Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-07-28
TAFT AT CINCINNATI.
BRYAN AT OMAHA.
Taft to Be Notified Today Of Nomination
bryan Rides the Goat -|ndepend-
enCe League In Convention.
INDEPENDENCE CONVENTION.

Chicago, July 27-Amid loud and en-
thusiastc cheering and with its MEM
bers showing every sign of loyalty to
their new standard of political faith
the first national convention of the In
dependence party was opened tonight
in Orchestra hall.
At a few minutes after o'clock the
delegates came trooping into the hail.
The delegates from the Empire state
carried white banner bearing the
words Independence Party" Other
delegat tions carried the national coiors
and waved them back and forth in
greeting as they found their allotted
positions in the han.
New York cheered every other dele
cation and the other delegations cheer
ed New York. Then they cheered each
other and then themselves until the
hall rang again and again. The demon
strations lasted about Is minutes and
continued for some time after the del
egates We're in their seats.
Around the sides of the hall were
placards bearing the names of various
states and also illusions to the exist
ing political citation as viewed from
the standpoint of the Independence
party. Some of these We're "Kentucky
the Democratic machine. the Republic
can machine, the dollar: pass current
at the same counter
New Jersey; the home of the trusts,
want to smash EN-"
Indiana wants new deal with
clean deck
"Oregon; No cheap steam roller; no
Denver stone crusher.'
"Rhode Island; Aldrch owns the
Senate, we want the people to own
both"
The hall was in an uproar as w. r.
Hearst mounted the steps leading to
the platform. He took no notice of the
demonstration and after remaining on
the rostrum about three minutes in
cLnsulta tion with the secretary of the
convention and tok seat with the
New York delegation.
His action was a signal for renewed
cheers and the delegates shouting
Hearst, Hearst" Immediately started
on a parade around the hall. shouting
continuously the name of the New
York editor. The parade continued for
several minutes before quiet was re-
stored.
1t was 35 minutes past the scheduled
time when the temporary sergeant-at-
arms raped for order. and asked the
delegates to vacate the aisleS. Milton
w. Howard of Alabama took the gavel
and introduced Charles A. Walsh of
Iowa. secretary of the Provisional Ma
tional committee, who read the call for
the convention
Father OCallahan of Chicago deliv-
ereG the invocation.
Mr.. Howard at the conclusion of the
invocation, announced the names of the
temporary officers of the convention
His mention Of the name of w. r.
Hearst was received with an outburst
of applause, and Mr.. Hearst, when he
mounted the rostrum escorted by a
committee of three appointed by the
Chair, was uprCarouSly welcomed The
New York delegation gave repeated
cheers in honor of their leader, who
stood and waited for the demonstration
to subside. Then he began his address
as temporary chairman of the Conven-
tion, saying:
My friends: This is the first national
convention of the Independence party.
whether 1t shall prove an historical
event or merely passing political in
ciGent. depends upon the wisdom and
patriotism with which we shall deliber-
ate and act.
IF the men who met in Independence
hall in Philadelphia on the 4th of July.
1776, had had within them any feeling
Of hesitation, any disposition towards
| compromise or concession, that day
would now pass as any other day upon
the calendar.
But the patriots who assembled
| there had courage in their hearts de-
| termination in their minds, high pur-
pose in their souls, and the 18th of July
| is saluted throughout the world as the
| birthday of liberty for all men.
1T is too much to say that our con-
| vertiOn can ever reach the Importance
| of the Second Continental Congress,