The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-19

been chosen for permanent chairman
called out applause especially from
the Massachusetts delegation.
The chair then announced:
Il appoint General Stewart L. Wood
ford Of New York and Governor De-
neen OF Illinois a committee to escort
the permanent chairman to the plat
FORM"
General Woodford mounted the ros-
trum, followed closely by Senator
Lodge, Governor Deneen bringing up
the rear Senator Burrows, advanc-
!!ing to the front Of the platform said:
Chairman Lodge Introduced.
Gentlemen Of the convention, I
have the honor to introduce to you as
your permanent chairman Senator
Henry Cabot Lodge Of Massachu-
SETS"
It was 1925 o'clock when Senator
Lodge uttered the first sentences Of
his speech.
After haunting the democrats, sena-
tor Lodge seriously discussed the
record OF achievements under repub-
lican administrations of recent years.
"The president has ~fearlessly en-
forced the laws as he found them
upon the statute books"
Cheers came from many at this, but
their duration was comparatively
brief, and Senator Lodge fastened to
resume. IN a few minutes, however, he
came again to the president with the
declaration that in enforcing the law,
the bayonets Of duty must hurt some
body.
"And the result" he went on, "is
that the president is the most abused
and most popular man in the United
States today"
Demonstration for Roosevelt.
At this, the first real demonstration
broke loose. For a time the cheering
appeared desultory but after a min
ute or two some Of the delegates from
the territories jumped to their chairs
and a great oar burst from all over
the hall. AS the cheers broke forth
Senator Lodge remarked to friends on
the platform:
They said there was no Roosevelt
feeling in this convention, but I will
show them that there Is" The speak
er exhibited pleasure at the demon
stration. Colorado, West Virginia,
Texas and North Carolina took up
the cheering. The Ohio delegation re.
manned seated and silent as the dem
onstration continued cheers came IN
great waves, dying away to almost
nothing one instant and then break
ing afresh with enthusiasm.
The galleries took up the noisy
demonstration with a will and main
tanned it for a long time.
On the west side of the gallery a
number of men waived a number OF
star spangled umbrellas over the rail
as the uproar broke out again from
the floor below.
Senator Lodge made several at.
tempts to continue his speech, but at
every effort the cheering would break
out and he finally gave up the idea
and walked slowly back and forth, q
pleased expression N his face, wait
ing for the uproar to
Longworths Hear 1t.
Representative Nicholas Longworth
son-in-law Of the president, and Alice
Roosevelt Longworth sat watching
the spectacle with smiling coun'
tenances but neither Of them made
any effort to participate in the cheer
ing.
M. H. Fairbanks, a brother Of Vice
President Fairbanks who occupied .
seat on the platform, after the cheer
ing had continued for some time
jumped UP and waved a newspaper
vigorously.
The enthusiasm finally swept Dele
gate shoup from Ohio from his polit
ical moorings, and mounting his chail
I he tossed a silk banner up and down
in frantic fashion. This was taken
by many Of the delegates to mean 8
detection in the Ohio ranks and added
temporary fuel to the fire. In reality II
was nothing Of the kind for ShouI
had never been for Taft and, has al
ways been an avowed Foraker nan
Cries of Four Years More.
The cry so familiar in the Cleve
land-Harrison compaign OF. four, four
four years more. broke out in the gal
lery and accompanied as it was by
stamping OF feet in unison with thu
chanted words produced a terrific up
roar. The Texas men caught 1t up OF
the floor and 1t al roared back ant
forth between them and the Colorado
people. Throughout the entire out
break the Texas delegates, who arr
for TAFT only "In the event tina
Roosevelt cannot be nominated" LEI
the. cheering. The delegates at larg.
from this state have been kept closely
to their chairs and took no HAND
cheering.
Frank n. Hitchcock, manager TO
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