The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-06-23

from the delegates. while the gallery
spectators shoak the building With their
enthusiastic demonstration Btielly SEN
stor Fofaker adverted to the record OF the
l'resitent IN peaee aud In var as one Of
the most remarkable in American his
tory
scene of treat EnthnSin-a.
At the reference 10 the great lsa,ier al the
t'attF.tttr# sleeesses aireHstN achieved by
MIN ami the EraNn responsibilities nov be-
INK earriei iarwari hy him, the applause
"5s frequent and Ions continued but II
Ffnalned FOR his closing SENTENCE FOR the
br'st time Mentioning William Mckinley
hA name as h nominee, ta eleetfifN# the
great multitude FandemaniumZ broke
thases Former tempests af enthusiasm
paled hefare this tSetnue af sound ana
movement ENpry nne stood aud waved
aud yelled state standards were
wrenrhcd from their places and horne
aloit with umbrellas great plumes OF red,
white and hluc, "a perfect tempcstuoas seH
OF color
tIanHn leads Ia nrmanstrattan,
Senator Hanna sprans to the front nf
tile stage. fiag ia one hand and plume
IA the other. and he'd In the tremendous
demonstration INV II had lasted I'VE
minutes Not content with their tren
gied hNrrah on the Nnur. the delegates
now marched In sond ranks uunn the
platform with standards ph3mes, ban
ners aud flags After the demonstration
had continued seven minutes the ohio
delegation where conferred the waves ot
sound. moved Up the aisle. white all the
nther state delegations. bearing alptt
their standards formed ia grand pre-
cpsston about the hail The demoustrn
ton lasted just ten minutes The plume
demonstration was followed BY grand
doNulogy ia thr singing Of john Rrewn a
BODY" the galleries Joining tn the chorus
white the delegations led the singing n
was exactly Is minutes when order was
reztured aud Mr.. Lodge announced.
The chair recognizes Gov Roosevelt Of
New York
ovation tn H"o-eVeIt.
Again the magic of q name sent the
multitude into CupNulaiubs of unthuHlusnt
All eyes were turned toward RonHcVrlt
He stepped out into the aisle and strodc
up the platform. looking neither 60 The
right ar the left aud then turning and
surveying the sea OF waving cheering hu-
mainly
There he stood his face Rrtmly set
without smile liz madr no aoknuNts
Judgments. uo salutatioHs te the piaudita,
but like hero rrcpisine his due, salmiS
awaited the suhsideure pf the tumuit AT
last he raised his hand and AT his hlddlng
the demonstration came 10 au ehd
The GaNsrnor's Address
Thcn Gov Roosevelt began his speech,
speaking in a clear tuil voice. It's sen
trnrcs were delivered Ia a manner that
denoted careful study OF each word
His arsumpntatiye style kept the andl
enee en- rapport with him, tnt he was
given the closest attention hN the vast
10, fHtf{ff
tlon than had any other speaker 1t
was not great war II did not have ga
he he said speaking ol the war With
Spain and then waited for thr ripple ot
laughter which fnllawod the declaration
I'VE have done 40 we'll that our nppo'
nenta use Il aA an argument for turning
us out. hn said smiling aud shoWins his
teeth aud his audience responded with
cheers aud laughter Ills aliusi1ns 10 the
Ice trust called forth the Heartbeat ap.
niattae, with cries from the galleries of
nit EN- again" aud that's right, Ted
dy."
II pity The dema,4Atr ufafW ~ HsT
York who mentions trusts. he declared
with unified hands and the audience
howlcd with laughter aud shook the hoor
with applause.
.orhn iuvurrcrtiau ln the Philippines
goes an br,ause the tuHurrerttouary At
lies Of the Tagals In the island at LuEon,
declared the governor. nave given me
tnuIrrertion their moral " not material
suppart when he declared Win hfti.
liant emphasis that IA" aucrTaH nI the
republican party Ia November meant
pparc in the Philippines, while tho SUE,
cess OF the opposition meant proionRn
tioH pf the struggle, the delegates ana
suoctatofs rose almost a. one mah ANA
chrcred.
Tho closing words of the governor
brouKhi another demonstration Hud Tor
a minute II seemed that tn" convention
would go mad and then nnd there max"
two nominations instead ~ nn" PumTs
went uu ana standards again left their
aarketH tn he waved Oh high Az thc HoFa
eruar lett the platform he waved q salus
taiIou to the moving thtonEH and one IA
uarticuIHr toward the radiant face "f hls
wife sitting just outside tho area Of dele
gates.
terkea of KentueLt speaks
Erpsior Lodge then recognized John W.
Ysrkea. Of Kentucky, who arcs" 80 ais"
second the nomination "n b'half ~ me
south lie asserted that no convention
had ever been ~ unanimous fer q MAI
AS uas this Tor Mckinley Ills state had
given tor the FIRST time in many years a
repubIiran majority for William MrkiH'
los in 1895 and ~ was going 80 stay IN tho
republican column b" said. and the audi
purp fhrrTud htun.
MIR Ycrkon is a straight and ,ati kch-
turkiau. with e strong voice. ana his
speech was heard all over the bait
DeIeEatrs wnnt "a vote,
When Mr Yerkea had concluded DO was
given a saliva 1f applansr inst 90 h"~d anh
Te-echnod through the great haii ~ ~"
turned "a resume his seat "n the piat
form. Senator Itaunh rose and cordially
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