The Washington herald., 1908-06-19

silent. Then came march Of the stand
ards. Arkansas led OF Grasping the
standard of tho State. an Arkansas dele
gate began tho march around the IN
closure where the delegates are seated
Missouri followed. and IN quick success
sion came Oklahoma and North Carolina
and then former Gov. Herrick. grasping
tho Ohio standard. joined the parade, and
behind him came Minnesota. Virginia,
Kansas. Connecticut, Washington, Ala
bama, and Iowa.
New York Sits still.
Charles p. Taft rushed over TO Timothy
I. Woodruff. chairman OF tho New York
delegation. but Woodruff nodded his head
10 what Mr. Taft was saying. and the
New Workers did not join in the parade.
But the standard bearers IN their march
did not lack enthusiastic followers. South
Carolina toined in. and West Virginia.
Tennessee. the Philippines Mississippi.
Porto Rico, Idaho, Arizona, Hawaii
wyoming. Nebraska Maryland, and Ne
vada, and there was an indescrioable
medley Of shouts, cheers. and turnultuous
plaudits.
AS the march OF the standards pro-
ceeded the swelling cries became rhyth-
n,ical unison of Taft: Taft, Big Bill
Taftw Great punches Of pink peonies
were thrust into the arms OF the march
ers. They waved the standards aloft and
swung the peonies above their heads and
/ continued 10 the refrain. Taft! Taft!
Big Bill Taft"
Alice Roosevelt Longworth waved a
Taft banner. and Senator Lodge sat
smiling quietly in his chair. Then some
OF the Southern negro delegates Joined
the procession. The band. high up in the
| loft. began to play Julia Ward Howe S
The Battle Hymn OF the Republic" and
a great swelling chorus took up the patri-
/ otto hymn. Enthusiastic admirers OF TAFT
/ brought a picture, n tremendous one, and
so big was Il that Senator Lodge ordered
/ IL 70 be taken out again. II incumbered
/ the scene. II was grotesQue 70 certain
extent in a scene which, while volcanic
and eruptive from every enthusiastic
standpoint was still beautiful IN color
Continued Twenty-six Minutes.
Finally there were cries OF sit down
I
the scene. The Band switched 70 March
ing Through Georgia" and other patriotic
airs. and the tumult was even louder
/ All this went on for twenty-six min
utes.
! Former Gov Herrick then mounted IN,
platform and whispered to Lodge tha'
he had heard that there was a scheme
| O., ,+to,,,,. - ,ato,r- .ba coy,,aD+gov 1,o
fore a vote was taken for President H'
urged Lodge not to recognize any sucf
plan. and Lodge declared that he woulC
not The tunult, dying away from ex
haustion. and because Of the gavel stroke,
OF Chairman Lodge. George Knight, OF
California, big voiced. big framed. in on,
OF his spread-eagle speeches which hav,
been heard from California to Maine, sec
onded the nomination OF Taft.
c. B. Mccoy. an Ohio postmaster. ther
| jumped upon the platform TO nominal,
Senator Foraker. There was no nois!
demonstration for Foraker. few O
the colored delegates In some OF tn
Southern States put up a cheer for thei
champion, but the Ohio people rename,
as dumb as cobblestones. Mr.. Mccoy tol,
the great audience how Foraker ha,
fought for principles Of equal liberty, hov
he had been a great soldier, a great gov
| ernor, a great judge, and a great Unitet
States Senator. and how Foraker's nam
and his public life had given luster Z,
Ohio
He spoke OF the time when Forake
was the idol OF his people. He spoke o
his ability, integrity, independence, an
fearlessness. and added. He Is not to
radical 10 be safe and not too conserva
tive to be progressive Mccoy toll
specifically of Foraker's public life. an
how his record had been that of an ope
book. and he wound up by declaring tha
no matter who the candidate OF the con
vention may be Foraker will be foun
supporting him.
COIOred Delegate Speaks.
w. o. Emery, a colored delegate fror
Georgia, seconded the nomination O
Foraker. and declared in so doine
This Is The proudest moment of my life
10 rise here to second the nomination Q
a man who has endeared himself 10 IN
American people by a long life of loys
and self-sacrifcing service TO his coun
try"
Lieut.. Gov. Robert s. Murphy, OF Penn
sylvania, then put Senator Knox IN nom
ination. Only the Pennsylvanians cheer
ed. Mr.. Murphy gave the career of Ser
ator Knox and spoke especially of Sena
tor Knox's work as Attorney General {
the United States.
John Scarlet, Of Pennsylvania. mad
the second speech for Knox.
Senator La Follette's time came whe
Wisconsin was reached on the roll cal
Henry +. Cochem made a splendid speec
for La Toilette from the La Foilett
standpoint. He told of La Follette's figh
against the railroads and the financial in
terests Of Wisconsin, which was begu
ten years ago, and which had landed L
Fcllette in the governors chair an
finally in the United States Senate. II
spoke of Mckinley in his last public VI
terance called for revision OF the tariff