The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1908-06-19
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by the police and summarily elected
from the building.
1t was a bigger crowd, If anything,
which witnessed today's session. Pos
sibly more people had come because
of the prevailing belief that Senltor
Lodge had speech well calculated
to stampede the convention for MI
Roosevelt. As the eye swept over the
building, there was not an empty
chair. Hundreds of people were stand
Ing up. The capacity of the building,
great as it is. was overtaxed. AM
bassador Bryce and Ambassador JUS
serand were both there and when the
demonstration was on they stood on
their seats and watched curiously
these antics of Americans surCharged
with political excitement.
No person apparently enjoyed the
scene when the president was beng
cheered more than Mrs. Nicholas
Longworth, his daughter She sat in
the front row on the platform beside
her husband, her face wreathed in
smiles, her eyes sweeping the great
galleries and their waving flags, and
now and then she turned and whis
pered something to her husband who
had crouched forward to take it all
In Twice she rose to her feet to see
It better, and though she apparently
was trying to refrain from being in
fected by it, yet several times she
involuntarily clapped her hands. She
wore a striped suit and could easily
be picked out At one time the Roose-
welt shOuters turned towards the pres
idents daughter and began cheering
her, some of the more enthusiastic
ones calling Alice" Alice"
Mrs. Longworth did not appear to
be greatly embarrassed. If they had
any idea. however, that she was going
to assist them in making this demon
stration they we're disappointed.
The crowd. convinced that today
was to be made more interesting
than yesterdays gathering, came early
and were pouring into the building
by 10 o'clock. 1t was a glorious day,
the flags snapped in the sunshine
which poured in through the skylight
of the big hall, softened by the yell
low stained glass. Robert AlphOnso
Taft, a son of Secretary Taft, who
got excused from Yale to attend the
convention and arrived last evening
was one Of the early corners, and had
in, hA q
platform. Horace Taft, the youngest
Taft brother, was again a witness of
today's spectacle. 1t was plainly ap-
parent that the managers of the con-
vention were disturbed by the apathy
and general listlessness of the opening
session and had made up their minds
to stir some enthusiasm. if they could
today.
The Ohio delegation blossomed out
with red flags bearing a picture Of
Mr.. Taft and labelled "Our Candi-
date" Not to be outdone the Knox
men got out blue flags bearing the
picture of Senator Knox.
A little bit Of a woman, Miss Beat
rice Fischer Erlinger, started things
going half an hour before the cOnven-
tion was called to order, by singing
several selections with the band, in
Guiding My Old Kentucky Home"
Big as was the place, her voice reach
ed every corner of it and seemed to
please the crowd The band did bet
ter work than yesterday in putting
the audience into a more cheerful
spirit, but when the demonstration
started for Roosevelt it laid back on
its oars. True, 1t started to play a
couple of times in the fOrty-nine min
utes but finally quit.
Just before the convention was call
ed to order, Ambassador Bryce punch
ed his way forward through the crowd
on the platform to get a better view
of the assemblage, and as he did so
the bank struck up Dixie. The south
ern delegates gave the rebel yell, and
that started quite a scene.
1t was 1928 when Temporary Chair
man Burrows whaCked the table with
his gavel and instantly a hush fell
on the great assemblage. Then the
Rev William o. Waters, of Chicago,
an Episcopal minister, very hand
some and dignifed divine, stepped for
ward, the assemblage rose in their
seats and listened attentively to the
opening prayer of Chaplain Waters.
Harry NJ. Daugherty, vice chairman
of the committee on credentials, was
the first to be recognized by Chair
man Burrows. Mr.. Daugherty got up
to say that the committee had fin-
Ished its labor after remaining in con-
tinuance session until $50 this morn
ing, fifteen hours altogether, that it