The Montgomery tribune., 1902-07-04


City of jefferson. June 2s.-Ncver
In the history Of Missouri did u
more enthusiastic state convention
ever assemble under the name of re.
publican. The more than one thou
sand delegates were n mass of cheer.
ing and happy republicans. The hall
of the house of representatives was
profuscly decorated with the nation
nl colors when State Chairman Akins
called tn. convention To order. and
delivered telling address. lie was
chc.rcd ngain and again; and when
he declared that Missouri was for
Roosevelt for a second term, the en-
thusiasm was made manifest by wave
after wave ~ applause, that contin-
u.d for almost live minutes, dele
gates springing to their feet and
many standing On chairs shouting
"Rooseyeltl Roosevelt! Teddy! Good
boy"
National Committeeman kerens. In
. short address. declared he was will
ing To make any sacrifice To unite all
factions of the party, and march on
to victory.
Congressman Joy declared that
Roosevelt was right In his demand
for reciprocity with Cuba, and that
he would support him.
One Of the warmcst oyatlons Of
the day was received by Cyrus =.
Walbridgc, former mayor ~ st.
Louis; and when he closed the cheer
ing continued until he stepped to the
front and bowed to the convention.
Congressman Iinrtholdt said that
President Roosevelt, through him,
sent message to the republicans OF
Missouri To unite and win.
The roll call showed that every
county and every city ward In the
state was represented by its full
quota of delegates.
Mr.. y. T.. McIimsey, Of Nodaway
county. was introduced Ms temporary
chairman. Mr.. McIimscy's address
was filed with pointed wit and sar-
casm directed toward the democrat
ic party.
with the operations Of the law OF com
p-nsntion must hold. as ! do. that party,
Ike men. get abon, what Is coming TO
forever. and every lie u sooner or later
driven home by the hammer Of truth.
soo,hed and sustained by such ph,loso;
you. that the most magnificent do'truc-
Ito, that ever overwhelmed any party Is
10 descend. with frightfui fury. in this
the second year ~ the righteous reign Of
II sodore the Strenuous.
I search nature In vain for 4 smilitude
n
sternation and ruin which the prayers Of
the Missouri democracy can neither avert
nor much longer postpone. II has been
estimated that AZ many nv forty thou
sand souls found frightfui burial 'nenth
the liberated hell from ths hateful heart
Not quite such direful doom awaits the
en"mie. % pure and popular sovernmen,
in old Ms'pari but sd to them and s,ad
the $4,000 democrats OF Puksdom ind
deep and everlasting, burial meath tn,
stcrm Of ballots which an Indignant and
br ron and offending heads.
when that day comes. ns come Il must.
the spectacle of the democratic chieftains
II had almost said thieftains-betake
themselves 10 that nbscurity for which
they seem by nature 70 be so supremacy
pa Use. Yonder I see them go, q motley.
M lancholy company. Seibert IL there,
tn ,lleans In shattcring his dream Of a
ful hundred years In office. Sam Cook,
too with his smile and visagc like Pope
L.l's, n copy Of his book and guberna-
toiial boom irrcparably punctured. And
De Almond. seriously as a funeral. and
for ,tclling more calamities than the fren.
sled brain OF a populist ever dreamed
Of Faint and far hear him cry; GIVE
up the Philippines" Champ Clark Is
arrong them-Champ. whom nobody takes
seriously, not even himself. ever clown
among statesmen. hut never n statesman
even among clowns. And Mr.. Dockery
with u wink for all, a bundle of gold
bonds clasped clpse to his heart and
hilarious hands extented In ieacherous
and loving welcome TO 10 to L