Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-04
FAIRBANKS
FORMALLY
NOTIFIED.
INDIANA SENATOR ACCEPTS The
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION
FOR VICE PRESIDENT.

ROOT DELIVERS ADDRESS
Former Secretary of War Formally
Notifies the Candidate of the conven-
tion's Action and Senator Fairbanks
Makes RepIy-Thousands Attend-
| Indianapolis, Ind, Aug 3. - Sena%
tor Charles w. Fairbanks was today,
formally notified Of his nomination for
vice president of the United States by
the republican national convention.
The notification address was made BY
Hon. Elihu Root, eX-secretary of war.
The exercises were held on the veran.
da of Senator Fairbanks beautiful
home in the presence of 5000 people,
including the notification COMMITTEES.
The governor and other state officials.
the Indiana congressional delegation.
and the Indiana delegates and alter.
mates to the national republican cons
vention, the state central committee.
and friends, neighbors and political
i supporters of the candidate. The house
was elaboratey decorated and the day
was one of the most beautiful Of the
year. The members of the notification
committee began arriving on the early
trains and shortly after noon they left
) the English hotel for the senator's
home.
! The senator and Mrs. Fairbanks re-
ceived the committee and the invited
guests and with little delay Messrs.
Root and Fairbanks led the way to the
n veranda. where seats were arranged
!. for them. An enthusiastic greeting
was accorded the two speakers, the de-
. monstration lasting several minutes.
= = Root without prelirninaries, began his
: formal notification address. He said:
Roots Address.
Y Senator Fairbanks:-Th commit
tee which now waits upon you was ap--
pointed by the national convention Of
! the republican party held at Chicago
III JuuS, anu I'D GCdplC uuSy 10 W
notify you of your nomination as the
republican candidate for the office of
vice-president of the United States for
the term to begin on March 4, 1905.
u 1--WE give you formal notice of that
nomination with assurance of the un-
IL divided and hearty support Of the
n great party which has executed the
J. peoples will in the government of this
country for the better part of the last
century. The nomination comes to
you in accordance with the best meth.
ods and practices of representative
government. 1t was the result of long
and earnest consideration and discuss
sion by the members of the conven.
ton 1t was not the chance product
= Of an excited hour, and it was not up-l
: on the demand of any powerful influ.
ence-political or otherwise-con.
straining the judgment of the 6ele-
gates. 1t was not made for the pur-
pose of conciliating possible malcon-
tents, or of swelling the campaign
9 trigues contributed to it. No suppress.
=. sions of the truth or misleading Of the
y convention as to your principles and
y opinions were necessary to bring it
y. about 1t was the deliberate, inform-
le ed and intelligent Judgment of the del.
10 egates from every state and territory,
and it was their unanimous judgment.
An Important Office.
ed at is great office to which you are
he called John Adams, and Thomas
he jefferson, and George Clinton, and
IT. John c. Calhoun. and Martin Van Bu-
70 ren, and many others whose names are
nd illustrious in the history of our coun.
~ try, have filled it. 1t is an Office Of
ra 70. high dignity and immediate, ever pres.
,r. ent importance. The credit and hon.
ha - or of our country are greatly concerns
~, av ed in the character and conduct of the
uy man who presides over the senate of
'se the United States-that powerfM! snd
august body, of which you are alTsidy
so experienced, SO useful and SO hon.
Of ored member.
nut But the vice-president has other
He grave duties of imperative obligation
nd When the people elect president un
der our political system. they do not
merely select the man for the Office;
:. they give their approval to certain con
sss trolling principles and policies of gov
" " ernment; and the administration oi
III which the vice-president is a part is
rs bound to give effect to these princi
b. pies and policies. The primary duty
d of the vice-president to be always
ad ready to take up the burden of the
In presidency If occasion requires, car
az ries with it the duty to be always
ready to continue unbroken the poll
cies which the people have entrusted
say to the administration for execution
for For the due performance OF this duty
vas the vice-president should be familfal
of with the conduct of affairs by the ad
-on ministration as it proceeds, part O
,enI it's counsels, and imbued with knewl
or edge of its labors, its perplexities ant
ey, its motives tilat can come on.y iron
!, !. intimate association and confidence