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Theodore Roosevelt. of New YORK,
and Charles Warren Fairbanks, OF In
diana, were yesterday nominated Tor
the Presidency and Vice-Presidency'
respectively, of the United States. IN
paraHeled enthusiasm marked the1r;
selection by the Republican National
convention in-Chicago.s and through
; ont Union, tn e5newsz has been re-
ceiyed with aIsatisfaction the mean
ing of viii chs may not be mistaken
u. There are: elements of strength IN
this ticket1that must commend IL TO
gayery class of our society. First OF
.SaII, it is composed of young mer, Tor
: Mr.. Roosevelt is but &c years oto'
while Mr. Fairbanks has just passed
his ffty-second birthday OF each
man. it can also be said that TO the
energy and earnestness of purpose OF
his youth he adds the knowledge that
has come from active participation IN
the great affairs of his generation
Both men have had the advantage OF
specific as well as liberal education
and bothShaye lived close TO sthe-Peo-
pie. for Mr. Fairbanks is fine exam
pie of that Characteristic American
product, the self-made man, while Mr.
Roosevelt has from personal desire
added to his store knowledge alike OF
life, in, the established East and the
forming West.
s: DIr-Roosevelt and Mr.. Fairbanks
both attained their pre-eminence in
public life in the opening of the new
epoch of our nationality that came
,;etro Of Wilt m
Mckinley Intimately associated with
him they saw and had their part in
the wiping- out of sectionalism, the
waging of the fruitful war of 1898 and
the establishment of the United
states as an acknowledged world
power They aided in the direction Of
our destinies during the period Of our
greatest prosperity and they come
singularly vel! caGitb12sssss, the con.F
OF that prosperity and for
the protection Of the new interests
that now belong to the Nation il
1t is significant, too. that neither
ME-. Roosevelt nor Mr.. Fairbanks was
opposed for the honor that is now
his. They were nominated by accla-
nation and no man may say that his
was a result, Of apathy, which, aside
from unanimity Of desire, would seem
to be the only condition under when
such thing could be possible. The
enthusiasm that reigned yesterday IN |
Chicago is proof conclusive that the
work was not done per
functorily. When Harrison was named
AT Minneapolis in 1892 the acclaim
that followed was uninterrupted for
the space of p minutes, the record
hill that time When Mckinley was
nominated the second time. at Phila-
<deIphia in 1900, the cheering lasted
= f,llf minute longer than it had eight |
wears before. But even this record OF
1900 was broken yesterday. when the
completion of the ticket provoked
Joyous uproar that lasted for % MIN
.utes Surely apathy could not have
been so stirred as this.
OF Mr.. Roosevelt's fitness for the |
Presidency it is not necessary to |
speak. The fidelity and ability with |
which he has discharged the duties OF
This high Office since Mckinley died |
are earnest enough of the fashion in |
which he will conduct himself as its |
elected occupant. A more available |
man Tor the Sice-fieSluSiiSS ~o''AA
hardly have been chosen than Mr. |
Fairbanks. His chiefest work, other |
things being after their accustomed |
nature, will be as President pro tenl |
of the Senate. He has been a member |
of that body for the past seven years |
When chosen his law practice was |
among the largest in the Middle West, |
but he: laid it all aside and devoted