Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-06-22

roses, for which Gov. Roosevelt re-
turned a profound bow.
Several of the Kansas delegates re-
moved their beautiful silk sunflower
ladges and threw them upon Gov.
Roosevelt during the march of the
delegates. 1t was an inspiring demon
stration. Mrs. Roosevelt looked down
upon it from her position of vantage
in the side gallery. She was pale as
paper, but appeared smiling and hap
Ply. The demonstration continued for
six minutes and forty seconds, during
which time Gov. Roosevelt received
the congratulations of his friends,
looking the while like a bronze statue
so imperturable was he.
The delegates still choked the aisles.
grasping the Governors hand, and
with difficulty the chairman restored
quiet and recognized Butler Murray, of
Massachusetts, for a speech seconding
the nomination of Roosevelt. He
spoke in hehalf of "Old New England"
and his vigorous sentences elicted an
other demonstration for the Rough
Rider candidate.
"Depev, Depew"
demanded the delegates in tumultuous
chorus, and as they called the we'll
known face and figure of the New York
Senator emerged from his delegation,
Gov. Roosevelt taking him by the arm
and urging him forward to the plat
form. The benign face of the post
prandial orator looked down on the
people, and then in his musical voice
he began a magnificent and impromptu
tribute to the hero of the hour. He
was in good humor as we'll as good
voice, and his touch of jocosity in
mentioning Teddy and the "get
there qualities of young America
brought out a storm of mingled laugh
ter and applause. He pictured Ted
dy" as the child of Fifth avenue the
cultured product of Harvard, the cow
boy OF the plains, the vitalizing force
in marshaling the American ships to
overwhelm the Spaniards, the impetu-
GUS leader at Santiago and San Juan,
and the idolized governor of the EN-
pire State. He pictured, too, the
dude" becoming a cowboy" the
cowboy" becoming a soldier, the SOL
der becoming a hero, and the hero,
blade in hand, in the press of battle
shouting:
Give EN- hell boys
When Depew Sought to Close
there were demands to go on" and
yielding TO the clamor, he proceeded,
dealing with the glories of the party.
His sarcastic references to the Kansas
City convention and TO George Wash
lngton Aguinaldo brought him round
after round of applause. He spoke of
the trust oratory" sure TO be heard
from the Bryan cohorts at Kansas City.
and declared that when the hurrahs
OF the trust orators died away in that
convention it would be found thai the
ice pitchers had broken because Of the
force OF the ice trust ingredients with
in them. Mr. Depew told a story. a
new one, he said, which had for IT'S
moral the fact that Mr.. Bryan had
been body s~natching.' reviving he
corpse of free silver at 16 to /. Turn
ing from humorous to serious the
orator reeounted the glories of the ad-
ministration already achieved. and
those awaiting the union of two such
Incompatible leaders, Mckinley and
Roosevelt. His closing period, declar-
ing that Rooseyelt's choice would be
unanimous, touched off a whirl OF ex-
element.
Roosevelt Teddy" Roosevelt
came from all quarters of the hall.
The Governor sat Unmoved,
tanning himself desperately and shak-
ing his head negatively at the calls
for his appearance.
The impatient audience called for a
vote, appreciating that there would
be no other candidates.
1t took some minutes to restore or