The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1908-06-18
CONVENTION SWEPT FROM
FEET BY LODGE MENTION
OF PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 7
PandemOnium Reiened for as Minutes Widest
Demonstration Ever Witnessed in National As
sembIaee-- Repetition Averted by Stern Reminder
Convention Adjourned After Demonstration

CHICAGO June 17-When the Republican convention
reassemed today the gave renquished Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge chairman of the body Sen
Lodge assumed the craftsmanship amid tremendous cheer
ing from throughout the coliseum which packed with dele
gates and spectators
In his speech acceptance he early mentioned the admin
straton of Theodore Roosevelt in well rounded sentence
of praise which instantly took hold of the delegates and
peared supply the vent for pen up enthusiasm that had
this touched in the addresses which had
been made to the convention.
The floor of the great hall became moment roaring
humanity in which all sembance of order control
lost the widest in the history of national
on being precpated Its dramatic features intense and
continued without moments abatement for full 45 minutes,
when from sheer exhaustion the shouting screaming wildly
gescuang delegates and spectators the balconies dropped
back their seats and permitted the chairman to
his speech
made effort to check the demonstration but wholly
beyond his control that of any other human being In
had rolled into its volume the entire convention
and swept rresstb ahead Senator Lodge after few min
utes the effort to make himself heard and restore order
and sitting down waited through the 4 minutes Of succeeding
turmoil The climax reached when large Teddy bear
was tossed into the section from where it thrown
among the delegates place
about the hall amid the widest pandemonium Hundreds of
delegates stood up their chairs during the and yelled
at the top of their while waving coats and hats above
their heads while the floor delegates jumped up and down.
danced and yelled in wild enthusiasm absolutely lost to their
surroundings
When Senator Lodge able continue his speech
said that any mention of the President Roosevelt
in connection with third term could only from
emy to the president At the word Roosevelt the delegates
began to cheer but the seriousness of the chairman
remarks prevented repetition of the first demonstration
The delegates utterly ont and after adopting
the majority report of the committee rules adjourned
$3.50 until 10 O'Clock tomorrow morning.
bitter fight that promises to be prolonged in
mee the injunction plank Both Taft and Cannon
claim victory but the outcome is doubtful.
The vice presidential contest to have settled down
tonight to Cummings Fairbanks. The Cummings
confident 1t is declared that Fairbanks would take the
nomination if rendered and that he would take it the ad
mnistration would not accept him.
The supporters of the vice president do not for
accept this analysis of the situation but contend that with the
presidency disposed of the supporters of the successful eand
date will be only too glad to welcome denomination of the vice
president They urge that under such pressure likely
be brought to bear him, Mr. Fairbanks will not be able
refuse to permit the of his
The supporters of Cummings increasing in number
and they begun today earnest effort obtain the support
of full delegations for their Bora started
the Cummings boom, took note of the Iowa movement and
said that the outsiders who favored Cummings would now
get actively at work.