The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-24
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was one woman delegate, who had the
same right to vote that vas held by
zach accredited male delegate. She
was Mrs Charles a. Eldridge, OF
nate delegate, whose principal was
absent. Other women alternatss
present were Mrka Owen LeFeve-e.
of Colorado; Mrs. Susan West, OF
Idaho, and Mrs. Jennie E. Nelson, OF
Utah, these states having woman suf-
frage.
with Mckinley We Remember
Hanna"
The incidents which are destined
TO live long after the ~spasmodic DEM
onstrations have been forgotten are
Mr.. Roots ibute to President NC
Kinley. The temporary chairman
spoke of the late Presidents admin
i~stration Of progress, of his gentleness
of character. and those qualities so
beloved by the nation, and in that
connection said feelingly, land with
Mckinley, We remember Hanna"
A hush. almost oppressive, spread
over the 1000 or more persons pres
ent. The speaker had paused expect
antly. AS he started to resume, the
full force of the tie stretched be-
tween the two greatest of recent po-
litical heroeS went home to the dele
gates. The applause started, and in
a. sympathetic wave, was carried to
every part of the great hall. The
demonstration was unlike any that
had preceded it, or that came after.
An indefinable dignity was attached
to the demonstration, which seemed
foreign to a political gathering.
FairbankE Boom Gains Ground.
The Fairbanks boom for the vice
presidency hourished unrestricted
dulLng the convention proceedings.
Its impetus was gained when the In
diana delegation entered the Colise-
UNI, and led by the two Senators, Mr..
Fairbanks and Mr.. Be~veridge, pro-
ceeded down the aisle to their seats
near the stage. The ovation given
Senator Fairbanks was greater than
was received by any of his d1stln-
guished colleagues. Today's pro-
ceedings afforded no opportunity for
the advancement of other candidates..
No mention was made of the names
of favorite sons, whose ambitions are
not taken seriously bevond h boun-
daries of their own states. The ap-
plause for Senator Fairbanks appear
ed to be general.
Chicago, June 21.-The Republic
can National Convention, the thir-
teenth in the party's history. met in
the Coliseum at noon today and or
ganized. The grand climax, the NOM
nations, will not be reached until
today a curtain raiser for the more
serious drama Of tomorrow and
Thursday. The curtain raiser was in
itself an absorbing production.
Weather predictions were disturb
ing. There a a suggestion Of rain
in the air and h sun had struggled
all the morning with clouds bankei
~ oxra tho 10 10 ESroSh hrnozoS from
the northwest cooled the tempera-
ture, but indoors, out of reach OF the
breeze, the day was hot
Portraits of Hanna and Roosevelt.
Inside the Coliseum there are about
$500 numbered seats, including the
bank of $50, rising behind the chair
man. Above this terrace OF seats
hung the colossal portraits of the late
Senator Hanna, on a canvas 20 by IL
feet Portraits of the Presldent
with flags about them, were placed at
regular intervals around the ampi-
theatre. A banneret of the Home
Market Club, of Boston. swung near
the roof. opposite the chairman.
Underneath the rostrum and
stretching the whole length OF the
basement, was one of the most curl
Gus sights of the convention-the
paraphernaIia and the workers VINO
communicated to the millions what
the thousands saw. Into this
was let hundreds of wires, more than
500, that connect directly with h
principal newspapers of the coun-
try and with the agencies that trans
NIT news over seas. More than 100
telephones were working and upward
of four hundred telegraph instru-
ments. A thousand reporterA OPP
orators and messengers manned this
intelligence E
AS the day advanced the streets
took on an appearance bordering up
on activity. Bands played in front
of the auditorium and other conven-
ton headquarters .
No Occasion for Marching Clubs.
In former conventions, marching
clubs, with banners proclaiming the
virtueS or qualifications of candi-
dates hav proved an attraction. Sim
liar scenes at this convention were
sought in vain. The few marching
clubs hat are here have so far been
''marchless." Bits of ribbon, bear
ing the state designations, an occa-
sional Roosevelt badge or the ban
ner of some favorite son for vic
ton to the convention crowd
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,,
who is slated for the Craftsmanship
of the committee on resolutions. has
decided to appoint as members OF the
subcommittee which is to draw the
platform. Senator Spooner, of Wis
consin. and J.. w. Blythe. Of Iowa.
The latter is a vigorous opponent Of
tariff revision.
BY a quarter to II, each entrance
to the floor of the great hall was
pouring in a stream of delegates.
They came in quietly, few delegations
arriving in a body. Mingling with
the strains of the band was a great
hum of conversation, but there was
nc disorder. The hall Nled rapidly.
but the galleries were slower, and
ten minutes before the hour set for
the presiding officers gavel to fall,
there vas a wilderness of vacant
chairs in the great balconies.
First Outburst of Applause.
A few minutes before IL the Coli
scum sounded with a BURST of ap-
plause; it vas the greeting to Henry
G. Payne, the chairman, and Elihu
Root. Of New York, the temporary