Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1904-06-29
ROOSEVELT AND
FAIRBANKS ARE CHOSEN

hcpuDllCdu CONVENTION pTONeQ lutTe
is no absence of enthusiasm in their
ranks when occasion justifes exhibit
ton of that quality. For 25 minutes
the great throng told its appreciation
of the conventions choice for presi-
dent. The name of Roosevelt came
from every throat. The New York
delegates paraded the hall shouting
at the tops of their voices. other
delegations Joined the procession and
the well ordered body of half an
hour before was a shifting mass, ev-
cry semblance of organization gone.
WAVED THE OLD FLAG.
While the demonstration vas at its
height, Chairman Cannon stepped to
the front of the stage. He held In
his hand the banner which was wav.
ed in 1860 when Lincoln was nomi.
natetd, and which had been used in
every convention since. The flag show
ed the wear ad tear of many similar
contests.
Uncle Joe" waved it vigorously
and kept time with his body. Soon
the whole convention was swaying
in exact measure. The chairman
tired and his place was taken by a
young man who grasped the Flagstaff
firmly in one hand and with a mega
phone led the yelling. He started to
yell Roosevelt. Roosevelt, Roosevelt,
repeatedly e and over again with
the system of a college yell. 1t was
taken up by the throng and the cry
of Roosevelt" rolled over the hall in
volumes so great and SO terrific that
the screeching of a hundred whistles
would have been dwarfed in compar-
ison.
The delegates. in the eagerness to
exhibit approval of the nomination,
accepted every signal for renewed
cheering. A little colored boy from
Georgia and later a little girl dress.
ed in a dainty frock of white were
lifted to the platform and they wav-
ed flags with as much vigor as their
more lusty preceptors.
At the conclusion of every second
ing speech, the performance was re-
peated and the speakers themselves
were generally applauded. When Sen
ator Fairbanks had been nominated
for vice-presidentt there was no di.
minution in the demonstration.
Voices were hoarse, but the noise for
the choice was just Is unanimous as
1t was in filling the first place on the
ticket.
GALLERIES FILLED.
When the convention was called To
order today the galleries we're filled
for the first time. Tiers of people
were standing in the aisles and back
of the rows of seats. II was known
that the popular feature of the con-
vention-the making of nominations
was the program Of the day. The
attendance was tlattering to the ora
tors chosen to present the names.
1t was known yesterday that no con-
test of any kind would develop. As
surely as President Roosevelt was
the choice for the first place on the
ticket, Senator Fairbanks was want.
ed as his running mate. It was 10:3 80
o'clock when Speaker Cannon called
the convention to order. Without pre-
liminaries of any kind, he announced
the order of the day and instructed
the secretary to call the roll for NOM
nations for president. BY agreement
Alabama, the first state on the roll,
yielded to New York.
That was the signal for the first
outburst of applause. In the midst
of cheering former Governor Black
made his way to the platform. Speak
er Cannon took him to the front and
Enthusiastically introduced him to
the audience. But the orator chosen
to present the name of Roosevelt
needed no introduction. The DELE
gates proved this and also that they
knew his mission by giving him a
rousiug reception before permitting
him to proceed.
BLACK PLEASED THEM.
Mr.. Black entertained his audience
by a discussion of party principles.
He compared Republican standards
with those of other parties. With his
keen sense of humor and the deep
thought displayed in his address, the
orator fascinated always, and fire.
quently electrified his listeners. He
led up to the nomination gradually by
defining the type of man best suited
for the party color bearer. AS he
called Theodore Roosevelt the best
example of that, the convention rose.
The New York delegation led In the
cheering, which almost Immediately
spread to every part of the floor, to
| the galleries and to the crowds which
filed the entrances and overaowed
into the streets.
After the crowd had yelled itself
hoarse, it permitted the band to par.
ticipate in the demonstration. The
leader chose patriotic music and the
familiar words were taken up by the
convention and sung. The band then
changed into rag time and the con
vention found its cheering was better
timed to music. There was no pause
in the enthusiasm. Several times
Speaker Cannon walked out on the