Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-17


umbrellas. The Young Mems Blaine
club of Cincinnati, a Taft organiza-
tion, brought the convention to It's feet
with wild cheering, the first real en-
thusiastic outbreak Of the convention
The Danville ILL.,, Commercial club
carrying banner inscribed "Uncle
Joe's Neighbors," brought additional
cheering and cries of Whats the mat
ter with Uncle Joe?" The Philander
G. Knox club of Philadelphia, gave the
Pennsylvania delegation their chance
and cause of demonstration of equal
enthusiasm.
The appearance of the Marion club
of Indianapolis, carrying a Fairbanks
banner, brought the Indiana delegation
to the tops Of their chairs to lead IN
cheers for their candidate for the
presidency
G. o. P. Elephant Shows Up.
When the Ohio men had passed,
along came throng of men, who so
far as appearances went. might have
been assigned as unassigned" They
quickly declared their partisanship by
bursting out. into song, more or less
melodiously rendered, the burden OF
which was "I yeM for William Tart"
After this line of singers had marcned
along, the Columbus Republican Glee
club, of Columbus, o., halted in front
of the speakers rostum, and gave some
real music. singing Dixie" and The
Star Spangled Banner in manner
that brought forth cheers from the
spectators They sang "Ohio" and
song setting forth the manifold merits
of Billy" Taft. Bring up the rear Oh
the departing Ohioans, was a large
stage elephant. decorated with Amer
ican flags, and bearing the banner OF
the Hamilton club, Chicago. The ele-
phant was led by a man dressed in
"Uncle Sam" costume. Demonstrations
Of the marching clubs continued until
1:I5 D. M, when the convention re-
sumed it's more serious work.
Credentials Report Adopted.
At 1:14, Senator Fulton, of Oregon.
presented the report of the credentials
committee. The report is simple, and
seats all present delegates, except add
ing six delegates from New Mexico,
giving them third of a vote each. The
report was adopted by viva voce vote,
Yarmouth of Louisiana, and few
others alone shouting, mo" The report
of the committee on permanent organ
ization, naming Senator Lodge, OF
Massachusetts as permanent chairman
Of the convention, was adopted unani-
mously. General Stewart l.. Wood
ford, of New York, and Governor
Deneen, of Illinois, were appointed to
escort Lodge to the platform.
Lodge Brings Cheers.
When Lodge stepped to the speak
er's table with manuscript in hand he
was loudly cheered. In a voice clear to
the utmost corner Of the vast auditor
ium he began by thanking the dele
gates for the honor of his selection to
preside permanently over the delibera-
tions of the convention. 1t was precise
ly 1:25 when Lodge uttered the first
sentence of his speech. Lodges state
ment that the democratic party asked
the youth of our country to judge them
by their undiscovered future, caused
great merriment and cheers
Go Wild Over Roosevelt.
When Lodge said the president was
the best abused but most popular man
in the United States today, the most
enthusiastic demonstration thus far
seen in the convention occurred. After
two minutes of cheering the whole
convention rose in tumultuous flag
waving.
Among the alternates a man stand
ing on a chair had taken his coat for
flag, and waving it started scene of
great tumult The scene after ten
minutes showed no signs of stopping.
AS the cheers came forth, Lodge re-
marked to friends on the platform:
They said there was no Roosevelt
feeling in this convention, but I will
show them there is"
The speaker exhibited pleasure at
the demonstration. While nearly all
the delegates were on their feet, the
Ohio delegation was noticeably seated
and silent.
Continues Twenty eight Minutes.
The playing of a band in an at
tempt to still the crowd only increased
its noisiness. Among the guests on the
platform was N. I'll. Fairbanks broth
er of the vice president, who was con-
spicuous by his enthusiastic waving OF
a newspaper The demonstration last
ed twenty eight minutes and is still fu-
rious, while the band is playing
"There'll be hot time in the old town
tonight" Lodge gave up all sem
blance of trying to stop the noise, and
took his chair. The whole hall has
broken into a spontaneous repetition
of the phrase "Four years more" con-
tinuing it's chant amid great excite
ment.
Ohioan Adds Fuel.
The enthusiasm finally swept Dele
gate Shoup, of Ohio, from his political
and mounting his chair he
tossed a silk banner up and down In
frantic fashion. This was taken by
many delegates to mean a detection
in the Ohio ranks, and added tempo
rary fuel to the fire. In reality 1t
was nothing of the kind, for Shoup
never has been for Taft, and always
has been an avowed Foraker man. Ce-
Gil Lyon, of Texas, from the platform,
is encouraging the delegation to con-
tinue the demonstration. Lodge again
to quiet the assemblage, but
the noise only breaks out more vocifer-
ously.
Continues IS Minutes.
Some one threw large Teddy
Bear among the press seats. The bear
is now being tossed about among the
delegates, and the scene is wild in it's
The Teddy Bear incident
was created by Miss Maud Neal, of the
Inter- Ocean, who brought the
bear on the scene chanting -Four Years
More After forty-five minutes most