Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-06-21
Delegates to Convention Slept Last
Night for Change.
READY FOR WORK IOF TODAY
All the PreIiminares Were Settled
Last Night.
EARLY MORNING RUMORS
EARLY MORNING RUMORs

Special From Staff Correspondent.
PHILADELPHIA, June 2l.-The third
night they slept.
Though the denizens of the Quaker city
had just become thoroughly aroused. and
were wakeful with their music shouting
and general hubbub until far into the hours
of morning, the visiting politicians slept
last night. A truce was dec,lftd upon the
struggle which has kept them on the alert
day and night. Mr.. Platt went to New York
ard Mr. Hanna and Mr. Dick went to bed.
while all those who have been watching
the weary hours with them followed their
example. The opposing factions had fought
to a standstill. and, thoroughly exhausted
they retired to rest leaving the conclusion
to the convention today.
CuriouSly, the only activity after the con-
cl,ISion Of yesterdays weary detail session
of the convention was on the part of Mr..
Woodruff. who, fresh and joyous in his one
night of glory as the acknowledged candi
date of the empire delegation, shook hands
with many tried and true republicans who
came to pay their respects and to feast
their eyes upon the man who could con-
tinue to smile while Hanna frowned. and
who could find happiness IN a fictitious po-
litical paradise. long line OF the inter
ested and the curious passed between the
ushers. who handed them badges bearing a
portrait of the handsome lieutenant soVer-
nor, and policemen. who kept them in line
and received the glad hand. Aside from
this, and the vagrant bands which could
not get out of the habit of forever and eter
nalIy playing The Stars and Stripes For
ever" the tumuit of political contention
was for a few hours at rest.
RooseveIt's Friends Csnaarnr.
While congratulatlng Woodruff his
nominal candidacy, all the Roosevelt en-
thusiasts We're hugging themselves with the
assurance that their idol would be the nom
inee on the morrow
There were those who went to bed to
dream of Long sailing triumphantiy through
the convention on the last day. aid the
Dolliver boomers carried to bed with them
bright visions of a sudden illumination of
oratorical fireworks flashing the features
of their favorite on the sky.
All appreciating that TIL" final test
at hand. and that the limit OF their efforts
ON the outside had been reached were bent
upon getting themselves in trim for the
trial of conclusions on the floor of the con-
Vcntion today.
Though the politician. who is human,
wearies. rumors never rest, and the air was
full of them during the night. Nine men
ont Of ten who pretend to be on the inside
declared that it was a sure thing that
Roosevelt would be nominated on the NOR
row. and predicted that when the end came
there would really be no further opposition
to the inevitable. The one odd man whis-
pered mysteriousy that the whole thing
was settled, and that Long vas the rnan,
or. with a still more mysterious air de-
clared that combination of extraordinary
character had been effected by which Dol
liver was to be made the candidate. The
one hundredth man-he who sees visions
and thingS-came out of the shadows while
the great political oracles slept and fore
told great happenings that might be pos
sible and undreamed-of things that might
come to pass. Even the defeat of Mckinley
in the convention was not too visionary for
his fantastic fancy.
Such are the signs of an approaching end
There were few of the usually well-in-
formed men who did not retire last night
in the belief that today would witness the
nomination of Mckinley and Roosevelt
the ticket of the republican national party.
So confident were some Of those who do not
like Hanna that the nomination of Roose-
welt would come finally without contest
in the convention that they expressed
gret that they might be deprived of the op-
portunity of walloping the boss in open
convention.
The UnpOpuIarity of Hanna.
The unpopularity Of Hanna disclosed at
this convention is a curious thing. Under
meath it all there is a fear of him. which
comes of a recognition Of his forceful char
acter and his relentless determination to
accomplish that which he desires. mat
ter what stands in the way. Whatever dis
like of him exists finds curious means of
expression under cover. Yesterday the
great ovation given Quay by the conVen-
ton excited expressions of delight, be
cause 1t Is slap at HANNAH The PROPOSE
ton made by Mr.. Quay to amend the
rules of the convention to restrict the
southern delegations to proportions corre-
spending to the votes they represent is
hailed with delight "a blow struck at
Hanna Yet, though hard fight over the
amendment was inevitable and there is no
doubt Of the popularity Of the proposition,
there was great deal of timidi!y about
voting for 1t. The private explanation,
made under the breath to why II was a
blow struck at Hanna was to the effect