The Honesdale citizen. [volume] (Honesdale, Pa.) 1873-1908, 1908-07-30
Boom Fer Washington.

Boom Fer Washington.
The New N"rl, DELEGATION contains q
man for whom II boom has been start
ed. This is Richard u. IL. Washing
ton Il strHppiug sin foot three ath
ie,,'. who Is said To hr descended from
III 'mily uf Grurge Washington. He
modrStly declared that he did not want
the nomination, hut did not say he
would not take It.
The opening Of the convention In
Orchestra hall was spectacular and
impressive. There was quite AZ much
enthusiasm as characterized the initial
session Of the Republican convention
here.
The hall was crowded to the doors,
the four galleries showing patches Of
color contributed 10y the dresses OF
women. MIR. Hearst and his follow
ers had formed an attractive setting
for the launching of their party. There
w"r" flags everywhere. Banking the
walls Of the domrlike stage were clus-
tcrs of the national colors. forming
background for lithograph portraits OF
George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,
John Adams and Thomas jefferson.
These were III" only portraits In the
hall. Every man and woman had n
shield shaped fan of tho national col
nrs. Pretty nearly NIL Of them had
small hand flags as well.
The delegates were seated In the reg
ular pnrqurt chairs, the states being
Indicated 10y standards Massachusetts,,
In,ana. New York. Ohio and Cali.
fornia held front rows clear across the
hail There We're 10 territorial stand
ards. A w'ry good brass band In the
gallery played patriotic airs and the
ever popular "blNie."
Cheers For Party Leaders.
When the band was not working the
delegates and galleries were The dele.
gates came into the hall In II body, I'll
ing through the crowd Of 5,uDO people
who iammrd the streets IN front of the
convention hall and down the two
aiSrs splitting III" parquet, their state
banners above their heads. When the
delegates We're seated they cheered
each other, called for snlutrs for MIR.
Hearst aud some Of the hest known
figures in the Independence" movement
The scholarly Brisbane, the dlmnutlve
Shcarn and Richard u. II. Washington
came in for cheers.
The address of Mr. Hearst ns TEN
pnrary chairman was chr"rcd with wild
enthusiasm. lie spok" In pnrt as FOL
'uws:
This IL the nrsi national convention OF
n. tt IA. |
We viii do u service to our fellow rlU-
zcus second only tu the iuostlinnhle serV-
I," rendered bN the founders ni thih gov
,rumyut II ", shall found party Whioh
viii umau uuiniIiugly thithtul 10 lhe
cause II IA" plain people, to the prlnei-
pos OF mo Dccarnuon o. Independence
nul to tho fundamental American ideas OF
uh,rty. equality aud opportunity Tor hU
Tho Republican party II tn" open hama
nNuw,i hauAmuid,u uf the trusts IL
hcoruz those who would rescue u, re-
pudiat,s those who would reform II ana
gluri"- hrnzenly iu ~ profitable infany
Tho Democratic party IL merely cnNlous
of It's sordld sisters III cotton hn"ry, II
upbIuiis her Et one election ana initiates
her nt the next.
Tho Republican leaders aro the politica
attorneys " trusts aud munopulles the
representatives In public III" Of those
giant corporations which have suppressed
sd the people In this republic az the
source of power and the seat Of authority,
The Democratic vanguard Is n fhlsthH
army, II is led by a knight arrayed In a
motley Of modified professions and com
promised principles. Of altered opinions
and rctracted statements,
Assuming that Mr.. BryAn himself iB all
that his most ardent admirers claim him
to be-a great lawyer. an enlightened
statesman, AN inspired patriot-stlll a
man IL known 10y the company he keeps,
and no decent Democrat can tolerate his