New-York tribune., 1908-06-18

how they would calm the galleries if they had
the gavel. The Senator shrugged his shoulders
looked a; them pityingly and took another
stroll up and down. He caught sight of Mrs
Longworth forty feet away a raised platform
and smiling over the unexampled tribute TO her
father. gallantly threw her kiss. The salute
Was returned, and the unterrified and uneN-
hausted in the galleries just to show that they
liked that OF thing, cut loose with redoubled
vigor The band the willing band. came TO the
fore with The Star Spangled Banner" hoping
IL would soothe some Of the patriotic Hottentots
in the galleries. II did nothing of the sort They
.1et out some more links" -Four. four. Eour
years more" the answer to the chairman
whenever he raised his hand
ENTER THE TEDDY BEAR
Then came the teddy bear Just who it was
that was inspired TO lug one of those large
sized playthings on TO the stage is not recorded
as yet by the faithful historian, but there he was
tlet il be remembered that it was just 2:SO
O'Clock on the afternoon of June I'D. raised
sloft. mis- bearshp folded down in front like a
jackknife without spring. That didn't matter;
the Republican Indians liked it that way. Then
Mr. Teddy Bear tossed through space into
the middle of the Iowa delegation That is
where the Taft men hope get their Vice
President and the intrusion resented. The
bear Iyas hurled into the California delegation,
and tossed along the row where the Oklahoma
patriots sat. with Bird MCGUIRE, national COM
rnitteeman. in command. BY this time the con-
vcntion was on the verge Of good natured riot.
Mr. Mcclure saw that If the bear went the
rounds the police would be needed. He showed
rare discretion and did credit to the new state
by sitting down hard on the bear and fighting
rrpfi
1T WAS not out Of disrespect to the President,
but because was afraid of a riot said Mr.
MCGUIRE.
At the end of ten minutes the delegates were
tired Of the applause, and at the end of twenty
il WAS d bore. With ten more of the same kind
of Thing they were angry and began to hiss and
shake fists at the galleries. At the end of forty
minutes with the noise bad ever. the
chairman and delegates were desperate. BY this
time The convention galleries were completely
dominated by the claquers. The claquers got
their inspiration mainly from the Texas dele
gates who. when the applause began to subsde.
AT the prompting of Cecil Lyon, whilom third
tcrrler who would wave his sombrero from the
platform. jumped on chairs and began it again
SENATOR LODGE RESUMES SPEECH.
At 2:42 O'Clock, after forty-six minutes OF tu-
multi Senator Lodge resumed. amid deafening
racket a speech which immensely pleased the
convention. He talked for several minutes with
out being heard ten feet away from the plat
form Reason finally resumed her throne in the
domain of the inextinguishable, and some of the
gallery brethren looked ashamed of themselves
for OVERRIDING it. Senator Lodge then turned on
the cold water.
THAT man is no friend to President ROose
veil, said he. looking particularly hard at the
Texas delegation. land does not cherish his
name and fame who now, from any motive,
seeks to urge him as a candidate for the great
Office which he has finally declined. The Presi-
dent has refused what his countrymen would
gladly have given him. He says what he means
and he means what he says
so do we"'- yelled an unreconcied shouter
from the gallery
And his party continued the chairman. and
his country viii respect his wishes, as they
honor his high character and great public ser
vice"
The Senator's speech bristled with utteTances
that were greeted with applause.
We differ from that IDemocraticI party in
some important particulars" said he We both.
IL is true have a past and a history, but We
treat those possessions very differently They
wish TO keep their past profound secret. We
seek by all means to publish to the world.
To the youth Of the country they 1.-THE Demo
cratsl say, Judge solely by our undiscov-
cred future. We say Read our record Judge
US ny our past and present and from these
learn what we are what have been and what
We mean to be- B."
Speaking Of changed economic conditions the
chairniafi said:
ION the one side were the radicals Of reaction
who resisted any change at all; the other
side we're the radicals OF destruction. who wished
to change everything. Between these two eX-
trernes the Republican President and the Repub-
rcan Congress were compelled to steer"
When Senator Lodge finished his speech he
was Immediately surrounded by a congratulating
1hrong Of national committeeman who were near
him on the speakers platform. Not a sentence
had been missed by them by the majority Of
persons who filled the vast hall With perfect
enunciation the Senator had delivered his mes
sage and the consensus of opinion that it
was one Of the greatest efforts Of his career.
Theodore E Burton, who is to nominate the
Secretary Of War tomorrow. was loud in his
praise Of the speech and declared that it should
he printed and scattered broadcast throughout
the country. while among others who expressed
rbeir high appreciation We're Senators Scott. Car
ter. curtis. He1nenway, Fulton and Penrose.
WEATHER BEAUTIFUL AGAIN.
The second days session was everything that
could be asked for in the way Of a convention.
The weather was beautiful When the got
around 10 the west in the afternoon the rays
came through the tilted glass transoms in the
vaulted roof Of the Coliseum, shedding a golden
haze on the thousands below. The hall was
filed before j. O'Clock, the hour set for the
session and there was entertainment. In the
musicians gallery far up i'm the end of the hall
opposite the platform. Miss Beatrice Fischer
Erlanger first sang NY Old Kentucky Home"
and then The Star spanged Banner Be
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