Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1898-10-06


OF New York. Col Theodore Roosevelt. Col |
Roosevelt has shown conspicuous ability in the |
public service Tor ten years lie wa was ,;a sGld,er
which generally ruin the holder OF them with !
politicians and the unthinkng. One was civil
commissioner for New York CITY So long a,
the public did not understand him there was
plenty OF lurid language aSd gnashng OF teeth
The people always Just in the end. Let
them know everything that can be SAID about
a man and all that the searchllght OF pup
licity will reveal and their verdict is the truth
When the smoke had clear-1 away from the
batteries OF abuse they saw the unharmed
figure Of public-spirited broad minded ana
courageous officer, who understood ottlcla re-
sponsi5ility to mean the performance without
fear or favor of the work he had promised I"
do and obedience OF the laws he had sworn I"
support. The missiles from these batteries
few bv him nnocuously as did the bullets
from the Spanish Mausers on the hill OF San
When he became assistant secretary OF the
navy he was in sphere more congental 10 ms
abilities He was fortunately under the most
accomplished, able and ndulgent chief IN Sec
retary Long, A small man would have been
jealous OF this dynamite bundle OF bTains'
nerves energy and initiative, but our diitin- Sun
quished secretary gave full scope to his brll-
liant assistant. The country owes much 10 nm
for the efficiency and splendid condition OF ou'
nut his knife deep in the naval aDproprlatlon,.
He will not do more. Inc permanent
staff said to Roosevelt one day; Dewey -
frirg his bic guns" Let him shoot away
sad tbe assistant secretary. "that is what the
powder is for" If there had been no "a
some Terry Simpson would have moved an IN
ouiry into the extravaganza OF the navy &c
partment in burning up the property OF tne
United States and upon Roosevelt might nave
rested the condemnation OF conEreS;SGioaal
committee But the waste was magnlhcent
economy in producing the superb marx kSnla1,
shin OF the gunners on our "arships at MAMMA
The regiment of Rough Riders was an orig,
;ral American suggestion to demonstrate that
;,J. ahl
mon to all conditions OF American me -
In that hot and pest cursed climate OF sum
mer Cuba. officers had ,opport4nHle,s . ror no,
lection from miasma and fever Which were we're no. no.
possible for the men. But the Rough Riders
endured no hardships nor dancers whlch .%,', Tcre
not shared by their colonel. lie helped thenl
dig the bitches; he stood beside them IN me
deadly dampness OF the trenches: n ;daai dnaI
world.famed charge OF the KonG8 tLS b;l, N nf San
Tuan their colonel hundred teet ~ al
vance. The bullets whistling. by him are
raDidly thinning the ranks OF these desperate
fighters The colonel trips and tails ana me
line wavers but in a moment he IS un aValn'
waving his sword. climbing and shouting;
He bears charmed life HG> Gins the nnt;nsa
wire fence and punges through: vehnR;
Come on. boys: come on; and we WI hck Me.,
oved ouu al ,nd ayed The Snaniards and thev fed
from their fortified heights and Santiago was
ours. ii. -,,,l;,.
The sanitary condition OF our army IN Oupis
might not have been known for weeks through
the. regular channels OF Inspection ana REPORT
TO the various departments. here the C'tHeH
in the colonel overcome the othcal routine ana
retcence of the soldier, His graphic ,etter 70
the government and the round rohln ne, illt
atcd brought sharply to our attention the irlEhtI
full dangers of disease and death ,and reSulteu
in our bows being brought Immediately nome.
He NAV have been subject to court,maTtal lol
violating the articles OF war; but the humane
impulses of the people gave him gratitude ana
applause. -. -,
Representative men move the masses 70 en-
thusiasm and are more easily understood than
measures For this wear. for this crisis. TOT inc
voters of the Empire state. for the young men
- " ,,o+r,, arJ the inward onward ard
outward trerd Of the United states the can,u
date of candidates is the hero ot Santiaeo' Ine
idol of the Rough Riders-Coi. theodore
Roosevelt .
Mr.. Depew's references to President
Mckinley were received with much
applause and there was vigorous re-
ception of the tribute to Gov. Black.
When he told of the famous charge
of the Rough Riders and mentioned
Rooseyelt's name the audience went
almost crazy, and when he reached
the point in his speech where he
alluded to the non-etfect of Mauser
bullets two or three men rushed down
the aisle bearing a big portrait of Mr..
Roosevelt in Rough Rider uniform.
There was a three minutes interrupt
stage and set up. Mr.. Depew finished
amid applause that was almost pan
demonium. Then Charles Il. SaXtOn,
of Wayne, seconded the nomination
of Gov. Black. Assemblyman Wallace,
of Queens, seconded the nomination
| of Roosevelt.
Elihu Root was called to the plat
| form by the chairman and made
statement as to the eligibility of Mr..
| Roosevelt to hold office. He said Mr..
| Roosevelt had always voted in Oyster
| Bay and had merely removed personal
property to Washington. He had al
| ways paid taxes in Oyster Bay and
had merely refused to pay taxes on
property he was using in Washington,
and by his affidavit he merely said he
was not q resident of New York.
| Secretary of State Palmer moved
roll call and the motion was adopted.
Before it got through the New York
! delegation it was evident that Roose-
welt had a walkover. The total vote
was announced as follows: Roose-
Welt 753, Black 218.
Then the audience and delegates
rose and cheered. Judge Cady moved
the unanimous nomination. While
| the question was penulnS senator
Krum, who had supported Mr.. Black,
said: ''On behalf of Gov. Black and
his friends | say they will stand by
Theodore Roosevelt as he stood by the
country" The nomination was made
unanimous and the convention stood
in recess until o'clock.
| When the convention reassembled
the remaining nominations for state
officers were made in a few minutes.
The following committee was APP
pointed to be an advisory board for
the state committee: Thomas G.
Platt, c. NJ. Depew, Frank Hiscoct,
Edward Lauterbach and Frank S.
Witherbee. The old eagle emblem
was readopted for the party and the
convention adjourned sine die. Fol
lowing is the platform adopted:
The republicans of New York in convention
assembled, congratulate the country upon the
| conclusion of the war with SPAN. 1t was not
| undertaken for conquest, but for the sacred
| cause of humanity and for the lust protection
It has tod in tI.