The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-19

OF wild enthusiasm.
The Demonstration for Roosevelt.
THE president" exclaimed MI.
Lodge, is the most abused and most
popular man. in the United States to.
day"
This was the long waited signal. In
stantly q shout broke from the CALLER.
les and was echoed back from the
door after tempest OF detached
yells and cat calls and, shouts OF
Teddy" but gradually the whole
crowd Joined III the outbreak.
Some had mounted chairs-rexas,
Kentucky, Tennessee-and were ges-
~ticulating madly. One delegate, far
to the left had torn of his coat and
was whipping It wildly about his head,
Texas and Kentucky appeared to be
the center Of the agitation on the
floor. New York viewed the storm
with calm and so did Ohio, except
strangely, one Of the lonesome Fora,
ker delegates, Judge Marcus Shour
who mounted on a chair kept both
arms in motion with a waving flag
and anewspaper and his voice joining
in the general pandemonium.
IH -A-.E-
Thirty minutes-35 minutes-40
minutes-45 minutes.
Politicians Were Not Alarmed.
"A full three-quarters Of an hour
had passed In this bewildering confu,
sion Of sight and sound. For q time
some fear was felt by some that 9
stampede was imminent. But the po'
litical generals were glad to give the
Ipent-up enthusiasm of the multitude
this outlet Of expression and at nc
time was there the slightest appre.
hension among them that the we'll de
vised plans would miscarry by some
overpowering movement. Frank H,
Hitchcock, the Taft manager, moved
about the floor, smiling as the tumult
was at its height.
"The cheers for Roosevelt today
will be tor Taft tomorrow" said he
with confidence.
With the subsistence Of the storm
Senator Lodge completed his stirring
speech and then the convention turned
to the reports of the other commit.
tees. That on rules and order of bust.
ness brought a majority report against
the resolution offered by James Fran.
els Burke, of Pennsylvania reducing
the representation of states to a basis
of republican votes cast by those
states. Mr.. Burke presented a minor
ity report in which II of the states
concurred.
Orators Discuss Representation.
Sharp contest occurred On this ques
ton, bringing for the first time be
fore the convention some Of its known
orators, including Burke Of Pennsyl
vania, Governor Wilson Of Kentucky
the veteran Keifer of Ohio, ex-sena
tor Herrick Of Ohio, Kennel OF Ar
kansas, Buckingham of Illinois, Wads
worth of New York, Mudd Of Mary
land, Ex-Governor Yarmouth Of Louis
lana and the negro orator from Geor
gia, Henry Lincoln johnson.
The resolution was finally defeated
by the close vote Of SOC against All
a margin of II votes in a total of 977
three delegates being absent. The
change Of q single state might have
altered the entire result. Although
defeated, Mr.. Burke said the result
had shown a tremendous growth o:
sentiment in favor Of this restricted
representation and that in his ppin
ion the future success of the plan ap
peared beyond doubt.
Arranging the Platform.
The final details Of the PLATFORM ar,
being arranged by the platform com
mittee tonight, and this accomplish
ed, the convention will be equipped to
morrow to make its declaration o
policy and proceed to the selection o
candidates. Tomorrows session vii
open at 10 o'clock in the morning in
stead OF noon as heretofore. 81 that
full day may be had for the discussion
of principles and men. The platform
is expected to go before the conven
ton in the day and its adoption viii
be followed by the speech placing Il
the nomination the candidates 70:
nomination for president.
Delegates Scarce at Opening.
Late hours Of committee work las
night resulted in q tardy appearance
of the leaders of the convention at TIL
Coliseum this morning and at 11:3
O'Clock, one hour after the opening o
the doors, there we're fewer than
score of delegates scattered about th,
state divisions. The alternates wer
more in evidence, however, and thei
sections, just In the rear Of the regu
lar delegates filled rapidly. .8
There was not the same rush Of vis
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