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Newspaper
Washington Washington Gazette
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1900
Page
1
The Republican National Convention in Philadelphia named Theodore Roosevelt as vice president by acclamation in a result hailed as the strongest ticket pairing with McKinley. Roosevelt’s acceptance delayed yet inevitable, the party praised merit and ability guiding the second slot on the ticket.
The Philadelphia convention adjourned to Thursday after a prelude of pomp and speeches. Senator Hanna received the crowd with McKinley praise as Lodge and others planned the day’s business. The session featured rousing addresses, tributes to McKinley, and a march toward the party platform and permanent leadership.
The temporary officers announced include Chairman Senator Be, O. Wolcott of Colorado. Secretary Charles W. Johnson of Minnesota. Assistant Secretaries John R. Malloy of Ohio John R. Beam of New Jersey Lucien Gray of Illinois Gardner P. Stickney of Wisconsin James E. Burke of Pennsylvania W. B. Bouchman of Tennessee Warren Bigler of Indiana John Q. Royce of Kansas F B Gaylord of Connecticut Reading Clerks Dennis E K Alward of Michigan EB L Lampson of Ohio Clerk at President’s Desk Asher C Kinds of Maine Official Reporter M W Blumenburg DC Tally Clerks J Herbert Potts of New Jersey George R Butlin of Nebraska.
White haired founders of the party greet Roosevelt with quiet applause as Governor enters to a roaring reception. He ignores the cheers, then rises when the band plays the Star Spangled Banner, the crowd surging with renewed enthusiasm. The scene is marked by orderly decorum rather than riotous fervor.
The convention rose as one when Roosevelt appeared. The entrance was the session’s dramatic feature as he stood tall with uncovered head to the anthem, drawing immediate attention and a sense of immediacy to the proceedings.
A statement closing the first session declares that the path ahead is new but not dark. It emphasizes readjusting world conditions and taking a place among other great nations. The speaker asserts progress through collective action and shared responsibility.
Philadelphia June 21 crowds gathered for the convention as McKinley renominations loomed and Roosevelt entered. Wu Ting Fang and Chung appeared on stage while Lodge was named permanent chairman with Shaw and Roosevelt. Lodge received long applause and delivered a steady unflamboyant address.
Philadelphia clergyman Dr Edward Levy was invited to give the opening prayer at the Republican national convention in Philadelphia. The invitation recalls Levy’s 1856 prayer for the party in the city, when Fremont was nominated for president and Dayton for vice president. Levy instead offered the benediction at adjournment of the first day.
The Republican platform defends the gold standard, opposes free coinage of silver, and supports protective tariffs, trusts regulation, and foreign trade growth. It calls for immigration limits, improved labor and schooling, veteran pensions, civil service discipline, and expansion of U.S. shipping, canals, and arid land reclamation.
The National Export Exposition hall stands as an imposing structure with Corinthian columns and a quadriga symbolizing commerce driving its steeds through the world. Inside, the 16,000 seat auditorium astonishes, arches above evoke a ship hull, and sloping floors radiating from the pit create the sense of a vast sea trough amid profuse decorations.
The document endorses American domination over Samoa island and harbor, supports Hawaiian annexation, commends U S role in The Hague peace conference, and reiterates Monroe Doctrine non intervention in European disputes while hoping for an honorable settlement to European contention.
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