The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-19

Lodge introduced c. b. Mccoy of Coshoc-
ton o. to place in nomination the name
or senator Foraker.
My speech will be the shortest Of tina
convention, declared Mr. Mccoy. as he
began a personal tribute and review OF
the career of Senator Foraker. who he
said; came from the battlefield and forum
OF the republic.
He is not too radical TO be unsafe. nor
too conservative TO be unprOgressive. 30
was one Of the tributes paid to Ohios
senator by the speaker
He declared that when the campaign
opened. the voice of Foraker would be
in the thick OF the fight in behalf of the
Republican ticket. In closing. the speaker
termed his candidate the mighty" THE
magnificent as ne presented the name of
Foraker TO the convention. A generous
amount of applause followed the close OF
Mr. McCoy's speech.
Second From Georgia
w o. Emery Of Macon. Ga. made the
secOnding speech for Foraker
1t is the prOudest moment OF my Hf-"
he said to stdad here IS the represen-
taJiye Of ten millions of people. two mil
lions Of whom are voters. an of whom are
patriots and love their flag and their
country. TO have the privilege in behalf
of all these people to second the nomiua-
ton OF j. b. Foraker of Ohio
Liberal applause greeted the colored ora
tor as ne made his way back to his place.
fNiC$ NGNA Oh the LIST
Oklahoma droEad the clerk. ore
gen ''PennsylVania| and the chances
OF the Knox men had come at last
Robert 5 Murphy, the chosen orator m
behalf of the senator from the keystone
state, came 10 the front amid cheers from
Pennsylvania and the galleries. He was
cheerfully informed by the Pennsylvania
delegates that he was ''all right" and
thus assured Mr.. Murphy strobe back and
forth on the rOstrum, setting forth in
loyal tones the merits OF Senator Knox,
who deserves much. he said of the coun-
try at large and OF the Republican party
in particular
Pennsylvania cheered wildly and waved
their flags in the faces of the Ohio dele
gates. who sat on their right Ohio re-
turned the compliment with interest and
the scene was pretty and filled with color
The secOnding speech in behalf OF Sen
ator Knox was made by James Scarlet Of
Danville. Pc.
LaFoIette Came Last.
Continuing the roll call from Rhode Is
and down there came no responding
voice until Wisconsin was reached and
Henry +. COchems OF Milwaukee came
onward TO nominate Senator LaFollette.
The applause and cheers OF the Wiscon-
in delegates followed him as hes poke
Mr.. COchems spoke in behalf OF La
Toilette with a vigorous manner, that
'arr1ed the convention with him. and no
nan who spoke today received more at
ention than he. Once when the galleries
'roke in, he said, emphatically and pleas
Intly:
I'm not going to cumber the record.
gentlemen. but I'm going 10 have my say
n decent way
His declaration was heartily applauded
nd he went on with renewed vigor. Some
hing OF an inexperienced speaker 10 large
ssemblages. he frequently turned to ad-
iress the platform. His stage manage
nent was corrected by Senator Beveridge
II Indiana who said him
Face the crowd boy, face the crowd
Speaker Interrupted.
Another time when interrupted bv the
galleries he replied in the same manner
IS he had used on the first occasion:
Its about all Wisconsin will get here;
ant you give me few minutes?"
When man standing near the rOstrum
rged him 10 name him. COchems re-
lied:
That's all right four dollsEs a week"
You're q fOur-flusher' retorted the
nan on the floor. who was al once threat
ned by d violent exit If he did not put
period 20 his public conversation.
In lSof-, said Mr., Cochems. and the
rOWd grOaned loudly at the historical al
usion. believing that IL meant a con-
iders bic further extension of his speech.
Name him, name him. shouted the
rOwd.
4 know you are tired men,. replied the
Deaker. but / am. too. Don't think
hat this is fun for me. II IS not. ~
s the performance Of a sacred duty one
minute more and 1 will be through"
Back to Wisconsin called out a dele
ate in the third row.
Mr.. COchems concluded as follows
He should be a man who will be the
uccessOr Of Theodore Roosevelt. neither
lis heir nor his crown prince. IF there
2 danger Of MeXicaniZing the government
y election 10 a thir dJerm. that reason
btains with equal force against the wis
ON of the secOnd-term incumbent dictat-
lg the candidate. We hold it to be dan
eTOus for a cabinet officer OF an adj
ninistratiOn equipped with the power Of
edeTal patronage 10 air his personal pow
r so that a candidate before the fight
started shall be able TO guarantee in
is column the vote in this convention
rom every state south OF Mason and
)ixons line and east Of the Mississippi
OF one of which Will add one vote to
he Republican electoral college"
Mr.. COchems Weathered several more
forms OF protest from the crowd before
e reached the name OF his candidate, the
Effectiveness Of which was all but lost
4 a kissing OF voices, the result OF his
attic with the taunting thrOngs.
AS COchems left the stage he was con-
by Governor Hanly. Senators
Ieveridge and Hemenway and others in
he first row.
The nomination OF Senator LaFoIette
In.
Roosevelt Demonstration.
4 wild cheer greeted Mr.. MCGEE as he
lOsed and the demonstration that fol-
wed exceeded in intensity that which
ad greeted the presentation Of any other
anne except Taft.
The cheering rapidly increased when 4
nan named Seifert, who is a messenger
a the United States senate. held up a
icture of Roosevelt. The upsOar was so
reat al the time the picture was shown
hat it was impossible to tell exactly
rhere the LaFOllette enthusiasm ended
nd the Roosevelt cheers began. The Wis
Onsin men took full charge OF the out
urst however, and led IL with vigOr and
Increasing enthusiasm every minute as
ime went on.
Sergeant-at-Arms Stone directed one OF
is assistants TO go to Seifert and order
i'm to take down the picture OF ROOse-
cit II was promptly done. but the
heering went on undiminished. The tu-
luIt was so great that 20 human voice.
or the lusty strokes of the chairmans
avel. were able 20 penetrate il and bring
rider out OF the vocal chaos. The eX-
itement was entirely in the galleries. the
elegates. with the exception of WiscOn-
in. remaining quietly in their seats wait
" for the tornado to pass.
Attempt at Stampede.
The cheering developed definitely into
n -.