The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-19

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9 little excited over the mention
the president, for he had some littl,
difficulty in pronouncing the vel
known name. He Was referring tt
the convention OF four years ago
when" he said, invoking q contin
uance Of public favor, the party plac
ed in nomination for the Office Of pres
ident Of the United States Theo-Belt
the a~-roose-e"
The senator stopped. mumbled FOL
a moment, and said "Theore--
Again he stopped and in the growing
wave OF applause Of those who recog
nized for whom the name was intend
ed he shouted Theodore Roosevelt
Demonstration for Roosevelt.
Several Of the delegates jumped
upon chairs and waved their hats
calling upon others to do likewise.
North Carolina, Texas, West Virginia
an! Alabama led the cheering, while
the applause vas general on the floor
and in the balcony.
There are few men in the country
whose voices are capable of reaching
to the uttermost limits Of the Chicago
Coliseum and it Is no disparagement
of the vocal powers Of Senator Bur
rows to say that he Is not one Of them.
Before he had been speaking IL min
utes, therefore, newspapers made
their appearance in the galleries, and
spectators who could not hear the
speech in detail showed that the con-
vention details Of yesterday pos
sessed for them a greater attraction
than those transpiring within sight
and beyond earshot.
Scattered cheers and applause were
called out by the speakers reference
to the American navy, which he de.
clared raj second In strength among
the navies of the world, but. second
to none in effectiveness Of marksman-
ship.
Refers to %lnjunctlons.
The struggle that is going on over
the adoption Of the anti-injunction.
plank found a place in today's pro-
ceedings when an outburst Of tumult.
uous cheering greeted Senator Bur-
rows declaration that "the republican
party has no sympathy with that spirit
which would divest the courts OF their
constitutional powers or impeach their
The demonstration was probably the
most enthusiastic Of the session.
It was repeated when further on
Senator Burrows spoke of the refuge
which always could be found in the
supreme judiciary.
Senator Burrows completed his re
marks at 1:42 p. M, having been
speaking an hour and eight minutes.
The list Of temporary officers was
hen read.
Organization Perfected.
The convention then perfected tenn
9orary organization by calling dele
gates to name members of various
committees.
On motion Of Charles H. Clark, of
the list of temporary Of
icers was approved.
Representative Serene e.. PAYNE. Of
New York was recognized to offer a
'%esolution that until permanently or
'anized, the convention be guided by
he rules of the last national repub-
lean assemblage. It was adopted.
The chair announced that a settle
nent OF the contest in Louisiana had
'een reached between the two fac
ions and that neither should be rep
esented on the committees.
Chester Long presented and moved
he adoption of a resolution directing
hat the roll Of states be called for the
Of the names Of men Sc
ected for the various committees.
he resolution was unimously adopt
d and the roll call began. The work
transferred to the clerk. The
Of the names did not appeal
. either spectators Or delegates and
hey commenced to leave.
Reading Dispensed With.
Indiana had been reached when
enator Lodge moved that further
eading be dispensed with, and that
ne lists be handed in to the secre-
Try.
Motion was handed in by j. Francis
urke, of Pennsylvania with the re-
uest that it be referred to the com
littee on rules. 1t was in regard to
presentation at future conventions.
Secretary Mallow announced that
selected would meet as
oon as possible after the adjourn
lent Of the convention. He declared
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