The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1904-06-24
REPUBLICANS NAME, :.
ROOSEVELT LEADER
NOMINATION MADE YESTER-
DAY AFTERNOON.
The Republican National Convention
In Session in Chicago This
Week Cut and Dried.

national convention. in session here
today. at 1.12. Central time. nominat-
ed Theodore Roosevelt as standard
bearer OF the party in the campaign
OF 1904. There was little or no
doubt at this hour that Senator Fair
banks. oi Indiana. would be named
RooScvtli'> running mate by accla-
nation.
The convention me; on Tuesday
a:ii WAS called u order by Henry c.
, P4vi;c. pr>!u'a>:rr general and vice
president - :hc republican national
committee. Hon. T..i:I1 Root was
chosen temporary chairn2r ard de-
livcrcd strong address. after which
;Ic cunvc;i::.,l adjourned unt;i We'd
neSday
! On Wednesday the various COM
init1ec reports were received and
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon was chos-
en- permanent chairman OF the ccn-
vention. and amid a good deal or en-
thusiasn addressed the body.
The whole convention was cut
end dried affair. the program having
been arranged to the m;nutest details
by the party leaders and carried
through without the slightest hitch.
There was less interest in the con-
! ve:1tion until today than in any con-
vention during the past number OF
years. and it will go down into history
as a deadly dull affair.
Yesterdays Session.
Chicago. June o3.-Son1ething akin
to enthusiasm dominated today's ses-
sion of the national republican con-
vention.
That air OF expectancy which is
ordinarily in evidence when great
events are to come to pass was lack
ing. but the public focked to the hall
in far greater numbers than on pre-
ceding days. because feast of SPELL
binding oratory was in prospect.
The leaders were late in coming.
Some OF them. like Senator Dolliver,
for instance. had burned the midnight
oil preparing the speeches that they
were scheduled to deliver today.
Senator Fairbanks. of Indiana.
whose name will be on the ticket
deemed it the part of propriety not
to appear at all.
Some OF the delegates want him
to appear at the moment his nomi-
nations is made. and possibly he will
accede to their desires.
There was a large proportion Of
ladies present at today's meeting. 4
greater number than at either Of the
previous sessions. and their light
Summer costumes lent color to the
galleries. 1t was ladies day. and il
was a lady who provoked the first
o":::burst OF applause by presenting
great bunch Of calla lilies. 1t was
Mrs. Margaret Elizabeth PlummcI
who presented the flowers. She IS
TIC national organizer OF the Ameri-
can Flag Day association.
One oi the lady delegates who was
present put her flag on top Of a pole
and waved it to show her interest in
the proceedings.
Called to Order.
Chairman Cannon called the con-
vention to order at los The hall
was we'll filled in antici patton ot the
nominations. There are o4i votes III
the convention. Of which 49S are re-
quired to nominate.
Roosevelt Placed In Nomination.
Immediately after the convention
was called 20 order Former Governor
Frank S. Black. It New York, was
recognized by the chairman, and be-
gan his speech placing in nomination
President Theodore Roosevelt. OF
York.
The largest crowd ever in the hall
listened to Governor Blacks speech.
Not only every seat was occupied,