Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-18

NNA" ~AA VI ANA1NNHNAH 1919
Alice Roosevelt Longworth sat watching
the spectacle with smiling e-ountenances,
but neither Of them made any effort to
participate in the cheering.
The convention band added 20 the din
from time to time. playing The Star
spangled Banner and other patriotic Sc
~lections.
"A Hot Time In the Old Town Tonight
caught a quick response from the effer-
vescent crowd.
Fairbanks Brother Joins.
NJ. II. Fairbanks. a brother OF the vice
president. who occupied a seat on the
platform. after the cheering had continued
for some time. Jumped up and waved a
newspaper vigorously.
The enthusiasm finally swept Delegate
shoup' from Ohio from his political moor
ings sand mounting his chair. no tossed a
silk banner up and down in frantic
fashion. This was taken by many OF the
delegates to mean a detection in the Ohio
ranks and added a temporary fuel to the
fire. In reality II was nothing of the
kind, for shoup has never been for Taft
and has always been an avowed Foraker
man.
Roosevelt Demonstration Ends.
The cry so familiar in the Cleveland
Harrison campaign of -Four, -Four, Four
Years More broke out In the gallery ac-
companied as it was, by the stamping OF
feet in unison with the chanted words,
produced a terrific uproar. The Texas men
caught 1t. up on the floor and II was
roared back and forth between them and
the Colorado people. Throughout the enHre
outbreak the Texas delegates, who are
10 rTaft only 'in the event Roosevelt
cannot be nominated led in the cheering.
The delegates-at-large from this state, how
ever, kept closely to their chairs and took
no part in the cheering
Senator Lodge, after another long wait,
attempted to be heard.
Gentlemen" he said, "as 1 wasftrying
to say when 1 was interrupted - p
The cheering drowned his voice again
and his gavel' could scarcely be heard.
Determined, however, to proceed in spite
of the refusal Of the gallery crowd to
follow the example of the delegates in re-
storing order, Senator Lodge, in the midst
of desuitory cheering, resumed his address.
The demonstration had proceeded I'M
checked for forty-five minutes.
Senator Lodge at last had the undivided
attention OF the entire convention when he
came to that portion OF his address which
reiterated the determination of the presi-
dent not to accept the denomination.
That decision" he declared, dictated by
the Hottest of motives and by a noble
loyalty to American traditions, Is final and
ifrevocable."
'NO Friend to ROOSEVELT
Anyone he. said, who attempts to use
his name as a candidate for the presidency,
Eimpugns both his sincerity and his good
faith, two of the presidents greatest and
most conspicuous qualities, upon which no
shadow has even been cast. That mar Is
no friend to THEODORE Roosevelt and does
not cherish his name and fame who now,
from any motive, urges him as a candidate
for the great office which he has finally
declined" Il
This declaration. was the signal for gen.
eral applause among the delegates . but
someone in the audience cried: But we
want him.. 49,.
Senator Lodge went on, however. Again
the applause came from the delegations
and was repeated when Senator. Lodge
said: But although the. president %retires,
he leaves behind him his policies :. 2.
The statement, I'VE believe In the sup
port 76f the eourtsSdhT an ,tHeF dignity"
kcausedy additional applause, as did the dec
i laratious5H favor OF protection. 81
AS Senator Lodge concluded, hetfwas
cheered to the echo, several men pressing
eagerly forward to extend congratulations
for his address and the manner in which II
had been given to this convention.
Real Work Begins. =
Chairman Lodge called for the report OF
the committee on rules, but 1t was not
Forthcoming and he directed that the names
of the newly chosen members of the ma
tional committee, and that of the honorary
vice presidents, be read to the convention,
This was done, many of the spectators
leaving the hall while the reading was In
progress.
The names Of members of the ,~nationa
committee brought the state delegations
to their feet in enthusiastic tribute L
their political leaders. Indiana gav'
Chairman New a cheer; Massachusetts
shouted wildly for Senator w. Murra!
Crane; New Jersey gave the tribute II
Franklin Murphy; Ohio to Vorysf PennsyI
vania to Senator Penrose; West Virginii
!, to Senator Scotland Tennessee to Nathan
: Hale, the last an appointee announced 70
] the first time.
= Powell Clayton of Arkansas moved tina
! the national committee be empowered L
! fill vacancies occurring on ten COMMITTEES
This brought an amendment from a Michi
? gan ueleBdle lnaJ tne STATE committee o
; the respective states be empowered to I'll
vacancies on the national committee shoul
I they occur. The amendment was accepte,
by Mr.. Clayton and the proposition
agreed to.
Rules Committee Reports.
i The report of the committee on rule
and order of business thereupon was pre-
4 scented by Senator Warren OF Wyoming
its chairman. He announced that wit
but a few changes the rules of the las
national republican convention wer
. adopted. The changes provided for
grouping Of Arizona, New Mexico an
Hawaii as territories. with a representa-
; ton of six delegates each, and also give t
the national committee authority to de
= termine the mode of electing delegates I
national convention.
? When it came to the adoption Of the re
a port of the committee, Representativ
d Burke of Pennsylvania, who yesterday In
e troduced a resolution to cut down tn
$ representation in the national ~conventio
TO a basis Of republican votes cast in I'll
state. was recognized to present a minorit
report. The COMMITTEES had voted down III
resolution by % to H..
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