Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1904-06-24
BLACK HOMINATES ROOSEVELT
Senator Dolliver Places Fairbanks in Nom
q nation for Vice President

akin to enthusiasm took possession
of the republican national convention
when speaker Cannon called for
order at ten-thirty this morning.
The disinterestedness of the public
seems to have disappeared, and this
morning it hocked to the convention
in such great numbers, that there was
not a vacant seat left when the pro-
ceedings' opened. Senator Fair
banks, whose. name will go on the
ticket as the parties candidate for
vice president, deemed it not proper
to appear in the hall this morning,
and did not appear there. Thou
sands of small flags were distributed.
Shortly before beginning the days
work the presiding officer was pre-
sented with a beau tifui boquet of
lilies, from "a bevy of women equally
as beautiful. The Rev. T. E. Snively
offered prayer. After an announce
ment of the anniversary celebration
of the founding CT the Republican
party, to be held at Jackson, Mich,
on July 9th. former governor Frank
S. Black of New York took the plat
form amid tremendous applause to
place Roosevelt's name in nomination.
In placing President Roosevelt in
nomination, Frank S. Black closed
most eloquent address with the fol-
. lowing tribute to the president:
"He believes in going ahead. He
believes that in shaping the destinies
of this great republic, hope is a
higher impulse than regret. He be-
lieves that preparation for future
triumphs is a more important duty
than inventory of past mistakes. A
3 profound student of history, he is to-
day the greatest history maker in the
world. With the instincts of the
scholar, he is yet forced from the
scholars pursuits by those superb
qualities which fit him to the last de-
gree for those great world currents
now rushing past with large volume
and more portentous aspect than for
many years before. The fate of ma
tions is still decided by their wars.
You may talk of orderly tribunals and
learned referees; you may sing in
your schools the gentle praises of the
quiet life; you may strike from your
books the last note of every martial
anthem, and vet out in the smoke 'anc
thunder will always be the tramp o.
horses and the silent, rigid, upturneo
face. Men may prophesy and womer
pray, but peace will come here to
abide forever on this earth only wher
> the dreams of childhood are tht
accepted chartsato guide the destinie
of men.
Whether we wish it or not, Americ;
isabroad in this world. Her inter
ests are in every street, her name i
on every tongue. Those interests 81
sacred and stupendous should b.
: trusted only to the care of thos
whose power, skill and courage hav
been tested and apprved.
There are times when great fines
is hardly less than destiny, when tn
elements SO come together that the,
select the agent they will use. Event
sometimes select the strongest man
as lightning goes down the highes
rod. And so it is with those event
which for months with unerring sigh
have led you to single name whicl
am chosen only to pronounce
Gentlemen, nominate for Presideu
of the United States the highest liv
ing type Of the youth, the vigor an,
the promise of great country and
great age, Theodore Roosevelt c
New York"
TIE state of Alabama, the first o
sthe fist,a having yielded its place t
New York. with three cheer, tn
convention started a demonstrate
which lasted several minutes. H
started to speak but the noise contil
ued for three minutes before he coul
resume. The speaker was IN goo
form and his voice could be haord