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Is The REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CON-
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CHICAGO, June 2s.-1:21 P. NJ
Roll call finished, every vote IN the
convention being cast for Roosevelt
He is declared the nominee
2:o7-Fairbanks nominated Vice
President by aecIamation.
0 CHICAGO, June 23.-Every seat
was filed every delegate bubbled With
enthusiasm, every spectator thrilled
with anticipation of great convention
scenes when at 10:2S Uncle Joe can
non folded his steel-rimmed spec
tacles and, using the left arm swing,
circ1ed the big mallet in the air and
brought it down on the table with
BOOM When he got order he sald
Rev. Thaddeus Snively would pray
The prediction was verified. Rev
Sniyelys read his prayer. Uncle Joe
ordered a call of the States for nom
nations for President.
Alabama called tthe clerk. Ala
-bama announced that it had the hon
or to yield to the State of New York
There was applause.
3ss Ex-Governor Black. had been chosen
TO present the name Of Roosevelt.
That was the signal for a great dem
onstration. Flags that had been Civ
en the delegates were waved with
yisor Great cheers arose when
Black appeared on the platform
His long, lean smooth shaven face
suggested Lincoln to some lusty
lunged delegate and he stralghtway
proposed three cheers for Abraham
Lincoln They were given with
will N Whats the matter with
B1acl?,' asked somebody in the New
York delegation. "He is all right
was the unanimous yell from the rep
resentatives of the Empire State,
Cannon introduced Black as former
colleague in the house and one OF
the greatest orators in the country.
CHICAGO, June 23-Every one OF
his shafts at the Democrats and his
concise statement of-Republican good
ness evoked cheers;
Black was complacent and spoke
in a calm, even strain without strlv-
ing for effects How they strained
in the back seats to hear what ne
said. Hands we're at the ears OF all,
and many of them held newspapers
back of their heads to eaten the
4 sound waves. His eulogy OF Roose-
Welt was given inpressively without
mention of the name of the Presl-
dent The crowd listened intently but
in silence due to the fact that they
desired to hear every word.
Roosevelt,s name, magic in its in
cfiuence upon this convention, was re-
Il served for mention at the very end
y of the! speech. Black led up to 1t
impressively, eloquently. And when
at last he named to the convention
I: its nominee, the party's standard
bearer the crowd simply went wild
with enthusiasm.
CHICAGO, June ga roar that
s fairly shook the building went up
from the &throats of the 5000 men and
women Flags and banners We're
waved by delegates and spectators in
II q frenzy of delight. Umbrellas of gay
hues added to the brilliancy of the
scene. Hats were thrown in the air.
Cannon advanced to the front of
& the platform, waved time stained
flae5Eof. historic interest. 1t was the
flag that was carried by the Missouri
delegation into the convention that
nominated Lincoln in 1860. All the
delegates we're standing on their
chairs. all except Senator P1att, OF
New York, whose enfeebled condition
forbade such exertion. But as he sat
in his chair he waved weakly big
flag.
The band struck up "a Hot Time Time
{ but even the strains of that inspiring
n cir was drowned much of the time 3 by
the pand MUM. At best the boom,
ing Of the bass drum could be heard but
family At the end of three minutes
big picture Of Roosevelt was was
brought to the stage and # tn the thing tlia1a