The Topeka state journal., 1908-06-16
With the First Mention of
President RoOsevelt's Name.
He Experienced Great Difficulty
in PrOnouncing 1t.
LITTLE ENTHUSIAST.
Marked the Assembling of Dele
gates and Visitors.
Taft Picture Excited Slight Ap-
pIause and Was Removed.

Convention Hall, Chicago June 16.-
At 12:14 o'clock Chairman New of the
national convention raped the Repub-
ncan national convention to order.
Chairman News first sentence was,
1.-The secretary will make an announce
ment" Instantly John Mallory of
Ohio, who has a marvelously strong
voice, stepped to the front and inform
ed the convention that a f1ashlight was
about to be taken and urging that all
remain quietly in their seats as there
would be no danger to any one. He
indicated the point of the convention
hall at which the camera was located
and as it was in the rear of the hall, the
deegates made scramble to get into
the picture with their faces instead of
their backs.
Chairman New then spoke as fol-
lows:
THE hour has arrived for the repre-
meet in it's fourteenth national con-
vention at the end of almost IL con-
secutive years of the most brilliant ad-
ministration in the history of the
world. There are those present in this
audience today who participated in the
party's first convention and the ac
complishments of that party within so
brief a space as the life of men yet
I'VE are here to assert our pride in
what has been done. to approve the
achievements of the past and more es-
pecially to commend and endorse the
administration of Theodore Roosevelt
and those policies which under his
splendid administration have become
known to the people of this land as
the policies of square DEAL ="
His mention of the name of President
Roosevelt was greeted with an out
of oIa ia1, hnu lin
ued but for few seconds.
Mr.. New introduced Bishop Muldoon
of Chicago, who in a clear resonate
voice, prayed as follows
Our Father which art in heaven. Hal
lowed be Thy name.
Thy kingdom come Thy will be done in
earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our debts, as we forgive
And lead us not into temptation, but de-
liver US from evil For thine is the king
dom, and the power and the glory, for
The Call Is Read.
Following second announcement
by the chairman, Secretary Mallory
again advanced to the front and read
the call for the convention. AS he
finished he was greeted with applause,
more for the manner in which he had
delivered his message to the conven-
ton than for any interest excited by
the document itself.
Secretary Mallory's pronunciation of
Hawaii during the reading of the call
caused some merriment. He called it
"Hawawa' and every time he said it
the delegates expressed their satisfac-
ton by laughter.
At the conclusion of the reading of
the call of the convention there was
some applause.
Chairman New announced that the
national committee had recommended
Senator J. c. Burrows, of Michigan.
for temporary chairman. A cheer
came from the Michigan delegation in
the midst of which the chairman
recognized Representative NJ. E. Ohm
stead, of Pennsylvania, who moved
that the recommendation of the COM
mittee be adopted. John W. Blodgett,
chairman of the Michigan delegation
seconded the motion and it was
unanimously adopted. Senator Bur-
rows was warmly received as he
stepped to the front of the platform
extension arranged for the use of
speakers.
He bowed his acknowledgements
and began his "key note address at
just 1894 p. m.
Senator Burrows opening words were
spoken in modulated. but distinct
tone He constantly referred to the
printed copy of his speech. He had
been speaking about six minutes when
he came to the first mention of Presi-
dent Roosevelt
Trouble With Roosevelt's Name.
Senator Burrows evidently felt Just
little bit excited over the mention
of the president for he had some diff
Guilty in pronouncing the we'll known
name. He was referring to the con-
vention of four years ago, when he
said, Invoking a continuance of pub
lie favor the party placed in nominal
ton for office for president of the
United States Theodore Theo- belt"
'Theo-a-Rose"
The senator stopped, mumbled for
moment, and said:
"Thesor-." He stopped and in the
growing wave of applause of those who
recognized for whom the name was
intended, shouted:
Theodore Roosevelt"
AT once demonstration began. Sew
eral delegates jumped up on chairs and
waved their hats. calling upon others
to do likewise. North Carolina, Texas,
West Virginia and Alabama led the
cheering. while the applause was gen.
eral on the floor and in the balcony.
The cheering lasted nearly two min
utes. Senator Burrows in resumine
mentioned Fairbanks name and there
was a round of applause. The name