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tion by a vote of 1853 to 21S for Cover
nor Black. The campaign throughout
the state was spirited. Roosevelt took
the stump and delivered many
speeches His plurality was 1909.
AS the campaign of 1900 drew near.
the popular demand that Roosevelt's
name should be on the National Re-
publican ticket grew too imperative
to be ignored by the leaders. Tie
honor of the nomination for Vicc-Pres-
ident was refused time and time again
by Roosevelt, who felt that he had
great duty TO perform as governor OF
New York state.
SAYS Cal OLaughlin. apropos of tho
Republican National Convention.
which was held in Philadelphia on
June 10, 20 and 81, 1900:
Nomination at PHILADELPHIA.
ON the evening of the first day of the
convention. Roosevelt saw Platt MY
name must not be presented to the CON
yention" he told him. Platt was MAD.
and mad clean through: but he acquiesced
and Roosevelt returned to his apartment
To run into the arms of the Kansas dele
satIon I'VE do not request you to ac-
cent the nomination" said State senator
Burton: 1--WE do not urge you TO accept
the nomination, but we propose 10 issue
orders TO you, and we expect you to opey
them Throughout the delivery OF MT
Rurton's remarks, Roosevelt stood, with
sboulders square and feet at right angles,
his chin occasionally shooting forwaru'
ms IL he were on the point of op)ectihs 10
the argument that he alone coulu rescue
.bleeding Kansas" from dcmaSogism ana
populism But he waited patiently until
The address was ended. and then Appealed
to the Kansans to take his words at tneir
face value and vote for some one OF the
candidates. But his appeal was useless
for Senator Burton, grasping his hand.
congratulated him lin advance upon ms
nomination and election" and the dele
cation enthusiastically approved the SEN
timents. So certain was Kansas that
Roosevelt would be the choice OF the con-
vention, that IT had printed huge plac-
ard. bearing the words in large. black
type:
KANSAS DELEGATION
FIRST TO DECLARE FOR
GOVERNOR ROOSEVELT"
And, when the nomination was declared
to have occurred. triumphantly carried 1t
about Convention Hall.
After his nomination. Roosevelt
said:
I held out as long as could I had to
give in when | saw the popular sentiment
of the convention. / believe 1t is my duty
Now that 1t is all over. l want to say that
/ appreciate fully the sentiment which
accompanied my nomination. The unan-
unity and enthusiasm of the convention
FOR my nomination never Will be forgot
ten by me.
During the political campaign which
followed. he Travelled 16.100 miles.
flashed through 23 states. delivered 459
speeches, containing 100000 words.
and made his appeal directly to l.
100000 persons.
His Capacity for Work.
Mr.. Ris says that the thing that be-
clouds the Judgment of his critics is
Roosevelt's amazing capacity for work.
He says
He can weigh the pros and cons of n
case and get at the meat of 1t in less
time than 1t takes most of to state
the mere proposition. And he Is surprs-
ingly thorough. Nothing escapes him.
HIS Judgment comes sometimes a
shock to the man of slower ways. He
! does not stop at conventionalities. II a
thing is right. 1t is to be done-and right
away. 1t was notably so with the round
robin In cuba, asking the government to
recall the perishlng army when 1t had
won the light. People shook their heads.
and talked of precedents. Precedents! 1t
has been Roosevelt's business to make
them most of his time. But IL there any
one today who thinks he set that one
wrong? Certainly one who with me
saw the army come home II did not
come day too soon. Roosevelt is no
more infallible than the rest of us. Over
and over again / have seen him pause
when he mad decided upon his line of ac-
tion. and review 1t to see where there
was chance for mistake. Finding none
he would issue his order with the sober
, comment: There we have done the best
we could. II there Is any mistake we will
make II right. The fear of 1t shall not de-
ter us from doing our duty. The only
man who never makes "A mistake is the
man who never does anything
EnforcinS The Lat0
Referring to Roosevelt's strict en-
forcement of the Sunday excise law.
the San Francisco Argonaut's New
York correspondent, "Flaneur," wrote
under date of September 2. 1895:
The law is not a Republican law. 1t
was passed by Tammany. means Of
blackmallng saloonkeepcrs who refused
to yield up tribute. 1t is Democratic
law. was introduced at the instigation of
Tammany, was passed by Democratic
Legislature, and was signed by Demo-
cratic governor. David B. Hill. Senator
Hill is now trying to make political cap
ital by abusing Roosevelt for enforcing
the law, but he places himself in IA very
questionable position. When a man is
the leader OF n party in a state. when his
party passes an excise law, and when he
himself Signs 1t as governor he certainly
stultliicS himself when, to embarrass a
political opponent. he fights against the
enforcement of the very law which he
himself llssed The opponents of enforc-
ing the iaw are having rather hard
time. Nobody denies that the law exists:
all that 'ley say Is that it is "a hardship
to enforc" it" But who is to decide on
the relative severity or mildness of the
laws? Commissioner Roosevelt himself
frankly snys that he does not believe in
such 5cvere Sunday law. but it is the
law, he is going to enforce 1t. And he
is certainly doing SO. There is n good
deal OF humor in the American people.
and In tlis great city there are many
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