The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-22

When Col. Roosevelt expressed TO us his
wish that he should not be considered,
we respected IL. and we proposed TO place
In nomination by our unanimous vote our
Lieutenant governor, the Hon. Timothy Il
Woodruff. (Applause.) Now that the colonel
has responded to the call OF the convention
and the demand Of the people, New York
withdraws Mr.. Woodruff and puts Roose-
welt in nomination, | had the pleasure or
nominating him for governor two years
ago. when all the signs pointed to the
loss of New York in the election. but he
chsrged up and down the old state, from
Montauk Point TO Niagara Falls. as he
went UP San Juan hill. .(applause). and
Spaniards did in Cuba.
1T ia a popularity of American life
that our men are not born to anything
but they get there afterwards. Mckinley,
n young soldier. and coming out major;
Mckinley a congressman and making
fariff: Mckinley president; elected be-
cause ne represented the American indus
tries and Mckinley after four years de-
velopment In peace. in war, in prosperity
and In adversely, the greatest president.
had. and the greatest ruler in Christen-
dom today. (Applause) So with Col.
Roosevelt-we call him Teddy He was
the child OF New York. Teddy the child
of Fifth avenue-he was the child OF the
clubs; he was the child OF the exclusive
ness Of Harvard college and he went and
became cowboy, and then he went into
the navy department and became an as
sistant secretary. He gave an order and
the old chiefs OF the bureau came 10 him
and said: Why, colonel. there Is no au-
thortty or requisiton TO burn this powder
Well said the colonel. we have got
10 get ready when war comes, and powder
was manufactured TO be burned And the
burning OF that powder sunk Cervera's
fleet outside OF Santiago harbor and the
Meet In Manila bay. (Applause.r
Roosevelt Before Santiago.
AT Santiago a modest voice was heard.
exceedingly polite. addressing military
regiment lying upon the ground while the
sganish bullets were aging oyer them.
men, please; one side. gentlemen, please,
that my men can set out And when the
polite man got his men out in the open
where they could face the bayonet and
face the bullet, there was a transforma-
tion and the transformation was that the
dude had become cowboy the cowboy
had become a soldier. the soldier had be-
come hero and rushing down the hill
pistol IN hand (grcat applause the pollte
man shuoted TO the miutiamen living down.
Give them HE'LL boys. give them hell
"Aluston has been made by one OF the
speakers 20 the fact that the Democrats
convention fl TO meet on tho Fourth ~
July daughterl on the Fourth OF July
al ~ great heroes Of the nation. all ths
heroA OF the war 81 iSi2 all the great
heroes % Mexico and the heroes OF the
war with Spain, who are not dead Will
te In professions ali over the country.
these mishty spirits, hut they VIII not Sc
AZ the Democratic convention at Kansas
city" A voice from the platform. "ArS
the war ~ the rebellion. "
senator nephew-"And the war ~ IN.
rebellion there Is one gentleman who ygtn
bc detained from there and the welcome
which they would delight 70 give him. but
he Is az present engaged IN running
foot race, under the b,axinE sun 1ith ~
soldiers OF the United States. uaughterl.
George Washington AguinaIdo.
George WasAlnKtoR's spirit viii not "a.
thcrc. bat George Washing tan AsuInAl3o.
Z he could, wouia Ne there a. a Weloorne
delegate daughter. would IKE Ia sit
IN sac gallery ana hear the platform reai
coudcmning expansion, with Jefferson
coming out % the cloud and SAYING Who
are yea' Didn't MY expansion become
Fifteen states as glorious aai as great as
any IN your union and what are YOU con-
Jemriug me- forF Anti-tmqtr!AlssmP Ra.
cause We are putting down ar .nSgrrcctIon
iu the phAppincsF And from the grave
~ the HERMITAGE comes The spirit ~ rif
Andrew Jackson saving Get lut % hero
eS by tho eternal ! viii .et YOU know No
'Apti-acQulsltlon Of tcryi.ory~ana then
ratHrs a procession ot Demorratv g the
90 bC@ucratic party. jaTfrso7. Munrls-
Ielk, Pierce pointing To Louisiana. 7a.c.-
trs t1 New Mexico. po.u,inE 90 7l.. g. --lis
Ftlrt-uK o. oregon. pointing tn shat ms
made OFF toGatry nFsy aud srreropat
an1rs lhe countries u the v.Tia. a1l
thtn VIII come the great card ~ the ems
vvntien headed by the greet Br9ar . M
sc.t. Down with the trusts. cuwn WITH
the trusts. aud when the Applause .s over
IL Vii be found thst the pitchers On me
table have oeer broken o. the cash .ng o..
The Ice within. Tor that tee viii o. mi strx
merry ~ seats a chunk
Tells an Auexed New story.
4 heard story ORusater). this Is =
brand new story. Il is ~ lhs vintage a:
June. 1910. Most q these stories are ras-s
venerable. There was % lady WIKI her
husband IN Florida last winter lie a
Fnns % ~ -