Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-06-24

the great DOdy was ADJOURNED.
Speake Cannon came in for one of the
resolutions and he blushed like a school
boy as the word bouquet was given him.
He made IL speeches during the day,
each with few crisp original sentences.
introducing the IL orators. His audience
never tired of watching nor hearing
him. He was a sauce to the proceed
ings. His jerky walk to and from the
peninsula of the rostrum that projected
into the audience amused every one. He
kent a tight hold on the right hand of
each speaker with his right hand and
swung the gavel in his left. The wide
! sweep Of the heavy mallet rather ter
rified members of the press who We're
within range, for some times their heads
escaped by not more than an inch.
While Speaker Cannon spoke his
whole body shook, his left arm made
full circles, both legs vibrated and even
his toes could be seen working up an
down IN his shoes. His control of the
convention was complete.
Chicago. June 23.-The Republican
national convention met at 10 o'clock,
Thursday morning, with the expecta-
ton of nominating candidates and adj
jOurning in time for afternoon trains.
The fair June morning was not spent
in idling on the lake front but in the
packing Of baggage and eating short
breakfasts. Then off to the Coliseum
and the oratorical flowers of men
picked from each principal division of
the country for eloqucnce. Elihu Root
and Spaaker Cannon pava the cOnVpn-
ton solidities in convention, and those
were designed to he treasures from
which the camp might draw material
for argumentative sides of the can
vass. Black of New York; Beveridge
of Indiana; Knight of California;; Ed
wards of Georgia: Cotton of Mime
sofa; Cummings of Maryland and Dol
liver of Iowa, had been chosen to en-
terrain, to stir feeling, to excite ad-
ImiratiOn and faith i'm the candidates
they nominated or seconded.
The Coliseum began to fill at 9
O'Clock with the thousands permitted
to hear these men of uncommon gifts.
None of them, accustomed as they We're
to great assemblages and great occa-
sions had ever had a more friendly and
III IdCt al IIlOTe
During the earlier hours of the day
preparations for departure as soon as
the supreme point Of interest should
have been reached were abundant
Some of the state headquarters were
dismantled, portraits boxed and deco
cations stripped from the walls. The
rooms lately so animated, where many
good story had been told and jolly
company gathered looked quite dreary
in their disorder and emptiness. The
sudden fall in quotations for buttons
badges and souvenirs suggested to the
visitors on the way to the Coliseum
that the convention was near to clos
ing.
looked like a baggage room. A hum
,, dred or more pieces of hand baggage
had been left there by delegates who
wished to go from the hall to the sta
| ton. St. Louis attracts several hun
dred delegates. alternates and corre-
| spOndents who stayed over for special
| trains to the Exposition, Thursday
night and Friday.
Senators Depew, Cullom and Spooner
h'''t ih'' tiiNii SOii DduScS, WOTlH
about $25 each, taken from their coats
while in the crowds at the hotels and
four robberies of other delegates or
visitors have been reported to the DO
lice.
The nomination of candidates in g.
national convention is the feature that
| appeals most strongly to the public
| and the number of visitors. Thursday
morning, gave ample evidence of that
fact. Half an hour before the time set
for the opening of the convention there
were as many visitors i'm the galleries
as witnessed the entire opening ses-
sion of Tuesday. Not only since the
opening of the convention have all the
visitors seats been filled but the man.
ner in which the crowd poured through
the entrances. Thursday gave evidence
that by the time the gavel fell every
seat would be occupied and the stand
ing room jammed to the limit.
The delegates and Tlternates some
what wearied with the session Of
wednesday. were not as prompt as the
spectators in their arrival and the or
chestra rendered about one-half of its
days program while waiting for the
convention to open. Gov. Carter Of
Hawaii. notwithstanding his defeat Of
Wednesday when he sought to secure
an increased representation for Hawaii
on the floor of the convention was one
of the early arrivals and seemed as
well pleased as though he had secured
all he sought and a few things in addi-
ton.
a few moments before the assembling
there was n hurried conference by the
managers which resulted in an agree
ment that Alabama, the first state on
the roll would yield to New York to
nominate Roosevelt
1t was also 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.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the New
York delegation began to enter the
hall. Senator Plat ut their head. With
them came messengers bringing bun
dies Of flags which were to be waved
when the President was nominated.
Senator Reveridge and Gov. Durbin
were the first delegates from the Hoos-
Ter state to reach their seats and We're
greeted with n ripple of aDplauSe