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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1900
Page
2
A witness voiced clear discomfort as he was dragged into view, displaying overt annoyance at being made to confront the situation. The incident underscores tensions around public exposure and accountability.
Delegates of the National Legislative League and suffragists crowd the convention hall while urging a declaration in favor of woman suffrage. Senators Hanna and Roosevelt draw cheers as Governor Voorhees arrives. The scene recalls prior McKinley era displays with red white and blue plumes and brisk political momentum across multiple states.
The Chinese minister in silks, Wu Ting Fang, attended the Roosevelt convention with Chung as observer. He met Senator Burrows and General Gary, expressed calm on China’s news, and observed candidate selection amid a packed hall. Senator Wolcott called the meeting to order at 12:25 as the band played The Star-Spangled Banner.
The session opened with a prayer praising divine guidance for leaders and the nation. It asks for blessings on public officials, delegates, and armed forces, and for safety and peace amid distant conflicts. The clause expresses hope for righteous leadership and an eventual end to wars.
A ceremony in Pittsburg marked legacy by the first Republican Convention. Fifteen whitehaired survivors, led by Major H. R. Long and J. K. Conner for absent members, saluted a faded American flag and read a resolution pledging allegiance to the party and endorsing William McKinley.
Serena E Payne of New York presented the Credentials Committee report settling contests in multiple states and districts. The report recommends the permanent and temporary rolls, naming Alabama Louisiana Georgia Tennessee Texas Virginia and the District of Columbia with specific at large and district delegates and alternates.
Governors Shaw of Iowa and Roosevelt of New York escorted Senator Henry Cabot Lodge to the chair after the committee recommended him for permanent leadership. The report of the Permanent Organization Committee was adopted. Lodge addressed the audience following the escort and the prolonged cheers.
Senator Lodge delivers a formal tribute at the Republican National Convention. He praises four years of Republican leadership, tariff reform, and the gold standard while contrasting Democratic failures and urging unity and continued support for McKinley.
A political pamphlet style speech argues Republicans saved the gold standard and stable money while praising victory in Cuba and the Hawaiian and Puerto Rican statuses. It asserts Republican leadership secured freedom for Cuba and self-government for Hawaii and Puerto Rico, warning against non Republican policy.
A 1900 political speech celebrates Republican gains and policy, urging continued tariff protection, strong national credit, and naval strength. It argues for maintaining sovereignty over the Philippines, opposing Democratic calls for retreat, and questions the risks of expansion versus expansionist promises.
The remarks praise a Republican win and its potential to lift business sentiment and cabinet prospects, arguing the policy climate would spark renewed optimism and investment nationwide.
The distinguished Massachusetts senator addressed the Permanent Chairman Lodge delivering a forceful critique of his party’s record. He emphasized achievements and policies, calling for unity and continued focus on reform and progress.
In a campaign address the speaker defends McKinley’s actions in the Philippines against rebels and critics. He stresses duty to sustain the army Otis Lawton and MacArthur and warns against Democratic calls to cut army funding. He argues for continued reform, peace, and expansion of freedom under the US flag.
Senator Lodge spoke fifty minutes before the gavel sessions began with Colonel Childs of Rhode Island presenting a historic gavel made from Providence capital mahogany and bronze from the yacht Columbia. John W Langley of Kentucky followed with an eloquent carved fragment from a Valley of the Big Sandy tree linked to General Garfield at Middle Creek. The delegate’s address stirred cheers as he concluded with a call for Union victory.
The gavel pledge signaled Kentucky’s loyalty to Republican principles as it backs McKinley and Roosevelt for electoral votes. L B Olsen of Minnesota showcased a convention table from Minneapolis and St Louis while Senator Lodge and General Bingam spoke on rules. The report notes rules aligned with those from four and eight years prior.
The document outlines convention rules including delegation structure for states and territories, roll calls, voting procedures, committee roles, nomination rules, recording of votes, and order of business from credentials to ballotings and committee selections. It specifies that the National Committee may appoint an executive panel and establishes procedures for unanimous nominations and roll-call recordings.
Senator Quay sought to amend rules to reduce representation to one delegate per 10 000 votes with four delegates at large per state. The proposal triggered a roar of support and protests as Southern delegates pressed to be heard, while Quay postponed action and sought to adopt the rest of the report.
Ada A. Brewster of 204 West 100th Street New York writes of adopting Grape-Nuts and Postum Cereal Coffee after a sister’s illness. She says two meals daily improved her health, reduced meat taste, and sustained long daily walks while living in a studio with little cooking space.
John R. Lynch a Mississippi delegate secured recognition for a substitute to the Quay amendment. The substitute claimed that any state blocking the vote due to race should have its congressional representation reduced. Chairman Lodge sustained the point that the substitute was not germane.
The Republican convention faced a near parliamentary clash over rules before adopting Rules 1 and 12 with amendments. Senator Fairbanks presented the platform but delegates left in protest as the declaration of principles was read. Lodge secured order and the platform was unanimously adopted, Hawaii was added to the National Committee roll, and adjournment was set for 10 o clock the next morning.
After an all night Credentials Committee session in Philadelphia, a Texas dispute escalated into a fist fight when W. H. Love accused Walter Burns of false statements. Burns punched Love, a knife was drawn, and bystanders separated them. Subsequent threats erupted between two colored delegates before they were broken up.
Special Despatch reports Senator Foraker receiving a remarkable cane of gold and tortoise shell. A hurried presentation left him unsure who sent it, while Postmaster Fred Withof delivered a chamois covered package and a doctor named Dr. Lowes is tied to the affair. The cane, inscribed to Foraker with dates and four origin notes, is said to include gold from Cripple Creek and shell from Cuba.
Railroad men street car men police men and letter carriers are asked to watch for the Commercial Tribune on Sunday June 24.
Norwich Conn June W By the death of David Dwight Wells son of the late David A Wells the well known political economist Harvard University inherits about 37000 plus 37000 to the Springfield City Library and 37000 to Williams College The elder Wells estate provisions say if his son dies without issue one third to the widow and two thirds after specified bequests share among Harvard Williams and Springfield The estate is inventoried at 330752
The Commercial Tribune of Sunday June 24 calls attention to motormen gripmen and conductors on the street railway lines, noting something of interest and importance for workers.
The Blaine Club joined by Allied Clubs of Philadelphia sailed eight decorated boats up the Delaware, visiting Cramp's shipyard and Betsy Ross House. Many members headed to New York after the outing while others remained to attend the convention and festival events.
Senator Thomas C. Platt returned to New York from Philadelphia after sustaining a simple fracture of the ninth rib. His son Harry B. Platt said the injury occurred before leaving Philadelphia, worsened by the convention and heat, but the Senator was not seriously ill and would rest. He expects to be about again in a few days, and Governor Roosevelt was speculated as McKinley’s likely running mate based on the convention mood.
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