The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-06-22
.M'KINLEY AND THE ROUGH RIDER
Standard Bearers Of the Republican Party Placed NOi
nation at Philadelphia.

/ representatives. Ab the conference OF
the New Jersey delegation, at which
Senator Sewell presided, was held
prior to the assembling of the conyen-
tion on Tuesday Secretary Long
was endorsed for the vice presidency.
This was the first endorsement that
] Mr. Long received outside of his
home state, Massachusetts, and it is
needless to say that the Bay State
delegates greeted Jerseymen every
where with great cordiality.
/ Convention hall is of huge proper
tions, fenced and partitioned in a
way which bewilders the average
delegate or guest. Its acoustic
properties are not of a high order.
The decorations are in excellent taste !;
bunting and Old Glory were grace
fully festooned about the coats of
arms, of the different states and
territories. From the wall at the
rear of the platform an excellent pic
ture of President Mckinley, of heroic
size, seemed to breathe benediction
upon the great gathering. After
prayer by the Rev. P. J. Gray Boil
ton, DID,, Presbyterian clergyman
of Phila., Chairman Hanna arose to
introduce the temporary chairman,
Senator Walcott. The appearance of
Senator Hanna was greeted with tre-
mendous ovation and his brief ad-
dress was frequently interrupted
with cheers. He alluded to the cam
paign about to be inaugurated
"under the leadership of the great
statesman, William Mckinley, as one
Of the most important that had ever
been brought before the American
people, y and one which the Republi-
can party would fight on its previous
record.
Senator Walcott also received gen.
erous applause as he stepped to the
front. He is pleasing, earnest and
forcible speaker and emphasizes his
words in sledge-hammer manner. He
paid beautiful tribute to the late
Garret A. Hobart, in which he refer
red to the great loss sustained not
only by New Jersey, but by the
whole country.
Mr. Walcott's reference to the fact
that there now existed no difference
between the Republicans of the East
and their brethren of the West, and
his allusion to President Mckinley Is
policy in the Philippines, was re-
ceived with cheers repeated over and
over again. Veteran newspaper cor
respondents were unanimous in the
opinion that the speech of the Col
orado Senator, though full of statis-
tics, was one of the most powerful
and convincing ever delivered at q
convention, and one of which every
line can be used to advantage in the
campaign.
The weather Wednesday morning
was at first sultry and later the dele
gates and fifteen thousand spectators
in convention hall found it very op-
pressive. During the night and far
into the morning the hotels and
streets were alive with politicians,
marching clubs with bands. delegates
and large portion of the inhabitants
of the city of Brotherly Love.
An eastern or western visitor is
noticed at once because of hurried
manner, while the natives" take
things in a leisurely manner and
comment audibly on visitors rushing
across the street and up and down
the crowded thoroughfares.
The convention was opened with
prayer, as customary, and as bulle
tined, the work savored of routine
order until the platform was reached.
This Senator Fairbanks read il
most impressive and forciful man
ner. 1t was frequently punctuate6
with hearty applause and is strong
and wholesome document.
Ex-Colonel Bryan will find il
mighty hard work to pick it tC
pieces, so will the New Jersey
silverites.
When the motion to adjourn pre-
vailed, it was at first thonght tha1
there was some trouble with the con
vention machinery, as managed by
!, Chairman Hanna, but the real trutl
of the postponement of the renomin
alton of President Mckinley Wednes
day was an implied agreement upoI
the part of the National Committee
that at least portion OF three days
would be spent in Philadelphia, ant
in addition the reports were slow il
coming in, which, taken together
made it absolutely necessary to carry
the nominations over until Thursday.
The decision was wise as owing tC
the heat and strain to which the con
vention had been subjected it would
be far more desirable to nominate
the President not later than the mid
die of a session.
The twelfth national Republican
convention will begin its last session
at 10 O'Clock Thursday and will soor
have re-nominated it's heroic and able
standard bearer, William Mckinley,
for the Office he has so conscientious
ly filed and to which it is safe tC
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