The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-06-21

a Cowboy" the cowboy becoming
soldier, the soldier becoming a hero and
the hero, blade in hand in the press of
battle, shouting:
Give 'em hell, boys"
When Depew sought to close there
were demands to ''go on and yielding
to the clamOr, he proceeded dealing
with the glories of the party. His sar-
castle reference to the Kansas City
convention and George Washington
Aguinaldo brought him round after
round of applause.
He spoke of the Trust oratory" sure
to be heard from the Bryan cohorts at
Kansas City and declared that when
the hurrahS of the trust orators died
away in that convention it would be
found that the ice pitchers had broken
through the force of the ice trust in
gradients within them. Mr. Depew told
a story, a new one he said, which had
for its moral the fact that Mr. Bryan
had been body snatching," reviving
the corpse Offree silver at Is to 1. Turn
ing from humorous to serious themes,
the orator recounted the glories of the
administration already achieved and
those awaiting the union of two such
Incompatible leaders, Mckinley and
Roosevelt.
HiHs closing period, declaring that
ROOSeVeltS choice would be unanimous
touched off a whirl of excitement.
CRIES FOR ROOSEVELT UN-
NEEDED.
Roosevelt" Teddy" Roosevelt"
came from all quarters of the hall
The governor sat unmOVed. tanning
himself desperately, and shaking his
head negatively at the calls for his APP
pearance.
The impatient audience called for a
vote it appearing that there would be
no other candidates.
1t took some minutes to restore order,
Chairman Lodge vigorously pounding
his desk and appealing to the assem-
blage.
Just as Alabama, the first state on
the roll call,was called. ex-senator Quay
started out of the hall and there was a
| disturbance of cheers. Partial order
| was restored and the roll call proceeded,
each delegation casting it's votes for
4 Roosevelt unanimously During the roll
call delegates and spectators realizing
| that the conventions action would be
| unanimous chatted and laughed until
the result of the noise was like the roar
| of a sullen sea on a rocky coast
At the conclusion of the call. Chair
man Lodge announced that Governor
| Roosevelt had received 929 votes, one
! delegate in the convention not voting.
This delegate was Governor Roosevelt
himself who refrained from voting with
the New York delegation.
Chairman Lodges announcement that
Roosevelt had been nominated for vice
president evoked a burst of applause
that fairly shook the great steel girders
of the building to its foundation.
Governor Roosevelt. now the candi-
date for the vice presidency, was sur
rounded by delegates showering con-
CALCULATIONS upon him
He stood in the middle aisle, the sterr
look of recent days having given away
to an expansive smile.
The serious work of the convention
was now practically over and only a few
details remained to be performed 4
resolution by General Grosvenor wa.
agreed to for an official print of TIL
convention proceedings and a reprint o
the proceedings of four. years ago. An
other resolution empowered the nationa
committee to fill vacancies on the com
nittee.
On motion of Col. Dick, Senator Lodg
= was placed at the head of the commit
tee to notify the president of his nomi
2 nation and Senator Wolcott at the heal
of the committee to notify the vic
: presidential nominee.