New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-06-22
ROOSEVELT SECOND CHOICE.

Mr.. Lodge warned the noisy thronE that there
was still important business to be done. and an
nounced that the call Of States would proceed
FOR nominations for the Vice Presidency.
As the name Of Alabama was called on the roll
Of States for nomination Of candidates for Vice
President the announcement was made by the
chairman or the delegation that Alabama would
yield 10 Iowa to present a candidate
Chairman Lodge then recognized Colonel
Lafayette Young, one Of the Iowa delegates at
large and Editor OF The Des Moines Capital"
In vigorous way Colonel Young swung down
the main aisle to tho platform to do that which
a single orator never before did in a Republican
National Observation-Disclosures one strong and
magnetic man a candidate for Vice President
TO nominate another. He said:
Gentlemen Of the Convention: I have listened
with profound interest 10 the numerous indict-
and as an impartial reader OF history am COM
PEELED to confess that the indictments all only
too true. II ! am to judge. however by the
thusiasm OF this hour, the Republican relief COM
and succor to tho PROSTATE Industries Of the Res
public has returned 70 make formal report that
to this ndc'ment except to say that this qntoTtu
administrative control had made IT, up to 1895 In
possible for an honest man to get into debt or to
But my fellow 9.4 citizens Il; you kn9w my purpose;
T aeT e e or 6o from aS GIVEN
family but more were offered than there was room
qEd this great party called for candidate for Vice
tlon and adoption
DOLLINER'S NAME WITHDRAWN.
It is my mission representing that part Of the
end suggest that the duty be placed upon the other
] therefore withdraw the name Of Jonathan p. Dol
Lincoln and Fremont campaigns in his heart and
OF men part OF his birthright We turn this
other adopted son Of the great Middle West. and
at this moment recall that two years ago to-day
as many men as there are men and women in this
Santiago HarboP in fYlI TIcw Of he bay with
MORO Castle looming up upon the right. and an
OF the channel between. on board those transports
were 2oCc0 soldiers that had gone away from our
shores 10 lherate another race to rulh no obliga
tion but that OF humanity.
THE ROUGH RIDERS LEADER
As campaign followers there were those who wit
messed this great spectacle Of that neet. and on
Rough Riders Of the Far we West and the MsssspP
Valley In command of that regiment was that
man. reviewer, historian statesman, soldier OF the
Middle West by adoption, of New-York by birth.
place Of landing. stood of the harbor, two years
to make a place for landing and no man who lives
soldier or as camp follower can fall fo resai
the spectacle and If he closes his eyes he sees the
1888 The landing being completed. there were those
table men land landing in small boats throurh The
waves that dash against the shore. landing without
harhor but land they did with their accoutrements
and their wfaPogs by their SdeS And those who
thought they could In their faces STRANGER
car YOU tell me the nearest road to Santiago?''
That is the place they were looking for: and the
leader of that campaign, of OF those regiments
shall he the name that l shall bring before this
Convention for the office of VicePresdent of the
United States.
A CAMPAIGN OF PATRIOTISM
Gentlemen Of the Convention, know that YOU
have been here long time, and that you have had
politics In abundance | know the desire to com
plete the work OF this Convention but | cannot
forbear to say that this occasion has a higher sig
| nihcance than OF politics. The campaign Of
this year is higher than politics. In fact patriot
ism could have its there would be but DO
nucal party and but electoral ticket in any
State of the Union. because patriotic duty would
enforce It. In respects the years 1898 and 1899
nave been the great years of the Republic.
! There is not under cline man
or government that dares to insult the nag of the
United States Not We greater and a