Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-17
IN CONVENTION
BUT TWO HOURS
NAME OF ROOSEVELT WILDLY
Y CHEERED
WORK OF COMMITTEES Is IN
PROGRESS
Alabama, with Two Sets of Officers
for Its Delegation, Presents
Problem That Is Soon
Overcome
Confined from Page One,

NCOnttnueu from rage Vuof
away. and he began to speak. His first
words were 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
we'll rounded sentences carried to the
remotest corners, hammered in here
and there by an expressive gesture: but
1t was not speech calculated to set
the blood tingling. 1t dealt with the
partys record and achievements. Not
until the senator made the first men
ton of Roosevelt" did the words seem
to start the assemblage as by magic
thrill.
Cheer Roosevelt
Instantly the speech was drowned In
a great shout which went up from
every side as delegates sprang to their
feet and waved their hats, echoing
back the tumult of the galleries, where
fluttering handkerchiefs, fans and par
asols broke into moving color and the
whole assemblage joined In vociferous
demonstration.
For a moment 1t seemed as though
one of those record breaking uproars
of the days of Blaine and Mckinley
would sweep the convention from Its
mornings. But the first outbreak spent
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 also of Root
sent cheers ringing from gallery to gal
lery. But those whirlwinds of noisy
demonstration which have fairly car
IL ~ faat
did not occur.
Aside from the names OF popular
idols the speakers words awakened a
stir of enthusiasm for the navy. the
man behind the gun. the continued &C.
cupation of the Philippines and a tariff
revision which would give "just and
adequate protection to American IN
dustry." These policies appeared to ap-
peal strongly to the assemblage, but
the greatest enthusiasm on a question
of policy came when he delivered his
fervid apotheosis to the American judi
ciary as the great conservative bull
wark 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
who presented the customary resolu-
ton for the appointment of committees
on resolutions, credentials, permanent
organization and rules and order OF
business, and Senator Lodge, who cut
short the monotonous droning of the
names of committees by having the
lists turned into the secretary without
reading.
Only One Hitch
There was but one hitch, and that
momentary when Senator Burrows an
nounced that Louisiana had completed
two distinct sets Of officers for Its
state delegation He speedily explained
that this difficulty had been adjusted
by an agreement whereby no member
from Louisiana would be represented
on any committees of the convention
Congressman Burke of Pittsbure
took early occasion to get before the
committee on resolutions the plan to
reduce the representation at future
national conventions.
It was 2 o'clock when the last for
mality was accomplished. and the
strains of a national anthem broke
forth as the convention adjourned and
the multitudes dispersed.
Tonight the work of the committees
is progressing, while hotel corridors
continue to be the scene Of heated dis.
cussions over the vice presidency and
platform. The permanent organization
of the convention has been fully out
lined by the committee in charge OF
the work. with Senator Lodge of Mas.
sachusetts as the permanent chair.
man.
The work of the committees on ere.
dentials and on resolutions has beer
marked by greater difficulty and the
reports which come from their DELHI.
erations indicate sharp contention be-
fore the final details of credentials and
p1afform are effected.