The San Francisco call., 1904-06-24
President S Name Is
Signal fot Wild
OutbuTst.
Terrific Din Lasts
Twenty-Five
Minutes.

CHIC AGO. June Z5.-Ihe swift. sure
current Of public opinion for the sec
ond time in the history Of Republican
conventions today resulted in the Sc
lection of q national ticket without a
dissenting vote. Theodore Roosevelt
for President and Charles ". Fair
banks for Vice President received every
vote in the convention.
Regardless Of the fact that the nomi-
nation of one had been assured for
months and the other for days. the an
l-ourc=Iuent OF The choice was accom-
panied by = res0unding demonstration
which attested the candidates great
popularity. The cheering was led by
figures known through the breadth Of
the land and echoed by a mighty
thronE Of enthusiastic me- and radiant
women assembled IN the Coliseum TO
witness the croWninE feature Of the
convention. IS well as the close OF the
national meeting that marks the semi
centennial Of the Republican party in
the United States.
No less than 10000 men and women
participated in the ratification of the
party programme and the consequent
roar Of cheering and handclapping was
deafening. The band. stationed high
among the giTders Of the hail. was
drowned by the tumultuous, unbounded
demonstration. Hats were tossed into
and fags-beautiful. tri-cOlored. SHIN
mering, silken fags-fluttered from
every hand, as though stirred by a
gale.
RIOT OF ENTHUSIASM.
When Governor Black Of New York
made his speech nominating President
Roosevelt TO succeed himself as Presl-
cent, the delegates in the Republican
Convention proved there was no alb
sence Of enthusiasm in their ranks
when occasion justified an exhibition
~ that quality. For twenty-five min
Utes the great throng told its approba-
tion Of the conventions choice for
President The name Of Roosevelt
came from every mouth The New
York delegates paraded the hall, shout
ing st the toO OF their voices. Other
delegations Joined the procession. and
the well ordered body Of a half hour
before was a shifting mass, every
Eemblance Of organization gone.
While the demonstration was at its
height Chairman Cannon stepped to
the front Of the stage. He held in his
hand the banner which was waved in
1850 when Lincoln was nominated, and
which has been used IN every conven-
tion since. The flag showed the wear
and tear OF many similar contests
Uncle Joe" waved II vigorously and
kept time with his body. Soon the
measure.
LIKE A COLLEGE YELL.
The chairman tired and his place was
taken By young man, who grasped
the hagstan firmly in one hand and
with q megaDhone led the yelling He
started 10 yell, Roosevelt, Roosevelt,
Roosevelt" repeated over AID over
over again, with the system Of a college
yell II was taken I'D by the throng.
and the CRY Of Roosevelt" rolled over
the hall in volumes 50 great and so ter
rife that the screeching Of a hundred
steam whistles would have been
dwsrfed in comparison.
The delegates IN their eagerness TO
exhibit approval OF the nomination
accepted every signal for renewed
cheering little colored boy from
Georgia, and later pretty little girl
dressed IN a dainty frOck of white were
lifted TO the platform. where they
waved flags vigorously.
At the conclusion Of every secondfne
speech the Outburst was repeated. and
the speakers themselves were generally
spplauded.
When Senator Fairbanks had beep
nominated for Vice President there was
no dininution in the demonstration
The voices were hoarse, but the shout
ing was as general as il was for the
head Of the ticket.
CROWD PACKS COLISEUM.
When the convention was called to
order to-day the galleries were filed.
for the first time. Tiers of people
were standing in the aisIes and back
OF the rows OF seats. Former Cover
nor Blacks Introduction to make the
Roosevelt nominating speech was the
signal for the first outburst of an
plause. Black led uB to the nomina-
ton by gradually defining the type OF
man best suited for the party's color
bearer. AS he named Theodore
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