Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-07-28
OLOPART|ESNO
LONGER FIT
FOR POWER
HEARST FLAYS DEMOCRAT
AND REPUBLICAN ALIKE
Independents Are Only True
Friends Of Common People,
Compares Convention to the
Continental Congress of '76,
lBy Morning journal special Lsased wire.I

Continental Congress Of 70
IBy Morning journal special Lsnsed Wire
! Chicago, July 27.-Amid loud an,
enthusiastic cheering. and with II
| members showing every sign of loyal
| ty to their new standard of politica
| faith, the first national convention o.
the independence party was opened a
o'clock tonight i'm Orchestra hall
The main floor of the hall in whicl
some of the largest gatherings ar,
held in this city, was iilled by the dele
gates There were no alternates Th,
galleries were crowded with a thronl
which entered heartily into the spiri
OF the proceedings and throughout
the night applaudcd vigorously when.
ever anything met their approval.
The delegates were slow in arriv-
ing inside the hall and when the hour
arrived at which time the convention
was to be called TO order. not more
than a spriuklng Of them were in
their seats, The weather. which was
hot and uncomfortable, doubtless ac
counted for this, as the temperature
inside the building was far ivss agree
able than that to be found outside
A few minutes after o'clock The
delegates came trooping into the hall.
New York headed the column. The
delegates from the Empire state car
ried a white banner bcaring the words
Independence Party" between them
heing an evenly balanced SCALE signi-
flying exact Justice To all.
Other delegations carried the nation
al colors. ana they waved them back
ana forth In greeting ak they found
their allotted positions IN the hall. New
York cheered every other delegation
and the other delegations cheered New
York. Then they cheered each other
until the hall rang again and again.
The demonstration lasted about fifteen
minutee aud coutigsed for some time
after the delegates were i'm their seats
The red, white and blue of the Am
erican flag was used in almost every
possible com bination in the scheme of
decoration. The effect was brought
out on a large scale in drapng the
three balcones-rcd on the first. blue
on the second and way up under the
ceiling the white. The temporary
chairman officers Of the convention
and official stenographers occupied Il
space set off by barrier-of red bor
lcrcd by white stars on blue ground |
Back of this row tier of seats occu-
lied by specially invited guests, many
If them women. Flanking the stage
vas riot Of flags and nesting among
hem were pictures OF Washington,
lincoln, jefferson and Jackson. fwo
'ameras on fifteen-foot tripods hinted
If nashlight exposures TO come
Around the sides of the hall were
,lacards bearing the names of various
tates and also illusions to the exist
ng political situation as viewed from
he standpoint of the Independence
,arty. Some of these were;
"The democratic machine, the pluto
olfer chip, the republican machine
he dollar. pass current at the same
ounter"
New Jersey. "thc home of the
rusts." wants to smash 'em.
Indiana wants a new deal with a
lean deck"
Oregon "no Chicago steam roller; {
O Denver stone crushcr."
Rhode Island. "Aldrich owns the
enate: we want the people to own
9th"
The entrance OF George w McCas- =
erin. whom the Illinois delegation I
re supporting for the gubernatorial I
was sign for cheers for '
the next governor of Illinois"
This outbnrst had hardly suhsided :
hen the arrival of W r. Hearst I
artod a delirious demonstration. The =
Iitnr clad In frock coat but look r
g cool despite the heat. bowed right 3
id left as he walked up the center
sic and ascondcd the platform. v
Tho han was in an uproar as he II
ounted the steps leading 20 the plat Il
rm Iio took no notice of the dem
lstration. but after remaining on TIA" u
strum Tor about three minutes ia n
nsuitatinn with the secretary of the y
invention descended into the body of "
o. hall taking a seat with The New u
lrk delegation. HIS action was e "a
anal for renewed cheering and the
lcgatrs shouting Hearst, Hearst. y
iuodiatclv started ON parade ~
ound the hall. chanting The name OF "
a New YORK editor "i
Two enthusiasts from ralifnrnni to- ~
the. waved small white banner
airing the name of their state 500 OF
a they snapped the stan. allowing va
p head of the poic KID the flag To- "
% upon tho press tables. 90 the peril "
somc ~ the employees of Mr. ~
arst's own papers. 4 large gem e
man of Teutonic extraction. carried -
ay by his enthusiasm. attempted %
ide along the press tables but they -,
re- not built Tor such weight as he wv
d he soon sought safety I'm flight
c parade continued for several min -
IS before quiet was restored.
II WAS thirty-hvc minutes past the
ledulcd time when the temporary =,
.Eeant-at-arms raped for order and ~.
Sed the delegates TO vacate the =.
les Milton ". Howard. of Ala -.
ma. took the Eavel and introduced -,
aries A. Walsh. 81 Iowa. secretary
the provisional national committee. -
10 read the call for the convention. C