The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-24
DEPEW SECONDS
NAME OF FAIRBANKS

When the applause subsidized, Mr..
Cannon recognized Senator Depew
whose appearance on the platform with
Chairman Cannon grasping his hand,
was the inspiration for an outburst OF
applause.
II introduce. although it is not neces-
sary," began Mr.. Cannon, mot Sem
ator, but Chauncey Depew, of New
York.
A remark coming from a delegate.
Have you had your dinner?" was
selected by the Senator and used as
text He said:
my friends wants to know II I have
had my dinner, but what l am about
to say is in behalf of dinners for the
American people. daughter and cries
of 'Good.O 1 cannot help contrast
ing, in listening to the eloquence with
which we have been privileged this
morning, what will be the difference
when our Democratic friends meet on
July to go through with their duty
of nominating candidates and adopting
platform. We here have been unan-
imous upon our candidates, all agreed
upon our principles, all recognizing and
applauding our great statesmen, living
and dead, and agreeing with them;
while on the other hand, in that con-
vention there will be the only two liv-
ing opponents of Democratic princi-
pies.
"On the one side will be their only
President rising and saying, BE sane
while on the other side, in opposition,
will come their last candidate for
President, saying. BE Democrats The
two are Incompatible daughter and
applause).
There was an old farmer on the
Maine coast who owned farm with
a rock ledge running out into the
ocean, called, Hurricane Point on
which ships were wrecked, and he
gathered his harvest from the rocks
and in his will he wrote: 4 divide
my farm equally among my children,
but Hurricane Point shall be kept for
all of you forever, for while the winds
blow and the waves roll the Lord will
provide (Great laughter)
but we have put a light house OH
Hurricane Point light house of pro-
lection with revolving light she'd
ding gold over the ocean, and Aineri-
can commerce going and coming is
absolutely safe. (Applause.)"
Senator Depew said not enough inn
portance had been given the Office
of Vice President
Eighty millions Of people," he said,
want for Vice President q presidential
figure of full size. He presides over
the Senate, but he does more than
that. He is the confident Of the SEN
ators. He is the silent member of
every committee. He is influential in
that legislation which originates and
which is shaped in the Senate, and
now that we have become a world
power, now that treaties make for
either our prosperity, our open door,
or our closed harbors he is necessarily
an important factor in the machinery
of the government. By the tragic
death of Mckinley. the Vice President
was elevated to the presidency, and
to-day for the first time we have re-
nominated a Vice President who thus
came TO be President" applause
In conclusion, Senator Depew second
ed the nomination of Fairbanks as a
vice presidential candidate of full
presidential size.
His speech was in second of the
nomination of Senator Fairbanks. He
reviewed, in preliminary the history
of the party. and the wonderful de-
velopment of the country and was
in high favor with his vast au-
dience.
His words induced another demonstra-
ton of enthusiasm which lasted for
some time. Cries Of Fairbanks! Fair
banks!" sounded in all sections of the
hail.
The demonstration was only brought
to a close by the appraised hands Of
Chairman Cannon as he demanded or
der 10 Introduce Senator Foraker of
Ohio whose seconding speech for SEN
ator Fairbanks evoked a warm tribute
from the convention. The Ohio Sem
ator's STATEMENT that the Republican
party had 50 far done well In its con-
vention work and. by the nomination OF
Senator Fairbanks. would end a. Il be-
gan. put him on excallent terms with
HE hearers.