The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1904-06-23

sound swept over the throng The ap-
piause continued as the temporary and
| permanent chairmen continued 10 stand
| arm in arm waiting for silence
| Another shout went up as Mr.. Root
| stepped back and Mr.. Cannon stood
alone facing the great audience.
Mr.. Root returned in an instant with
a large gavel As MIR. Cannon return
ed to the front of the platform to COM
| mencs his speech there was another
| chorus OF cheers and loud cries Of
| Cannon! He's all right"
Speaker Cannon. IN his Introductory
| remarks. spoke as follows.
Gentlemen Of the Convention: For
the first time In my NE I put 10 black
and white enough sentences 10 contain
$500 words TO say to Won. have tried
| TO memorize #. Oaughter). but cannot
] have given II out through the usual
channel to the great audience. and now
l must either beg to he excused entire
" or ! must do like We DO down I'm
tho house Of representatives. under the
fye-wiuute rule. and make few re-
marks. But that no man shall say that
I have not made a great speech. I viii
from the beginning 20 end heartily
indorse every statement Of every senti
ment TRAIT was given You yesterday
from Pa" temporary presiding officer In
the greatest speech ever delivered at
a convention. applause
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daughter And first they say there
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