The Oskaloosa herald., 1904-06-23
FIRST SESSION
BIG CONVENTION.
SPEECHES HEARD AND ENTHuSl
Assn AROUSED,
ADJoURNs UNTIL TOMORROW
Roosevelt's Name is Greeted With
Great Applause - Rules Adopted
and Islands Admitted--An
Historic Gathering.

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Chicago, June 21.-The thirteenthj
republican national convention the
jubilee celebration of the party-o
ened at noon today in the chicago
Coliseum. The great gathering was
called to ordel at 1z:14 by Chairman
Payne, of the republican national
committee. From North, South, East
and West a mighty throng has come
to make the convention great. Tie
flower of the republican party is here
to nominate the president Of the
United States to succeed himself, to-
select a candidate for the second
highest Office in the gift Of the Amer
lean people, and to make a platform,
1t is the gala quadrennial event of
one of the two great parties in Amer
lean politics, One other event only
approaches it as a spectacle and an
inspiration to partisan enthusiasm,
and that is the Inauguration at the
seat of the national government OF
the man chosen by the people at the
polls to fill the chair of their chief
executive And the event that is on
today is to be in many respects the
greatest of it's kind since the first ma
tional convention was held in the ON
nous days of sc.
Assembly of Convention,
The officers of the convention made
their appearance on, the platform
shortly after ten-thtrty, before the
hall had begun to fill. The Iowa dele.
cation headed by Senator Allison got
the first applause. Senator Dolliver,
from the same state, was greeted
warmly. Senators Depew and CulIom
were also the recipients Of applause,
which redoubled a few minutes later
when Uncle Joe" Cannon entered, in
company with Cornelius Bliss, treas.
urer of the national committee.
| Cheers For Root and Payne.
At eleven:4O Chairman Payne made
his way to the platform, accompanied
by Secretary Root, temporary chair.
man. Every one in the hall joined in
greeting them. People fairly howled
stamped and clapped.
Invocation Offered.
Immediately following the call fol
order, Chairman Payne introduced
Rev. Timothy Frost, of Evanston who
offered the invocation.
i After prayer was over a picture o
President Theodore Roosevelt wa
unveiled on the platform and put OF
an easel. This was followed by 1
great burst of applause that echoed
for several minutes.
12:25-Senator Scott, of West Vir
ginia presented Chairman Payne witt
= a beautiful gavel on behalf of thu
, Chicago local committee. Payne &C
I cepted and returned thanks.
12:27-John Malley, reading clerk
, read the official call of the convention
!, When Hanna's name was read a:
: signing the call, an outburst of ap
, plause greeted it.
: 12:29-Governor Odell moved witt
, approval the selection of Elihu Roo
2 to be temporary chairman. Sam
was carried with enthusiasm.
Historic Table Presented.
1921 p. m-Chairman Payne intro
: duced Gov Van SAINT, of Minnesota
: who presented to the convention tn
table which was used by the chair
: man of the national convention whic
E nominated Presidents Harrison an
Mckinley in 1892, 1896 and 1900.
1894 p. ma large painting c
! President Roosevelt was unveiled o
= the platform and was received wit
!, great enthusiasm.
d Address by Chairman Root.
l 12:35-Temporary Chairman Roc
Il is presented to the convention and b,
|, gins his address. address in fu
III given elsewhere in this issue.)
t. Roots description of the splendi
l. financial condition of the country We
ol loudly applauded. His statement tn;
oil no honest industry has been stoppe
It but that the small producer has bee
lel protected from crushing competitic
1T of unfair trusts was earnestly chez
n ed, as was also his reference to bene