New-York tribune., 1900-06-30
THE PASSING THRONG

J. NJ. Ashton, the Republican National Commit.
teeman from Washington. who made one ~ ~.
speeches secondins the nomination
CONDITIONS Of Governor Roosevelt for Vics-
IN PACIFIC President. has not vet rA,,,-,as
COAST West. From Phladelphia NJ
STATES. Ashton went TO Washington to sss
the President Then he came ~
this city where legal business has detained hin,
In speaking yesterday at the Waidorf-Astoria ~
the present political outlook in the state Of V-,s5
ington Mr.. Ashton said: I think we win carr
Washington this fall for the policy OF the Admir-
istration is popular with people. particularly
the sO-called expansion part Of it; but there ars
recent years in Washington and to lesser dsgrss
in Montana ana oregon that political leaders N
which bear most Importantly on the elections in
OF gold in Alaska there has been an increasing
rush Of men to the gold fields there, until now
summer months working in that Territory These
men go there in May and work until September
United States for the winter"
Ninety per cent Of the men who return in this
way from Alaska" continued Mr. Ashton winter
with in Washington and as
ALASKA they arrive in September they ac-
MINERS quire a residence BY November
VOTE IN and can register and vote in that
WASHING month. This has made for several
TON. years large and doubtful voting
element in ths state. You nay
readily from this that II an election out there
is held between May and September the normal
and natural vote will be polled. Oregon has Just
had such vote and the State went straight Re
publican. But in an election occurring between
September and May this foreign and unknown eie-
ment has to be taken into consideration. and that
is why we cannot predict with absolute certainty
We do not know the political opinions OF this so
to speak, alien population, as We DO those OF ths
aPe an exceengS Food type of me1 tb N r6 SSa
element having WnElad L
number OF them, and judging oy the mass by those
sturdy. patriotic and honest a body Of American
citizens as can anywhere be found in the Union
The Republican party stands on the record of its
past achievements and the prosperity which lis
continuance in power so certainly promises. and
judge whether they win continue in power party
that has done 50 much politically and commercial
~ Ior America In the last four years, or will cast
that party aside and take up the other. whose
promises are uncertain and whose record OF pros
pertty is principally kept upon blank paper I
think am reasonably certain in saying that their
votes VIII come TO US
Some OF the papers OF the country fell into
curious error in reporting the recent Republican
nominations at Philadelphia" said
WAY THE Morton Haskell, OF Chicago. a. the
NOMINATIONS Fifth Avenue Hotel yesterday,
WERE MADE. when they stated that both Nc
Kinley and Roosevelt were nomi-
mated by acclamation- Acclamation means by the
weight of the voice-that is. by the preponderatng
number of voices raised on one or the other side
ernor Roosevelt were nominated by the unanimous
vote OF the Convention roll call The clerk
would call New-YOrk. New-YOFk has 2 votes. and
New-York member would say New-York casts
Y votes for William Mckinley or Theodore ROOse-
vet as the case might be- and so Il went on down
the line until the last vote in and there
no need to act the motion of the gentleman from
Utah To the delight of the Convention, after cast
ing Utah's vote for Mckinley, he moved that the
nomination be made unanimous. 1t impressive
each State cast her solid vote. each in the
direction. but IL by acclaim and. 5 a mat
ter OF fact the rules governing the Republican Con-
ventiOnS were drawn with the express purpose OF
doing away with nominations by acclamatiOn.
which were formerly possible. The rule now IS that
a candidate must first be put in nomination and
the vote roll call Of the States must follow"