Review of reviews and world's work . ational city. The greatnessand homogeneity of the country—this was the objectlesson. The visiting hosts were the direct represent- atives of seven or eight millions of voting citizens,and when one remembered that another body ofseven or eight million citizens would be representedtwo weeks later in a similar great gathering at Chi-cago, there was something almost overwhelming in thesense of Americas power and grandeur. The per-fect acquiescence of these gi-eat conventions in thewill of the majority exemplifies the strength of popu-lar government. It would be
Review of reviews and world's work . ational city. The greatnessand homogeneity of the country—this was the objectlesson. The visiting hosts were the direct represent- atives of seven or eight millions of voting citizens,and when one remembered that another body ofseven or eight million citizens would be representedtwo weeks later in a similar great gathering at Chi-cago, there was something almost overwhelming in thesense of Americas power and grandeur. The per-fect acquiescence of these gi-eat conventions in thewill of the majority exemplifies the strength of popu-lar government. It would be well, perhaps, if theRepublican and Democratic parties should alter thestructure of their conventions, and apportion dele-gates to localities in the ratio of party strength. Atpresent the apportionment is based upon the totalpopulation, irrespective of party allegiance. But inany case these conventions have come to be one of thefinest and most valuable parts of our working politi-cal machinery. That they are the most imposing and. GOVERNOR WILLIAM McKINLEY, CHAIRMAN OF THE MINNEAPOLIS CONVENTION. spectacular of public occasions is, of course, admittedeverywhere. It is not strange that the old party war-horses, scenting the battle from afar, cannotstay away from national conventions. The studentof history who finds himself a spectator in one ofthese mighty throngs—so demonstrative and impetu-ous, yet so good-humored and so well disciplined in THE PROGRESS OF THE IVORLD. 649
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