Windham County reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1901-1906, 1904-06-24
VERMONT FRIDAY, JUNE "a 1904
THE EXPECTED HAPPENS
ROOSEVELT NOMINATED BY Ac-
cLAMATIoN FOR PRESIDENT.
Senator Charles w. Fairbanks Of In
diana for Vice President-Scenes Of
Great Enthusiasm in Chicago Con-
vention-The Platform.


Great Enthusiasm in Chicago Con-
vention-The Platform.
The republican national convention
at Chicago yesterday named as its
standard bearers for the campaign of
! 1904. Theodore Roosevelt, the present
chief executive of the nation, and
Charles W. Fairbanks, senior senator
/ from Indiana. The scene was one of
great enthusiasm and there was alb
solutely no opposition
Ex-Gov. Frank S. Black of New
/ York delivered the nominating speech
in behalf of President Roosevelt. II
was an eloquent effort. His epi-
grams provoked laughter and the
sharply turned sentences for which he
4 is noted were met with appreciative
Applause. The cheering was long and
loud over the presentation of Roose-
Ivelt's name. Senator Beveridge, ex-
Il Gov w O. Bradley and others Sec
onded the nomination. Chairman Can
mon then announced the roll call
which resulted in the entire vote of
1.-THE convention, 994, for Theodore
4 Roosevelt.
1 Senator Doliver of Iowa delivered
THE nominating speech in favor of
Senator Fairbanks for vice president.
Senators Depew and Foraker and
Gov Pennypacker of Pennsylvania
seconded the nomination, and at 2:OS
In. m. Senator Fairbanks was nomi-
mated by unanimous vote, after the
/ withdrawal of the other candidates.
/ The formal notification of President
Roosevelt of his nomination will be
made July 27, at oyster Bay, L. |.
Speaker Cannon will be chairman of
the notification committee. The noti-
lfication of Senator Fairbanks will oc-
cur week later at Indianapolis.
Former Secretary Root viii be chair
man of the vice presidential notifica-
| tion committee.
Perfect harmony marked the carry
ling out Of the program of the repuo-
Ilican national convention at Chicago
Tuesday. June 81 1t was simply the
CARRYING into effect, by an assemblage
+ of agreeing delegates, of a clearly de-
| fined purpose.
Acting Chairman Payne called the
convention to order at 1916 He an
lnounced Elihu Root of New York as
temporary chairman, and the speech
of the latter sounded the keynote of
the campaign of 1904. He reviewed
! the accomplishments of the present
administration, defending republican
policies in general. He paid the fol-
lowing tribute to President Mckinley
land Senator Hanna:
4 "As we gather in this convention,
out hearts go back to the friend
/ the never to be forgotten friend,
whom when last we met we acclaimed
4 with one accord as our universal
4 choice to bear a second time the high
4 est honor in the nations gift.
/ And with Mckinley we remember
Hanna with affection and SORROW
/ his great lieutenant" AS he spoke,
hush fell upon the assemblage and
sympathetic wave was carried to ev-
ery part of the great hall. An ovation
was given to Senator Fairbanks and
his boom for the vice presidency Hour
lished. Congressman Hits name was
withdrawn from the candidacy
All preliminary work was accom-
plished Wednesday, June p, when
the party platform was adopted.
Speaker Joseph C. Cannon was the
! central figure of the day from the
moment he was escorted TO the plat
form TO WELD the gavel as permanent
/ chairman. He received a great oVa-
tion and made a speech which dealt
with the tariff and the trusts and
which delighted his hearers in all It's
nhases of strong seriousness and de-
ilicious humor.
The platform, which was unanl-
mously adopted, promises a continu-
ance of former republican policies
and declares constant adherence to
protection; the extension of foreign
markets with commercial reciprocity
wherever reciprocal arrangements
can be effected consistent with the
principles of protection, and without
injury to American agriculture,
American labor or any American IN
dustry: the gold standard and the
integrity of our national currency
Legislation to build up the American
merchant marine; a navy poWertul
enough to defend the United states
against any attack; thorough ana
honest enforcement of the civil SER
vice law: liberal administration OF
the pension laws: arbitration for IN
ternational differences; just ana
equal protection of citizens abroad
proper control of combinations of cap
! ital and labor; and the policy of the
present administration both foreign
and domestic The platform also
calls for an investigation of unconsti-
tutional Acknowledgement of voters
and effective action to repress it.
The question of the number of dele
gates for Hawaii was disposed OF
through amendment to the rules, Of
fered by Representative Bingham,
chairman of the committee. He pro-
posed that the representation hereaf-
ter should be two delegates from Ha-
waii hut that the six delegates al