The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-17

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 middle aisle bearing anoat the silken banner with the portrait of Ohio's candidate.
 Taft, Taft" went up from a thous- and throats as the well known face of the secretary candidate was borne to the front,
 Cheer after cheer echoed from floor to gallery and back again, and for a time Chairman New was unable to proceed with the opening formalities.
 It was not until 12:1S that Chair man New stilled the tumult and with brief formalltles introduced the tenn porary presiding officer of the conven- ton. Senator Burrows of Michigan. The venerable senator, white-haired, white tied, white-vested, spectacled, dignifed in his long black coat, step ped forward with a ponderous roll of manuscript in his hand.
 Slowly the buzz of confusion died away and he began to speak His first words were hardly audible five | feet away. Gradually he warmed to his subject, for he told of the glories of the party he had served so long; and the well rounded sentences car ried to the remotest corners, ham mered in here and there by an ex- pressive gesture. But 1t was not d speech calculated to set the blood l tingling. It dwelt with the party's record and achievements. Not until the senator made the first mention of Roosevelt" did the words seem to start the assemblage as by magic 1 thrill Instantly the speech was drowned in a great shout which went up from every side as delegates sprang to their feet, waved their hats, echoing back the tumult of the gall leries, where nutterlng handkerchiefs, fans and parasols broke into moving color and the whole assemblage join ed In vociferous demonstrations.
 For a moment It seemed as though one of those record uprislngs of the days of Blaine and Mckinley would sweep the convention from It's moor lngs. but the first outburst spent its- , self within minute; gradually 1t sub sided until calm came again, and soon the orator was proceeding with the rec ord of the party's achievements. Every succeeding mention of the presidents name brought another wave of enthusi- astic tribute. The names of Taft and Root also sent the cheers ringing from gallery to gallery. But those whirl- winds of noisy demonstration which have fairly carried some of the conven- tions off their feet did not occur.
 Aside from the names of popular idols, the speakers words awakened a stir of enthusiasm for the navy, the man behind the gun the continued occupation of the Philippines, and a tariff revision which would give Just and adequate protection to American industries" These policies appeared to appeal strongly to the assemblage, but the greatest enthusiasm on question of policy came when he delivered his fervid apotheosis to the American ju- dietary as the great conservative bull wark of the country.
 Tonight the work Of the committees is proceeding While hotel corridors con. tinue to be the scenes of heated dis cussion over tho vice presidency and platform. The permanent organization of the convention has been fully out. | lined by the committee In charge oi the work, with Senator Lodge or Mas sachusetts as the permanent chairman The work of the committee on creden' tials and on resolutions has been mark ed by greater difficulty and the reports which come from their deliberations indicate sharp contention before the fin al details of credentials and platform nro effected.