New-York tribune., 1908-07-10

must be committed and we unhesitatingiV submit
which we know distinguishes the American peo-
:, In this quadrennial contest Mr. Roosey elt has
ened hmef bimsef With with Mr. Mr. Taft Taft hs s
puoncan party has inseparably identified the two
together To praise one You praise the
shadow. And so. l must say If it should appear
to- 10 any & one that in noting and Genouncing abuses
tion any license is assumed. / urge the impossi-
While House from his on anoinfed dne 0i
,,si1, mas been made evident in the pending cam,
with the name of Roosevelt ard will rely upon
President has advertised himself and his poIicies
W. mlI frequency and an ability that surpass the
once publicly procIsed the PTffdeDt to Te the
world has ever known The country has been
his energies have been devoted to the accomplish
hf p o on and that h5 his pde
drings i Were too vast to be carried to success
continue SO the champion Of these would trans
Ter Office and power to his favorite Cabinet Min
pretence is that the fight must go on under the
oT h e hnsI ioe m the ds
The nomination of his would-be successor was
ii 5renage and coarse machine methods, and has de-
same time has not perturbed the conscience of the
one time Civil Service reformer. now the boss and
getful Of all his resounding moral cornmonplaces
count Of the recent political doings at Chicago
without feeling modification and regret-mortii-
his power in indicating 70 party his choice
a. ms SuSSeStoI ana regret that the party should
manifest it was degraaing
tai Of the RpgbeaG paT ri in fRS s aRd
NAT N, are relied upon TO support the candidacy of
To recall Democratic platforms. speeches and
thee Presidents pubic utteTanceH ~ We're derived
from an avowed familiarity with the teachings of
our party. His utterances that are Democratic
have given him his only claim to be reformer
popularity he has enjoyed The heir and the
party are committed 70 .unfaltering adherence to
policies and what are the achievements of the
President and the party?
Mr.. Clayton then reviewed unfavorablv the ad-
ministration of President Roosevelt, and
timed:
If the love of country and liberty is stin strong
TO support the Constitution is now considered by
Hem t tne M e0Ie o are IN eal IN
the unauthorized and baleful influence of corpora
tions and the eXactons of the trusts: II the man
Iness OF the fathers has been transmitted ran, to the
vent of the gladstone light of Democracy and the
beginning Of the return to constitutional govern
ment. honestly and economically administered
APPLAUSE FOR THE SPEAKER
Mr Clayton called out first applause when after
thanking the convention for the privilege of pre-
siding is deliberations, he declared with
emphasis. This is d Democratic year
When he came TO part OF his address dealing
with the trusts, Mr Clayton omitted large para
graph covering message sent to Congress by
President Roosevelt the subject of trust regu-
lation.
I will weary you by reading this he said.
You read il in the newspapers
The task of delivering his address, it ap-
parent, telling somewhat Mr.. Clayton.
He is speaker of emphatic and forcefuI delivery,
and the heat in the hall great. His face
streaming and his collar was rapidly losing it's
a
that drenched his face His energy. however was
undated. despite his evident fatigue and he con-
tinued steadily, for occasional periods during
which he wiped his eyeglasses and mopped his
forehead
As he approached the end of his speech Mr..
Clayton read and rapidly. with the
evident intention of finishing quickly as pcs
sible- This was due. however. to his own desire.
and not caused by any sign of Indifference on
the part of the convention, which continued to
accord him marked attention.
Loud cheers of approval greeted Chairman Clay
ton as he finished. and the applause continued
for several minutes The delegates stood their
chairs and tossed hats and handkerchefs into the
air
While the demonstration in honor of Mr.. Clayton
was in progress the doors Of the convention hall
were opened. and the Jefferson Club, of St. Louis.
was admitted for parade through the aisles. At
the head Of the line blue banner bearing
David r. Francis for Vice-President- It elected
much enthusiasm
The narchers attempted to countermarch in the
narrow aisle paralleling the stage, and danger
out congestion vas averted only by sharp COM
n?ands of the sergeant-at-arms urging the club to
proceed out Of the opposite door
John ". Kern. of Indiana, offered motion pro-
viding for the appointment of committee of three
TO ascertain when the committee on resolutions
would be ready to report the platform. The mo-
1ion was adopted and the Chair appointed the
committee Messrs. Kern. of Indiana; Pace. of Ala
ba ma and Mack. of New York
RAYMOND ROBINS INVITED TO SPEAK
Pending the investigation and report of the COM
ruittee" SAID Mr Clayton. the Chair takes the
liberty of inviting to address the convention MT
RAYMOND Robins. of Chicago
Mr. Robins was interrupted several times IN
speaking for minutes. and when Chairman
CLAYTON called the convention to order one dele
gate responded "Au right but don't talk too
long" M Robins finished
motion was made by Oklahoma delerate
that George W LittIeton. Of New York. be IN
vited 10 address the convention This was taken TO
refer TO Martin ". Lttleton. who four years ago. IN
St Louis placed Alton b Parker OF Ne" YORK. IN
nomination for the Presidency.
THE members of the New York delegation accept
cd the invitation to Mr.. Littleton compliment
which they shared and they cheered him Justify as
he mounted the rostrum
The sneaker caught the fancy OF the audience,
and his remark that. whatever was the outcome OF
the convention New York would support platform
and nominees provoked shrek of approval All
o,e- the hall delegates sprang to their feet, many
of the New York delegation taking part in the
demonstration Charles F. Murphy remained quiet
i, in his seat but nodded his head in assent when
several Of the New York delegation after 1e"
words with their leader. joined III te uipu'e PAU
TO the words Of Mr.. Litteton
II believe il is for 70 be tolerant OF each
o+,.-.s oninions' he said so that we may all
,,,i+e 70 restore the government to the hands OF
the Democratic party Let us bury forever the
gIc.o-oee that have ernbittered l bespeak a