The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1904-07-01

ecation was on its feet Ike one man,
waving tlei~ naes ana shouting "'id-
lv. EN-Cav Black oi Now York, "ho
was to "a iyer the nominating speech
IN behalf 0f President Roosevelt i'A-
mediafely STARTED Tor the platform anna
the widest enthusiasm on the part OF
the dcesaies,
AS Gov Black reached the desk OF
Chairman Cannon he was warmly
greeted by that gentleman and escort
ed dow 20 the front OF the platform.
Here Chairman Cannon. standing by
the side OF Mr. Black, in few words.
introduced him 10 the convention.
There was a succession of shouts from
the convention, a chorus OF .shrieks
from The New York delegation. a
paroNysm OF tossing flags then silence,
and Mr. T'ack commenced his speech
in behalf cf President Roosevelt lie
said. IN pari
EN-C0N. Blacks speech.
Mr.. President ana Gentlemen of the
Convention. we are here 90 uaugAfate
"a campaign which Stems ar ldy 70 ne
nearly closed. ~ Mir.iN nav, lnP j.. ~
sowcd and watched ANA trhurd. ll.Ie
seems little now To DO hut to measure
up the grain. They are t-ntlns va n
selves not for bmtie but Tor hafNe,, n
one column reaching from the Maine
woods 10 the putpl sound are those pco-
r'e ard those states when nave $1,000 50
long together. thar when great emti-
poncies arise the nation turns insuciNe-
h. ID them.
"rhc public mind is awake both 90 is
opportunities and It's dangers. NuN NstN
I'm the world. IN any era. did Ciuz nshlp
mean more than its mems to-day ln
America. Men OF CouraEe ana STURDY
character are ranging themselves to-
gether with unanim'ty seldom st,i.
There is no excuse for cropping IN the
dark for the lirhf IS pain 10 MN VINO
will but raise his eyes. The American
people believe On "a man ~ party thar mas
convictions and know why Ihey oe,ieye
that what experience has proved 1t Is
idle 10 resist
that party are iis members in accord.
With the same devotion which mas
marked their adherence TO those prln-
cinlcs magnificent ANA enduring as they
are hey have already singled out the
man to bear their standard and 20 lead
the way No his her badge WAS ever Yet
conferred. But great as the honor u,
the circumstances which surround <
make that honor even more profound. He
is no stranger waiting IN the shade 70 he
called suddenly mo lMNA4A lAAAf Alt
American peonle have seen him Tor many
years and always where the fight was
fhickest and thl greatest need was felt.
He has been alike CONSPICUOUS IN the
pursuits OF peace and in the arduous
stress 81 war No man now living VIII
forget the spring Of rs when the Amer
lean mind was SO inflamed and Ame rican
patriotism 50 aroused, when among an
the eager citizens surItng ~ the 'front.' as
soldiers the nan whom this convention
has already in its heart was among the
ffve - a
His Qualities do not need TO be re-
told for no man In that exalted place
since Lincoln has been better known in
every household In the land. He Is not
conservative. III conservatism means
waiting tin Ii Is too late lie Is not wise,
81 wisdom Is 10 count "A thing hundred
times when once Will DO. There Is no
regret 50 keen. in man or country, as
that which follows an opportunity IN
And in the man whom you will choose.
the highest sense or every nation IN Inc
world hcholds "a man who typines a5 no
tho nurnOses of the twentieth century.
lie does not claim 70 he the solomon OF
his time There are many things ne may
not know. hut mis- y sure. that above
au things else he stands FOR progress.
courage and fair play. which are the
. SYNONYMS ~ the American name
'*Thcre are times when great fitness Is
hardly less than destiny. when the Gle
meuts so come together that they select
the agent they Will use events some-
times select the strongest man. az light
ming goes down the highest rod And 80
il is with those events which Tor many
months with untrring -ight nave led you
to a single name which ! am chosen only
10 pronounce. Geut.cme ] nominate for
president of the United States the high
est living type q the youth. me Nigor
and the promise OF great country and
great age. Theodore Roosevelt OF New
York.
Gov. Black pronounced the nominat-
ing words at Just ll:o6 O'Clock. As he
cid so he retired quickly from the
platform But the words Theodore
Roosevelt" had not left his lips when
there was shout. The convention was
on its feet Like the crash of thun-
der that follows the lightning the en-
thusiasm began. Flags were in the air.
hats were town UP. men jumped on
their chairs women stood and shouted.
The air was rent with one continuous
! prolonged shout from thousands OF
throata So mighty was the volume
OF sound that nothing definite in the
way Of mticulate sound was distin-
/ guishable.
Cheers followed, and were increased
I " ANu VII ~NhA'A 10 -AA~NA t2Nh"Noi
BeveriGge. ~ Indiana. whom he IN
I tioduceG in these words:
Y Gentlemen Of the Convention: |
( have the foncr Of introducing 10 you
a gentleman whom you all know. a
son of indiana, who, when he has a
message. insists upon a hearing. and
when he speaks the people are enlight-
ened aid enthused"
Senator Beverage began his speech
Y amid loud applause. He said. in part:
Senator Revcridge's speech.
Gentlemen Of the Conventions one