The Glenwood post. (Glenwood Springs, Colo.) 1897-current, 1908-06-20

just Ddck OF Inem were senators
Lodge and Crane; surrounded by the
} Massachusetts phalanx, to the right
Senators Cullom and Hopkins, with
Governor Deneen of Illinois, Mayor
| Busse of Chicago and the Cannon
forces, and to the left Senators Bever-
idge and Hemenway, Governor Hanly,
George AIDE and the Fairbanks forces.
1t was truly gathering of the giants
of the party, and every group had its
figure conspicuous in national affairs.
Just as the opening hour arrived. the
Ohio delegation swung down the mid
die aisle bearing aloft blue silken
banner with the portrait of Onio's can
didate.
Taft, Taft" went up from a thou
sand threats as the well known face of
the secretary candidate was borne to
the front. Cheer after cheer re-echoed
from floor to gallery and back again.
and for time chairman New was UNI
able to proceed with the opening for
malities.
Again Wisconsin stirred the echoes
with real college yell which sounded
through the building and exploded with
a final "Rah-rah-rah, Wisconsin," clos
ing it all with the cry of La Toilette"
man New stilled the tumult and with
brief formalities introduced the tenn
porary presiding officer of the conven-
ton. Senator Burrows of Michigan.
The venerable senator, white-haired,
white-tied, white-vested, specialized
and dignified in his long black coat,
stepped forward, ponderous roll of
manuscript in his hand.
Slowly the buzz of confusion died
away and he began to speak His first
words We're barely audible five feet
away. Gradually he warmed to his
subject as he told of the glories of the
party he had served so long, and the
well rounded sentences carried to the
remotest corners. hammered in here
and there by an expressive gesture,
but it was not speech calculated TO
set the blood tingling. 1t dealt with
the party's record and achievements.
Not until the senator made the first
mention of Roosevelt" did the words
seem to start the assemblage as by a
magic thrill. Instantly the speech was
drowned in great shout, which went
up from every side as delegates sprang
to their feet and waved their hats,
echoins back the tumult of the CALLER
les, where fluttering handkerchiefs,
ldli5 anu Dloht llllD UpNlllt,
color and the whole assemblage joined
in vociferous demonstration.
For moment it seemed as though
one of those notwithstanding uproars
of the days of Blaine and Mckinley
would sweep the convention from its
moorings.
But the first outburst spent itself
within minute; gradually ii subsidized,
until calm came again, and soon the
orator was proceeding with the record
of the party's achievements.
Every succeeding mention of the
Presidents. name brought another
wave of enthusiastic tribute The
names of Taft and of Root also sent
cheers ringing from gallery to gallery.
But those whirlwinds of noisy dem
onstration which have fairly carried
some conventions off their feet did not
occur. Aside from the names of popu-
lar idols the speakers words awakened
a stir of enthusiasm for the navy, the
man behind the gun, the continued oc-
cupation Of the Philippines and a tariff
revision which would give Just and
adequate protection to American in
dustry"
These policies appeared to appeal
strongly to the assemblage, but the
greatest enthusiasm on a question OF
policy came when he delivered his fer
vid apotheosis to the American judi
ciary as the great conservative bulwark
of the country.
The formal proceedings of the con
vention gave the spectators an oppor-
tunity to see three of the conspicuous
actors on the scene-Sereno E Payne.
who moved that the rules of the last
convention prevail until new rules be
presented; Senator Long of Kansas
who presented the customary resolu-
ton for the appointment of commit
tees on resolutions, credentials, perma-
nent organization and rules and order
of business: and Senator Lodge. who
cut short the monotonous droning> of
names of committees by having the
lists turned in to the secretary with
out reading.
There was but one hitch, and that
momentary, when Senator Burrows
announced that Louisiana had present
ed two distinct sets of officers for it's
state delegation. He speedily ex-
planned that this difficulty had been ad-
justed by an agreement whereby no
member from Louisiana would be rep
resented on any of the committees of
the convention.