Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1904-08-06
IS NOTIFIED

Fairbanks. senior United afHIDH HDu.
al0r from indiana. was to-day formal
I Iy notified Df hH nomination Tor vice
/ president oi Che United States bv the
| republican national convention The
notification address was made hf
D Fuhu Root. ez secretary uf war Tho
/ exercises wore held on iho wide vDr
auda of the Fairbanks bo8utitu homo
loo tho presence of the notification
committee. state officials. Indiana ro.
/ publican congressional dolegati0n and
other invited guests
Fully 1ou pers1a5 wor. Gathered at
/ thD residence when Fairbanks rocoly.
ad thy committee There was o. dem.
0ustutuD which lasted several min.
utes Ro.' then. without amy preIlm
.nar.es. delivered tho formal noiIncn.
tIon. Io said:
Hon. Ellhu Roots Speech.
Senator raIrh1uts THe commit
Goo which now WLiH upon rra was
| appointed hy tbo untianaI convention
! 1f thD republican party hOI1 90 Chi
Hag1 lu june and i.H agreeable duty
s tl motto, y1u of fouf nomination
as tro republican candNHto fnr tho
office of vice president u tho United
/ Smtas for ,be torn 20 ho.u ou tho
ith d1y of March. i9o1
Wo give you formal nf.Ica of chat
/ nomination with nssumnlo 90 tho Ir
| IiuH.I and hearty SUPPORT of tho
| great nauy which has tNgcutod tho
peoples viii iu the government oi
DTS country for tho hotfof part of the
last hnlf century The. nomination
comes to sou in nccordahc. with the
hp.I methods and practices of repre-.
sentative government lt was fhD ro
sult of l1De and earnest consideration
1ud discussion by enc members OF
! .ho convention o. was not the
chance product of uD excited hour.
lul o. was NOT upon The demand of
any powerful influences political or
/ otherwise cms'rlIniue 10 Judgment
If the dDlnut.s 20 wac mott made
for tbo purpose of condialng pos
.ble uoloun'UnJs. or of swelling tho
umpaigu fund of lhc party $50 harE
| Ius ur iuturuDs contributed tl o.
N1 uuprosHl0ns Of The tenth 0r mis-.
leading OFF the convention aH t0 your
| wWIplca and opinions vero upcos.
ary to bring If about % was tne De-.
ihcraie Informed nui intelligent
IulsmCu. 0f iho doieTaiH from ov.
ry stntc and territory ana % was
heir unanimous ludgmou.
] uisa great office to which vou arc
called John Adams. Thomas Jetfpr.
son. and George clinton. and John
/ n. Calhoun aud Martin Van Buren,
| luI many .lhrrs whose namos arc o.
| uslr.0us In Jh, history of our coUu.
| try have filled Do % s an office of
high dcnIly and immediate. ever
present Importance Tho CrCdit and
honor of our country are greatly con.
ccrnel iu the character and conduct
1f tho man who pres.dcs over the
senate of thc United Stntcs--thnt
pov er'uI and august body. Of which
YOU are already sn experienced $50
Iusefu and s1 nunorol @ member
But tha vice president has other
rravo dufios OF Imperative obligation.
Whon tho people elect president
under our political system they DO
NOT merely elect the man for the of.
flee. they give their approval to Ger.
tain controlling principles and poll
cics OF government. and the admIulH.
iratlon of which thp vice president
is a part ls bound to give effect 90
these principles and policies The
primary duty of the vice president to
Poe always ready to take up the bur
lpn uf thp presidency 90 occasion ro.
guIros. corrIos with 90 the duty 90 h8
always rrudy to continue uuhrokon
'thu policies which tho people have
entrusted t0 tho administration f0r
execution For fhp dua performance
OF thIs duty tho vice president should
he familiar with tho conduct of az
fairs hy tho administration u8 "a pro.
goods. "a part oi its c1unsela and im.
huod with "a knowledge of its Iahurs.
ts perr.,li.ig8 aud l.s motives, thut
raa como only from intimate assocIa.
.tir and confidence aud sympathy.
! Ton lrtu &, ra happened chat after
excited collosfs f0r tho presidential
nomination thD candidate fur vice
president bsH boon elected from the
/ defeated faction fur tho purpoe oi
.appoaslug their resentment and that
|aror election Dc haa remained auiag
unlstlc n SPIRIT and a stranger to
the couuso'a of the president whom
Doc may he called upon 90 succeed.
/ Happily wo are now loo no such case.
Tho people would fa.n see again such
/ relations of sympathy and loyal
heIpiuluoss f0r tho public good. as eE.
iatcd between President Mckinley
aud VIco President Hobart and the
personal relations between presA
dent Roosevelt ani yourself your
mutual csiolm and good understand.
ing assure ua ihlt these happy CON.
diuous win come asaIu after fho
fourth of nest March We count
upon y0ui wisdom and experience and
loyal ald us an element of ever prea
f. emo strength u Iae coming admins
tratl0n
AH to tbo supreme responsibility
OF mo vice presidency 900 case OF
/ succession 20 ihe presidency we shau
ell pray ana no ono more earnestly
than yourself that .t may not come
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