The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-09-28

cheers. Men and women shrieked and
yelled and waved their hats and bonnsts.
1 The hand footed ont The Star Spanglad
! Banner" and the cheers rolled on. Then
came Vice President sherman. and the
J scene was repeated. The Vice-President
I was greeted with rolling and crashing
cheers His greeting brought the pink
To his already rIddy face.
The next important figure Of the
gathering was william Barnes. Jr.. OF
Albany. For years and years he has
entered Republican State conventions
quietly and slipped as quietly 20 his seat
AT the head Of the Albany county delega-
ton Those were years when he vas
one % the sturdiest Of the young lieuten-
ants Of the late Thomas c, Platt. But
within tho last two years he has become
identified in a wider sense with the State
and national Affairs OF his party. The
cheers for Mr. Barnes were vociferous
aud roaring.
And then came Speaker wadsworth,
who has opposed Gov. Hughes and Col.
Roosevelt and has stood shoulder 10
shoulder with Mr.. Barnes and the leaders
Of the old guard Speaker Wadsworth
got a welcome which frightened his eye
and brought flush TO his cheek. IL
was a howl ~ delight. a great concen-
tration Of tumult DO not forget Senator
Root or senator Depew. because they too
got an enthusiastic greeting. but IL must
he said that the two Republican United
STATES Senators for the Empire State
received a welcome not commensurate
with their services 90 their party.
HALL ALL CLoOoED UP.
The convention was an hour late In
starting The aisles we're ohoked. thou-
sands ct visitors trampled over the dele
gates and alternates and the modest
police force Of Saratoga. consisting OF
two meek eyed policemen. went down
before that army like chips before Q oy-
clone Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff
up ON the platform was crying Justify
for order There was no order no peace.
nothing but heavings and yellings and
howinEs. Those two sheeplike police
men could not clear the aisles and could
not obey Chairman Woodruff's orders.
Finally Chairman Woodruff announced
that II these two policemen could not
quiet things they should get out Of the
hall themselves. The policemen then
endsavored 10 do a. Woodruff demanded.
One was at the head % the Nassau
county delegation. where Col Roosevelt
sat. and. turning to Roosevelt and the
delegates who iammed the burly Colonel.
for It must be said the Colonel is getting
rather fat into n corner. shouted
You W. got TO get out Of here"
Col Roosevelt grinned all over. while
he drew into a still smaller corner at the
head Of his delegation So great was the
mob. 50 difficult was il TO get anything
like order. that Representative Herbert
Parsons finally wanted the entire hall
cleared. and IL not that Chairman Woodruff
should telephone to police headquarters
and get more men
Il have telephoned TO headouarters.'
said Woodruff in reply to Parsons. and
] am assured the entire efficiency Of the
foYce H. here
This state Df affairs was not tn be rems-
died There was no help for IL Cor
nelius '. Collins Col. Roosevelt's right
hand man in this con vention. sat opposite
him at the head Of the Rensselaer, county
delegation and tired to get order But
u ~as Of no us. and finally Chairman Wood
run after banging MS hun gStarter Of a
gav.l until he was tired decided To go
ahead A Clergyman. the Rev Joseph
Cary. was introduced To say prayer
and amid the din YOU could hear family
this pheasant voiced clergyman asking
that the deliberations Of this convention
should is conducted IA a spirit Of brotherly
Low" aud that sweet counsel should prevail
The bands IA the intervals after the clergy
mans prayer played the national meIo-
dies
At last Secretary Lafayette Is Gleason
OF lh'ia ware county got an opportunity
O." read ~. call for the convention And
as quickly a. possible after that Chair
man WoodrIr announced that 10y direc-
ton ~ thu state committee the selection
Of Nl,-- Pr--id..ft sherman 20 'be tenn
Iyorary chairman of the convention had
been recommended Then followed q
sIsa,. ~ 10y Mr. Woodruff IN which he told NJ
recent events IN his party. and when he
Iu-ht lpned Vice Pres dent Sherman's
nam. iher' was ano, her storm Of cheers
when h.. mention President Taft the
hand struck IN with MY Country 'Tis Of
The.. and all H." way through Mr. WOOD
ruT'- speech was heartily responded 20
hy = vast audisnc"
JEERs UroS RoosEvELTs -v-
when Chairman Woodruff read ths
between Col Roosevelt
md himself concerning the SELECTION
~ the State committee ~ Mr. sherman
here yer. cheers and Misses when
\Ir Woodruff read that part Of the letter
4 here the Colonel used the word -if'
quite frequently the howls and boots
rom the galleries were prodigious. The
iowlsrs took mp a refrain and shouted
IT. -If'- -if- and every other second
hey would shout. -Ir- -Ir' IN -It'sa
'ig IL All during this performances
'ol Roosevelt smiled grimly. He had
,eartly applauded the name NJ Lloyd
Grscom and had given n strong hand
v hen the name Of senator Root was
neni toned by Chairman Woodruff. but
he -Ir- "Ir- m a big iF' broke out
gain and threatened To swamp the con-
'.ntiOn
The strains % The Star SpAngied Ban
Ter and the thunderous applause which
greeted President ShermAn's name
n Chairman Woodruff uttered IL IN his
InaI sentences had not died away before
Srederick Hicks. Nassau county deie-