OF the bayonet
| without somebody crying out. We have
I, carried a great many political entrench-
ments. and there has been great deal
| Of crying out. We have carried the coun
| try back 10 protection. have repelled the
| attack upon the currency, now again re-
| newed. and we have met the great ques-
| tions of the war. Great deeds have
| brought the criticisms. but We do not fear
| to present that record to the American
| people.
No one caused more amusement or in
| terested the crowd more than did Col s.
| Parker, the Hawaiian member of the
| Notification Committee. He would have
| said less had not the crowd urged him to
| go on whenever he stopped.
Humorist From Hawaii.
Judge Parker said In part:
"Fellow-citizens: II you will allow me
| to call you .by that name. 1 think we are
entitled to it. We have been citizens now
since the 18th of last month. I think
there was a mistake made here by some
one. l am not a speaker. / never spoke
in my life in public. and / am afraid 1
will have TO say but a few words now. We
have travelled distance Of over 5000
miles, my two colleagues and myself. and
will have 20 travel 5000 miles back, which
Is 10 coo miles. l thank the great Repub-
lican party for all this.
Coming down yesterday to call upon the
President.yI was asked few questions.
One was. How do you run politics in the
Hawaiian Islands,? l told them that on the
18th of May we received kilograms that
Hawaii had been admitted as a Territory
few natives and few foreigners got to-
gether on the 18th and formed party
what you call here Republican party. On
the 18th We got up quite little crowd at
least 2,0CO. On the 3lst was elected as
delegate to the Philadelphia Convention.
and l suppose one reason of their appoint
ing us was because | was never known to
make a speech.
My profession is a grazier. l own a
large tract OF land. / suppose that is why
Governor Roosevelt is so popular. because
he is a cowboy. l came from Hawaii MY
colleagues there Gang from Maui, and they
are also cowboys. We have been admitted
as Territory. and l hope in a short time
that we will be admitted as State. NV
colleagues are also very anxious for such
an event, and know as long as the Re-
publican party has the hel:u We will get
there"
The lawn cleared while the bands played
lively two-steps, and the members of the
Notification Committee and the guests
were escorted to the tent erected on the
lawn to the side and rear of the house
In this two long tables were spread. The
President occupied the head of one with
Mrs. Mckinley at his side, and the other
guests were distributed about
Immediately after luncheon the commit
tee reassembled in front of the porch and
posed for photograph. Besides the local
men there were photographers here from
New York and Washington. \ Photograph
was the souvenir of the day. Ii was a
large size picture of the President, with
his autograph attached. and each member
of the party received one. The visitors as
well as the spectators. fingered about the
house all day. and followed the commit
tee to the special train, which left for
Cleveland at 8 o'clock.
The two Canton bands were stationed
On different parts of the lawn. and alter
mated in playing concert programme.
Meantime the President was either in the
library or the reception room shaking
hands at rapid rate. With several with
whom he has had long personal acquaint-
ance. he found time for a few minutes
chat.
While it has been announced thG. the
members of the Executive Committee were
present. Senator Hanna declined to Off
cialy announce the personnel OF the COM
mittee Cornelius y. Bliss was the only
New Yorker present. and it seems safe
guess to put him or the slate for that
State.
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