Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1904-07-14

applause and again and again, while the
band played Hail Columbia"
NOMINATIONS BEGUN.
1.-THE clerk will now call the roll OF
states for the nomination of n candidate |
for President" shouted the chairman.
A wild cry Of delight came from the
galleries. who seemed to think the whole |
thing n show run for their entertainment. |
Alabama" shrckcd the clerk.
Alabama yields to the Empire State of
Now York" called Delegate Russell OF
Alabama. standing in his chair. one arm
grasping the standard of his State marker |
Martin w. 1.ittleton of New York of mo
lium height. and sturdy figure. with full, |
clean shaver face, with n heavy mass of
lark brown hair. tossed back from his !
brow and ears, took the stand amid ring
ing applause to place Judge Parker of
New York in nomination.
MIR. Littlcton's manner of speaking is |
calm and deliberate and he uses but few
gestures. His voice is full. resonant and
Of decidedly pleasing quality, and could
he heard further than that of any speaker
who had preceded him with the possible
exception of Richmond +. lIobson.
SPEECH OF NJ w. LITTLETON.
Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
venton:
We do not expect here that stupid peace
which smells of chloroform.
We do not wish that unctuous unan'm
ity which springs from the unconf;ct
ing emotions of n solitary man. We
would not have our harmony in single
harness. We too. love the stir of
strenuous life: but we believe in equal
strenuousncss for all and special strenu-
BUSINESS for none We do not derive our
power from the seats of the mighty but
from the souls of the humble. We do not
ask for innnc agreements springing from
faithloss fire: but rather outbursts OF
dsscnsion issuing from robust freedom.
We are not in executive session. hut
rather in the committee of the whole.
We worc sent here by the people +" So
lcCt n candidate. We were not sent here
by the candidate to notify tho people.
Gentlemen of the convention. beyond
the exciting passions Of war and the dis
tracing panics of peace; beyond the
reach of disasters dread appeal and the
dead past's diving wall, We meet in tho
clear ami rational oaltG Of seasoned com
mon sense. to reason together for the
we'll being Of our country and our party.
The recent past is filled with a record
Of Our dencrcCmerts. Many of MS
| would change that part If II were within
our poWcr-rnost of us would not-hut
whcthsr We wculd n not, the point is.
! it is past. If We intend to settle her"
! the question as to who was right and
wEo was wrong. then we H-c forc1oon,ed
! then, how can we succeed now? II you
tell mo WAS wrong and tell Won you
we're UrOng and We halt there to thrash
! il out NAT is tho end. But If YOU toll
me right or wrong, we meet again. after
a short. sharp separation TT the DEM
ocratic altar and that We must claSI
hands in a natural alliance Of dcrrocratic
faith and find some comm on ground up
IN which We each may stand with hon
cr. / say it docs not matter VINO Wa
wong. tn" point is. W. are together
again.
Surely as YOU gather here, with thu
present breaking upon your cnrapture.
vision and the past filling your hear
with songs of praise md 10Y you ar
urged by every impulse and entreatet
nv every recollection 20 forever sink tn
differences that distract and the cause
That confuse and gathering Ifresh from
Ills exhahsticss heahwatcr of our hop
the spirit of - years Of ascending part.
faith, resolV" TO restore our party to II
place OF power and pride In the heart
ard affections If our countryrner.
The State Of New York. hcarkonng I
the demand from every quarter of tn
country comes to you united upon on
who will bring peace into our counci
PATRIOTISM and power into our campaig
and success to our contest The country
anxious to win in this great crisis. "All"
upon New York as tho battle-ground. N"'
York answers with n candidate who car
rcd the State by GC0o ma iority. Tn
country called upon New York for tn
best of its brain and blood, and Nc'
York answers with a man who cut HI
way through poverty and toll until h
found the highest peak of power an
honor IN the state The country callc
upon New York for democrat and Ne'
York answers with n man who lcarne
the simple lessons of democratic faith
tnr fUrrOwcd field. who took them wit