The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-26


quoted in the foregoing. He also
thanked the committee for its vote Of
confidence and added that he would
welcome the cooperation of every man
present and that he would always be
found open to suggestion and advice.
Elmer Dover OF Ohio was elected
Secretary on motion of Senator Scott.
Cornelius r.. Bliss OF New York.
Franklin Murphy of New Jersey and
w. C.. Stone OF Maryland, Sergeant at
Arms. on motion of Senator McComas.
The COMMITTEES unanimously refused
Francis Of the st. Louis exposition to-
that the members had arranged TO re-
invitation they made it clear that 1t is
their desire to get away from Chicago
with as little loss of time as possible
so,.,o Members eosss Leave bssye.a In a H
vanfa, whose attitude toward the Cor
telyou appointment has been one OF ir-
reconcilable hostility refused to wait
served Sc yen in ms the rear Of the committee
headquarters by the Chicago commit
tee on arrangements. The others ate
because they were hungry. but just as
they, too, fed, leaving Mr.. Cortelyou
with Secretary Dover and Postmaster
General Payne in possession of the
ugly and disgruntled over the prospect
of Roosevelt domination of every
branch of the forthcoming campaign
and with the conviction that their own
labors as national committeeman will
be confined to such volunteer services
as they may choose to offer to the new
chairman. None of them believes that
mittee; indeed, all are satisfied that
the President has already picked out
his campaign managers and that when
their names are made public 1t win be
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the breed known as Roosevelt Republic
cans. Chairman Cortefyou said before
he returned to the Chicago club that
he will take steps to open the New
York and Chicago headquarters in the
last days of July.
Forebodinss of Disaster.
No political convention that has been
the mar ooseH with Ss
aster. Not even the Harrison conven-
ton at Minneapolis in 1892 left such a
record of discomfort and irreconcilable
closed its deliberations yesterday. Ger
tainly no convention of either party
was ever held which presented so many
aspects Of mutiny, disgust and nd, distem-
body was afflicted with the virus of
misfortune. The Eastern delegates
went to their homes last night with
delegates with their confidence shat
tered. They had learned a great deal
during their stay in Chicago about ex-
listing conditions in the Republican
vtously. dreamed. They found that
men who were regarded as leaders
were mutineers, that the rank and file
was dissatisfied, that pessimism was the
Roosevelt was struggling to work out
his own salvation without resort to the
resources that had been previously en-
ployed by candidates for the presi-
dency.
Roosevelt Has No Real Friends.
They found, however, that the Presi-
was feared and distrusted by Senator'S
and Representatives as we'll as the bus
mess men of the party. and that his au-
dacious seizure of the machinery of the
while guardians was looked upon as a
revolutionary act. Most of them
agreed with this view. They refused
to be reconciled to the Cortelyou ap-
pointment and when that gentleman
made his appearance in the convention
hall yesterday he was permitted to
mount to the stage without a cheer or
everybody understood his motive in be-
ing present to witness the closing
scenes of, the convention, but nobody
applauded his coming.
The only feature of the conventions
work that afforded the delegates the
slightest satisfaction was the nomina-
ton of Charles w. Fairbanks of In
diana Tor vice PRESIDENT, ana even ne
would not have been their choice IL
Speaker Cannon had not been so sue
cessful in his remonstrance against be-
ing forced upon the ticket with the
President for the obvious purpose of
aiding the cause of Roosevelt. Sena-
tor Fairbanks was chosen because he
was the only conspicuous candidate for
the nomination whose record and pub
lie services appealed to the convention.
Representative Hit OF Illinois, who
was Endorsed by the convention of his
own States was such man. but Mr..
Hits frail health was an insurmount
able barrier to his acceptance by the
convention. If he had been a strong.
rugged man like Speaker Cannon his
Fairbanks nearly ruined his own
chances by his extraordinary conduct.
and in so doing he revealed himself to
the delegates in a light that was st
altogether fiattering to the man. Their
preconceived ideas of his powers and
stamina sustained a shock from which
Mr.. Fairbanks will emerge with his
Iuster dimmed and his fame injured.
The question as to whether he wiz
add strength to the ticket remains to
be answered If correct responsibility
and SNUG. dignity are, qualities of
as a candidate for Vice President. 1t
will devolve upon him to do the cam
paigning for himself and the President
and how far he will be able to stir the
emotions of the American people is a
problem that only time will solve. He
will have to go out into the campaign
as a Senator who enjoyed the conf
dence and esteem of Mckinley without
the accessories of rough-riding travel
ing companions and pistol-shootins
cowboys that made the tour of Theo-
dore Roosevelt in 1900 a memorable
episode.
The delegates who went home yester-
day had doubts about the magnetic
qualities of their Vice Presidential
nominee. They were afraid that he
could not dispel the gloom which was
obviously created by the forced accept
ance of Roosevelt at his own terms but
they found some consolation in the re-
Election that his name on the ticket
would at least serve to resurrect con-
fdence in quarters which have been
falling away from the Republican party
during the past three years. Senator
Fairbanks's conservatism. they reflect
ed, would aid in a measure to cause
business men to forget the Presidents
LET