1900 Republican National Convention

The 1900 Republican National Convention was held June 19 to June 21 in the Exposition Auditorium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Exposition Auditorium was located south of the University of Pennsylvania, and the later Convention Hall was constructed along the building's east wall. It was demolished in 2006.

Each state was allotted two delegates per electoral vote, and territories were granted from two to six delegates. Altogether, there were 926 delegates and an equal number of alternates.

Mark Hanna opened the convention, and proposed that Senator Edward O. Wolcott of Colorado serve as temporary chairman: this was to show that the party had overcome its division in 1896, when the Colorado delegation walked out of the Republican Convention after a dispute over federal subsidies for the silver industry. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts served as the convention's permanent chairman.

President William McKinley was unanimously nominated for reelection after no candidate ran against him, although Admiral George Dewey considered a run.

Governor Theodore Roosevelt of New York, who was himself a delegate, was nominated for vice president by a vote of 925 to zero, his vote alone abstaining.

State delegates
The 1900 Republican National Convention included a historic first for the Republican Party: Frances Warren of Wyoming served as the party's first-ever female convention. Additionally Jennie L. McCargar Jones of Utah, and Susan Henderson West of Idaho served as alternate delegates.

Speakers
The 1900 convention had fewer speakers than a modern convention typically has due to lack of TV and even radio at this time. There were however the following speakers:

June 19

 * Prayer by Rev. James Gray Bolton D.D.
 * Mark Hanna
 * Edward O. Wolcott

June 20

 * Prayer by Rev. Charles M. Boswell D.D.
 * Henry Cabot Lodge

June 21
Balloting: President McKinley was nominated unanimously. This was the first time this happened since President Grant was nominated in 1872. Wanting to get rid of him, Boss Platt, convinced New York governor Theodore Roosevelt, hero of the hour, to allow himself to be nominated for vice president. Balloting: Governor Roosevelt was nominated for Vice President, though he abstained from voting on his own nomination.
 * Prayer by Most Rev. P.J. Ryan, Archbishop of Philadelphia
 * Joseph B. Foraker, U.S. Senator from Ohio, McKinley nominating speech
 * Theodore Roosevelt, Governor of New York and McKinley seconding speech
 * John W. Yerkes, IRS Commissioner from Kentucky
 * George A. Knight, Attorney and Businessman from California
 * James A. Mount, Governor of Indiana
 * Lafayette Young, Newspaper reporter from Iowa, Roosevelt nominating speech
 * M.J. Murray, local politician from Massachusetts, Roosevelt seconding speech
 * General James M. Ashton, lawyer and soldier from Washington, Roosevelt seconding speech
 * Chauncey Depew

Platform
The Republican party supported the current administration's actions in the Philippines, while the Democratic party promoted "anti-imperialism".