Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-06-30


O'Clock this morning with the expecta-
tion of naming candidates and ad-
journing in time for afternoon trains.
The fair June morning was not spent
in idling on the lake front but in the
packing of bags and eating short
breakfasts. Then off to the Coliseum,
and the oratorical flowers of men pick
ed from each principal division of the
county tor eloquence.
i Elihu Root and Speaker Cannon gave
the convention solidities i'll exposition
and logic that were designed to be
treasures from which any campaigner
might draw material for the argumen-
tative side of the canvass. Black, of
New York Beyeridge, of Indiana :;
knight, of California; Edward, of
Georgia; Cotton of Minnesota; Gum
Minis, of Maryland; Dolliver, of Iowa ;
Depew, of New York, and Foraker, Of
Ohio, had been chosen to entertain to
stir feeling, to excite admiration and
faith in the candidates they nominal
ed 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 were to
great assemblages and great occasions
had ever had more friendly and more
critical audience.
Senators Depew, Cullom and Srooner
have had their gold badges, worth
about S25 each, taken from their coats
while in the crowds at the hotels, and
four robberies of delegates or visitors
have been reported to the police.
The nominations of candidates in the
national convention is the feature that
appeals most strongly to the public
ing gave ample evidence of that fact
A few moments before assembling
there was hurried conference be-
tween the managers that resulted in
an agreement 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 nomina-
tion for the Vice Presidency.
Shortly before 10 O'Clock the New
York delegation began to enter the
hall, Senator Platt at its head. With
them came messengers bringing bund-
les of flags, which were to be waved
when the President was nominated.
Senator Beveridge and Governor
Durbin were the first delegates from
the Hoosier State to reach their seats
and were greeted with ripple of ap-
plause.
On the two preceding days Senator
Fairbanks has come TO the Coliseum
with the junior senator and the re-
mainder of the Indiana delegation, but
he was not so early today.
Cheers greeted the arrival of Chair
man Cannon upon the stage and the
band struck up the national. anthem.
This was the signal for the convention
to rise and the New York delegation
was conspicuous, each of its mem bers
waving an American flag.
Just before Chairman Cannon's 5 big
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American Flag Association, came up
on the stage and presented him with
a bunch of calla lilies which Uncle
joe received with a profound bow
Put them in your button hole, -
yelled some one from the gallery.
Senator Fairbanks did not attend
the session of the convention Sena
tor Beveridge will cast the vote of In
diana for Fairbanks for Vice Presi-
dent, with the exception of Fairbanks
own vote
1t was exactly 10 80 when Chairman
Cannon, with the wooden gavel in his
left hand, arose from his high-backe d
leather chair and with a resounding
whack on the table in front of him.
commanded the convention to be in
order.
/ Chairman Cannon at once annOunC-
ed that the order of business would he
a roll call of States for nomination for
President of the United States The
clerk called Alabama, and immedi-
ately Oscar Il. Hundley, of that State,
announced that Alabama requested
the honor and privilege of yielding is
place on the roll to the State of New
York.
Instantly the convention was in an
uproar The New York delegation was
on its feet like one man waving their
flags and shouting wildly. ExGov-
| ernor Frank Black, of New York, who
was to deliver the nominating speech
in behalf OF President Roosevelt, i'm
mediately started for the platform
amid the widest enthusiasm on the
| part of the delegates
AS Governor Black reached the desk
of Chairman Cannon he was warmly
greeted by that gentleman and escort
ed down to the foot of the platform.
Here Chairman Cannon introduced
him to the convention. There was
succession of shouts from the conyen-
tion, a chorus of shrieks from the New