The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-18

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address Ly naming Mr.. Fairbanks ana !
declaring:
Nominate him and victory in No
yomber will be ours, there was a
demonstration in the Indiana delega-
ton, in which several of the Ohio dele.
gates generally participated.
Bookwalters Sarcasm.
Mayor Bookwa.ter, of indianapolis,
then made his way TO the stage to sec.
ond the Fairbanks nomiantion. He
spoke extemporancously and i'm open
ing made reference 20 the disorder
that had marked the speech of Gov
emor llanly
'lG 0wns upon me- he said. that
the slow movements of the road-roller
no longer satisfy the gentlemen in con
troll OF this convention"
There We're some Kisses at this, and
with livid face, Senator Hemenway, of
The Indiana delegation, jumped TO his
feet and turned toward the Ohio dele
cation across the aisle AID said:
Indiana has a right here
Senator Beveridge, reached up and
pulling a restraining ihand on Hemen-
ways arm, pulled hifa back to his
seat
In Indiana resumed Mr. Bookwal-
ter, we have only two things that
hiss-snakes and mice.
Fairbanks Not a Reactionary.
Mayor BoolSwalter then said that
the Indiana delegation came into the
convention as republicans from a state
which has electoral votes to give to a
right president, realizing that a large
! percentage of those who refuse to lis
ten came from states that have never
IN twenty years done, and never win
Until they get a little political cour
age. Mr., Fairbanks. he declared. was
40 reacHonary but still a consrva-
! tive,' and whose record was such that
il was not necessary for any element
in the party to be outraged by the in
sertion of a plank that will cure the
errors in his record on any question.
You gentlemen of OHIO" said the
speaker, bending forward toward the
Ohio delegation, you've done us, and
you've done things to US, but we Will
be for the ticket just the same"
Hughes Name Presented.
A yolley of cheers followed This and
,he speaker, taking il for ail interrup-
ton said:
Bear with me for amoiute. ann
going TO nominate the longest candi
date in the shortest speech"
"A roar of laughter and applause fol-
lowed the remark and Mayor Book
walter after a few additional remarks
left the platform with a generous
tribute of applause approval follow
ng aim. When Mr. Bco6Walter had
finished, the call of the states was re-
sumed and there was no response un-
lil New York was reached.
Then Gen. Stuart l.. Woodford arose
o nominate Governor Hughes He was
'heered Justify by members Of the New
York delegation in which several sec.
tions Of the hall Joined.
There was no seconding speech to
Coy. Hughes 50 the roll call was re.
sumed
North Dakota" called the clerk.
"Nor;a Carolina" and then with ex.
ira emphasis:
Ohio"
The response was electric Ohio gave
yell, the neighboDring delegations
except Illinois and Indiana joined and
for brief period the uproar was deaf
ening. The galleries Joined in with
enthusiasm and the cheers rang from
one end TO the other OF the building.
Among the spectators on the plat
form was Alice Longwortn who in
company with her husband Joined in
the tribute to Secretary Taft She
miXed her enthusiastic tribute. how-
| ever and waved a blue Knox banner
hstead Of the little red burgee bear
ing the name Of TAFT which had been
scattered throughout the hall.
Back in tho South Carolina delega-
tion little girl, handsomely garbed
IN q light blue dress, was held aloft By
T. L. Grant OF that state. She waved
q small national hag with each hand
and caused a renewed outburst of
cheers.
Another Wild Demonstration.
Representative Theodore E. Burton
Of Cleveland, the chosen orator for
TAFT, went TO the front of the platform
in the midst of another wild demon
stration from the Ohio delegation and
their friends
The scene continued undiminished
in its force. A large banner with Taft
portrait thereon is being paraded
through tae isles while the Tegas
pennants are raised on the top OF a
pole. Several delegations, including
Missouri, Arkansas, North Csrolna
Oklahoma, Virginia, Washington and
Minnesota. have lifted tho state stan
fhards and Started marching through
lltiie isles
~ Burton concluded his nomination Of
', Tart at gao, w
sPil9Ae cheesapg burst forth as Burton
finished. Delegations We're on their
chairs ilag.waving, using megaphones
and other noiseprOducing instruments.
Bueklen's Arnica Salve Wins.
Tom Moore, of Rural Route /, COch-
ran, Ca, writes: Il had a bad sore
come on the instep of my foot and