New-York tribune., 1908-06-17
REPUBLICAN PARTY IN NATIONAL CONVENTION

to convert themselves into bowling dervishes
for the amusement of the galleries and the en-
largement of press dispatches; but the 2.5OOO1D
popular plurality for Roosevelt demonstrated
that the enthusiasm which the Democratic
scribes failed to find in the shouting of Juns
was far more effectively employed In the voting
of November
ENTHUSIASM. NOT PANDEMONIUM
There was no lack of enthusiastic cheering at
points in the proceedings which naturally called
forth expressions of Republican approval. But
the old. idiotic custom of trying to make noise
records by artifciaIly stimulated and mechanical
ly prolonged pandemonum has been happily
abandoned. and Republican National Conven-
ton has come TO be orderly instrument OF
sane and intelligent government.
Large as the hall is the delegates able
to follow the proceedings they have rarely
done before and their interest manifested itself
in frequent and hearty applause on every oppor-
tune occasion, which much more certain
index Of real feeling than the senseless clannor
Of tradition at every mention Of any honored
party name. The initial mention Of the names OF
Roosevelt and Taft was greeted with applause
which broke into hearty cheering. as were also
certain salient phases IN the remarks Of the
chairman.
II was 12:15 o'clock when Captain Harry s.
New. chairman Of the Republican National Com
n1ittee. first raped for attention, and 1922
o'clock when he finally obtained comparative
ouiet and announced that the convention would
che in order" After referring briefly to the Re-
publican party as having the most brilliant his
tory of any political party in the world. Mr. New
called r,pon the chaplain. Bishop Muldoon. Of
Chicago. who offered a short invocation closing
with the Lords Prayer. in which he was accom-
nanfed by a large portion OF his hearers
SENATOR BURROWS READS SPEECH
.z+bs secre.arv John r. Malloy. whose pow
.-f,,, voice IS one of his qualifications for the
office read the call of the national COMMITTEES
bs raised q general laugh by his pronunciation
of the name which most people call Hawah.
Mr. MaIIoy called it "Haw-Waugh.' At the
.,d Of the reading of the cali Mr.. New an
,o,,,ced that the national COMMITTEES recon-
nenaed the selection OF Senator Burrows. OF
Michigan, for temporary chairman. which sug-
gestion was promptly accepted. and Mr. Bur-
rows began his speech. He read from notes.
slowly and without great force
His paper was a carefully prepared and COM
~ the attn
and the achievements OF the Republican party
in both the executive an 1e@,-ative branches
Of the gover1.Aent. supported by extensive sta
tistics and strikingly suggestive OF an annual
,,ase &c of the Pr-sideut. except thai % lacked
Mr. Roosevelt's peculiarly picturesque phrase
o1orv and dynamic method OF expression In
.,ct Mr. Burrows seemed unable in the M
,nense auditorium TO command those magnetic
Qualities Of voice and delivery which. when 1s
nos Younger man. enabled him to arouse tho
,,,,bor,ded enthusiasm Of his audiences when
o,.sr be devoted his oratorical powers TO the
ss-vice of the Republican party
Nevertheless. his audience followed his
marks closely and at many points he as in
terrupted by applause. Hhe first instance oc-
o,,--ed at his mention of President Roosevelt.
when delegates and galleries broke into hearty
When he referred TO 'the match
loss Secretary Of State El-lu Root" Mr~ Long
worth. who had before sat sill Mt. started the
applause which take, up by the New York
delegation and. like a wave. spread through the
entire convention mother lC7' alton ot
approval greeted the statement that ultimately
the American fig would 60 down over tho F.tl-