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ROOSEVELT AI Republican National Co Amid Much FAIRBANKS AN EASY FAVORITE Both Nominations Made Without a Dissenting Vote?A Hundred Steam Whistles Outdone by the Cheering of the 10,000 Men and Women In the Hall. Chicago, Special.?The National Convention of the Republican party met here on Tuesday at noon and was called to order by the National Chairman. Speaker Joseph Cannon was elected permanent chairman. The permanent organization was effected and the convention adjourned to meet Wednesday. On Wednesday the platform was anonted and on Thursday the follow ing ticket was nominated: THE TICKET NAMED.. For President THEODORE ROOSEVELT, of New York. For Vice President CHARLES W. FAIRBANS, ? of Indiana. President Roosevelt was placed in nomination by ex-Governor Black of New York and Senator Fairbanks was placed in nomination by Mr. Dolliver. The Republican National Convention bbhP i m s v v^gm$mM ijfiUl w - ^Wi Jj? I' f:" ' b^i HfedMSBB IIbtIVWR^'^^ ^^u9HM^Kufilu?IB^BH93i MM BRtffiM ' PRESIDENT THEOI 9 met at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning frith the expectation of nominating candidates, and adjourning in time for afternoon trains. The Coliseum began to fill at 9 o'clock with the thousands permitted to hear the nominating and seconding speeches. The galleries were completely filled for the first time and tiers of people were standing in rear aisles. A few moments before the assembling there was hurried conference by 'the managers which resulted in agreement that Alabama, the first State on the roll, would yield to New York to nominate Roosevelt. It was ?.lso agreed that Alabama, which was the first State to instruct for Fairbanks, would yield to Iowa to place the Senator's name In nomination for the Vice Presidency. The delay in calling the convention _ a j a. _ a.i .1 w uruer was uue 10 me cumpieuuu vi some resolutions that were to be presented. But the music of the band and the evident good humor of the crowd made the time pass rapidly and there was no manifestation of impatience. It was exactly 10:30 when Chairman , Cannon, wielding the Immense wooden gavel in h.is left hand, arose from his Llgh-backe 1 chair and with a* resounding whack on the table in front of him, commanded the convention to be in order. "The convention will be opened with prayer," he announced. Rev. Thaddeus A. Sniveley, rector of St. Chrysostum s church, was presented and at Mr. Cannon's suggestion advanced to the front of the platform. As he spread forth his arms to invoke divine blessing, the convention arose. The animated hum of conversation " ceased anci absolute silence prevailed. At the conclusion of the prayer, Ctairman Cannon presented the following announcements through the reading clerk: "On the 6th day of July, at Jackson. Miss., there will be celebrated the 30th anniversary of the birth of the Republican party (Applause.) The time when and the place where it received its name. Secretary Hay will deliver the principal address. Senator Fairbanks and others will address the meeting." , Then toliowed an announcement that W FAIRBANKS invention Names Ticket Enthusiasm the recently-elected National Reublican Committee would meet in the Coliseum immediately on the adjournment of the convention. , Chairman Cannon at once announced that the next order of business would be a roll-call of the States for \he nomination of President of the United States. The clerk called Alabama, and immediately Oscar R. Hundley, of that State, mounted a chair and announced that Alabama requested the honor and privilege of yielding its place on the roll to the State of New York. Instantly the convention was in an uproar. The New York delegation was on its feet like one man, waving flags and shouting wildly. Former Governor Frank Black, of New York, who was to deliver the nominating speech in behalf of President Kooseveit, immediately started for the platform, amid j the wildest enthusiasm on the part of the delegates. As Governor Black reached the desk cf Chairman Cannon he was warmly greeted by that gentleman and escorted down to the front of the platform Here Chairman Cannon, standing by the side of Mr. Black, in a few words, introduced him to the convention. There was a succession of shouts from the convention, a chorus of shriek* from the New York delegation, a paroxysm of tossing flags, then silence and Mr. Black commenced his speech in behalf of President Roosevelt. A SOUTHERN SPEAKER. Chairman Cannon announced the next speaker as "Mr. Stilwell, of Geor WB^^Kr TaCffWy '%: % > DORE ROOSEVELT. gia." There were loud cries of "Edwards," and Mr. Cannon was informed that the name of the speaker was Harry Stilwell Edwards. "Well," said the chairman to the convention, "his middle name is Stillwell and both are good names." He then formally introduced Mr. Edwards * ? -r - v. - ,- - $: . ~~~| V jfB T^i t* wSIct SENATOR C. W. FAIRBANKS. in a short but effective speech. Mr. Edwards, who is a man of slight physique, is not giften with a penetrating voice like that of Governor Black, Senator Beveridge and Mr. Knight, and for this reason he was unable to command the absorbing attention that had been giVen to those who spoke before him. Mr. Edwards' speech waS eminently satisfactory, however, to those within rcnge of his voice and he was frequently interrupted by applause. ' THE RUSSIANS HEAVY LOSERS Heavy Loss to Russian Fleet Report ed?Battleship Sunk. Tokio, Spcfcial?Admirel To0o .reports an engagement at Port Arthur ast Thursday in which a battleship of the Peresviet type was sunk and a battleship of the Sevastopol type and a first-class cruiser of the Diana type were damaged. The Japanese fleet was practically undamaged. Russian Cavalry Ineffective. General Kuroki's Headquarters in the Field, via Fusan, Thursday,?(Delayed in Transmission)?A Russian cavalry division commanded by Genera) Rennenkampff opposes the Japanese right flank. The country is mountainous and almost impossible for cavalry oiierations, although it is ideal for infantry movements, hence the cavalry forays upon which the Russians have greatly depended to harass the Japanese have proved ineffective. Junction of Japanese Armies. Liao Yang, By Cable?It is reported that Generals Oku and Kuroki have Joined forces and are attacking from me airecuun ui vuiaiiguy*. There is talk of a serious engagement shortly. It is also rumored that the Japanese forces which were recently advancing in this direction have fallen back on Feng Wang Cheng. Vessels for Far East. St. Petersburg, By Cable?It is stated that the ice-breaker Yermak designated by the late Vice-Admiral Makaroff, is preparing to start for the far east. Naval Battle Reported. Tokio, By Cable?It is reported that the Port Arthur fleet came out of the harbor Thursday and engaged the Japanese fleet. A Double Tragedy. Detroit, Mich., Special.?A small private office in a suite on the eleventh floor of the Chamber of Commerce Building, at the corner of Griswold and State strerts, was the scene of a most thrilling tragedy, when Chas. A. Swayse, an insurance agent, fought with Miss Effie Alvord for several minutes in an attempt to throw her out of the window, then shot her twice and plunged himself from the window to the brick pavement of State street, being almost instantly killed. Miss Alvord was shot twice in the neck and badly beaten about the head and face by Swayse, but her physician said tonight that she is not dangerously hurt, p.vprv hrme in Swavse's body below his neck was broken by his fall of 165 feet. Despite the terrific fall, a faint flickering of life remained when he was picked up, but it went out as his broken body was being carried to the lobby of the building. Back of the tragedy lies a tale of intimacy between Miss Alvord and Swayse. who was 51 years old, j married, and the father of two young I daughters. Sweeping Cabinet Changes. Washington, Special.?A sweeping change in the cabinet of President Roosevelt was announced officially at the White House Friday. The announcement came in the form of-a brief typewritten statement issued by Secretary Loeb, as follows: "The following cabinet appointments are announced: "William H. Moody, of Massachu- J setts. Attorney General. "Paul MortOD. of Illinois, Secretary of the Navy> 'Victor H. Metcalf, of California, Secretary of Commerce and Labor. 'The resignations of Secretary Cortelyou and Attorney General Knox have been accepted, to take effect July 1st5' The'Visible Supply. New Orleans, Special.?Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible supply of cotton, issued Friday, shows the total supply to be 2,120,884!, against 2,250,032 last week and 2,295,432 last year. Of this the totai American stock is 1,136,868, against 1,197,032 last week and 1,192,432 last year, j and of all other kinds including Egypt, Brazil, India, etc., 984,000, against 1,053,000 last week Of the world's visible supply of cotoon there is now afloat and held in Great Britain and continental Europe, 1,197,000, against 1,282,000 last year. t? 191 ftftn ap-ainst 34.000 last XXI -o - -r year; in India, 483,000, against-667,000 last year, and in the United States 320,000, against 302,000 last year. Superintendent Suspended. Richmond. Va., Special.?John S. Riley, division superintendent of the schools of the county/ of Bedford, was suspended by the State board of education. .The charge against Mr. Riley is that he has been guilty of subordination of perjury in connection with fire insurance policies on his house, which was burned some time ago. Mr. Riley has been indicted for the offense, and is under bond. Cave-In on Southern. Columbus, Ga., Special.?With a crash, 40 feet of the Southern Railway tunnel at Pine Mountain, near Warm Springs, caved in at one o'clock Friday morning, blocking the track. The cause of the cave-in is a mystery, as no train was passing to jar the earth Several weeks ago the wood-work ii the tunnel burned, and in replacin it only the stoutest timbers were use and the top of the tunnel was the; oughly cribbed. PLATFORM ADOPTED Principles and Policies of Republican Party Outlined THE ADMINISTRATION IS ENDORSED Administration Strongly Endorsed and the Party's Record Cited as a Pledge for the Future?Democratic Party Declared Untrustworthy, Especially as Regards the Currency and Tariff?Congressional Action on Suffrage Restrictions Favored. Following is the full text of the platform of the Republican party as adopted by the National Convention in session in the city of Chicago on June 22nd: "Fifty years ago the Republican party came into existence, dedicated, among other purposes, to the great task of arresting the extension of human slavery. In 1860 it elected its first President. During twenty-four of the forty-four years which have elapsed since the election of Lincoln, tne itepuDiican pariy nas neia complete control of the government. For eighteen more of the forty-four years It has held partial control, through the possession of one or two branches of the government, while the Democratic party, during the same period, has had complete control for only two years. This long tenure of power by the Republican party is not due to chance. It is a demonstration that the Republican party has commanded the confidence of the American people for nearly two "generations to a degree never equ&led in our history, and has displayed a high capacity for rule and government which has been made even more conspicuous by the Incapacity and infirmity of purpose shown by its opponents. "The Republican party entered upon ite present period of complete supremacy in 1#97. We have every right to congratulate ourselves upon the work since then accomplished, for it has added lustre even to the traditions of the party which carried the government through the storms of civil war. "We then found the country, after four years of Democratic rule, in evil plight, oppressed with misfortune and doubtful of the future. Public credit had been lowered, the revenues were declining, the debt was growing, the administration's attitude towards Spain was feeble and mortifying, the standard of values was threatened and uncertain, labor was unemployed, business was sunk in the depression which had succeeded the panic of 1893, hope was faint and confidence was gone. Unhappy Conditions Met. "We met these unhappy conditions vigorously, effectively and at once. "We replaced a Democratic tariff #WAA *M?inninl AO O Tl A iun, uaocu uu ucc uauc p. a??u garnished with sectional protection, by a consistent protective tariff; and industry, freed from oppression and stimulated by the encouragement of wise l.iws, has expanded to a degree never before known, has conquered new markets and has created a volume of exports which has surpassed imagination. Under the Dingley tariff, labor has been fully employed, wages have risen, and all industries have revived and prospered. "We firmly established the gold standard, which was then menaced with destruction. Confidence returned to business, and with confidence an unexampled prosperity. "For deficient revenue, supplemented by improvident issues of bonds, we gave the country an income which produced a large surplus and which enabled us, only four years after the Spanish war had closed, to remove over one hundred millions of annual war taxes, reduce the public debt, and lower the interest charges of the government "The public debt, which had been so lowered that in time of peace a Democratic administration made large loans at extravagant rates of interest in order to pay current expenditures, rose under Republican administration to its highest point, and enabled us to borrow ai 2 per cent, even In time of war. Expansion Record. "We refused to palter long with the miseries of Cuba. We fought a quick and victorious war with Spain. We set Cuba free, governed the island for three years, and then gave it to the Cuban people, with order restored, with ample revenues, with education and public health established, free from debt and connected with the United States by wise provisions for our mutual interests. "We have organized the government cf Porto Rico; and its people now enjoy peace, freedom, order and prosperity. "In the Philippines, we have suppressed insurrection, established order and given to life and property a security never known there before. We bave organized civil government, made it effective and strong in administration and have conferred upon the people of those islands the largest civ'l liberty they have ever enjoyed. "By our possession of the Philippines. we were enabled to take prompt and effective action in the relief o the legations at Pekin and a decisivr part in preventing the partition am preserving the integrity of China. "The possession of a route for ar isthmian canal, so long the dream o American statesmanship, is now an ac complished fact The great work o connecting the Pacific and Atlantic b a canal is at last begun, and it is du< to the nepunncan party. "We have passed laws which wil bring the arid lands of the Unite. States within the area ou cultivation. "We have reorganized the army an put it in the highest etate of efficienc} j "We have passed laws for the in' i provement and support of the militi. 1 "We have pushed forward the buii | :ng of the navy, the defence and pr- \ lection of our honor and our interes i "Our administration of the great C< j oartments of the government has be honest and efiicienf, .and whercv vrong-doinsr has been discovered, t' | Republican administration has not he. j ltated to probe the evil and bring offenders to justice, without regard tc party or politioel ties. Trust Regulation. "Laws enacted by the Republicar party, which the Democratic party failed to enforce, and which were intendec for the protection of the public againsl the unjust discrimination or the illegal encroachment of vast aggregations o1 capital, have been fearlessly enforced by a Republican President; and new laws, Insuring reasonable publicity as to the operations of great corporations and providing additional remedies for the prevention of discrimination in freight rates, have been passed by a Republican Congress. "In this record of achievement during the past eight years may be read the pledges which the Republican party has fulfilled. We promise to continue these policies, and we declare our constant adherence to the following principles: Principles Declared. "Protection, which guards and develops our industries, is a cardinal policy of the Republican party. The measure of protection should always at least equal the difference in the cost of production at home and abroad. We insist upon the maintenance of the principles of protection, and, therefore, rates of duty should be readjusted only when conditions have so changed that the public interest demands their alteration, but this work cannot safely be committed to any other hands than those of the Republican party. To entrust it to the Democratic party is to invite disaster. Whether, as in 1892, the Democratic party declared the proforllf nn/iAnaHtiitlAnal OT* whether it demands tariff reform or tariff revision, its reel object is always the destruction of the protective system. However specious the name, the purpose is ever the same. Democratic tariff has always been followed by business adversity; a Republican tariff, by business prosperity. To a Republican Congress and a Republican President, this great question can be safely intrusted. When the only free trado country among the great nations agitates a return to protection, the chief protective country should not falter in maintaining It. "We have extended widely our foreign markets, and we believe in the adoption of all practicable methods for their further extension, including commercial reciprocity wherever reciprocal arrangements can be effected consistent with the principles of protection and without injury to American agriculture, American labor or any American industry. The Gold Standard. "We believe it to be the duty of the Republican party to uphold the gold standard and the integrity and value or our national currency. The maintenance of the gold standard, established by the Republican party, cannot be safely committed to the Democratic party, which resisted its adoption, and has never given any proof since that time of belief in it or fidelity to it "While every other Industry has prospered under the fostering aid of Republican legislation, American shipping engaged in foreign trade in competition, low wages and heavy subsidies of foreign governments, nas uut iui I ntany years received from the govern[ ment of the United States adequate encouragement of any kind. We, therefore. favor legislation which will encourage and build up the American merchant marine; and we cordially approve the legislation of the last Congress which created the merchant marine commission to investigate and report upon this subject Maintaining the Navy. "A navy powerful enough to defend the United States agafnst any attack, to uphold the Monroe doctrine and to watch over our commerce, is essential to the safety and the welfare of the American people. To maintain such a navy is the fixed policy of the Republican party. "We cordially approve the attitude of President Roosevelt and Congress [ in regard to the exclusion of Chinese labor, and promise a continuance of the Republican policy in that direc! tion. j "The civil service law was placed ! on the statute books by the Republican party, which has always sustained it, and we renew our former declarations that it shall be thoroughly and I honestly enforced. | "We are always mindful of the country's debt to the soldiers and sailors of the United States, and we believe in making ample provision for them, and in the liberal administration of the pension laws. "We favor the peaceful settlement of international difficulties by arbitration. "We commend the vigorous efforts made by the administration to protect American citizens In foreign land3, and pledge ourselves to Insist upon the just and equal protection of all our citizens abroad. It is the unquestionable duty of the government to procure for all our citizens, without distinction, the rights of travel and sojourn in friendly countries, and we declare ourselves in favor of all proper efforts tending to that end. "Our great interests and our growing commerce in the Orient render the condition of China of high importance to the United States. We cordially .commend the policy pursued in Hw tho administrations mat. unccuuu u/ vmv of President McKinley and Presideit Roosevelt. Suffrage Restriction. "We favor such Congressional action as shall determine whether, by special discriminations, the elective franchise in any State has been unconstitutionally limited, and, if such is the case, we demand that representation in Congress and in the electoral college shall be proportionally reduced as directed by the constitution of the United States. Combinations of capital and of labor are the results of the ecomonic movement of the age, but neither must be permitted to infringe upon he rights and interests of the people. >uch combinations, when lawfully ormed for lawful purposes, are alike ntitlcd to tho protection of the laws, id neither can be permitted to break 'em. 'The great statesman and patriotic mcrican. William McKinley, whr as re-elected by the Republican par to the Presidency four years ag J as assassinated just at the threshoi' f his second term. The entire na j lion mourned his untimely deaih and did that justice to his great qualities ef mind and character which history will confirm and repeat. Administration Endorsed. "The American people were fortunate in his successor, to whom they turned with a trust and a confidence which have been fully justified. Pres- " ident Roosevelt brought to the great responsibilities thus sadly forced upon him a clear head, a brave heart, an earnest patriotism and high ideals of public duty and public service. True to the principles of the Republican party and to the policies whi^h that party had declared, he has also shown himself ready for every emergency, and has met. new and vital questions with abilitiy and with suocess. "The confidence of the people in his justice, inspired by hib public career, enamea mm to renaer, personauy. an Inestimable service to the country by bringing about a settlement of the coal strike, which threatened such disastrous results at the opeakig of winter in 1902. Our foreeign policy under hfc administration has not only been able, vigorous and dignified, but la the highest degree successful. The complicated questions which arosfc in Venezuela were settled In such a way by President Roosevelt that the Monroe * fioctrine was signally vindicated and the cause of peace and arbitration greatly advanced. "His prompt and vigorous action in Panama, which we commend In th? highest terms, not only secured to qs the canal route hut avoided foreign complications which might have been oi a very serious character. "He has continued the ; policy of President McKinley in the Orient and our position in China, signalized by our recent commercial treaty with that empire, has never been so high. "He secured the tribunal by which the vexed and perilous question of the / Alaskan boundry was finally settled. "Whenever crimes against humanity have been pereptrated which have shocked our people, his protest ha* been made and our good offices have been tendered, but always with due regard to international obligations. '"Under his guidance we find omfr selves at peace with all the world and never were we more respected Or odr wishes more regarded by foreign nations. "Pre-emiently successful in regard to our foreign relations, he has been equally fortunate in dealing with domestic questions. The country has known that the public credit and the national currency were absolutely safe in the hands of his administration. In the enforcement of the law? he has shown not only courage but the wisdom which understands that to permit laws to be violated or disregarded opens the door to anarchy while the just enforcement of the la,w is the soundest conservatism. He has held firm to the fundamental American doctrine, that all men must obey the law, that there must be no distinction between rich and poor, between strong and weak, but that justice and equal protection under the law must be secured to every citizen without regard to race, creed or condition. His administration ha3 been, throughout, vigorous and honorable, high-minded and patriotic. We commend it without reservation to the considerate judgment of the American people. Wisconsin Man Wins. Indianapolis, Special?In the Grand American tournament Richard L. Guphill, of Altken, Wisconsin, handicapped at 19 yards, won the grand American trophy, a silver tea service and $1,000 in cash, in the third shootoff of a tie, with William Randal, of Telluride, Col., at 96 breaks. The score is greater by two than the previous record, which was made at Kansas City last year. J A Fatal Affray. Thomasville, Ga., Special.?Neil Cargell, a prominent citizen of Metcalfe, i town eight miles south of Thomasville, received wounds that will doubtless cause his death, at the hands of '.wo negroes, Sharper Murray and his fon, Sam. The trouble occurred at a -egro church celebration at noon Sunlay. Cargell was struck on the head with a baseball bat and was shot in the tody three times. Both negroes were shot twice through the body, but will recover. Fire at World's Fair. St. Louis, Special?Fire which threatened for a time to destroy many buildings at the World's Fair, consumed the House of Hoo Hoo, rendering the building and contents a total loss. So quickly did the flames spread that the five occupants of the building, all on the second floor, had difficulty in escaping with their lives, being compelled to climb down a tree. The loss on the building and contents Is estimated at $60,000. The fire is supposed to have started from an electric light wire. Carried .on Locomotive Guard. An extraordinary story comes from , Northamptonshire. While working on the Midland railway, near Irchester station, a short time ago, Ernest Bellamy, of Kempston, was knocked down by a train. In falling he clutched at the lifeguard In front of the engine, clung desperately to it, and was carried about a quarter of a mile before his screams attracted the attention of the driver, who stopped the train. On being released from his perilous posiMon Bellamy collapsed through fright 'nd was removed to a hospital, where he speedily recovered from the shock. Ducks Show Intelligence. Some ducks in Rhode Island finding 'hcmselves prevented by the ice from mjoying a swim in their favorite lond, rose en masse in the air and ame down plump in the middle of he pond, breakirg the ice by the >rce of their united impact, and semiring for themselves open water in .hicli to disport.