The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-06-22
TIE REPUBLICAN CONVEN-
TION.


The Republican National Conven-
tio!' 81 Philadelphia adopted its plat
foim Wednesday and nominated its
candidates yesterday. Tie ticket is
Mckinley and Roosevelt.
TIE sclicIion Of Roos, veit became
certainty late Wednt sfiay night,
when Stnatcr Hanna, chairman Of the
Republican National Committee, came
out definitely iii his favor. There
was grand rush to congratulate the
New York Governor. Repres tative
Doiiivcr and other leading candidates
on the ground decided to quit the race.
The boom of Secretary Long collapsed
with the withdrawal Of Hanna sup
Port.
The situation was forced 10y !, com
l,;nation of Senator Piatt, ex-senator
Quay and National Committeeman
Henry C. Payne, of Wisconsin. For
this combination Hanna, in his fight to
prevent Roosevelt s nomination, proved
no match.
At the second days session of the
convention Quay sprang the scheme.
lie introduced an amendment to the
rules providing that the representa-
ion Of each State in future national
conventions should consist Of four dele
gates-at-large and one additional dele
gate for each 10000 votes or majority
fraction Of 10000 cast for the Rcpub-
lican electors in the last preceding
Presidential contest. The plan was an
old one, but it served new purpose.
As the effect of the amendment
would lc to reduce largely the rcprcsen-
tation of the Southern States in Re
publican national conventions, there
was great oppos.ti n TO it from the
Southern delegates. Congressman
Mudd, of Maryland, moved that its
consideration be postponed for day.
This fitted it with the plans of the
Platt, Quay and Payne combination.
The amendment was postponed and
time was afforded to trade votes on it.
Most of the Northern delegates were
in favor o: he amendment. The South
ern delegates, seeing that their only
chance of beating it was by the favor
of the combine" and that the com
bine was seeking to get votes for
Roososoh, tsme up gracefully and FRO
posed to trade. Tie point was gain,t,.
The Southern delegates could he
swung for Roosevelt, and Hanna was
overwhelmed. Hasty consultations
and then the general rush for Roosevelt,
followed.
The Mary land delegation took a vote
on the Yice-Presidency and was found
to be solid for Roose welt.
The national platform as adopted 10y
the convention declares for the princi-
pie of tue gold standard and records
"steadfast opposition to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver" 1t re-
cognizes 'the necessity and propriety
of the honest cooperation Of capital
and ,avors ''such legislation as will eff
tcctively restrain and prevent" abuses
caused by combinations to restrict or
monopolizc trade, but suggests no def
mite rcnedey for trusts. Other declars.
tons are for a protective tariff, re-
strictcd immigration, legislation to de
velop American shipping, literally ad,
ministered pension laws, reduction OF
war taxes, 1.-The construction, owner.
ship, control and protection of an istE-
milan canal and the establishment of a
department of commerce with Cabi-
net officer in charge Of it. Independ,
cnce is promised to Cuba and "the
largest measure of elf-govelnlEcEt
consistent with their welfare and our
duties to Porto Rico and the Philip
pines. As to the South African war
the hope is expressed that "a war may
soon be found, honorable alike to both
contendiny parties, to terminate the
strife between them The admins
tratlon of President Mckinley is in.
dorscd