The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-07-07
ANYTHING TO BEAT HANNA
POPULARITY OF NEW YORKER
PLAYED UPON BY
POLITICIANS.
Senator Wslcott's Reference 10 the
Territory Of Hawaii in his
Address as Temporary
Chairman.
tStan Correspondence Of The Re
publieaul


g'e lasting three days. and the ticket
placed in nomination is Mcninley and
Roosevelt National conventions do
not usually have a fuss over the sec
ond place upon the ticket, bu, this one
did. and here is the story about il:
Away back several months ago there
was a great deal OF talk about Cover
nor Roosevelt OF New York. Tie man
who led the Rough Riders in the war
With Spain. as Mckinley running
o ale. Roosevelt declined as soon as
The subject was mentioned That hap
pened in Albany last winter. For q
time the talk subsidized. and then Il
sprang up again. Roosevelt then came
20 Washington and had q talk with
President Mckinley about 1t. After that
talk he again announced thai ne would
not be a candidate FOR Weep resident,
aud that appeared TO settle the whole
matter. After that the administration
set about picking out a candidate. John
D Long OF Massachusetts,. the present
Secretary OF the Navy, was decided
upon by Mckinley. Hanna ard the
other big Republicans. Representative
Deliver OF Iowa--a gentleman with an
astounding command of language and
jokes-hnd a boom of his own. which
General Grosvenor of Ohio helped
along. Irving NJ. Scott of san Fran
cisco the man who built the Ore
gon, had little boom, and some big
Republicans helped that along some
what But the real administration can
didate. who was 20 be sprung upon the
convention at the proper time. was
John Davis Long OF Massachusetts, and
Mr.. Long said in three interviews that
he would accept the nomination If the
Republicans saw fit to give ii TO him.
That was the way things stood when
the convention began to get into Phila-
delphia. Roosevelt came down from
Albany. He wore an old sui: of clothes.
a Rough Rider hat, and the delegations
from all the States began to get en-
thusiastic over him. They yelled when
ever he appeared in public Tim " God
RUIZ. the Northumberland Of New
York. came along. also. and he was
candidate for vice-Presiden-. but
everybody regarded that rs big joke
Senator Hanna OF Ohio came tere foc
Long. OF course. Former Senator Quay
OF Pennsylvania came here To MAKE
trouble for Hanna. because Hanna
voted against seating Quay II the Sen
ate last winter Senator Plat Of New
York came here to get Roosevelt out
OF New York State politics ii possible
because ne is mighty hard man 20
handle So Il happened that after
while il was found that Hanna was for
Long-and he was most especially
against Roosevelt-whlle Platt ana
Quay were for Roosevelt. because that
was making trouble for Hanna.
The game began that way aud there
was trouble and excitement from the
start Roosevelt again and again said
that he would not take the aomina-
tiou-thaI he wanted to be Governor
of New York another term. Hanna
stuck TO il that Long was the man, and
finally shifted over a Tx lie toward
Scott OF California when he found thst
Long could not beat Roosevelt Mean
while, the convention was getting more
and more enthusiastic for Roosevelt |
They were bound that he would be
nominated. When he appeared in the
convention ell business was stopped by
the cheering.
This euthusiasm-to mako long
story short.-hnaily got such Roadway
that yesterday afternoon this thing be-
came apparent TO Senator Hanna:
That "a the convention leaders would
not permit the nomination II Theodore
Roosevelt ~ New York FOR Wee reSi-
dent. the convention itself. headed by
the Caiifornians. woGld place him "a
nomination Tor President OF the United
States.
That was a business thre9. snyboiy
could understand and the worst of ii /
was that the thing could be done with !
ease Senator Hanna backed down. an
nonnced thar Roosevelt was the choice .
Of the convention FOR Vice-President- !
consequently the choice OF the admir- |
istration-and so the ticket nominated |
to-day VAS Mckinley and Roosevelt.
That is the plain story OF what hap
pened, told about in a plain way and
with no regard for party feeling. Aside |
from this fght. which did the Rspubli
can party good. since Il was settled or
the spot. the convention was enthusi
astic.
here were iine speeches ali around.
and the platform WAS satisfactory. SEN
ator wolcott OF Colorado. the tempo
rary chairman Of the convention. made
a ringing speech, and in il be made
this reference To Hawaii:
For half century the Hawaiian
Islands, a menace To the long line o.
coast which skirts cur Pacific slope.
have been knocking for admission as
part OF our territory. and during that
period the publicly expressed opinion
os both political parties favored their
annexation. -Four times have they beer
occupied by European powers. and a.
often have we compelled their ahat-
donment because il was essential shn.
they should never be occupied hy any
foreign power. Finally. after years OF
misgoyernment by native rulers. the
gallant descendants Of American mer-
chants and missionaries made pro&ffr