The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-28

Hit suggesting that his name be
withdrawn and that the vote OF I'LL
nois be cast for Fair 1nks-
w. p. Miles. Of NebrG - SKA, withdrew
the name of George W. Webster; Mis-
souri, withdrew that OF e Mayor Wal
bridge, of ST. Louis, and Georgia an
nounced that ii once had 4 indicate,
but that it desired to second e nomi-
nation of Senator Fairbanks
ARD there oahed nomEn5I ms?
called the chairman.
Hearing none IL only remains for
me to declare Charles v. Fairbanks,
publican party for the term commenc-
ing March 4, 1904"
Beveridge, silk-hatted and with a
flag in his hand, led a round or
cheers. Great confusion reigned. n
ii was difficult to control the proceed
ings. The convention was On its feet,
and cries for Fairbanks" were heard.
1t was with difficulty that the chair
man obtained order, so hearty was the
demonstration for Fairbanks. Order
could not be restored until Mr.. Cam
non announced hat Senator Fair
banks was not in the hall.
Senator Dolliver was recognized
and offered a resolution providing
that Chairman Cannon and Temporary
SndlTIldn fSOOl SHdll TtSpcCllNSiy Htdu
the committees to notify President
Roosevelt and Senator Fairbanks Of
their nomination
The resolution was agreed to with
a will.
Resolutions of thanks. offered by
Senator Hepburn. of Idaho, were
agreed to, in which were mentioned
the temporary and permanent chair
e Cannon and Root; the secretary
of the convention his assistants the
sergeant-at-arms n his deputies.
Announcement was made Of the
committees to notify the candidates Of
their nominations.
AS is usual in all conventions, the
closing moments were full of confu-
sion. The delegates adjourned them
selves, while the officers struggled
through with the routine that was
necessary to complete the record. The
galleries were empty by the time the
clerks had shouted the resolutions,
and n'y here and there did a handful
of delegates wait to see the end of the
Republican national convention Of
1904
Graeme Stewart, of ~fr:noIs, was
recognized and moved that the con-
ventfon do now adjourn sine die"
Chairman Cannon put this motion
amid great confusion as the delegates
and spectators were leaving the haii.
He declared il carried and brought
his gavel down with a ~resounding
whack. at just 2:25 O'Clock.
The following is the membership
OF the committee appointed to notify
President Roosevelt of his nominal
ton by the convention. BY custom the
chairman of the national convention
Is the chairman of the notification
committee. SO Speaker Cannon will
be the one on behalf of the commit
tee to formally notify President
Roosevelt. This will be done at
Oyster Bay, L. l.. July ~.
Alabama. Leahder ]. Bryan: Ar
kansas. H. L. Remmel; California.
George c. Pardee; Colorado, G. F.
Caswell: Connecticut, Charles S. Mel
lon: Delaware, Francis E. Bradley;
Florida, J.. N. Combs; Georgia. Harry
S. Edwards; Idaho, w. E. Hepburn;
illinois. Isaac Elwood: Indiana, w. r.
McKeen: Iowa, George Curtis; Kan
sas. w. T. F. Donald: Kentucky. c. F.
Weaver; louisiana. Emil KaantZ;
Maine, Ernest NJ. Goodall: Maryland.
Felix Agnus; Massachusetts,. Charles
G.. Washburn: Michigan. Charles E.
Sweet; Minnesota, Walter w. Heffel-
finger; Mississippi, l.. 3. Moseley:
Missouri, w. c. Pierce: Montana, Lee
Mantel; Nebraska. F. w. WattIes; Ne
vada. harrington; New Hampshire.
Rosecrans w. P%illsbury: New Jersey.
Leslie D.. Ward; New York, Chauncey
NJ. Depew; North Carolina, e. C. Dun
can: North Dakota, V. 3. Noble; Ohio,
George P. Waldorf: Oregon. s. j. Line;
Pennsylvania, F.. l.. Robbins; Rhode
Island, II. Martin Brown; South Car
DINA, A D. Webster; South Dakota,
G.|E. Andrews; Tennessee, T. A. Ian
caster; Texas, Sloan Simpson; Utah.
Willard F. Snyder: Vermont, James
Hooker; Virginia, S. Brown Alden;
Washington, ]. G. Lewis; West Virgil
ia, j. l.. Caldwell; Wisconsin, Ogden
E. Fethers; Wyoming. G. d. Clark;
Alaska, ]. w. Ivy; Arizona, A. c. Bro
die; District of Columbia Robert
Reyburn; Indian Territory. George w.
Bingham; New Mexico, NJ. A. Tero;
Oklahoma, w. D. Fassett; Porto Rico.
Robert III. Todd; Hawaii, G. A. Knud-
son..
The chairman of the committee to
notify Charles w. Fairbanks of his
nomination as vice president will be
the temporary chairman OF the con-
vention. Hon. Elihu Root. of New
York. The formal notification will be
given. probably at Indianapolis, Au-
gust Sd.