Evening journal., 1904-06-21
REPUBLICANS
IN CONVENTION
CONTINUED from First raseo
Mr.. Root paid tnc foIlowlng graceful

Mr.. Root paid the following graceful
tribute 10 MIR Mckinley:
"As we gather in this convention our
hearts 20 back TO the fricnd-the never
10 be forgotten friend. whom when
last we met we acclaimed with one
accord as our universal choice 20 bear
a second time ihe highest honor in the
nation's gift And back still memory
goes through many a year OF leader
.jhip and loyalty.
'Row wise and sltillful he was! How
sznodest and self enacing! Flw deep
--iis insight into the human heartl How
M Witt the iniuitons Of his sympathy.
low compelling the charm Of his gra-
r7,ious presence lie was so unselfsh,
so thoughtful Of the happiness Of 9th
ors, so genuine n lover Of his country
and bis kind And he was the kindest
and tenderest friend who ever grasped
anothers hand. Alas, that his virtues
did not plead in vain against cruel
fatel
"Aud with Mckinley we remember
Hanm with affection and sorrow-his
great lieutenant They are together
again"
The address closed with the follow
ing laudatory words for President
Roosevelt
"Our president has taken the whole
people into his confidence Incapable
of deception he has put aside conceal
mont Frankly ana without reserve he
Ioe frlI tho.,, r,rbnt thnft. srovarnutout
was doing and the reasons 1t is no
campaign of appearances upon which
we enter for the people know the good
and the bad, the success and failure TO
be credited and charged to our account.
1t is no campaign Of sounding words
and specious pretonses, for our presi-
dent has told the people With frank
ness what lie believed and what he i'm
tended. lie has meant every word be
said, ana tbs people have believed ev-
cry word he said. and with him this
convention agrees because every word
has been sound Republican doctrine
No peop can maintain free govern
ment who do not iu their hearts value
the qualities VIII ~ have made the
presens president o. the United States
conspicuous among the men of his
time as type of noble manhood
Come what may here, come what may
In November, God grant that those
qualities OF brave true manhood s.a
have honor throughout America, shal
be held for an example IN every home
and that the youth of generations t'
come may grow mp to feel that 1t il
better than wealth or Office or power t'
have the honesty. the purity and The
courage Of Theodore Roosevelt
The appointment of standing commit
tees followed the chairman's address
q and adjournment was then taken TO
Z the day. 1t is not expected that TN
G nominations viii be made until Thurs
i day
4 1t seems practically certain tha
D. Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indian
p will be the Republican candidate q
l. vice president All doubts as TO whor
@ the convention will nominate for Pres
{ dent Roosevelts running mate ar
+ thought to have been dispelled by tn
. Now York delegation when it decide
d to cast its seventy votes as
d unit for the senator from Indiana. Oh
{ er delegations had taken similar a,
q tion in less formal manner Garlic
(, ana made it clear who was the choic
2 of the majority.
= A partial poll OF the delegation
a made ON the question of the vice pres
, dcncy shows the following:
l. Fairbanks. 49s Hit, los; Wa
" bridge. 36; Webster 36; Schoheld. p
ed lellJins SIS
J. 1t is the opinion of Senator Fai
e banks friends shat he win be nom
d mated by aoclamatlon. and they al
" | saving so