The Washington herald., 1908-06-18
By sAMuEL G. BLYTHE.


Chicago. June 1.-THE management Of
the big show at the Convention Hall
put on good. lively entertainment to
day.
There was some vaudeville, a concert.
a hfty-minute farce comedy. an Ethi-
opian tragedy. a performing Teddy bear,
and several minor acts that were divert
ing filters in. including the inspiring
spectacle OF Senator A. J. Beveridge. Of
Indiana. leading the cheering for his be-
loved colleague. Vice P--siGert Fair
After the Performance, Brother Charles
P. Taft and Manager Frank Hitchcock
went down the street gnawing at the
indurated fact that II the spectators at
a national convention had tFe votes the
outgoing trains tonight would be pack
ed with people returning hone 10 shout
for Theodore Roosevelt. candidate
Inasmuch as the voting power is still
exclusively retained by some $50 grim and
determined citizens acting as delegates.
there was not much harm done. and
many sets OF lungs that have not been
put over all the noise hurdles for years
were exercised to their fullest extent.
A large number OF persons IN Chicago
are garglIng their threats tonight. and
the Hon. Henry Cabot Lodge. of Massa-
chusetts. has added TO his other liter
airy accomplishments the proud record
OF having provoked cheer that lasted
nearly an hour
Produced Good EpiEram.
Mr. Lodge handed out a number Of cpl
grams. such as: The Democratic shibbo-
leths OF other days 4rc the epitaphs OF TO
day" and similar cute and iossy re-
marks. and raised few hurrahs. Leaving
the field of original epigram, he reached
down into his stock and produced good
old one;
| President Roosevelt is the best abused
and most popular man in the United
States, or words 10 that effect Then he
paused. glanced carelessly at Frank H.
Hitchcock. who was standing over in sec
ton y. wondering how soon the skyrockei
was going up, smiled in that superior way
Of his. and waited.
He did not have TO wait long. The gal
| leries were eager. ''Yi-yie-yi-yi-p-p-p.'
exclaimed some enthusiast. and they were
of. The noise continued in good volumt
for some fifteen minutes.
Then II dragged a little, but as soon al
the galleries had their second wind. rolled
up against the ceiling in increased vol
ume. 1t kept along at a good lick for hal
an hour for forty-five minutes. and die,
out at fifty minutes, because there wa!
nobody left who could shout any more.
Delegates Look Bored.
Meantime the delegates sat In their seat
and looked bored. A few Oklahomans,
few Texans. and one OF two other pa
triots from Southern States tried to ge
the delegates into the mix. One enthu
siast took off his coat and waved It 60
fifteen minutes. Others tried to coax tn
l $50 out OF their shells. II was useless.
Yielding TO none in their admiration 10
Col Roosevelt, the delegates have litt
}Nb VI Wpih " uV III NllC way VI Holllilldl
ing Mr. William Howard Taft along abou
Thursday or Friday. and they considere,
all this Roosevelt enthusiasm as superfiu
Gus and calculated TO delay the game
which means a good deal when one 1
paying SIS a day for a niche in a hotel
Mr.. Lodge, once described by forme
Senator Pettigrew as resembling the sol
Of his native State. Massachusetts. highl
cultivated. But very thin, IS supposed t
have concealed about him the letter fror
the President that is to be read II tn
convention should try to nominate him
the letter that has been spoken Of so mys
teriously. but that is said to be most EN-
phatic as a refusal He is the President
intimate, author Of that notable worl
The tribulations OF bosom friend" An
he knows that while the President IS sir
cerely for Taft. there Is no White Hous