The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-19

that perfect type of American man.
hood. that peerless Representative of
the noblest ideals in our national life,
William II. Taft.
Party from Texas.
a great roar broke out as Mr.. Bur-
ton concluded. On their chairs with
waving flags. hats and handkerchiefs,
stood the men from Tafts home State
shouting at the top of their voices.
Other delegations came in on the
wave and roar of laughter when a
flag-polc to which was attached a
pair ofStrousers of most generous pro-
portions was held aloft by the mem
bers of the Texas delegation. This
was the .Angora goat garment mem
toned and previously described. Across
the consolidated portion of the trousers,
fore and aft, were attached placards
bearing the inscription: CAS- pants the
hart for cooling streams, SO Texas
pants for Taft"
The blue banner, carrying the face
OF Taft was quickly raised by the Ohio
delegation, and the delegates thronged
about 1T, yelling and whooping like a
mass of lnaniacs. after holding II for
a time, they boreNit onward down the
aisle. cheering madiy as they went.
The chairman of the Oklahoma dele
and lifted it high above the heads of
the surrounding delegates.
Virginia Joins In Parade.
The Ohio people began chanting
yell of Taft Taft, william II. Taft"
which was continued for long while,
and was caught up by delegates from
. Arkansas. South Carolina and Virginia,
who began a parade around the aisles.
Connecticut, Oklahoma, Washington
and other States soon Joined in the
line. Alaska Nebraska and Kentucky
took the marching and finally the crowd
of pushing, parading delegates, in
cluded most of the State standards in
the hail.
Charles p. Taft, OF Cincinnati
brother of the secretary, mounted the
step-ladder leading to the stage and
waved a flag at the marchers. The
beaming smile on his face plainly told
his pleasure.
Taft, Taft, Big Bill Tafe," shouted
q large section of the marchers.
The gallery crowds Were chiefly on
lockers during the demonstration. and
thoroughly enjoyed the spectacle OF
the enthusiastic delegates and alter
| mates, who at last broke into song
with Marching Through Georgia" and
GLORY, Glory, Hallelujah.''
he neat III c-SouseullOll Willie
| the demonstration was in progress was
fairly suffocating.
Seconded by knight.
When tho demonstration. had been
under way twenty-five minutes, Chair.
man Lodge, with the assistance OF the
sergeant -at-arms, and Taft floor man
ayers. manged to quiet the bubblins
enthusiasm of the delegates and intro
duced George A. Knight. of California
to secondNhc Taft nominations
Mr.. knight possesses remarkable
voice, which rang through the far cor
| ners of the hall, and held the crowd
| in close attention
His speech was brief:
Mccoy Names Foraker.
| When the cheers following the speech
| of Mr.. knight We're concluded, Chair.
man Lodge introduced Mccoy, Of Co
sl.octon, O., to place in nomination the
name of Senator Joseph Foraker.
MY speech will be the shortest OF
| the convention" declared Mr.. Mccoy
as he began q personal tribute and re-
view Of the career Of Senator Foraker
| Who he said, came from the battle
field and forum OF the republic.
He is not too radical to be unsafe
nor too conservative to DO progressive,'
was one Of the tributes paid to Ohio's
Senator by the speaker. He declared
that when the campaign opened the
voice of Foraker would be in the thicli