Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-17

has been done. to approve the achievements
on the past and more especially to commend
dore Roosevelt and those policies which
under his splendid administration have be-
ZONE Brown 70 the people o. this land as
the pollcles OF square deal.
Cheers FOR RoosevIt.
His mention Of the name OF President
Roosevelt was greeted with an outburst
Of cheers which, however. continued but a
few seconds.
Mr.. New introduced Bishop Muldoon OF
Chicago. who recited with a clear, resonant
voice the Lords prayer.
Following a scond ~announcefient by the
chairman Secretary Mailoy again adj
vsnced to the front and read tire call for
the convention. AS he finished he was
greeted with applause, more for the man
ner in which he had delivered his message
TO the convention rather than for any in
terest excited by the speech ITSELF
Burrows warmly Received.
At the conclusion OF the reading OF the
call Of the convention. Chairman New an
nounced that the national committee had
recommended SENATOR !. c.. Burrows of
Michigan for temporary chairman.
A cheer came from the Michigan dele
cation.
Senator Burrows was warmly received as
he stepped - the frpnG3cf The platform.
He bowed his ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ahd began
his Keynote" address ~ Just 1874 p nj,
Senator Burrows apptping word8 were
spoken In a modulste1, bur dtstinot tone.
He constantly referred t0sthe printed o
Of his speech. He had been speaking about
six minutes when n game to the first
mention Of Presidents R~ooseyelt.
C.,at.. aRn-.z.r. z.fElSaf.a. R.tsEl-Ak -
little bit excited over me mention or Sthe
president, for he had some difficulty In
pronouncing the welt known name. He
was referring to the p~envention Of four
years ago. when, Z De said invoking
OF pubtef 70 yer. the party
placed in nomination. for the office for
president of the United states Thee .Belt-
"The-A-Rose-"
The senator stopped. mumhled for a
and said: Theodore" He stopped
and in the growing wave Of applause of
those who recognized for whom the name
was intended, he shouted:
Theodore Roosevelt"
AT once a demonstration began. Several
delegates jumped upon chairs and waved
their hands, calling upo1othefs to do
North CAROLINA. /Taxas, West Vir-
ginia and Alabama led the cheering. while
~ diRAhhst was btiCIhl vi Tue liOOI anu
balcony.
The cheering lasted nearly two minutes.
Senator Burrows, In resuming, mentioned
Fairbanks name and there was a round of
applause. The name of Abraham Lincoln
was received with general, but brief hand
Applause greeted the utterances approx
ing President Rooseveit's policy in rela-
ion to public lands and an additional
1andclapping followed the senator's ex-
pressed regret that the ship subsidy had
tailed. The mention OF Elihu Root as that
secretary Of state brought the
New Workers to their feet with cheers and
waving flags and hsndkerchiefs.
The delegates of Ohio and Maine led in
he applause following that portion of the
address which favored the establishment of
/ merchant marine and the praise given to
he management OF the insular possessions
heartily applauded by the convention
is a whole.
Burrows Voice Weak.
There are few men in the country whose
'oiees are capable Of reaching the utter
most limits Of the Chicago Coliseum and II
S no dlsparagement OF the vocal powers of
Burrows to say that he Is not
me OF them. Before he had been speaking
fifteen minutes. therefore, newspapers made
heir appearance In the far galleries. This
was not due to dearth of excite
nent in the address Of Senator Burrows.
tut to physical obstacles which prevented /
t from reaching the galleries. |
The words No flag will take the place I
( the American flag hut the flag of I
american Independence was the signal /
OF an especially hearty outburst of ap-
lause.
Scattered cheers ard applause we're called I
ut by the speakers reference to the r
American navy, which he declared was I
econd in strength among the navies OF [
he world, but second to none in marks. b
nanship. C
h Courts Integrity.
The struggle that is going on over the u
OF an anti-injunctlon plank found
place in today's proceedings when an ,
utburst Of tumultuous applause greeted \
Ienator Burrows declaration that 'the re- .
ubliean party has no sympathy with the !,
pirit which would divest the courts Of -
heir constitutional powers or impeach their
ntegrity.' 80 r
The demonstration was probably the most I
of the session ard was in part Z
whom a little further on in his n
peech Senator Burrows spoke OF the re- I