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Show SAW NOIINATiONf OfROOSEVEi Seorotary Pitt of tho State RepuhS can Committee Tells of the Jlf Convention. jm NO MORE enthusiastic ranvenUM was ever held than the one this at Chicago, says Tom D. Put, vtjm with G, R. Clcavcland, has Just j turned from a trip through tho East. m tho convention Mr. Pitt met delegaH from nearly every Stato In tho Union, afl In talking with thorn, as well as will others, ho found tbat the peoplo of tia entlro country aro well satisfied with tlfl nominations of Theodora Roosevelt at Senator Fairbanks for President an Vice-President of tho United States Mm At tho convention Mr Pitt had Tim Tribune seat with tho press. He waslfll a position to take In everything, and pajll tho onthuslasm was unbounded. Whe"M tho picture of President Roosevelt wal displayed from the platform and nt th mention of his namo the Immense crowj cheered nnd clapped Itn unanimous am unqualified approval of tho great statea-? man. Although, tho convention was well handled, Mr. Pitt says tho speakers couul not be heard in all parts of tho audi! torlum. Tho hall, he says, is elllptlcal.irl shape, similar to tho Tabernacle In thlJ city. Tho speakers' platform was ar ranged on one sldo of tho building, amj those occupying seats In either end coum not possibly hear what was eald. jm Mr. Pitt and Mr. Clcavcland spentfj week in Chicago. There they met marw people from this State, among th namb being. In addition to the Utah dHegateji Senator Smoot and wife. t'ongrc?smaff Howell and wife, J. F. Cahoon and tMj of Murray, Mrs. Jennlo Nelson of OgddEj Mrs. E. M. Miller, J. T. Goodwin, MtM Smith, Brig Cnnnon, Judge McConnelfl Pat Ryan. Gcorgo Snow, Mrs, Josh Grnn George Austin and family and Chrfrfel Holllngsworth of Ogden. fiO Soma time was opent by Mr. PluSlM Kansas and Nebraska, where he found tha crops to bo flourishing and heavj. ."Irl these States tho poplo generally nre mora than pleased with tho nomination dffl Roosevelt," Kays Mr. Piit. 'Nothing -M heard of Cleveland, and Bryan Is not mcn"A tloned in connection with tho Democratic nomination, even in his own State "I believe," continued Mr. Pitt, "thafl Parker will bo th6 choice of the St. Louli convention. At least, that Is the general impression ono gathers from a trip oven the country. If Parker should fall to gcll the nomination on the second .ballot, therl I think it will go to a dark horse, anJ Gorman or McClellan might get it." W In speaking of tho cropn In Kansas anuj Nebraska, Mr. Pitt says the wheat anil corn harvest should be the largest In' years, unless tho farmers experience trou bio In eecurlng men or arc disappointed with bad weather. Whero the land was barren last year on account of the floods,' tho whent crop will average from forty to fifty bushels an acre, and the corn yield, will be exceptionally large. m Mr. Pitt visited the scene of the rocent oyclono at Homesvllle, Nob., whero much damage was done. A swath a quarter of a mile wide was mowed through the place? he says, taking Immense trees, fences and1 buildings and sweeping everything In tho path of tho devastating storm. 9 Three days were spent at tho World's fair by tho two Salt Lakors. They wero greatly pleased with the Utah exhibit and say thcro Is nothing there equal to the mU nlng dlnplay from this State. Mr. PitE says tho shows on tho "pike" are first: class and well worth the prices asked He cannot say ns much for lodging and meals, which, with prices generally In St? Louis, aro unduly inflated. Tho prlvato car of the Salt Lake City Council, ho says, will bo placed In the broiling sun) and tho members will most certainly havo a warm time. The weather, however, As not uncomfortably warm yet In the East! and Mr. Pitt says tho hottest weather en countorcd on tho trip was In Salt Lakejg |