The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1908-07-17
The Second Day.


she had ordered 4 perfect day, There
was not . cloud in the sky, and the
snow,cappcd peaks Of the eternal
Rockies glarcd in the distance Hut
they always glare, for every day in
Colorado Is a day OF sunshine How
different, too. was the atmosphere
from that dishcd up by the weather
man when the Republican convention
was on at Chicago In Denver there
was no waving OF fans, No coats
were rcmoycd-no perspiration rolled
down tho face of the fat delegate from
New Jersey all was cool and inyigor-
ating
Possibly this mlc.high atmosphere
had something to do with the endur.
anco and yelling power of the lungs
that were to be tested later in the
DAY The convention opened with
prayor-it closed with a whoop. The
pnrsOn thanked the good Lord for the
best type OF citizenship the world has
ever known" and the hall was on its
way Il was coming, first slowly, now
bounding in spontaneous leaps Of on
thuHasm and again in smothcred
rumblngs There was cloud, not
larger than a mans hand" lowering
over Convention hall OF this ! viii
tell you later.
The Associated Rose Marching club.
Of Milwaukee. entered the hall led
by a band. They played Dixie" and
the crowd ruared Dixie always
brought the house down. Now and
then the Volunteers Of Nebraska
would raise their banner bearing Bry-
ans portrait, and there was applause
Then came the dry routine again.
Chairman Bell must be hnmorst.
When things got too quiet he inter
rup'rd the proceedings by reading a
fake telegram which stated that John
+ WhlIon secretary Of the state Of
New York, was wanted at the long
distance telephone by Gov Hughes.
This rnlivonod things Another no.
ticc was read II said
"L1st-Thc delegation from Michi.
gan has lost it's Bible" This was the
first inIimarion anyone had that Mich.
icau had Bible, and the convention
smiled out loud
Their" was lull People seemed to
be waiting br"athlessly, for some
thing 10 turn up \ calm always pre-
codes a storm It was calm-painful-
~ So They were waiting for the com
mi'tcc on credentials to report Many
had gone 20 the convention hall with.
out their luncheon. They were hungry
and restless II was the first sign Of
dullurss, and no one knew why Then
came cry Tor Speeches"
"spocchc8'" That was what was
NEEDED
Someone wanted to hear Senator
Towuc Of New York. but he was not
to be- found Kentucky then wanted
TO adjourn until night The vote was
pat, but there were too many noes
And they waitcd-thn vast audience
did not knowing what would happen
next. Tn" steam chest of enthusiasm
was filling mp and something must
NdDI'n ~ l'l Nu' Nl' Nl'dul. II nap
pcnrd. and from the most unexpected
source Among other prominent
speakers asked to talk little" while
the committee was making ready, was
Senator Thomas p. Gore. the blind
senator from Oklahoma He pressed
the button at an unexpected time but
the current of enthusiasm that went
through that great auditorium was
electrified thousandfold as the weary
hands of the clock licked on. lie had
not spoken a dozen sentences until his
voisc had reached pitch Of eloquonce.
with his hands extended hcavcnward,
and his sightlCss eyes apparently
sweeping the sea Of upnrnod faces,
he dramatically declared: