Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1908-06-19
REPUBL ICAN
CONVENTION
SENATOR BURROWS TEMPORARY
CHAIRMAN MAKES LEAD
ING SPEECH.
WISCONSIN HELPS IN NOISE.
Badger State Delegation Cheers for Rob.
ext M. La Fol!ette Upon Entering
the Immense Hail.
PARTY's "KEYNoTE" IS SOUNDED.

CHICAGO, ILL.,, June 16.-Shortly
after noon today, the fourteenth Re
publican convention was called to order
by Harry S. New, chairman of the ma
tiOnal committee.
The doors of the big coliseum at Fiji
teenth street and Wabash avenue were
thrown open at 1920 this morning. The
hall was slowly filed and at 11:3O only
half of the seats were filled. An i'm
mense throng passed in before u o'clock,
however. and when the band broke forth
into 'The Star Spangled Banner" the
large crowd was brought to their feet
with waving of flags and cheering.
Mr.. New and Senator Burrows OF
Michigan, the temporary chairman, as
cended to the rostrum at 1904 amid
cheering in all parts of the great hall.
After the convention was called to order,
the opening prayer was delivered by
Bishop Muldoon Of Chicago. The gavel
was presented to Mr.. New by the local
committee, and then the call for the con-
vention was read by John r. Malloy,
temporary general secretary.
Burrows Is introduced.
Senator Burrows was introduced by
Mr.. New when he began the reading of
his keynote" address.
In locating the delegations in the body
of the convention hall, Ohio was given
the front of the stage as compared to all
others which have candidates. The men
from the home state of the secretary OF
war were placed Immediately in front OF
the speakers rostrum and on the right OF
that official as he faced the convention.
Directly across the aisle was Indiana, on
the right of the Hoosiers was Illinois and
just beyond was Wisconsin.
In the front row on the opposite of
the hall to the left of Ohio was Pennsyl-
vania and then on the extreme left came
New York. Directly behind Ohio were
Minnesota, Connecticut, Colorado and
Maine, Nebraska and Michigan. Still
further to the rear were Oregon, Georgia,
Idaho, North Dakota and Vermont In
view of the delegates on the right of the
hall were placed the territories, Alaska
and Hawaii, Porto Rico and the Philip
pines.
Oklahoma in Back Seats.
Crowded close upon the rear seats of
the Illinois men were Maryland, Ar
kansas and Florida and Iowa, which is
expected to furnish much of the gun
powder for such explosions as take place
during the vice presidential struggle.
Way back the last of all was placed Ok
lahoma. her standard being further to
the rear than that of any of the states
on the left of the hall, and on a line with
the territories on the right.
Though many men prominent in pub
lie life arrived with various delegations
they were unnoticed by the assemblage
and took their seats without the enthusi-
asm incident to such entrances.
Mrs. Longworth There.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth and Mrs.
Timothy L. Woodruff also occupied con-
spicuous places on the platform. 1t was
nearly II when Ambassador and Mrs.
Bryce of Great Britain, reached the hall.
Both ambassadors and their wives were
the recipients of much attention. Con-
spicuous among the diplomats was Min
lister WI Ting Fang of China.
Wisconsin Makes Noise
Wisconsin produced the first burst of
enthusiasm shown the personnel of any
delegation A ponderous man climbed
upon a chair and waving a wide black
hat led the Badger in the cry "Rah-
Rah," three time repeated, the name of
Senator La Toilette being brought in at
the end with vim and energy. Their
cheer was not particularly contagious,
however, and no other state joined their
lead.
The band in the gallery followed Wis
consin with it's own outburst of noise
and as it started off with Dixie" It
brought forth that quick sharp yell of
appreciation that invariably greets the
air wherever it is heard, north or south
of Mason and Dixon's line.
BY this time Indiana had come in,
but the Ohio seats were still empty. The
aisles were still damned and Sergeant-at-
Arms Stone again sent forth his order
concerning the aisles and it met with
the usual response. All those already
in the aisles remained where they were
and a few others crowded in.
Cheers for Taft.
The tap of Chairman Harry News
gavel fell at 1918 o'clock, but it was
some little time before the desired quiet
in the hall was secured Part of the de-
law was due to the timely arrival of de-
layed portion of the Ohio delegation
hearing a big blue satin banner with