The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-24

heart 50 loves and which you have met again
to decorate and recognize. His qualities do
not need to be .retold,l for no mar N tai
known in every household in the land. He Is
not conservative. II conservatism means wait.
Ing till 1t is too late.$ He is not wise. II
when once will do.
There is no regret 30 keen. In man or coun-
embraced Fortune scars with high and rapid
wing, and whoever brings 1t down must
shoot with accuracy and speed. Only the man
to pull the trigger brings the largest opportu-
mites to the ground. He does not always listen
while all the sages speak. but every day at
complete. has been at least pursued with con-
science and intrepid resolution. He Is no
heroic fibre which is best nurtured by the
mountains and tho snow. He spends little
time in review, for that he knows can be
done by the schools. a statesman srapplinG
with the living problems of the hour he grones
but little In the past. He believes In going
ahead He believes that in shaping the des.
impulse than regret. He believes that prepara-
ton for future :riumphs Is a more Important
duty than an inventory OF past mistakes ~
profound student OF history. he Is to-day the
greatest history maker In the world. With the
instincts of the scholar. he is yet forced from
the scholars pursuits by those superb quail
ties which fit him TO the last degree Tor those
great world currents now rushing past with
larger volume and moro portentous aspect
than for many years before.
Wars Decide Fate Of Nations.
The fate OF nations is stll decided by their
wars. You may talk OF orderly tribunals and
learned referees: you may sing In your schools
the gentle privilege. of the qlfset lite Hn y
strike from your books the last note OF every
and thunder will always be the tramp Of
horses and the silent. rigid, upturned face.
Men may. prophesy and women pray. pray. put ~,
this earth only when tn dreams OF Childhood
are the accepted charts to guide the desttnles
Of men. Events nre nuInheress and mighty,
and no man can tell which wire runs around
the world The nation basking to-day in tho
quiet Of contenment and repose may still pc on
the deadly circuit, and to, morrow wrlthlns
great figures must be kept in front. II the
pressure Is great, the material to resist y
must DO EranI.e and ron Mh e, we o msn
Her interests are In every street; her atnn
is on every tongue. Those interests 50 sacred
care OF those whose power skill and coura SO
have been tested and approved And In tho
man whom YOU will choose, the highest sense
OF every nation in the world beholds man
who typlfies as no other living. american
does the spirit and the purposes OF the. TWEEN
tieth century. He does not claim TO be the
Solomon OF his time. There IRE many things
he may not know. but this Is sure, that above
all things else he stands for PROGRESS, courage
and fair play. which are the SYNONYMS OF me
American name.
There arc times when great fitness IL hard
ly less than destiny, when the elements SO
come together that they select the agent they
will use. Events sometimes slect the strong
est man. as lightning goes down the highest
rod And so It Ia with those events which
for many months with unerring slshtf nave
led YOU to single name which am chosen
only to pronounce; Gentlemen, nominate for.
President OF the United States the highest
living types OF the yonh. the vfgor - no.
promise OF a. great country and great age.
Theodore Roosevelt. OF New York
Governor Black was frequently inter.
rupted by applause.
Governor Black pronounced the noms.
mating words at Just 11o6 o'clock, AS he
did SO he retired quickly from the plat.
form, But the words Theodore lfoose-
yeltr had not left his lips when there
was shout The convention was on its
feet. Like the cratn of thunder that fol,
lows the lightning the enthusiasm be-
gan, Flags were In the air hats We're
thrown UP. men jumped on to their
chairs, women stood and shouted. The
air was rent with one continuous. pro-
longed shout from thousands of throats
SO mighty was the volume Of sound that
nothing definite In the way Of art1culate
sound was dstinguishable,
Storm of Enthusiasm.
At this point the band struck up, Its
strains however, were only family audi.
bic In the mighty din Then Chairman
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