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ROOT is NAMED AS
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN
Delivers Address Which Is Frequent
ly Interrupted by Applause-Fair-
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pines and from Porto Rico and Ha-
waii. In all its suggestions of geo.
graphical magnitude and Of political
and financial power the convention
presented a great spectacle.
The doors of the building were
thrown open at 1890, and by quarter
to IL each entrance to the floor Of the
great hall was pouring in stream of
delegates. They came in quietly, few
delegations arriving in body. Min
Cling with the strains of the band was
a great hum of conversation, but there
was no disorder. The hall filled rapid
ly, but the galleries were slower and
ten minutes before the hour set for the
presiding officers gavel to fall, there
was wilderness Of vacant chairs in
the great balconies.
A few minutes before IL the Col
iseum resounded with a burst of APP
plause; it was the greeting to Henry
G. Payne, the acting chairman, and
Elihu Root, of New York, the tenn
porary chairman. They proceeded at
once to the platform.
Convention Called to Order.
| With three severe raps of the gavel
Acting Chairman Payne called the
convention to order at 1916.
He then introduced Rev. Timothy P.
Frost, pastor of the First Methodist
church, of Evanston, H., who pro-
nounced the opening prayer.
| Senator Scott, on behalf of the Chi
cago citizens committee, which CO.
operated with the national committee
on arrangements for the convention,
then presented National Chairman
Henry G. Payne with handsome
gavel. 1t was large and made for bust
ness. A heavy gold band was In
scribed: ''Mr. Henry c. Payne, chair
man republican national committee,
1904"
Mr.. Payne expressed his apprecia-
ton of the gift, and at once announced
that Secretary Elmer Dover, of the
national committee, would read the
call of the convention. Mr.. Dover
delegated Mr.. Malloy, of Ohio. one OF
the reading clerks. to do the reading
AS he read band played on the out
side, to some extent drowning the
voice Of the clerk When he reached
the signature of the call, IN. A. Han
na." the convention broke into spon-
taneous applause and cheers.
Root Made Temporary Chairman.
After the applause had subsidized,
Chairman Payne, in few words, ex-
pressed thanks for the gavel. He then
said:
Gentlemen of the convention, the
national committee has selected for
your temporary chairman Hon. Elihu
Root, of New York.
There was another shout from the
convention which was prolonged when
Gov. Odell Of New York rose to
move that the action of the national
committee be approved.
Applause greeted Gov. Odell and it
was some moments before he could
put his motion. 1t was at once adopt
ed by the convention. Mr.. Root was
greeted with renewed cheers as he ad-
vanced to the speakers stand.
/ simultaneously with ex-Secretary
Roots appearance at the speakers
table an immense oil painting of Pres
ident Roosevelt was unveiled at his
right. The tableau brought forth a
burst of enthusiasm. AS Mr.. Root be-
gan to speak the picture was removed
and the sole attention Of the immense
gathering was devoted to the New
York statesman.
Mr.. Root began his address with q
review Of the history of the republic
an party, following it down from Lin
coin to Mckinley, and at the mention
of the names of these and others OF
the great men of the party he was
greeted with prolonged applause, and
1 when he said: When with Mckinley
we remember Hanna" there was a
demonstration, the delegates standing
The more striking sentences of his
speech were literally applauded
When he reviewed in figures the in.
crease of the money of the country
and announced the enormous sum oil
gold accumulated, the convention be-
came enthusiastic. He turned his at.
tention to the Administrations regu-
lation of trusts, and when he said:
but no honest industry has been
suppressed" there was round OF
approving applause. The declaration
that those corporations which had en-
croached on the rights Of the public
had been curbed to an extent never
before reached also pleased the con.
vention.
Discussing the Cuban question, Mr.
Root read the dispatch from President
Palma to President Roosevelt when the
island was turned over 1t was the frs
time he had mentioned the PRESIDENT
name, and the convention grasped the
opportunity to applaud Shortly after
he brought in the name Of Secretar.
Taft, which was also heartily applauded
The administrations Panama cana
policy received round Of applause whel
Mr.. Root declared that the weakling
would have postponed its construction t,
another generation"
4 The Connecticut delegation was pro
| vided with large silk American flags
which they waved on every provocation
forming bright patch of color In tn
sea of black-coated delegates.
Mr.. Roots challenge, of Judgment Of
| the record of these republican admins
trations," was the signal for q shout an
applause. Rayarentisl silence prsvAils