The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-09-28

the ranks of these desperate fighters. The
Colonel trips and falls and the line waivers
but in a moment he is up again, waving
his sword, climbing and shouting. he
bears charmed life. He clips the Darbed
wire fence and plunges through, yeiang:
"Come on boys; come on, and We VIII
lick He'll out of Them" The moral force
of that daring cowed and awed the Span
iards, and they fled from their fortified
heights and Santiago was ours. At that
time Col. Roosevelt was very influential
resident of Santiago de Cuba. 10 lick
Hell out of them" is the fury of fighting.
1t expressed the titanic rage OF Washing
ton at the treachery of Lee and turned the
tide at Monmouth. 1t pierced like bu lets
the ears of the fleeing soldiers and sent
them flying to the front and victory when
Sheridan rode madly ur tn, valley from
Winchester
Colonel Roosevelt is the ty pioal citizen
soldier. The sanitary condition OF our
army in Cuba might not have been known
for weeks through the regular channels of
inspection and report to the various de-
partments. Here the citizen in the Col
onel overcaue the official routine and
ret1cence of the soldier. His graphic let
tor to the Government and the round-robin
he initiated brought suddenly and sharply
to our attention the frightful dangers of
disease and death and resulted in our
boys being brought Immediately home.
He may have been subject to court-mar-
tial for violating the articles of war, but
the humane impulses of the people gave
him gratitude and applause.
1t is seldom In political conflicts when
new and unexpected issues have TO be
met and decided that candidate can be
found who personities the popular and
progressive side Of those issues. REPRE-
sentative men move the masses to enthu-
siasm and are more easily undersUoou
than measures. Lincoln, with his I'M
mortal declaration, made at time when
to make it insured his defeat by Douglass
for the United States Senate, that a
house divided against itself cannot stand.
I believe this Government cannot endure
permanently half slave and half free. !"
embodied the anti-slavery doctrine.
Grant, with Apponatox and the parole of
honor to the Confederate army behind
and liberty. Mckinley, by his long and
able advocacy of it's principles, is the
leading spirit for the protection of Ameri-
can Industries. For this year, for this
crisis, for the voters of the Empire State,
or the young men of the country and the
upward and outward trend of the United
States, the candidate Of candidates is the
Riders-Coionel Theodore Roosevelt.
LIS DOEUlOuS VI LIE SRCOCAA ICIdulAE w
President Mckinley were received with
much applause and there was vigorous
reception of the tribute to Gov. Black.
When Mr.. Depew told, of the charge of
the Rough Riders and mentioned the
name of Roosevelt, the delegates rose and
cheered vooiferously.
When Mr.. Depew had reached the point
in his speech where he alluded to the
non EFFECT of Mauser bullets, two or three
men rushed down the aisle bearing II big
portrait of Col. Roosevelt in Rough Rider
uniform. There was q three-minute inter-
Hruptton and the picture was taken to the
stage and set up. Mr.. Depew finished
amid tremendous applause.
Judge Charles Z. Saxton of Wayne next
took the platform and seconded the nomi-
nation Of Frank S. Black. He spoke of
declaring that he was a courageous and
brilliant man. Judge Saxton also said
"Re is entitled to this nomination also
because he is a Republican Of Republi-
cans, and yet will never allow his party
affiliations to stand on the same plane
with his conscience and the peoples law.
Assemblyman Wallace of Queens, Sec
onded the nomination of Roosevelt as a
resident of Queens and neiRhbor of
mine"
Mr.. Abraham Gruber of New York,
next got the platform. He urged that
Gov. Black, by all precedent and political
right was entitled to a denomination.
Mr.. Gruber's speech was heartily ap-
plauded.
George n. southwick of Albany second
ed the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt
ina ringing speech.
Senator Lexow then spoke foroibly for
Gov. Black, but the audience showed its
dissatisfaction at delayl by crying for the
vote.
Mr.. Elibu Root was then called to the
platform by the chairman and made a
statement as to the eligibility OF Mr..
Roosev elt to hold office. He said in part
that Mr.. Roosevelt had always voted in
Oyster Bay and had merely removed per-
sona1 property to Washington. He had
always 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 a
resident of New York city. He read a
letter from Mr.. Roosevelt saying that he
paid his tax in Oyster Bay and that he
should not be asked to pay 1T in New
York city also. The statement declared
that he had no domicile in New York city
and that he was residing in Washington.
but it did not say that he did not reside
in Oyster Bay. 1t was a settled fact in
law that man could have two residences
and that was especially true in the case
of a Washington office holder, and the
courts have so declared.
While MIR. Root was talking, half Of
the delegates left the convention hall.
He spoke at great length. quoting many
legal opinions to support his contentious.
When Mr.. Root read letter from Mr..
Roosevelt to his lawyer asking for some
money and saying that he had expended
SO much money that he was beyond his
income Mr.. Root said: "Mr. Roosevelt
had expended that money to raise the
Rough Riders" there was great burst
of applause, and then MIR. Root closed by
saying that the documentary proof not
only showed that he never lost his resi-
dence, but rather had paid money that
he did not have to pay to retain it, and
keep him from losing the right of fran
chise.
The closing remarksi of Mr.. Root were
received with great applause and we're
as follows:
ssGentlemen, Mr.. Roosevelt would not
have your suffrage or that of the people
of the state if there WAS dou BIT of his
eligibility to be governor, but he would
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