The Indianola Press. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1904 Page: 4 of 8
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ROOSEVELT AND FAIRBANKS
Hr Mihl'Mdii National Convention Nominates <1 li<k«t tin elk
lu;li Or'ts full Note of Convention on first
Ballot—No Other Vimes Pre-
sented or Considered
over the frn ate
a America, "with a
and a Blld • > eld
b. sound that ho wot
f,
. .t f'
pip mi l.y a <]!-< . ion of party prineipl
and 'i win a Governor lJla' k < f N'oxv Vi
i] wif.l mad' his sDfech nominating Pr
ly ;wr.: Ucnt Ro.u v It to bucci eil himself
pr. idem the delegate s in the c
'
throw .i r no.- of < iiihii lasm in their ra:;
ud t:
hi
Pcpubl
Condidate f<
A
pi
('int
■ one contest
resented to ti
an I that -r<
situation,
bitter fight
lor LaFolk-tu
the committ
,f th
and
kept
•ion. and will bo ar: •! into
stall campaign Instead
An organization was |n ■; feeti-d pi-
paratory to tho adoption of the plat
form and tho making of nominations
in tho succeeding days of tho con
wntlon. From th< quiet, ytt uniui
takahlo onthucia :n provoked l.y Sor.a-
tor Fairbanks'* arrival at the Coil-
turn his lejiuiyatlon f ir vice pr^i
dent was but little less assured than
tho nomination of Thi-ndore Roosevelt
for president.
Tho keynote to the campaign of
1504 was sound* I b> Kllhu Root iu
liiii speech as temporary chairman.
I lis address was a review of the ac-
complishments of the pr« "■< lit adtuin-
intra)Ion and a defeiisi of Republican
ixdicii s in gem ,al. When that had
been delivered and tho various work-
ing committee.-! dispatched '•> ti r
ebors, the business of tie first
esalon was eomplfrti I.
Tho crowning f>-a iri i f :1
lions was n painting of tho hit.
tor Hanna, which liuug dlrceiH
tho platform ami m . . <1 th
eon.- pii-uou , po iti'iii In ti i I
Something of tho magnitude ol
painting may lie r. a I i ■ ■ il when
aid 11 i:.t its : in f.. ,..\s t .
day
Sena-
over
ati
mm.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT
hat:
he had
L'ncolr
square
i.f tho
'..r<
■ \ or,
tho <
f.. I
w
« -
prom
in a
llh
the
•mini
d< I.
I an ' a
or to :>i
came
it tO 1!-
on 11
' I nci
id l;ei,
whole
let m«
Th,
was
eh
Hut ho did
tention of i"«
in-jjiratioii
• ivi d a <
• had wri
had tiled
not have t
Mowing it.
that wou
in 1 huru Hills tired and liis ]>Iaci wj
thousands < f. young man w ho graspe
nfldontlal tip. firmly in or. ■ hand aie:
rst phono led the yelling,
it- yell ' Roos. vi It, lloO
'n-1 velt,," repeated over a
.n his
uicmori
• slightt
lie km;
come-
■ the
-tliat
cnairman
; taken by a
d the Jlagstafi'
wtili a mesa-
He started to
•i Vt it, Roo •
rul over again
had com- —and le j'ist want I a \
free hand to cut loose.
So lot n. ramble awhil That is
what he said. And then he aban-1
don- 1 him si if to hi- limitless store !
i' profound political sagacity and I
his original and characteristic vo-
jeabulary. Throughout hi.s address
■ the cheering was generous, ire ••Hi-
Rent and appreciative.
Not a Negative Vote
The swift, sure current of public
opinion, for the second time in the
history of Republican conventions,
iresulted in the selection of a national
I ticket without a dissenting vote.
J Theodore Roosevelt, for president,
and Charles W. Fairbanks, for vice
^ president, received every vote in the
(convention.
i Regardless of tho fact that the nom-
ination of one had bivn assured for
months and the other for days, an-
nouncement of the choice was accom-
panied by a resounding demonstration | tho close
which attested the
v. r-:tl ] ipulanty. The cheering was j u,,, busineas.
I* 1 by figures known through th
with tho system of a college yell. It
was taken up by the throng, and tho
name of Roosevelt rolled over the
hall in volumes so great and so ter-
rific that the screeching of a hundred
steam whistles would have been
dwarfed in comparison.
Senator Beveridge was recognized
by the chair for the purpose of second-
ing the- nomination of Mr. Roosevelt
for president. He was followed by
George A. Knight of California.
Tho orator from the Golden Gate
city had the convention with him
from the first. liis speech was
pointed ami Mr. Knight proved a man
of phrases. Of the canal and the
reasons actuating the administration
in taking (he policy it did, Mr. Knight,
in conclusion, said of President Roose
\elt: "He wanted to give a job to
Uncle Sam. I'ncle Sam wanted tho
job and he took it. and I'ncle Sam be-
longs to the union."
The California delegates started a
parade around the convention hall ar
_ i — —so of Mr. Knight's speech, but,
candidates tmi | Speaker Cannon wanted to go on with
\ccordinjiU-. « * «oo
'las he could make liimsolf heard, ho
l ieadth id t?;• land and echoed hy a rccoi^nizod tli
mighty throng of enthusiastic men'
and radiant women assembled In th
Coliseum ' > witness the crownln
feature, as well as tin close, of th
national (-invention that marks tli
r m i
ol
.iai (
• 1 nit
leaker
inn ti
1 the
d State
ind h<
ill the
Republic;
hail calk
vlthout pr
announce
instruct!
ift. r
tw-
it ion
cutes
ha\
Pr.
•lie
if
l >1,
atures
he plat
•on th ■
rut inv
and
nar
oved
I '•>
posit!
spectacularly un\
man's platform a
Mr. Root's spe. i
brought a prole*
tiiusinsm.
Anion., lie la! I
lined In In 1 ■
(lentous trat
are Mr. It
McKlnloy.
Tho temporary chairman m
tbo lato jin eli ut*.. :ii; in in i-
of progress, his greatness of
acti r and tile (pull ; .; <o li
by the nation and in that e.einevt ,m
.lid fe> linn!) : ' And w ith MeK .ley
we remember Hanna."
A hush almost oppi i\> pr ad
over tho T,"i>0 or more persons lues
• nt. The speaker had pan • I evp. ct-
nntly. A lie started to ivsumi iho
full force of the tie streiehed between
the two greatest of recent political
iieroe.-t went homo ... the delegates. I „ nn(, (no Q() . r0?0|uti0n. i
Iho applause started and in a sym- olTt.r., iK,„ yMrl nUl,. bu|
pathetic wave was carried to every i fal tll, ,„,n Til, ,l!ank
part of th great hall. 1 he ibuion L.,, a„ i!Ut.sti„a i(lll ,, ;lM.<Tl :lill
stratum was unlike any that had pre- wh„h„. tll( ro haVi( ,„.on imoonst:tu
(edcditortluu cameater An inde-L,^, (llM1,lml,iM,m,n(s „f voUrs! ,n
finable dignity was attached to the | ttl . stal0_ aU(, if dom.uuU B re(lmJ
douionstrat on which seemed torvisn ,- , , . ,
- " tioll of tho representation of such
to a political gathering. , . ... ,
j states in congn ss. vlth the consc
Cannons Day j ipient reduction In the electoral e"ol -J
The fir.-t day may properly hi called . h-e and in national conve ntions.
Root s day, and if that is so the sec j The full significance of pledges for
"nil day must of necessity be known j the cemtlnuanec of the nrovlslons ot
as Cannons day. because he was the tho Chinese exclusion ad and for the
.antral figure in the proceedings of furtherance of all leg.uuiate efforts
the convntion. (0 obtain feir American citizens
From the moment he was escorted j aliroad, without discrimination, the
to tho platform to wield the gav, I as, rights of sojourn and travel, was not
the permanent chairman tho entire. appreciated when read to the conven-
atmosphere of the convention wasltion
interchange 1
Republican Candidate
\
for \ ice President
had an impe
can plai i'lirin. 11.•-.; •• w< i
: several elan - of stri
I One of these is a plai
jth,> reduction ot tho rep
certain .southern states
: (oral ceillego and congri
! built upon what
Payne i solution
'i piark and
always have
l in Repubh-
■ iK orpor.it i 1
Ing interesi.
. looking to
ntatlon of
in the elec-
■s. It was
.nowa as the !
offered i-iirht i
changed. Enthusiasm which had lain j While
dormant burst forfh and the applause ideas
delegations
the floor
next speaker. The
seconding speeches t'ollovnig that of
Mr. Knight were made by Harry Still-
well Edwards of tie ngia. e-x-Goveriv r
Pradl.-y of Kentucky, Joseph n. Cot-
ton of Minnesota and Harry C. Cum-
mings of Maryland. Mr. Cumming
is one of the colored delegates, and
' lie told ol the colon ,i man's service to
jtln republican party an ! hi- interest
' , in President Roosevelt.
' I he roll was called and ti
mous votes of delegations
t v/rtiiout iticiiU nr
if .New- Jersey was
d unani-
etnrv of
lii
; for Mr.
| until tin
j reached. N. ,i.:>
' mous consent I hat t
11ho convention be in-
i the i ntiro \ote of the
j Mr. Roosevelt. The
neral, and every st;
unant-
:ordeil
true ted to ea~'
convention for
objection was
(e accepted tho
it- entire vote
announcer that
and 3PI hail b- i.;i
cast for Roosevelt. A great picture
of tho president was carried about
through the hall. It was followed
by a bantu r carried by the Oreg m
de-legation, bearing the words:
' First gun. Oregon. 23.S4I. Rooso-
vrli. Forty per c
gain."
UK'll
republican
CHARLES WARREN FAIRBANKS
; When quiet was again restored tie'
j chairman called up the next order of
j business, which was the placing in
nomination ol a candidate for vice
president.
Alabama again yielded its place at
the head of the. list when the roll call
was started for nominations for vici
piesident. lhe rank was this time
given to Iowa, and Senator Dolliver,
taking the platform, named Mr. Fair-
banks. rhe speech was au eloquent
indorsement of the candidate's quali-
fications anil was received with tre-
mendous applause. The seconding
speeches were mail : by Senator Dc •
pew, Senator Foraker, Governor Pen-
j nypacker of Pennsylvania and Sena-
toi ( attor e>f Montana. All were ap-
plauded to the celio. and tho great
•popular demonstration which greeted
the unanimous nomination by the tvu-
vention was au enthusiastic tribute to
which followed the introduction of inations for president. Hy acreenient.1 ,i!C jndiana o,n\„a„"! t tributc
Speaker Cannon as permanent chair- Alabama, the first on the roll, yielded was thus i„in. i ^ n ^ na
man. Ho was escorted to the plat- to New York. That was the signal ---- Roosevelt.
. — ...... .. sought their form by a ceiuimittee consisting of for the first outbtirts of applause. In
rang true and hearty. He made a , seats, the convention was called to or- John 1). Long, Senator Cullom an 1 the midst of the cheering former (!
vpeocli^and the audience cheered asjdor abruptly by the temporary chair-1 Representative Burton of Ohio. The ernor RIaek made his way to tho pint-
he spoke jocularly or In serious vein ntnn, Mr. Root. When the elongates I temporary and permanent chairmen form. Speaker Cannon took him tc ti, ^ lie
He w-as tae entertainer; in fact, he delayed obedleuce to the call M". 'met in the center of the stage where the front ami characteristically intro-! V^ f', ,hor' fl
was tho convention. Roeit, without hesitancy, peremptorily i they clasped hands in a cordial greet duced him to the audience. But the ' tI 1 8 or ^"'hanks.
hen Illinois, N'obraska. Missouri
and Georgia were called annoancc-
nunt was made that tho candidacies
e •!,. V?.ri;U' sull-s hai1 ''em withdrawn.
reforo, was ca t
From the standpoint of political itu- ordered the scrgeants-at arms to clear ling- At this moment tho applause orator chosen to present the name of
tdatform tS er"nt of lho a,sU*' Tho flrmn«!« he displayed was deafening, the convention rising Roosevelt neded no introduction. The
Vlatform v as th. er^ntoof th daj. aj.poalcil to the dele>satos ami from'w feet. Still clasping his liar d. I delegates rrnved tbi and also that
rhe usual resolutions of thanks to
officers of the convention and to com-
mittees on arrangements were adopt-
ed and the great body was adjourned.
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Johnson, L. C. The Indianola Press. (Indianola, Indian Terr.), Vol. 1, No. 48, Ed. 1 Friday, July 1, 1904, newspaper, July 1, 1904; Indianola, Indian Territory. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc270744/m1/4/?q=%22%22~1: accessed August 15, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.