The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-06-16
G. o. P. CONVENTION
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roads was displayed for moment
by q member OF the Wisconsin deiega-
ton. but it soon disappeared from
View
The exchange Of badges had been
so general during the past two days
THAT some Of the members seemed dec
lorated with the ribbons and medals Of
nearly every state in the Union
Z Delegates Slow In Arriving.
I AT II O'Clock, the hour set for the
.opening Of the convention there was
no indication that It would be called
to order for some time.
Several of the delegations were rep.
Presented only i'm meager fashion, the
seats Of Indiana in particular being
luntenanted.
Ohio was also conspicuous for the
long rows of empty chairs. In The
galleries possibly rwo-f.fths OF the
tseats We're empty, although the spec
talors We're thronging the entrances
in fashion that promised 10 iill them
lspeedily
AT five minutes otter twelve, Ser
geani-at-Arms Stone gave vent for the
first time TO the cry so often heard n
al conventions. He came to the trout
lof the speakers rostrum, calling out:
Clear the aisles; the sergeants-at-
arms viii clear the aisles'
And as the case has always been,
the aisles were not cleared. and the
sergeants-at-arms did nothing
''Drxie" Raised Yell.
The band in the gallery came out
with It's outburst of noise and as 1T
started off with Dixie it brought
forth that quick sharp yell OF appre-
Iciauon that invariably greets the air
+ wherever it is heard, north or south
h Iof Mason and Dixons line.
BY this time Indiana had come In,
but Ohio seats were still empty. The
laisies We're still jammed and Sergeant
alarms Stone again sent forth his
: order concerning the aisles and It met
with the usual response. All those
lalready in the aises remained where
they We're, and a few others came in.
, When the oaVel Fell.
The tap of Chairman Harry New S
!. gavel fell at 12:1S O'Clock. but it was
. some little time before the desired
quiet in the hall was secured. Part
, of the delay was due to the timely
arrival OF a delayed portion Of the
I Ohio delegation bearing a big blue
satin banner with a picture of Secre-
tary Taft Autographed in colors upon
g. There was cheering for a time,
3 and then the band struck up Hail the
r Chief The demonstration was not a
( sustained one
2 The Taft banner was not allowed &C.
lremain in the hail. and was taken un-
ostentatlocsly to one OF the side
rooms
4 Chairman News first utterance was
l "The secretary viii make an announce
= ment'
I. Sat for Their Picture.
q Instantly John Malloy of Ohio,
who has a strong vosvs. stepped to the
( front and Informed the convention
= that a flash-lght was about to be
{ taken and urging that all remain
S quietly in their seats as there would
: be no danger 20 anyone He indicated
S the point Of the convention hall at
r which the camera was located and il
was in the rear Of the han, the dele
! gates made a scramble to get into the
!. picture with their faces instead 0l
their backs
e Chairman New then spoke as fol
4 lows:
Chairman News Address.
= THE hour has arrived for the rep
, resentatiYes Of the republican party TO
; meet IN its fourteenth national con.
+ vendon at the end of almost twelve
p consecutive years OF the most brilliant
, administration IN the history Of the
, world. There are those present IN
/ this audience today who participated
{ in the party's first convention and the
accomplishments OF that party within
50 brief a space as the life of men yet
7 living are almost beyond belief.
I'VE are here 10 assert our pride in
/, what has been done. TO approve the
, achievements of the past and more
+ especially to commend and endorse
the administration of Theodore Roose-
. welt and those policies which under
'ihis splendid administration have be-
come known TO the people of this
land as the policies of the square
deal
\ His mention Of the name OF Presi-
dent Roosevelt was greeted with an
Oulburst Of cheers which, however
lasted but a few seconds
/, Bishop Reeites Lords Prayer.
i Mr. New introduced Bishop Null
, doom, Of Chicago, who recited with n
d clear resonant voice the Lords prayer
Y Following a seconH announcement
by the chairman, Secretary Malloy
/, again advanced TO the front and read
the eall for the convention. ii1
AZ the conclusion OF tho reading
of the eall of The conyeNipn there was
4 1some1hkpliu8l}I Chail&bn New an.
nounced that me natidtd gt8H4hiblSs
hadif difecdmmended SenaQr.D G. BVR'
H6Ns. OF MichieA, fbr Semporary
i, chairman
II A cheer came from the Michigan
delegation amidst which Chairman
New recognized Mr.. Olmstead, Of
/ Pennsylvania, who moved that the rec
ommendalion of the committee BE-
adopted.
John w Blodgett, chairman OF the
Michigan delegation. seconded the
motion and ii was unanimously adop;-
cd.