The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-25
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pleased with the ickets non, il u -
day by the Republicans II tai.s -.
Ftional convention is Corner "a co,a
falroanKs. wife wife OF the candidate for
Eice-President ..
Mrs Fairbanks is profoundly am
bilious for her husband, and Il is we,1
understood that it was her inf,na,,a
which prevailed upon him to WELD b{s
permission that his name be used IN
connection with the second place ~,
the ticket Having persuaded her
husband that he should heed tba
call of duty Mrs Fairbanks lent her
efforts to the movement to bring
about his nomination. She is a clever
politician and she scored MANY
points in the game that was played
here during the first days of this
week.
ments occupied by the Fairbankses
in the Auditorium Annex and there
awaited news Of success for all her
plans John B. Cochran, a delegate
from Indianapolis, was the messeu-.
ger who carried the good news AL
most before the cheers had died away
in the convention hall Mr. Cochran.
who had made the trip to the hotel in
an automobile, burst into the Fair
banks suite and fairly shouted: Ut
is all over and they are shouting. It
was splendid demonstration"
. Thank you, thank you," said the
Senator, gras ping Mr. Cockran's hand
and giving it a hearty shake, You
will forgive me for having given in to
= Mrs. Fairbanks. You know that she
: is and has been much more interested
: in this matter than have l. But I
want all my friends, and particularly
those in Indiana, to know that am
grateful to them for their efforts in
: my behalf. This nomination has
d come to me unsought, and had con-
t suited my own inclinations would
: have taken steps to have made it i'm
d possible. However, I recognize a
n duty that l owe to my party, and
y have needed the wishes Of my fam
: fly"
d While Senator Fairbanks was
e speaking the door to bics apartment
r was thrown open and in rushed {
/ host of delegates and their followers
t MYs. Fairbanks was enjoying the
proceedings much more thoroughly
thar was her husband. Those who
shook hands with him passed on anG
congratulated her She beamed anG
smiled upon all and had no difficulty
in discovering the words which re
fused to come to Senator Fairbanks
tongue. There was a tactful utter
ance here and suggestion there
with an occasional Whisper to an in
innate friend. All of the time Mrs
Fairbanks was watching her husband
4 making no effort to conceal her pride
When seen in the early evening by
a reporter Mrs Fairbanks said: cot
course am proud. l am proud of m y
husband and I am proud of his
friends. Having known him better
and longer than any of his friends, I
believe that l am justified in saying
that Senator Fairbanks will wear well
the honors bestowed upon him to-da y
by his party When he cOunseled
with me | told him that if the nomi-
nation came to him without opposi-
ton he could not refuse it. 1t did
SO come, and I am glad that his party
trusts him as it does. For several
days I have believed that he would be
nominated. Early this morning his
friends told me that no other name
would be presented to the conven-
ton.
II have seen much of politics, an
I know that accidents are frequent.
| When Mr.. Cochran came with the
I1ews l was first to congratulate my
husband, and had ! not been here
with him l don't know how he would
have gone through with the reception
this afternoon. Few people realize
how much inclined to bashfulness he
is. 1t is his only weakness. and l
know his experience this afternoon
was in the nature of torture to
him"
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