aily Bee.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19, 1871,
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The Omaha
D
GUNS ROAR AT PEKIS
Bnstlan Btllef Forces Are Stid to Have
Attacked Oapital.
CANNON TURNED ON TWO SIDES OF CITY
Attack on Foreign Locations Had Just Bten
8uccot8fallj Rinswed.
CHINESE CRUISER SEIZiD BY POWERS
Bnipicion That Attack cf Taku Forti Was
Dincted by Forclgnira.
ADMIRAL SEYMOUR 13 IN TIGHT PLACE
3t In IlnninrPil In llcrlln dint I'reneli
nn Well nn German Minister linn
.!cl Di-nlli ill llnmli nf
Hitter .lluli.
LONDON. Juno 20.-3 n. m. "Tho Rus
elan relieving force arrived oiitnldo of
l'ckln thla morning," Hays (lio Shanghai
correspondent of tho Dally Express, "nnl
Immediately began to attack the city on two
sides, employing numerous artillery.
"Tho force apparently nrrlvod In the nick
of time, for tho Chinese assort that tho at
tack upon the legations had been success
fully renewed. On tho night of June It! tho
Chineso troops under (Icnerals Tuns Fnh
Slung and Tung Chlng attacked tho lega
tions und sot on fire Ave European hulld
Ingn. Nothing definite Is known as to the
result, except that tho Chinese wero dis
appointed, nlthougb other reports, utterly
discredited liy foreigners here, are that
tho Chinese, Infuriated by tho destruction
of Taku, have slnco massacred all tho for
eigners In Pekln."
A modified version of these rumors re
ceived at llcrlln la that tho French aa
well as tho German minister has been mur
dered. Tho Engllth at Shanghai think that
tho Chineso had foreign ndlvce. In organizing
tho defenses at Taku. because of tho pro
clBlon with which their attack was de
livered. Ilurlinr .Milieu Mmlr lliirnilemt.
Tho wires connecting the harbor mines
werei cut by tho boats of tho warships to
night beforo the bombardment. It was re
ported at Shanghai that It was on board the
Ituoslan crusler, Mortal's, a"d not tho
ftlandschur that tho expl bI.ii occurrol, kill
ing and wounding more than fifty. It 's
reported that no fewer than 700 Chinese,
wero hilled In the forts.
Tho Shanghai corrcpondont of the Dally
Express says ho Is ofllclaUy Informed that
Japan Is mobilizing 25,000 men for Im
mediate transport.
Tho British cruiser, Undaunted, arrived
nt Shanghai yesterday, cleared up for ac
tion and took a pcnlMon commanding the
Chlnoso forts. Thero aro three Chinese
cruisers In tho harbor.
Clihirsp Crnlscr In Pelted.
Tho now Chlnwo crulsor, Hal-Yang, built
by the Armstrongs, hfs been taken Into
custody at Taku by tho British and Rus
BlnnB. At Yumnnn Fu, where the rising hrn
been gathering force for several days, COO
Christians have been attacked at the French
mission (settlement, many being put to
death. Tho French cocsul and three mis
slonnrles aro still In prison.
Tho disorderly elements have secured tho
upper hand nt Wu-Hu and Czechuan. where
tho native Christians havo been nifmacred.
A thousand Boxers havo gathered on the
outskirts of Tien Tsln.
Neniotir In I'reenrtnun I'omIHiiii.
Tho Shanghai correspondent of tho Dally
News, telegraphing yesterday, says: "Tho
Chinese officials hero assert that thoy havo
news from l'ckln up to July 17. The situa
tion wa then very serious. Ilcyond that
they claim to havo received nothing, but
they dony that dispatches havo been with
held. "Although I am not willing to ndopt the
nlarmlst reports, my Impression, gathered
from tho consuls and the- Chineso authori
ties, Is that the worst Is to bo feared In
Tekln.
"Admiral Seymour's column Is now In
tho middle of nn arid plain, with no food
and no gocd water and surroundod by hen
tllo forces."
A dispatch from Shanghai announces that
tho United States transport Thomas, with
troops for Manila, was diverted to Nagasaki
and has arrived at Taku with 1,200 men.
Tho Shanghai correspondent of the Times
telegraphing yesterday, nays:
"Tho British flag Is reported to havo been
flying yesterday over the south gato of
I'okln. This In presumed to Indlcato the
arrival of Admiral Seymour. Tho sum
moning of LI Hung Chang to Pekln Is re
garded as a complete change of front on
tho part of the Manchus, who havo aban
doned tho hope of opposing tho powers."
Tho Hong Kong correspondent of tho
Times says tho lloxor movement Is spread
ing ou west river district.
ONE REGIMENT ONLY TO GO
Klutli Infantry unit Unity of :iO(l Auter
lenn Liiiitlmuen .Now In KiikIiiiiiI
to (io to Orient
"WASHINGTON, June 19. Adjutant Gen
rrul Corbln declared positively today that
up to date only one regiment, the Ninth In
(antry, had been ordered from Manila to
China.
In addition to the Oregon, which Is to go
tip to Taku from Hong Kong, the Buffalo
with 300 green landsmen aboard, has been
ordered from Southampton. England, to the
I'hlllpplnes, while the gunboats I'rlnceton
and Marietta, which aro admirably Butted to
service In the Pel Ho river abovo Taku
have been held nt Cavlte under orders tu
po ready for service at any moment. The
Znllro also has been held at tho sanio place
In readiness to take on supplies for th
naval contingent at Taku.
If tho Princeton nnd Marietta Join Ad
miral Kempff. us seems prolmbl now. he
will have nt his command a more numerous
nd effective fleet of gunboat) adapted io
service on thu Pel Ho rhor as far up as
Tien Tsln thnn nny of tb other naval
powers there represented.
No news wita received at the State de
partment from any of Its officials in China
It Ib not known, consequently, whether or
not our naval vessels were with tho other
foreign shlpB In an engagement at Taku on
Sunday.
In the abxcncA of n copy of the orders to
Admiral Kotnpff, It Is nqt possible to give
a precise definition of his powers, but It Is
n fact that they aro wider than was sup
posed yixtcrday. Ho Is not limited to tho
protection of American life and property
and may do anything proper In his Judg
ment to conserve American Interests of uny
kind In China. This Instruction opons up
sn unexpected situation, possibly Involving
(Continued on Third Pa sc.)
VICEROY BURNED TO DEATH j
Itepreeiitiitlve of lir Throne, nt Tint
Till n l'n I In njPfectliu to the
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HONO KONC1, Juno
Cablegram Special Tclegra
viceroy at Tien Tsln, has
death. Tho Boxer movement 1
In the provinces nnd Sze nun is In
Tho city of Lung Chow In the w t r
district has been captured by tho BaxeK'1
Tho magistrate of Wing Shun was killed.
Numerous towns have been lnve t d ,nd
all lice boats coming down tho rker are
being Intercepted.
It Is reported that LI Hung Chang hai
left Canton In charge of tho govc. nor.
A Chineso cruiser nnd four torpedo toats
were captured nt tho bombardment of Tnku
Tho United States battleship Oregon is
expected to leavo hero Thursday.
HAVANA. June ID. (New York World
Cablegram Special To'egram.) Th Chin so
consul here, in an Interview, says that the
dowager empress of China Is responsible
for tho present trouble. Ho predicts that
n new government will be set up under tho
leadership ot I.I Hung Chang, and hints
that ho himself Is under orders to await
telegraphic notification of these change?. Ho
says that everything will bo arranged to
tho satisfaction of tho powers.
MINISTER WU IS OPTIMISTIC
Clilneie OIilniimt nt WnlilttBton
1'lennetl nt 1,1 Itunif CliniiK's
.Siiiiiiiiiiiih,
WASHINGTON. Juno 1!). Mr. Wu, tho
Chineso minister 'here, halls with genuine
satisfaction the report which comes from
Canton that LI Hung Chang has been or
dered to Pekln. He thinks It augurs well
for the future and that his presence will
exert a beneficial effect In tho treatment of
tho Boxer altuatlon.
Mr. Wu lays stress on tho fact that LI
Hung Chang Is an honored and trusted
servant of the empress dowager and a man
belonging to tho progressive element In his
country. It was for his valuable work In
years past In dealing with organizations like
tho Boxers that LI received some of tho hon
ors conferred upon him. Mr. Wu has re
ceived nothing to confirm tho report, but hn
hopes that It will prove to bo correct. In
fnct, nothing nftlctal has been received by
tho minister from his government, which Is
maintaining complete silence In the present
agitation, nor has Mr. Wu made nn nttcmpt
to communlcato with tho authorities In
Pekln. Tho minister continues optimistic
regarding the fight which took place be
tween the Taku forts and the foreign war
ships assembled there, believing that n thor
ough examination will demonstrate that the
firing on tho men-of-wnr was unauthorized
anil tho mtstnke of some ofilcial. Similar oc
currences happened at ono time when Mr.
Wu was located at n prominent Chineso city
The affair upon Investigation proved to have
been tho result of a mistake and was satis
factorily settled,
Mr. Wu scouts the Idea that a state of
wnr exists between China and tho United
States as a result of tho fight at Taku,
Such an assumption ho declares absurd and
without the least foundation to support It.
Whatever may bo Its ultimate purpose re
specting tho re-lnforcement of Admiral
Kempff with soldiers up to this time, the
orders of tho War Department contemplate
tho sending of only the Ninth Infantry. Sec
retary Hoot said tonight that no other
troops had bcon ordered to mass at Manila
nor had nny troops In addition to those ot
tho Ninth Infantry been directed to proceed
to China.
NO NEWS RECEIVED AT T0KI0
JnpinieHe Government linn Not llenrd
from l'eklti for Nearly Whole
Week.
BERLIN, Juno 19. The following semi
official dispatch has been received hero from
Toklo:
"The Japaneso government has been cut
off from all communication with Pekln slnco
June 14. Tho Japaneso consul at Cho Foo
does'not report anything concerning the de
struction of tho legations at Pekln."
LINES ARE WEAKLY HELD
Fear I3xreanetl tlint liners Mny Ilrenk
ami Give General ltunille
Trouble.
LONDON. June 203:25 n. m. The casual
ties made public by tho War office, Including
a long list ot missing, show BritlBh losses
In engagements hitherto not reported. In
an attack on a reconstruction train at Leeuw-
sprult on Juno 11 three were killed, five
wounded and sixty captured. Leeuwsprult
Is forty miles north of Kroonstad, This was
the day of tho Sand Hlvcr attack, eighty
miles distant. Another list shows nine
wounded nnd eleven missing In an action at
Vredefort on Juno 7. no previous mention of
which has been made.
Tho Dally Mall points out that It Is quite
poshlhlo the wires havo again been cut In
Lord Roberts' renr, as no dispatch later than
June 1C has been received.
Tho Boers are gathering In forco In splto
of General Ittimllo near Flcksburg. His
forces stretch forty miles. As some parts
of the lino are weakly held tho British fear
that the Boers may break through. Outpost
skirmishes aro of dally occurrence. Tho
Boers thero are commanded by Dovelllers
and Hermann.
Mr. Steyn Is at Bethlehem, the temporary
capital of tho Freo States.
According to reports from Lourenzo
Marqucz, dated josterdny, the Malana brldgo
has been destroyed. Ono account says It
was blown up. Another asserts that It wan
undermined by a pnrtrol from Swaziland
and so collapsed under thu weight of a
train. This wll temporaril Interrupt tho
How of supplies to tho Boers from Lourenzo
Marquez.
The Bloemfoutcln correspondent of the
Dally Mall, telegraphing Juno 16, says that
Lord Roberts Is getting huts for 30,000 men
and Is arranging rotransport for a part of
his nrmy, nlthough his plans arc not to
take effect Immediately.
The Lourenzo Marquez correspondent ot
the Dally Express says: "A German
American, well known to tho New York
police. Is ajleged to havo planned a des
perate attempt to steal sotno of the bar
gold from the trucks attached to President
Kruger'a traveling capital. lie Is taid to
have carried off somo bars beforo bo was
discovered."
The Lourenzo Marquez correspondent of
tho Times says: "Threo csenped prisoners
(British) are belloved to havo tampered
with the Malana bridge. A freight tralu
pitched Into the Btream and two men woro
killed."
GIVE UP ARMS TO BRITISH
Town Giinril of Wnkkernlrootu Sur
render, Glvtuir t'l
MituirrM.
VLKSRUST, Transvaal, Juno 19. Tho
town guard of Wakkerntroom has surren
dered to the British and a number of Mau
sers, with several rides of American man
ufacture, have been handed In, ,
DOCHHSHllllllKi
president
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Copright, 1000, by Charlti A. Grajr.
HARD JOB TO PICK WINNER
Vict Prcsidtntial Riot ia Attnming More
Ooit.dUz Form.
NEW YORK IS TO SUPPORT WOODRUFF
Governor Iloonevelt Continued to He
Iterate 111m linn illliiKtieiiN to Ac
cept Noinlnntlnn, While Hot.
liver n in! I.oiik Ilooinn Grow.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 19. Lieutenant
Governor Timothy L. Woodruff will bo pre
sented to the convention as tho candidate
of Now York for vice presidency. It was
decided to do this after a four-hours stormy
session of tho Now York delegation, during
which every kind of appeal was made to
get CJovernor Roosevelt to say that ho would
accept a nomination. Tho vice presidential
situation Is still mixed because It Is as
serted that New York makes this move so
ns to go Into the convention with a candi
date and yet hoping that Governor Roose
velt will bo nominated. Senator Hanna has
stated that ho controls the delegates to such
an extent that be can nominate any candi
date ho pleases and It Is not known that he
has withdrawn his objections to Mr. Wood
run. The latter was as much surprised as
anybody over tho result. In general the
Idea seems to bo prevalent that Secretary
Long Is the most favored candidate with a
probability that Roosevelt may still bo nom
inated. (Jovernor Roosevelt believes that his
wlohos having been respected by his own
delegation that ho 1b finally out of the race.
"What Is tho situation tonight, senator?"
"Hoosovelt Is out of It and will not be
nominated."
Tho question was put to Senator Hnnna
and that Is tho way he answered It. This
was after another effort during tho day to
stnmpede the delegates to Roosevelt. As
beforo tho effort was mado by Now York
and Pennsylvania, Piatt and Quay, through
their lieutenants, worked all day to niako
Hoosovelt tho candidate.
Attempt to KeiKMV Stmuiieite,
Tho stampede, which had been checked
and turned last night, was begun early In
tho morning. Many stories were circulated.
Roosevelt was quoted as saying absolutely
that ho would accept If nominated. Ho was
also quoted as having had a change of heart
and wanted tho nomination. In fact, a!l
klndb of rumors were In circulation and tho
situation remained cloudy all day and did
not clear very much In tho evening. Ono
thing definitely dovelopod, Thero Is to bo
a tight. The nomination Is not to bo m.ido
without a contest. Senator Hanna Is. doing
all he cau to defeat Roosevelt and has de
termined to contlnuo on that lino to the end.
Ho Is lining up the friends of tho adminis
tration against Roosevelt. In this ho Is
acting In hinnuny with tho wishes of
Rcorevclt, who has urged all delegates visit
ing him not to voto fur him for vice presi
dent. Tho uext serious proposition that
confronts Mr. ILnna U what ho ' all do as
between Loug i;:;d Dolllvor. There Is a
popular sentiment for Dolllver In tho weit
that Is hard to overcome. Long Is rognrded
as a pa.Mve kind of a candlJato and while
no objection Is urgod against him ho does
not attract the delegates. But he Is Mr.
Hanna's personal cholco and Is preferred
by tha president. Dolllvcr's friends havo
pointed out to Senator Hanna that the Iowa
candidate has now got Into ' fl-M -i f r
that he wants to win, to which Hanna re
plied that defeat wo-.iUt not Injure Ui.ii.vi-,'.
lie has already acquired n great deal of
proralncnco, says Senator Hanna, nnd he
will not be Injured If ho should bo defeated
by n candldato llko S-.-e-etary I-ong,
IfHtlliu'it I'lcllt AKIllllRt Unnait'telt.
I In making tho fight against Roo?ovlt
Senator Hanna finds the opponents of Rcosc
volt divided, some for Long and some for
(Continued on Fifth Page.)
Mckinley, who will be renominated today.
COMMITTEE on credentials
ltcpreeiifntlve Serro ' 15. Pnyiic I
Clioncti riiitlriuiiit and Colonel
Dick, Secretary.
PHILADELPHIA, June 19. The commit
tee on credentials met Immediately after
the adjournment of tho convention and or
ganized by electing Representative Sereno
E. Payne of Now York as chairman and
Colonel Charles Dick secretary.
A roll of states was called with tho do
slre of ascertaining how many contests
would come beforo tho committee and It was
found that twenty-four were to bo heard.
The most Important contests aro In tho
states of Texas, Louisiana, Delaware nnd
Tennessee.
In tho Alabama contests between tho
Vnughan nnd Bingham factions tho former
won tho coutest for the delegates-at-largo
by a voto of 29 to 13 and In two of tho
four contested districts they won tho third
nnd fourth, while tho Bingham people win
the fifth and soventh.
Tho committee sustained tho action of tho
national commltteo In sustaining tho con
testtccs In their seats.
Tho Addleks delegation from Delaware
was seated by the committee on credentials
by a vote of 38 to 9. The fight between tho
Dupont and Addleks factions has been waged
ever slnco 1S93 and tho struggle tonight
beforo the committee was tho hottest tint
they havo over had. Both sides had a lorg
array of legal talent to speak for them nnd
desplto the fact that the tlmo allowed oich
side was but thirty minutes, tho commlt
teo extended It to nearly double tho oilg
Inal allowance. Walter Hays and Dr. Ca'eh
Layton made the arguments for Addleks,
while Anthony Hlgglns and Lovl Bird spoko
for Dupont.
In tho Louisiana contest tonight tho
"Wnrmoth delegation was seated, the action
sustaining that of tho national commltteo.
I Thero were contests In tho First, Second,
, Third, Fourth and Fifth districts, nil of
them being decided In favor ot the AV.irmoth
, fnctlon,
' Th nrmimnnta nrn jnt In ii mn,tn In K
Tennessee and Texas cases.
BECKHAM LIKES HIS OFFICE
Governor of Kentucky AmIcm Demo
ernts for Kuilorxrxient nf III
AiliulalNt riitlim.
FRANKFORT, Ky.. June 19. Governor
Bcchkam, tho youngest governor this state
has ever had and tho youngest governor in
tho United States now, Issued a statement
tonight formally announcing his candidacy
for tho democratic nomination to succeed
himself. In it ho sai-3:
"Slnco tho death of Governor Goebol,
February 3, I havo endeavored to faith
fully gunrd the Interests of tho people and
to Intelligently dlschnrgo tho duties of the
ofllco of governor ns best l could, under
tho tiylng times that have surroundo us
hero at your stato capital. In all that I
havo done I hnvo striven to carry out tho
policies of tho party because I bcllevo thoso
policies to bo to tho best Interests of the
state. Tho fow months I havo sorved ns
your chief executlvo havo mnrkod a critical
porlod In our stato's history. Tho condi
tions surrounding mo havo been unusual
and dilllJultloB confronting mo extraordin
ary. I havo tried to meet them honestly
and with a desire to do that which was
best fur the people,"
Tnniiiuwty llrnven nt Kiiiinhn City,
NEW YORK, Juno 19. At the meeting of
the Tammany executlvo commltteo In Tam
many hall today, arrangements wero rom
pleted for tho nttendnnco of tho Tammany
delegation nt tho democratic national con
vention at Kaiuas City. District loaders
reported that about 100 Tammanyltes would
compose tho delegation. These will loavo
on two special trains over tho Pennsylvania
and New York Central roads on Sunday,
July L
NEBRASKA TO MEET TODAY
Oaucm of the Delegation 0llod to Ohoosa a
National Ccmmittotmtn.
D LEGATE DAVENPORT IS NOT PRESENT
III Sent In the Convention Killed
liy nil Alternate Gurley Will
Second tin- Nomination of
Dolllver of lull ll.
PHILADELPHIA, Juno 19. (Special Tele
gram.) At conference held nmong some of
tho members of tho Nebraska delegation lato
tonight It was decided to hold a meeting of
tho delegation tomorrow at 11 o'clock nt
which tlmo an effort will be mnde to pettlo
tho question of national committeeman.
There has been no call published In head
quarters, but word has gone out that such
Is the Intention.
O. G. Dawo3 sold tonight that Roosevelt
v. Ill ho nominated. This comes at the clo3o
of tho hottest day politically slnco tho
convention began. Everything has been at
sea on account of the Now York delegation's
nctlon In deciding to support Woodruff for
vice president, and conferonco followed
conference. Senator Hanna, Postmaster
Oeneral Smith, Fairbanks, Dawea nnd oth
ers were In conferonco nt 2 o'clock and
after a completo failure to agree upon any
ono pcrEon It was decided to allow tho dele
gates to havo their own way, in view of
the president having sent word that tho
will of tho convention should not bo Inter
fered with. This means that Hanna will
rnvo no candidate.
Every Nebraska delegate, with the tdnglo
exception of E. J. Davenport of Valentine,
was early In his seat and nsslsicd In wel
coming tho bis guns of tho convention as
they mado their appearance. The seats of
tho delegation, whllo In tho center of the
big convention hall, arc not ns v.oll placed
as In previous conventions, banners of other
states seriously Interfering with the view
of tho platform, which looks llko blot almost
from tho position which h'ns been assigned
to Nebraska. So far as completeness of de
tail goes, however, the hall Is tho finest hi
which any national convention has ever as
sembled and shows thoroughness on tho part
of Phlladelphlans, which la highly com
mendable and much appreciated. Tho plc
turo presented when Chairman Hanna called
tho conventicn to order was Inspiring In tho
highest degree, twenty thousand ' people In
tho huge auditorium adding n wealth of
color that In Itself created enthusiasm en
tirely apart from tho object which convened
tho republican convention of 1900 In tho first
homo of tho republican party.
Tho crowd was splendidly handled and
there wfis much less confusion than U usu
ally expei longed In tnklng earn of such largo
bodies of people, perfeetness ot arrangements
testifying to tho pro-eminent qualities of
organization which has always been a factor
In republican success.
Nelira.sl.a Aiiiioiinc ciiiciiIk Made.
The seats of tho Nebraska nlternateH wero
also filled shortly after thoso allotted to the
delegates. M. L. Fries of Arcadia, Vnlley
county, moving up to tho delegates' section
In tho absenco ot E. J. Davenport, who has
been looked for tn every Incoming train,
but who has failed to inako his appearance
thus far. Upon call of the states for com
mltteo assignments, Chairman Gurloy an
nounced tho selections as previously printed
In Tho Bee: Edward Rosewater on tho plat
form committee, J. A. Ehrhardt of Stanton
on credentials, J. D. Haskell of Wakefield r.s
vlco president of tho convention, Henry
Ragatz of Columbus on permanent organ
ization and E. A. Tucker of Humboldt on
rulrs and order cf buelnesB.
After adjournment of the convention theso
several committees met and proceoded to
perfect their several organizations. Edward
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COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
Orunnlrn t Inn KfTeeteil liy Illeellun of
Senator 1'nlrliniikn n (Tuilr
tiitiit. PHnADELPHIA.Jmu 19. Tho commlt
teo on lesolutlons organized Immediately
after the adjournment of the convention and
then ndjourued to meet nt the Walton hotel at
r o'clock. On motion of Senator Fornker Sen
ator Fairbanks of IndUmi was chosen chair
man of tho committee nnd E. Rosewater,
the Nebraska member, secretary. In sug
gesting Mr. Itosewater's nomination Senator
1'orakcr stated that tho place should bo
given to him as a compliment to his profes
sion ot Journalism. Tho suggestion was re
ceived with general approval.
Tho following members were appointed a
Hibcommltloo to draft nnd submit a plat
form to tho full committee: Senators Fair
banks of Indiana, Davis of Minnesota, Gnl
llnger of New Hatnshtrc, Fornker of Ohio,
Carter of Montana and McCumber of North
Dakota, nnd Messrs Qulgg of New York,
Noyes of Maryland, Madden of Illinois and
Rowcll of California.
Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania Intro
duced a declaration for an executive depart
ment of tho government to bo known as the
Department of Comment) and Industry, but
It was referred to tho subcommittee.
Woman Atiflrniilntn llenril.
When tho suhcommlttco convened a dele
gation of women from tho Suffrage aFsocla-
tlon wns admitted to present arguments for
n resolution which they submitted asking
congress to submit to the state legislatures
on amendment to the constitution granting
the cloctlvo franchise to women. Tho dele
gation was headed by .Mrs. Canle Chapman
Catt, president of tho Equal Suffrage asso
ciation, and Mrs. Anna Shaw, vlco president
of that association, and they both mado brief
speeches In suppott of the proposition.
A protest against tho suffrage p'ank was
also submitted. This was handed In by M i ,
Francis M. SCott of Now York, Mrs. J. Eliot I
Cabot of Massachusetts, Mis. Caroline F. 1
Corbln of Illinois, Mrs. R. W. Wilbur if ,
Oregon, Mrs. Samuel Casady of Iowa and I
Mrs. C. V. Griggs of Washington, each o.
them president of a stato or city socl ty
oppesod to the extension of suffrage. Th yj
tcok tho position that "an cxtens.on of thoi
stiffrago to a very large body ot new voters
Is a serious stop and ono which should b3
taken only when it clearly appears that
such an extension Is for tho better of the
welfare of a community, or for Jus tec to a
body of citizens who are suffering some de
privation of their rights by reason of pres
ent disqualification," nnd asked, "can It be
proved that cither of these reasons exlsis
so far as the women ot this country aro
concerned?"
Mob Violence In Sontli.
Another delegation heard very briefly was
compoicd of negroes and was headed by
Representative White. They asked for the
Insertion nt a plank denouncing mb vio
lence In tho south. E. J. Dlckincon, ulso
n colored mnn, naked the Insertion of a
similar plank nnd for one "proti sting agalnt
the suppression of the ballots of clt zons In
tho southern states," which tho resolution
went on to declare amounts to a nullifica
tion ot tho constitution and laws ot tho
United States. Tho whole matter w 'de
ferred to Mr. Lynch of Mlsslsslpp . h In
structions to draft a plank covering tho
southern situation.
H. H. Hanna of Indiana and Henry C
Payno of Wisconsin were heard nt some
length In support of the request to Incorpo
rate the following plank In the platform:
"Tho employment of tho people Is the
contentment of the people. The greatest
benefaction to man Is the opportunity for
labor. Our best hope, for continued pros
perity lies In winning tho world's market
for tho products ot the American farm and
factory. Low interest rates aro potent fac
tors In securing this result. Tho wise finan
cial legislation alrr-ady enacted by the re
publican party contributes to this end. Hav
ing secured stability In our currency we
now favor additional monetary legislation
to equallzo and lower tho Interest rates
by providing flexible and sufficient
mediums of exchango for the bene
fit of the borrower aa well as the
lender of money, In order that American
commerce may bo enlarged and that labor
may- be assured of steady and remunerative
employment."
They made an earnest plea for tho resolu
tion, but It mot with opposition on tho
grcund that It was liable to bo Interpreted as
calculated to disturb the financial legislation
already secured.
Tho principal declaration of tho financial
plank had been completed, but there was
still doubt as to whether any reference
would ho made to silver with tho Indications
favornblo to a slight recognition of Interna
tional bimetallism, this, however, to be ac
companied by tho positive declaration that
without International agreement bimetallism
Is not to recclvo any recognition whatever.
At that hour, however, tho resolution de
clared absolutely for tho maintenance of
tho gold standard, commended tho passago
of tho financial legislation of tho last ses
sion of congress anil then adds somo feature
from the plank suggested by Messrs. Hanna
and Payno favoring such legislation as will
secure lower rates of Interest in times of
financial stringency by permitting the tem
porary Issuanco of n limited Increaso of tho
bank circulation to be secured by deposit
ing United States bonds.
"On tho question of trusts tho document
sayn that while recognizing tho necessity
and the legitimacy of the co-operatl' n of
capital In tho promotion of industrial en
terprises we nro opposed to all combina
tions Intended to restrict trade, to limit
production, to nffet prlce3 and to destroy
competition and wo favor such legislation
as will effectively prevent abuses llablo to
nrlso from such combinations."
Syiuputliy for lloerx.
Following Is the plank with referenco to
tho Boers:
"Wo sympathlzo with the pcoplo of tho
Transvaal and npprovo tho courso of tho
president of tho United States In tender
ing tho mediation of this country In the
struggle between tho peoplo of that repub
lic and Great Britain and wo further ex
press the hope that tho contest may tor
mlnato with honor to both tho contending
par'lcs."
Tho specific allusion to tho acquisition ot
tho Philippines nnd Porto Rico and to tho
course of tho president with reforenco to
them, ns well ns to other Incidents nnd re
sults of tho Spanish-American war U ap
proved. The present situation In China Is referred
to In a paragraph suggesting It to bo tho
duty of tho United States to protect tho
Interests of Its citizens wherover they
may be.
LIFE OF THE NATION
ReprtsintatiYti of AmiricVs Oriatneii Alt
Qthred at Philadelphia.
REPUBLICAN PARTY AT ITS BIRTHPLACE
Twilfth National Oonrontion Ifetts Whirs
Pint Held Forth.
INSPIRING SCENES AT THE OPENING
Twtntj Thoniand Ftoplt LiiUn to tba
Prtlitnlnerj Addreaies.
WOLCOTT'S SPEECH A MASTERPIECE
Eloquent Senator from Colornilo an
Tentpornr (Tinlriuan Sound the
Ke note of the Ciitiipnlitii ou
the l'nrty'n Itreord.
PHILADELPHIA, June 19. Chairman
Hanna, with a rabbit's foot suspended from
a mlnlaturo of McKlnley In tho lapel ot his
coat, surveyed nn Imposing spectacle when
ho called tho twelfth national republican
convention to order In tho Export Exposition
building In Went Philadelphia at 12;35 today.
In tho valley below him wero crowded Uio
1.S00 delegates and alternates and stretch
ing away to the four corners of the Im
mense hall were endless vlstns of pcoplo
rising In terraced seats to the wall. Ho
looked Into tho facea of fully 15,000 men
ami women. Oppcslte, In a broad gallery,
wero massed 100 musicians, their loader a
niero pigmy in tho distance. The platform
on which ho htood Jutted out like a huge
rock Into an ocean of humanity. Blow him
and flanking tho stage was nn embankment
thronged with the representatives ot the
prets of the country. Above was a riot of
flags, bunting, eagles and shields, the whole
scheme of tho elaborate) decorations cul
minating In a huge portrait of McKlnley
nestling In tho graceful folds of the Ameri
can Hag. About him were the working lead
ers ot his parly and behind .among tho
dignitaries nnd honored guests of the oou
Ncntlon, were white-haired men who had
been present at the party's birth In this
city nlmcst half a century ago.
Convention Wim DlKitlfled.
It wns not n riotous convention; there
were no wild outbursts of enthusiasm from
tho frenzied pnrtisana of rival candidates; no
entrance of delegations with' banners to sot
tho multitudes cheering; no fierco skirmish
ing and clashing of candidates' managers
over rules of proccedure and contesting dele
gations. Tho chieftain In tho coming battlo
had already been selected by tho unanimous
voice of the republicans of tho country. Tha
mnn who had stood nt the helm of tho ship
of stato for four years was their unbroken
choice. Tho platform was tho record of his
administration. Tho only question that re
mained for the convention to decide wns
tho vlco presidency and It wns not a suffi
cient bono of contention to produce the tu
multous scenes which usually attend tho
asm muling of a national convention. Tho
contention today was tho dignified gathering
of the representatives of the republican
party to ratify formally the wishes of tho
millions wheuo nuthorlty they held.
It wns very undemonstruttvo nt first.
Whllo the crowds nnd delegates wero fun
nelling Into tho hall beforo tho hour for
calling tho convention to order had arrived
thero wero no wild greetings of party lead
ers. A scattering npplauso mut Mr. Hanna
as ho mndo his way to tho stage. General
Orosvcnor, Senator Lodge, Senator Forakor,
ex-Senutor Quay nnd a. fow others aroused
n fluttering of handkerchiefs and a round ot
hand clapping, but men of national repu
tation whoso fame has spread away from
our shores across both oceans entered with
out producing a ripple. Perhaps most ot
them wero not recognized. It seemed tamo.
There was only that Indescribable buzz of
myriads of voices which belongs to a na
tional convention ns tho humming of bees
belongs to n field of clover In summer
nnd It lookod ns though nothing could gal
vanlzo the thousands Into life.
Iloonevelt StiinipnlcN Crovrl.
But Just beforo Chalrmnn Hanun was
ready to drop his gavel Govornor Roosevelt
entored and tho vast audience was elec
trified, Ho stalked In nt the main door.
Ills "rough rider" hat signalled him out to
the craning multitude. Seemingly the au
dience had been waiting for him nnd tho
applause that announced his appearance
swopt over tho vast amphitheater and
swelled Into agreot roar as ho mado his
woy toward tho seats of tho Now York
delegation. Senator Depew nnd Chairman
Odell of tho Now York stato commltteo
woro with him, but tho crowd had only
eyes for tho dashing hcio of Snn Juan. No
stago idol ever mado an entranco more
opportunely. But ho mado no ncknowlcdi
mcnt of tho ovation his oppearanco elicited.
His Jaw was firmly set und ho eamo on
through tho press like n soldier performing
a duty. Ho did not oven remove his hat,
but pushed his way through tho delegates
who swarmed from their places to grasp
his hand. It took fully two minutes for him
to traverse tho length of the hall to his
place near tho Btnge- All that time tho
roar followed him nnd tho handkerchiefs
rose and fell llko tho wings of gulls over
a summer sea,
But ho made no sign that he realized It
was nit for him. When ho took his sent
with lila slouch hat still on, without hav
ing glunced to either side, tho people gavo
it up and the cheering gradually subsided.
But it broko out afresh a moment after
ward ns the band started up the "Star
Spangled Banner." Rooscvolt, of nil tho
thousand!), wns first upon his feot standing
erect, llko n Norway plno, with uncovered
head, to the music of tho anthem. In
stantly tho whole convention rose eumnaso
as If apologizing for their tardiness.
This entranco of RooBevelt Into the o.n
ventlon wes distinctly tho drnmalio feature
of tho session. Then tho wheels bfgau to
move, but tho convention, under the spe'l
of his presence, could not tako Its eye off
him. In him the Intorest seemed c n
tered. During every pause In the proceed
Ings ho was surrounded by delegates ami
newspaper men, anxloua for a word, To .ill
ho gave tho same unswer. Ho was not n
candidate. He did not want tho noinlna Ion.
Thoso who wanted him nominated lelt him
saying ho would not accept and they would
nominate him whethor ho liked -ft or not.
Thoso who did not want htm liastaoeJ to
spread the report that ho could not bu
moved,
A iipenrniHT nf lluniiu,
Chairman Hanna's reception, when ho
called the convention to oraci, and later,
wns flattering In tho extremo and the smile
ou his faco expressed tho pleasura It eavn
him. But the Joy he experienced over hli
own reception seemed nothing compared
with tho delight ho manifesto! when for tho
first time bo mentioned the president' name.
The convention went oft like a rocket. Tba
