The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-02-16
ROOSEVELT ENDORSED.
Resolutions Urging His Nomina.
ton Are Adopted by the Ohio
Republican League.

The Ohio Republican League con- Il
vention, held In Cleveland, Friday,
was marked by several dramatic mo- 4
ments.
The morning session was quiet, Z
peaceful, and of the conventional or
der, but in the afternoon unexpected
issues arose that will make the occa-
sion one long to be remembered by h
those present.
II had been announced that the ,
convention would endorse Theodore
Roosevelt for nomination as Presi-
dent of the United States at the aft
eroon session. II had also been prac-
tically settled that Robert r. Niven,
of Dayton, would be the next presi-
dent of the league.
| President Roosevelt was endorsed
but Mr.. Nevin was not elected to the
presidency. And the first action was
the cause of the other.
When the delegates returned in the
afternoon there was a well-defned
sentiment of opposition to the en-
dorsement of any one for the Presi-
tention of fighting any such endorse
ment. This caused a scurTy to find a /
new candidate for president of the |
league. Hon. w. E. Guerin. Jr., of |
Sandusky, was suggested. The boom
was tiny one at first, but 1t grew.
Then came the news of the serious
turn the illness OF Senator Hanna
had taken. It was the one subject
discussed among the delegates. Con-
vention business was forgotten, and
the latest news from Washington was
eagerly looked for. Early in the aft
He was escorted to the platform, and
introduced to the convention.
II tell you it is good to get back"
said the Governor. II am not going to
make speech. 1 am just one of the
Cleveland boys to help welcome you.
. 1 hope you will enjoy yourselves while
you are here and that you will go
away filed full of Republican enthu-
siasm to work for the election of our
~ next President, Theodore Roosevelt" !"
A These last words created mild
sensation in the convention, and the
opposition to the endorsement of
President Roosevelt faded away.
Governor Herrick stopped short after
the word Roosevelt and left the plat
form.
y. The resolutions were then moved,
ly the first of which extended the SYM
I'd pathy of the convention to Senator
Hanna with prayer for his re covery
This was followed by one endorsing
President Roosevelt as the conven-
tion's choice for the denomination for
the Presidency. Robert Nevin, of
Dayton, to whom the Presidency OF
the League for next year had been
conceded, without opposition, arose
with an amendment to strike out the
words from "when in 1908" to "for
r = Pre- sident in 1904 -.
1.-THE constitution of the League,
she said, ''forbids us doing
this. | substitute an amendment
~ We rea firm our principles of Repub
!; licanism as set out in the platform al
oo adopted iu our last convention We
are not here to nominate any man
We are Republicans, to vote for mer
after they are named, and while the
man endorsed occupies an exalted
position, the principle is the same.
This speech lost Mr.. Nevin the
presidency of the league, for just al
, its conclusion, w. f. Guerin, Jr.
sprang to his feet.
Even if that motion prevails,
=, shouted Mr.. Guerin while he swung
mis- arms dramatically, 1--WE simply
:. reaffirm the platform which endorsed
Roosevelt, and thereby we do endorse
Theodore Roosevelt. Let us come on,
- to the world and make the assertion
- President Roosevelt is the unnani
nous choice of the Republican party
BY his services to the country he has
I'd earned that right"
CHEERS GREET SENATOR FORAKER.
no Just at this moment, when w. E
- Guerin, Jr., was making himself, pres
l. dent of the league, senator Foraker
he entered the hall and ascended the
-R-l
a, by the cheers for Senator Foraker
re The latter bowed and sat down tC
watch this interesting bit of drama
tic byland go on.
SIT is a mere subterfuge to keep tn,
in league from speaking its mind" criet
RS Mr.. Guerin. Vote that motion down
Elf l am for Roosevelt and l am moi
IL ashamed of it." ..~ =
If These last words wereshoutfd will
he all Mr.. Guerin's strep 9Th, aud he sa
w down amidst great applause. From
by that minute his election as presiden
us of the Ohio Republican League wa
m assured. -~a-
The resolution was passed unani
. mously, with the exception of th'
vote of the Dayton delegation. ant
the convention, rebuked Mr.. Nevil
by turning him down, electing Mr.
Guerin President.
ChaAn TrAn- Dttfnod