The sun., 1908-06-18

At ono time while this scene, ono of
tho most remarkable that has been wit
messed In o convention. was going on
most OF the delegates wore on their feet.
but they were not leading In tho cheering.
They wore watching tho galleries and the
crowds on the floor.
Tho Ohio delegation remained abso-
lutely still and kept their seats. The
New York men did the same, as did the
members OF tho Illinois delegation. The
Pennsyiyanians. however. were cheering
and waving to the galleries. Some OF the
Pennsylvanians got busy whenever they
saw tho applause beginning to die out.
The Eastern States. without exception.
looked on az mere spectators while the
applause rolled over this vast amphithea-
tre In waves that might have reached
the White House almost unaided by the
four audiphones strung In front Of the
speakers' platform.
But Il was the Wisconsin men and many
Of the delegates from the Southern and
Southwestern States who quickly decided
to get into the game and push IL along.
They stayed on their feet to tho very last.
have been oheered so long In Republican
convention 40 was Theodore Roosevelt to-
day.
BROKE ALL RECORDS.
As Q demonstration In point Of time II
broke the record made four years ago IN
this city when q convention Organised
for Mr.. Roosevelt oheered him for thirty
six minutes. II 10 said that Mr.. Bryan
was once cheered for forty-two minutes
In Minneapolis. II he was, then Mr.. Rooee-
welt has beaten his record. But to persons
who have observed demonstrations OF
this oh9racter to-day's seemed TO be lacking
in real. infectious enthusiasm. At times
the shouters for Mr.. Roosevelt had hard
time to keep 1t going.
At one point big Teddy bear was tossed
out by q group Of newspaper correspondents
into the throng OF delegates on the hoor.
There was some renewal Of the applause
at this, but instead Of leading to the wild.
tumultuous scene that 1t was plainly in
tended to produce. 1t was quickly followed
By peculiar subsistence Of the cheering.
and the Teddy bear tossed from delegation
to delegation. finally landing in the wilds Of
Oklahoma, was captured by tho police
and summarily elected from the building.
The people who started this cheering
and who undoubtedly were numerically
quite strong. were tho people who kept
it up until the end. and the number Of
their recruits either among the dele
gates or among the spectators was oom-
paratively small. At the end Of forty-nine
minutes there were not great many moro
people shouting than there were three
minutes after Mr.. Lodge had got his catch
sentence out and had sat down to watch
it's effect.
There have been tumufts in Madison
Square Garden which have had thst iu-
fectious quality which brought finally al
most the entire assemblage to Ito feet, with
the cheering In a crescendo that showed
plainly how catching It was, but this was
not Of that character. But the people who,.
disgusted with the spiritless proceedings Of
yesterday. had como to-day determined to
see . show got one.
CAME TO SEE A STAMPEDE,
It was bigger crowd that Witnessed
to-day's session. Possibly more people had
come because Of the prevailing belief that
Senator Lodge had q speech we'll calculated
to stampede the convention for Mr.. Roose-
welt. As the eye swept over the building
there was not an empty chair. Hundreds
Of people were standing up. The capacity
Of tho building. great as It rs. was over
taxed.
The audience held many distinguished
personagee. Ambassador Bryce and Am.
Jusserand were both there, and
when the demonstration was on they stood
on their chairs and watched uuriotisiy tho
antics OF Americans suroharged with po-
litical exciteraont
No person apparently enjoyed the scene
when the President was being oheered
more than did Mrs. Nicholas Longworth,
bis daughter She sat in the front row
on the platform beside her husband, her
faoe wreathed In smiles, her eyes sweeping
the great galleries and their waving flags,
and now and then she turned and whispered
to her husband, who had crouched
forward to take It all in. Twice she rose
10 her feet So see better, and though she
being affected by It yet several times she
. striped suit and could be picked out easily.
At one time the Roosevelt shoutsrs turned
toward the Presidents daughter and began
her, some Of the more enthusias-
do ones calling: "Alicei Alicel' Mrs. Long
worth did not appear 10 be greatly en-
barrassed. II they had any idea, however,
thatshe was going to assist them inboosting
The demonstration they were disappointed.
rAFT's SON AT CONVENTION.
Tho crowd. convinced that to-day was
10 be made moro interesting than yester-
lay, came early and were pouring into the
building by 10 O'Clock. It was q glorious
lay. The hags snapped In the sunshine
which poured In through the skylight of
tho big hall, softened by the yellow stained
glass.
Robert Alphonso Taft, son OF Secretary
Taft, who got excused from Yale to attend
.he convention and arrived last evening,
vas one OF the early comers and had q
,eat In the east gallery near the platform.
Horace Taft. the youngest Taft brother,
vas witness Of to-day's spectacle.
II was plainly apparent that the managers
II the convention were disturbed by the
apathy and general iistlessness OF the opening |
,ession and had made up their minds to
Itir some enthusiasm II they could to-day.
The Ohio delegation blossomed out with |
ed hags bearing pictures Of Mr.. Taft and |
abelled '0ur Candidate Not to be out |
lone the Knox men got out blue flags bear |
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