The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1900-06-28
THE TICKET MADE UP
President Mckinley Renomi.
mated at Philadelphia.
ROOSEVELT FOR vICE-PRESIDENI
Speeches OF the Day Were Made b.
Foraker, Depew and the Em.
pire State Governor.

Philadelphia, June 23.-President
Mckinley was unanimously renominat-
ed for president of the United States
by the Republican National convention
at :4S O'Clock today, and an hour and
10 minutes later Governor Roosevelt,
Of New York, was unanimously select
cd to stand beside him in the coming
battle.
Such unanimous demonstrations I'm
honor of the nominees of a national
convention have never before been
equaled perhaps in the history of poll
tics in this country. 1t was a love
feast, a jubilee, ratification meeting.
There was fine setting for today 3
spectacular drama. Bright peonies at
either end of the stage made two fam
ing bits of color. Throughout the vast
multitude fans moved ceaselessly to
and fro like the wings of a crowd of
alarmed gulls beating the air. There
were no preliminaries. The wrangle
expected over the question of reducing
the representation in the South was
averted by the withdrawal of ex-Sen.
ator Quay's proposition. The great
hall became quiet as Senator Lodge,
standing before $1,000 eager faces,
gavel in hand, announced that nomina-
tions for president of the United States
were in order. The reading clerk ad.
vanced to the front of the platform.
He was about to call the roll of states
for the presentation of candidates.
When AlabamaI was called, thin,
red-whiskered delegate from that state
rose and surrenered the first right to
speak to Ohio. A f1utter of handker-
chiefs filled the air, and cheer after
cheer went up from the..delegates in the
pit, as Senator Foraker, of Ohio, strobe
oward the platform.
At the end of half hours speech,
the senator placed Mckinley in nom.
ination, amid enthusiasm unbounded.
Seconding speeches were made by
Theodore Roosevelt, Senator Thurston,
John w. Yerkes, an orator from the
Blue Grass state, and Governor Mount,
of Indiana, but before the latter con-
for vote, and several times tried to
howl him down.
Calling the Roll.
Then the roll of states was called
and delegation after delegation rose in
solid blocks and cast their votes for
Mckinley. When Chairman Lodge
made the announcement that the presi
dent had been renominated for the term
beginning March 4, 1901, there was
the same wild storm which had been
raised by Foraker, and when it was
over Roosevelt's nomination for the
vice-presidency evoked succession of
similar demonstrations.
Lafe Young, who was with Roosevelt
in Cuba, nominated him on behalf of
the state which had originally came to
Philadelphia for Dolliver. His nom.
ination was seconded by Delegate MUIR
ray, of Secretary Longs state, and Del.
egate Ashton, of Washington, who
came here for Bartlett Tipp. lChaun-
cey Depew wound up the oratory on
behalf of the state which declared for
Woodruff. Depew's speech aroused
the most dazzling dreams of the coun-
try's future. During every pause, the
band played but one air, the tune
which Colonel Roosevelt had heard in
the trenches before Santiago.
At 2:14 o'clock the convention, which
had done the unparalleled thing Of
nominating both the candidates for
president and vice-president unani.
mously, adjourned.
Governor Roosevelt drove from the
convention hall with Mr.. Odell, seated
in the rear of an open landau. He
lifted his broad-brimed hat to the con.
tinuous salvos that greeted him as he
passed through the densely packed
street, like a conquering hero fresh
from new victories. Tonight the faces
of Mckinley and Roosevelt are on all
the badges, and their names are on