The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-06-25

in the floor and galleries was occupied,
while on the stand occupied by the
chairman were men whose names are
among the greatest which great party
possesses. Many of the delegates had
been in their seats for an hour or more
and there was. accordingly, little delay
in the opening.
Twelve thousand pairs of eyes were
conferred upon the erect. smooth-shaven.
keen-visaged chairman when he raised
ais hard TO command silence. Nearly
1900 delegates and their alternates
Territory of the Union, as well as the
District of Columbia, Alaska. Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippines. for the
purpose of nominating men for Presi-
dent and Vice President of the United
States. The other 10000 were spec
tators and newspaper men, who will
record the proceedings of the conven-
ton. Every seat was filed, and the
standing-room capacity was taxed to
its uttermost. Four years ago only
1000 people gathered on the opening
day.
Scene an Impressive One.
1t was wonderful and impressive
scene, this great body of $50 delegates
gathered from every part of the coun-
try and it's remote possessions, calmly
settled down to carry out the wishes
of the party they represent and nomi-
nate candidate for the highest Office
the people can give.
President Roosevelt got applause
when Chairman New spoke first in an
nouncing that the time had arrived to
take up the business of the convention
The chairman declared the country had
just ended twelve years of the most
brilliant administration in the world"
The cheering itself was evidence of
the double-wrap hold the President had
on the convention. One wild yell, and
that was all.
John X. Malloy, temporary secretary,
who has a powerful voice, read the
call for the convention, and then Chair
man New announced that the national
committee had recommended Julius c.
Burrows, of Michigan, for temporary
chairman Senator Burrows was warm
~ received as he stepped to the front
of the platform. He bowed his ac-
acknowledgements and began his key
note' address.
From the time the gathering was
called to order until Senator Burrows
concluded his 15.000-word keynote"
speech. the interest and attention Of
the 1900 persons in the hall seldom
Jagged Parts Of the Michigan SEN
ator's address were wildly cheered, par
ticularly bis mention of Theodore
Roosevelt, AID later on his declaration
on the anti-injunction question. Still
more cheers greeted the keynote"
declaration that any tariff revision
would not put out the fires of any
American industry"
Senator Burrows spoke for an hour
and eight minutes and concluded amid
hearty applause. Then the band, which
had been kept out of the proceedings
for longer than an hour, had its inn
ing.
Uproarous applause broke loose
among the Southern delegates, when the
band played Dixie" This was follow
ed by a shout that filed the big hall
and it gradually began TO look like a
national convention. When in its med
ley the band struck up America" the
delegates and visitors stood en- masse,
waving flags and giving mighty shout.
The secretary read the list of tenn
porary officers, which was confirmed,
following which the membership of the
several committees, chosen by the State
delegations, was announced. Then. on
motion of a New York delegate. the
rules of the last Republican national
convention were adopted for the con-
troll OF the gathering. The convention
then adjourned until Wednesday noon