The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1904-07-01
Great Enthusiasm for the Pres
ident When His Name
Is Presented.
ADDRESS BY GOV. BLACK
Beverage, Knight, Cotton and
Others Second the Pres-
dents Name.
IOWAN NAMES F FAIRBANKS
Senator Deliver Makes the Address
Which Is Followed by the Nom
nation Of Indiana Man for the
Vice Presidency.

| Chicago. June 23.-The republican
national convention met at 10 o'clock
| this morning with the expectation Of
nominating the candidates and ad-
journing in time for the afternoon
trains.
Black. of New York, Beve~idge. of
| Indiana; Knight, of California; Ed
| wards, of Georgia. Cotton, of Mime
\ sofa; Cummings of Maryland, and
Dollivcr of Iowa. had been chosen to
| entertain and stir feelings and excite
admiration and faith in the candidates
| they should nominate or second.
| The coliseum began to fill at 9 with
thousands who We're permitted to hear
| these men Of uncommon gifts. During
the earlier hours of the day prepara
| lions for departure so soon as the su-
premc point of interest should have
| been reached were abundant. Some of
The state headquarters were dismantled,
stripped from the walls. The rooms
lately so animated. where many jolly
companies had gathered. looked dreary
in their disorder and emptiness.
| Senators Depew. Cullom. Spooner
have had their gold badges, worth
about s25 each. taken from their coats
| while in the crowds at the hotels and
four robberies of other delegates or
visitors have beer reported TO the po-
| lice.
Gathering of the Crowd.
Half an hour before the convention
opened there were as many spectators
| IN the galleries as had witnessed the
opening session on Tuesday, and by the
| time the gavel fell every seat was oc-
! cupied and Standroom jammcd to the
| limit
The delegates, somewhat wearied
with the session of yesterday, We're not
so prompt as the spectators in their ar
rival. but at 10 o'clock began pouring
in EN- mnsse, carrying flags for popu-
lar demonstration. A conference by the
managers resulted in an agree
| ment that Alabama. the first state on
the roll. would yield to New York to
| nominate Roosevelt 1t was also agreed
that Alabama. which was the first to
instruct for Fairbanks, would yield to
| Iowa to place the senator in nominal
| ton for vice president.
| AS the notable delegates put in ap-
pearances they We're ali greeted with
cheers and applause. On preceding days
| Senator Fairbanks has come to the
| Coliseum with tho Indiana delegation,
but he did not come today. Secretary
Cortelyou arrived promptly at 10 and
was escorted to a seat on the platform.
Cheers for Cannon.
| Cheers greeted the arrival of Chair
man Cannon and the band struck up
the national hymn. This was the signal
for the convention to rise, each member
of the New York delegation waving an
| American flag
Just before Chairman Cannon's gavel
fell, Mrs. NJ e. Plummer of the Amer
lean Flag association presented him
A.
received with 4 profound bow.
Senator Fairbanks did not attend the
session, but Beveridge cast the vote of
Indiana for Fairbanks.
The convention was called to order
at 1890. and Rev. Thaddeus A. Snively.
rector of st. ChrysoStomas church, was
presented and invoked the divine bless
ing. The convention arose and abso-
lutte silence prevailed. At the conclu-
sion of the prayer Mr.. Cannon an
nOunced the celebration of the 50th an
niversary of the birth of the republican
party, to be held July 6, at jackson.
Mich. and said Secretary Hay. Senator
Fairbanks and others will address the
meeting.
Roll Call for Nominations.
BY this time the hall was completely
filled. a rise in temperature was de-
cidedly apparent, for fans, hats and
newspapers We're brought into use
For the first time the presence of a
large number of ladies in light gowns
made a brilliant scene.
Chairman Cannon announced that
the recently elected national commit
tee would meet Immediately upon adj
1ournment of the convention. and then
called for the roll call of states for the
nomination of a candidate for presi-
dent. The clerk called Alabama" and
Immediately Oscar r. Hundley mounted
/ n nd hot
requested the honor and privilege of
yielding its place on the roll call to
New York. Instantly the convention
was in an uproar, the New York dele
cation on its feet. waving flags and
shouting wildly. Ex-Governor Black,
speech in behalf of Roosevelt, imme-
diately started for the platform amid
the widest enthusiasm. AS ne reached
the desk Cannon warmly greeted him.
and in few words introduced him to
the convention. There was a success
sion of shouts and paroxysm of toss
Ing flags. then silence; and Governor
Black commenced his speech.
Governor Blacks voice. though not
heavy, carried we'll and increased in
volume as he got fairly under way. His
epigrams provoked laughter, and the
sharply turned sentences for which he
is noted never failed to raise appre-
ciatiVe applause He used few ges-
lures, and these mainly by the left arm
which he raised from time to time
when he desired to emphasize a point
Enthusiasm Breaks Loose
General Black pronounced the nom.
mating words at 11:06. AS he did sc
he retired quickly from the platform
But the words Theodore Roosevelt
had not left his lips when there were
shouts and the convention was on its
feet. Like crash of thunder that fol.
lows the lightning. the enthusiasm be.
gan. Flags We're in the air, hats We're
thrown up, men jumped on chairs, anG
/ women stood UP shouting. So mighty
was the volume of sound that nothing
definite In the way of articulate sounds
was distinguishable.
AT this point band struck up, but its
strains We're only family discernible ir
the mighty din. Then Cannon took 6
hand. He appeared with tattered silk
flag used when Lincoln was nominated
1t was fuel to the flame. The en-.
thusiasm and volume of sound in.
creased. The front OF the platform was
next occupied by an immense crayor
bust portrait of Roosevelt, borne alof1
by three men. At 11:2T after twenty
minutes OF demonstration. the noiss
! ceased, largely through exhaustion.
During the excitement young mar
from Philadelphia appeared on the
stage crying the name of Roosevelt. ir
which the crowd joined. The Indians
y delegation sprung open red, white ant
blue umbrellas bearing portraits q
Roosevelt and Fairbanks. The Alaskan
cages We're held a1oft and thousands @,
tags waved in wild sweep of colors