Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1904-08-03
F|CAT|ON
OF FAIRBANKS
Notable Exercises Held on The
Yeranda ofSenator's Beau
tifal Home
ADDRESS BY
Il Thu ROOT
Touches Upon Important Issues
OfThe Campaign. Candidate
Makes Able Response

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. Aus. a.
! Charles w. Fairbanks, senior Y. s..
senator from Indiana. was today
formally notified of his nomination
I, for vice president OF the United.
| States by the republican national
convention The notification address
was made by Elihu Root, ex.secre-
tary Of war. The exercises were held
on the wide veranda OF Fairbanks
beautiful home in the presence OF
notification committee OF state 81.
ificiais. the Indiana republican con
gressional delegation and other in
yited guests.
Fully 5000 persons Were gathered
at The residence when Fairbanks re-
ceived the committee. There was a
4 demonstration which lasted several
minutes. Root then without prelim.
mary delivered formal notification
He said:
The committee which now awaits
upon you was appointed BY the ma.
tional convention Of the republican
party held al Chicago IN June, and
its agreeable duty is to notify you
Of your nomination as the republican
candidate for the office III vice presi-
dent Of the United States for the
term to begin on the 4th' Of March,
1906. 6.s
We give you formal uutiee Of that
nomination with assurance of the un.
divided and hearty support Of the
great party w.lich has executed the
peoples will in the government Of
this country tor the better part of
the last half century. The nomina-
tion comes to you in accordance with
the best methods and practices Of
representative government. II was
the result Of long and earnest con.
sideration and discussion by the mem
bers Of the convention. Ii was not
the chance product OF an excited hour,
and 1t was not upon the demand of
any powerful influence political or
otherwise constraining the judgment
of the delegates. II was not made
for the purpose Of concillating pos
sible malcontents, or OF swelling the
campaign fund of the party. No bar
bains or intrigues contributed to II.
No suppressions Of the truth or mis-.
leading OF the convention as to your
principles and opinions were neces-
sary to bring 1t about. It was the
deliberate, informed and intelligent
, judgment OF the delegates from every
state and territory, and It was their
Unanimous Judgment.
4 1t is a great office to which you
are called. John Adams, and Thomas
] jefferson and George Clinton, and
John c. Calhoun, and Martin Van
Buren,, and many others whose names
are illustrious in the history or our
country. have filled II. II Is an OF
flee OF high dignity and Immediate
ever present Importance. The credit
!. and honor Of our country are greatly
concerned In the character and con
duct Of the man who presIdes over
the senate or the United States-tha
powerful and august body, Of which
you are already so experienced. 50
useful and so honored a member.
i But the vice president has other
grave duties Of imperative obligation
When the people elect president un
der our political system. they do no,
merely select the man for office: they
give their approval of certain control
ling principles and policies Of govern
. ment: and the administration OF which
the vice president Is part Is bound
to give effect 20 these principles ant
policies. The primary duty Of tb,
vice president 10 be always ready Il
take up the burden of the presidency
II occasion requires. carries with Il
the duty to be always ready to con
tinue unbroken the policies whcih tn,
/, people have entrusted 10 the admin
/, istration for execution For the dn'
performance Of this duty the vict
president should he familiar with IN