Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-06-29

nominating unanimously William Nc
kinley for President and Theodore
Roosevelt for Vice President. This is
the strongest possible ticket that the
party's delegates could have offered the
voters of the United States Mckinley.
upon the eventful record Of his admin
istratiOn of the past four years appeals
to the conservatism of the country.
The dashing Roosevelt Is prominent ~
the idol of the progressive spirit Of
young America. by the logic Of exist
ISOLATED as the best types Of our Re
publican Government. In personal
character both candidates are out OF
reach Of the assaults of partisan poll
ticians. Both stand firm upon their
public achievements. They meet all
the requirements that the rank and file
OF the party demands Of its leaders.
McKinloy's denomination was made In
answer to the general demand that he
be continued In the Presidency. In the
case of Roosevelt, the Office sought the
man because of his personal popularity
and his proved strength Of character
As the curtain falls upon the three
days work of the convention, the dele
gates and audiences rise to leave. salts
hcd and confident. There are none of
those jealousios and aching disappont-
ments that so often mark the trail that
political candidates travel. The pride
In work well done Is the ruling senti-
ment. and nothing remains to call for
apology or explanation. The perfect
harmony of action that marked the
proceedings augurs well for the coming
campaign. for the Republicans enter
upon the contest enthusiastically and
sure of success. Most important of all
they have unquCstiOning confidence in
their leaders, which means that the
fight is half won before begun.
When Senator Foraker of Ohio con-
cluded the vast assemblage rose to its
feet with an electric impulse. Then a
rumble of thunder broke from l5,OO0
Threats. The thousand delegates on the
floor climbed to the. chairs, Rugged on,
another, pounded one another and wore
their Threats raw with shouting. The
venerable and hOnOred guests on the
platform, United States Senators.
white-haired Republican veterans who
voted for Fremont; ladies of fashion
contagion of noise. From the galleries
came back the deepening tumult OF
sound, magnihcd many times over.
Men threw up their hats and women
waved their handkerchiefs. The air
lluttered with flags and fans. Some
men yelled. some sang. In the bal
comics overhead the bands thumpel
drums and blew horns, but not note
was audible twenty feet away.
Suddenly from the center of the
crowded platform the burly figure OF
Senator Hanna broke to the front. In
one hand he waved "A big white silk
handkerchief, in the other he brandish.
ed bunch of red white and blue
| pampas plumes. Close at his side a
| little girl of 10, in rough rider uni
| form, stood on the soCretary's table
ilOurishing the Stars and Stripes. Sho
and Senator Hanna beat time to the
| hurrahing of the fren2ied multitude
until her frall arms tired and the per.
spiratiun streamed down the Senator
fat cheeks.
Senator Hanna grinned with delight
when frantic delegate, bearing TIT
standard of Indiana, rushed to his side
at the edge of the platform. This was
the signal for a general change on the
stage. State banner after banner wenI
dancing up the aisle until 100 red anC
black ensigns were grouped in a pyra'
mid form at the platforms edge Tel
minutes passed and still the clamoi
rose undiminished A standard bearer
broke from the group and started tn,
tour of the hall singing Marching
Through Georgia" The others follow
ed, running, jostling jumping, al
singing Then thousand voice,
caught up the refrain and the bands
attempted to follow. There was NJ
harmony, no one thought of time
was riotous noise, the physical eX
preston of intense feeling. There WA
no abatement Of the stamping and yell
ing. Here II thousand men and wOmel
were singing. Then as many NOR,
were yelling to split their throats. N
two bands played together. For ffteel
minutes the pandemOnium kept up
then Senator Lodge, the pormanen
chairman, raped for order until h
broke his gavel,
The chair recognized the Governor o
New York. As Teddy" stepped brisk
ly to the platform he buttoaCd his rust
black coat tightly about his chunk
figure, A whirlwind of applause drown
ed his first words and for three or fou
minutes he stood waiting for chanc