The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1900-06-27

trust, and we must not faltcr nor fgno-
minously fail before the world. Our
present chief executive has shown his
wisdom and his unequalcd diplomacy
He is an ideal candidate and has been
an ideal President. In his hands the
dcstinies of the party will be carried to
triumphant victory next November.
(Great cheering) | nominate for Presi-
dent OF the United States William Nc
kinley, of the United States"
At the conclusion OF this speech cheer
upon cheer rent the air and the cnthusi-
asm among the delegates and crowds in
the galleries surpassed anything ever
witnessed at any other national conven-
ton.
This protracted outburst was but the
forerunner OF the pandemonium that
reigned a moment later when Roosevelt,
| the man OF the hour, mounted the plat
form to second the presidents nomina-
ton. When the convention caught sight
OF him it went off like n rocket AS
he stood there facing the yelling multi
tude the roar could have been heard
for blocks. When finally he was allow
ed to begin he plunged directly to the
heart of his subject in the impctuous
way which the people so much admire.
to second the nomination OF William
Mckinley who had faced more prob
lens than any President since Lincoln.
| The convention got on its feet, and it
was several minutes before he could pro-
| ceed. Every movement and every word
| was characteristic of the man. lie look
| ed, spoke and acted like one giving di-
| rection to an army about to go into bat
| tie, and as he laid about him with
| sledgehammer blows the multitude
went wild with delight A Nebraska dele
gate shouted: Hit 'em againv' lnclosing
| his address. and with a world of infinite
scorn in his voice, asked il America was
weakling to shrink from the world
work OF the world powers, the whole pit
echoed NO in chorus.
The denomination of President Nc
| Kinley accomplished, Chairman Lodge
warned the noisy and demonstrative
throngs that the nomination OF candi-
: date for vice president was to be made.
4 When Alabama was called in the roll
! OF States for the nomination for vice
president, the chairman of the delega-
ton yielded to Col. Lafayette Young, OF
Iowa.
Col. Young then withdrew Dolliver
and paid an eloquent tribute to Roose-
vclt He spoke OF the landing OF 2o.-
600 troops in Santiago harbor two years
ago, and added:
"On the ship Yucatan was that ia
nous regiment OF Rough Riders of the
far West and the Mississippi valley. In
command OF that regiment was that fear
less young American, student, scholar,
| plainsman, reviewer, historian, states
man, soldier OF the Middle West by
adoption, OF New York by birth. That
fleet, sailing around the point, coming
to the place OF landing, stood off the
harbor, two years ago, and the navy
bombarded that shore to make a place
for landing, and no man who lives who
was in that campaign as an officer, as a
soldier or as camp follower, can fail
TO recall the spectacle and il he closes
his eyes he sees the awful scenes in
that campaign in June and July, 1893.
Then the landing being completed
there were those who stood upon the
shore and saw these indomitablc men
lead, landing in small boats through the
waves that dashed against the shore,
! landing without harbor. but land they
did, with their accoutrements on and
their weapons by their sides. And those
who stood upon that shore and saw
| tHOSS men COlllC Oll lHCy
see in their faces, Stranger, can you
tell me the nearest road to Santiago.
(Applause.) That is the place they were
looking for. And the leader OF that
campaign, OF one OF those regiments,
shall be the name that | shall place be-
fore this convention for the office ri
vice president OF the United States"
Senator Chaunccy M. Depew's speech
seconding the nomination OF Roosevelt
was plentifully punctuated with laughter
and applause. When shouts OF "Depew'
went up from the audience, Gov. Roose-
welt took him by the arm and led him
toward the platform. He said in part:
Il had the pleasure OF nominating
him two years ago for governor when all
the signs pointed to the loss OF New
York in the election, but he charged up
and down the old State from Montauk
Point to Niagara Falls, as he went up
San Juan hill and the Democrats fed
before him as the Spaniards had in Cuba
"Tt is a pecularity OF American life