The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1908-06-25
FOR PRESIDENT
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James S. Sherman For
Vice President.

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90 n.solutlons appointed 60 adjust this
ilc1iish plank nseelvca from Mr TAFT
personal Telegram urslug the adup
tiaa ~ an emphatic anti4njunciiOn w,
preston as essential ~ Republican
suecess al the polls next November
Tbs plank ~ haaliy adopted. though
denounced by some as ~siraddlr,
Received the approval o. the president
and secretary Of war
"Feur, -Four, -Four Years Morei"
Wednesday was Roosevelt day" 10
the convention II was "a The midst ~
Senator Lodges ringing speech az per
nanent chairman thst the outhurst
took place The senator had 10 wait
forty,six minutes, pacing The platform
floor. before he could proceed with bis
address.
The unofficial part Of the convention
the Republican pew holders the
''plaIn people" In the galleries. IN the
rear Of the convention hall and IN the
out Of the way places where the vast
audience Of 10000 was packed away
paid It's own tribute IN It's own way,
had IFS own stampede aud shouted H.
| self hoarse for forty six minutes with
the slogan. -Four, four, four years
more
But the demonstration. prolonged and
enthusiastic as II was. gave no sign Of
any movement in the convention 10
nominate Roosevelt II was the tribute
OF the throng TO the presidents popu
larity aud the emphatic answer TO the
vicious campaign waGed against him
| by selfish interests. Delegates, alter |
mates and spectators Joined heartily n |
the cheers which broke in wave after |
wave over the assemblage, but the pur
| pose 10 respect his wishes so emphatic |
ally stated by Senator Lodge was in no
respect disturbed
Various national committeeman sit
| ting near the speakers platform prof
fered kind advice as 10 how they would
calm the galleries II they had the gavel
| The senator shrugged his shoulders
looked nj them pltyingly and took an
other stroll up and down. lie caught
! sight of Mrs. Longworth forty feet
away on n raised platform, and, smil
| Ing over the unexampled tribute to her
father gallantly threw her Il kiss Tho
salute was returned, aud the nterri
fed and unexhausted in the galleries,
lust to show that they liked That sort
Of thing. cut loose with redonbled yigor
The band. the willing band. came 10
the fore with THE Star Spangled Ban
ner," hoping II would soothe some of
the patriotic shouters In the galleries
It did nothing OF the sort They let
ont some more links" -Four. four.
four years moref' was the answer 10
the chairman whenever he raised his
hand
Enter the Teddy Bear.
Then came the Teddy bear. Just
who II was that was inspired to lug
one of those large sized playthings on
10 the stage Is not recorded ms yet by
the faithful historian, but there he was
0et II be remembered that ii was Just
$50 o'clock on the afternoon of June
10 raised aloft, his bearship folded
down I'm front, like jackknife without
spring. That didn't matter The .
Republican Indians liked II that way :,
Then Mr.. Teddy Bear was tossed
through space into the middle of the
Iowa delegation. The intrusion OF /
bruin was apparently resented, and In {,
efforts TO keep him moving he was !,
swiftly hurled into the midst of =
the Californians and tossed along the a
row where the Oklahoma patriots sat, 4.
with Bird Mcclure. national commit
teeman, In command. by this time the
convention was on the verge Of good
natured riot. Mr. Mcclure saw that 7
would he needed. He showed rare dis
erection and did credit TO the new state Il
by sitting down hard on the bear and e
fighting Off those who tried TO get 1t Il
away. t.
ut was not out of disrespect TO the G
but because ! was afraid of :,
a riot" said Mr. Mcclure h
When the crowd finally exhausted II b.
self, Chairman Lodge turned Ice water -
on the stampede" by saying: Il
THAT man is no friend TO President CT
Roosevelt and does not cherish his m
name and fame who now, from any ii
motive. seeks to urge him as candl al
date for the great Office which he has %
finally declined The president has ~
refused what his eountrymen would eI
haV I'M what ! Ut
he means and he means what he 10 10
lays" in
$50 do WEI yelled an unreconciled en-
'houter from the gallery. ~
And his party" continued the chair ma
nan, "and his country viii respect his W,
wishes as they honor his high charac- on
er and great public service" en-
Lodges Tribute 70 Roosevelt. pc
Immediately the 'tlird term bogy' j
'anished utterly aud forever Chair ar
nan Lodge paid this tribute TO Presi ou
lent Roosevelt before the conclusion ea
I his speech: II
The president. who has led his party lea
nd the people In this great work. re zei
Tres by his own determination from his CIT
Ugh Office on the fth OF March next His lea
efusal Of denomination. dictated by the bu
finest motives ana by noble loyalty To va
.merican traditions is final and irreyo- att
able ANY one who attempts to use his gu
anne as a candidate for the presidency EN-
npugns both his sincerity and his good ths
nth two Of the presidents greatest and qn'
lost conspicuous qualities upon which mol
o shadow has ever been cast That est
mel
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