The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-06-29


The new national committee met
and unanimously elected George B.
Cortlyou chairman. Mr.. Cortelyou
resigned as Secretary of Commerce
and Labor Immediately upon being
elected chairman of the committee.
First Day.
Chicago, (SpeciaD The thirteenth
Republican National Convention,
which is to nominate President Theo.
dore Roosevelt for President and
Senator c. w Fairbanks for Vice
President, opened at noon Tuesday.
The seats of delegates were well filled.
but in the body OF the hall there was
room for so per cent. more spectators,
and the galleries were not more than
one-third filled.
The hour set for the Convention to
begin was noon. but the noon hour
found Acting Chairman Henry c.
Payne of Wisconsin, gavel in hand
waiting patiently for the delegations
to find their places before calling the
Convention to order. Shortly after
noon special messengers were sent
out through the large hall in the
effort to get the delegates seated
With three severe raps of the gavel
Mr.. Payne finally called the Conveir-
tion to order at T2I6 f. NJ. He made
no speech. but promptly introduced
Rev. Timothy p. Frost, pastor OF the
First Methodist Church of Evanston.
ILL.,, and formerly pastor OF First
Methodist Episcopal Church, Balti-
more, who pronounced the opening
prayer.
After the applause had subsidized
Chairman Payne in few words ex-
pressed thanks for the table. He then
said:
Gentlemen Of the Convention
The National Committe has selected
for your temporary Chairman Hon.
Elihu Root OF New York
There WAS another shout from the
Convention. which was prolonged
when Governor Odell of New York
rose to move that the action OF the
National Committee be approved. 1t
was at once adopted by the Conven-
ton
simultaneously with former Secre-
tary Roots appearance at the speak
er's table an immense oil painting of
President Roosevelt was unveiled at
his right. The tableau brought forth
a burst OF enthusiasm.
Mr.. Root was greeted with re-
newed cheers as he advanced to the
speakers stand. MIR Chairman he
said, 81 am deeply another burst
Of cheers cut him off. II am deeply"
resumed Mr. Root, when quiet was
restored. and this time he was per-
mitted to proceed. His speech was
long and thorough review in detail
of the achievements pf the Renuhli-
can Administration OF Mckinley and
Roosevelt since the last National Con-
vention. Ii occupied an hour in de-
livery
Mr. Root had hardly struck his
stride when cries OF "LouderV were
heard. His voice soon gained power,
however, and his well enunciated
words rang well through the still hall
Reverential silence prevailed as the
speaker alluded briefly to the assas
sinaton OF President Mckinley, and
again applause as his successors re-
cord was reviewed.
When Mr.. Root said. with Nc
kinley, we remember Hanna there
was a demonstration, the delegates
standing.
When Mr. Root had concluded the
Convention unanimously approved the
recommendation OF the National Com
mittee, allowing Porto Rico two dele
gates and the Philippines six dele
gates with two votes
A call OF States was then ordered
to obtain the names of members Of
the various national committees. At
its conclusion the Convention ad-
journed until next day.