The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-06-30
BY ACCLAMATION.
Roosevelt and Fairb inks Are the
Nominees
A Scene Seldom If Ever Eqnaled In the
National Convention ofany
Political Party

A Scene Seldom If Ever Eqnalled In the
National Convention any
Political Party,
The swift. sure current of public
opinion for the second time in the his
tory of Republican conventions, resulted
in the selection of national ticket with
out dissenting voice. Theodore Roose-
welt for President, and Charles w. Fair
banks of Indiana for Vice President re-
ceived every vote in the convention.
Regardless of the fact that the nomi-
nation of one had been assured for
months and the other for days. the an
nouncement of the choice was accom-
panied by resounding demonstration
which attested the candidates uni
versal popularity. The cheering was
led by figures known through the
breadth of the land and echoed by a
mighty throng of enthusiastic men and
radiant women assembled in the Coli
scum to witness the eIowning feature
as well as the close of the national con
vention which marks the semi-centen
NAL of the Republican party in the Unit
ed States
No less than 10000 men and women
participated in the ratification of the
party program and the consequent roar
of cheering and handclapping was
deafening The band stationed high
among the girders of the hall was
drowned by the tumultuous unbounded
demonstration. Hats were tossed in the
air, state emblems were waved and
flags beautiful tri colored shimmering
! silken flags-huttered from every hand
as though stirred by gale
When former Gov Black of New
York made his speech nominating
Theodore Roosevelt to succeed himself
as President, the delegates in the Re
publican convention proved there is no
absence of enthusiasm in their ranks
when occasion justified exhibition of
that quality. For twenty-five 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 JONI
ed the procession and the well-ordered
body of half an hour before was
shifting mass, every sembance OF or
ganization gone.
Ex-Governor Black of New York, in
placing in nomination Mr. Roosevelt,
said in part:
There Will be no opposition sufficient to
raise conflict. There will be hardly
enough for competition. There are no
nG,moeratie plans fer the the, conduct of the
tired In discussion as to what Thomas JEFF
ferson would do If he were living. He is
not living, aud but few Of his descendants
are among the Democratic remnants of to-
day. Whatever of patriotism or wisdom
emanated from that distinguished man is
now represented In this convention.
1t is a sad day for any party when its
only means of solving living issues is by
guessing at the possible attitude of n
statesman who is dead. This condition
leaves that party always beginner and
makes every question new. The Democra tic
party has seldom tried a problem on its
own account, and when 1t has Its blunders
have been Its only monuments, Its cour-
age Is remembered only In regret. As long
as these things are recalled that party may
serve as ballast, but 1t will never steer
ship.
There Is one fundamental plank, how
ever, on which the two great parties are
| in full agreement. Both believe In the equal
! lty of men. The difference is that the
| Democratic party would make every man
| as low as the poorest, while the Republi-
can party would make every man as high
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