officers and the citizens of Chicago were passed and the convention adjourned sine die. Charles W. Fairbanks, the candidate for Vice-President, was temporary chairman of the 1896 convention and a brief sketch of his life was given in the paper on that convention. The committee to notify President Roosevelt met at his home at Oyster Bay on July 27, and he was notified in an address by Speaker Cannon, to which the President replied, accepting the nomination. On August 3, Hon. Elihu Root, for the committee, in an address notified Senator Fairbanks of his nomination, to which the latter responded in acceptance. The President's formal letter of acceptance was dated September 12 and that of Mr. Fairbanks later. The Democratic National Convention, held in St. Louis in July, nominated Alton B. Parker of New York for President and Henry Gassaway Davis of West Virginia for Vice-President. While Mr. Bryan loyally supported the ticket, there failed to be any enthusiasm aroused in its support by the party. The Republicans, on the contrary, were thoroughly united and had also the support of the business interests of the country, including many Democrats who had voted for McKinley in the two preceding presidential elections. George B. Cortelyou was selected by President Roosevelt to manage his campaign and was chosen chairman of the national committee. Mr. Cortelyou had been President McKinley's executive secretary, and later had held the same position under President Roosevelt. He became the first secretary of commerce and labor after that office was established in 1903, which position he resigned in order to become chairman of the national committee. He proved to be a worthy successor to Senator Hanna, and managed the campaign with great skill and energy. He was ably assisted by Charles F. Brooker of Connecticut, who was one of the executive committee that had charge of the campaign at the New York headquarters. Roosevelt and Fairbanks were in November overwhelmingly elected, receiving of the electoral vote 336 to 140, and of the popular vote 7,623,486 to 5,077,971 for Parker and Davis. Theodore Roosevelt was inaugurated President of the United States March 4, 1905, as his own successor. FOURTEENTH REPUBLICAN NATIONAL CONVENTION HELD AT CHICAGO, ILL., JUNE 16-19, 1908 For President-WILLIAM H. TAFT, of Ohio For Vice-President-JAMES S. SHERMAN, of New York The fourteenth Republican National Convention assembled in Chicago in June, 1908. Theodore Roosevelt had then been President for more than three years of the term for which he was elected in November, 1904. The great accomplishments of his administration had been "first and foremost, a brave and impartial enforcement of the law; the prosecution of illegal trusts and monopolies, the exposure and punishment of evil doers in public service; the most effective regulation of the rates and service of the great transportation lines; the complete overthrow of preferences, rebates and discriminations; the arbitration of labor disputes; the amelioration of the condition of wage-workers everywhere; the conservation of the natural resources of the country; the forward step in the improvement of the inland water |