The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1908-06-26


ed, and the eonVeQtiDn adjourned.
Thursday.
The third day session Of the COZ
+ Fatni0n most ct Iha delegates we're
taraE IL arriving It was 1917 before
ali were seated and Chairman L0&ge
called the convention 70 order
! Rev. John Wesley bal Of New York
4 city opened the session with prayer.
Senator Hopkins WIS recognized BY
the chairman and presented the ma
Jority report On the platform OF the
4 republican party to the convention.
When the anti-inj junction plank was
read the words integrity Of the
4 courts" brought forth applause. There
were cries 81 no, no, when the sug-
I gasti0n was made that necessity ex-
listed for a change IN the present man
ner Of issuing 1njuncl0nE. However,
4 the conclusion Of me reading of the
plank was generously appIauded. Lit
4 tie attention vas paid by The delegates
70 the remaining planks Of The plat
form and during The reading the dis
cussi0n among themselves Of the anti
+ Injunction plank seemed 70 be occupy
ing their time. The reading Of the ma
5ority report 6n platform was finely
concluded
The minority report dsagreeing IN
regard to The Iarlh, trusts. railroads
injunction and trials in contempt cases
was presented BY Representative
4 Cooper As a substitute he offered the
I platform known rs he la Foletts
/ Platform On vote the majority re
i port on the platform was adopted
The next business is the presen-
tatiDn Of names Ct candidates for the
Office of president Of the United
4 States, said Chairman Lodge at II: 45
p. m, and there was great cheer.
4 The clerk VIII call the roll"
4 The clerk ran rapidly down the list
I Of states and there WIS no response
until Illinois was reached
4 Then Representative B1u5eI Of Hi
n0is swept 10 the platform TO nominate
+ Speaker Cannon.
( The enthusiastic cheers were quick
( ly hnshed as Mr. Boutel held up his
hand for attention, and began his ad-
dress.
Just as Mr.. Bouteu commenced his
/ address Chairman Lodge yielded the
gaFel To Senator Hepburn Of Idaho
The mention Of the name Of Presi-
ont q burst OF cheers which soon died
away, however
The mention Of the name Of Cannon
was the signal for an uprising Of the
Illinois delegation. They mounted
their chairs for q few seconds, cheer
ed and sat down inside Of q few sec
onds. Here and there throughout The
hal a flag Of handkeTchasEs was raised
six or seven of the New York 6elega-
ton joining IN. Illinois cheared in
! loyal fashion, but is following was
scant and The eDLTe demonstration
was over IN exactly two minutes.
7 C2nn0n'E nomination was seconded
4 by Representative Fordney Of Mich
igan.
I Governor Hanley OF Indiana was
next given the floor and nominated
( Vice President Fairbanks. He had
difficulty in getting attention Of the
delegates. Mayer Bo0kwalter OF In
annapolis seconded Fairbanks nomi-
nation, taking occasion to cansure the
& delegates and the audience for inRttan-
ton during the nominating speech.
K Then General Steward L. Woodford
arose To nominate Governor Hughes
He was chesred Justify by members Of
the New York delegation, in which
\ several other sections Of the hall
Joined. There WIS no secondfnR
speech tor Governor Hughes and the
roll call was resumed
4 as0hiO." called the clerk.
The response was electric. Ohio
gave a y6ll, the nsighboring delega-
lions except illinois and Indiana fol-
lowed on. and for a brief period the
uproar was deatening
\ Representative Theodore e. Burton
\ OF Cleveland, the chosen orator for
Taft. walked to the front Of the plat
form IN the midst Of another Wild
+ demonstration from me Ohio delegates
and their friends
As Mr.. Burton neared the end Of his
speech a perfect Stiffness pervadsd the
chamber He assured ms hearers thst
whether in war or IN peace, Secretary
Tart. as chief magistrate. would guide
the des1nies Of rhe nation with q
strong hand and win gentle, patriot
ie heart
And So" said he, today, in the
z presence of ten fh0nsand persons, and
me inspiring thought OF the weIlnigh
. ten thousand 1Anes ten thousand who
dWel within our bordars, ] name for
the presidency that psfsect type Of
American manhood. the peeSless repre-
Z sentative Of the Doblest iasNs in our
nariOnRl lifH-N William H Tarksr
4 George A Knight Of California sec
o1ded Tafts nomination.