The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-27
BROWN NOW SEEMS TO LEAD
Cheers for Foraker the Feature
of the Opening Session Of
the Convention.

Governor and a full state ticket to or
pose Gov hudson Harmon and his Deno.
cratic associates began at I O'Clock tn
afternoon
| II was a. hot as Old Harry and ever
dslegat. and alternate had she'd his Goa
and waistCoat
II was also a jammcd convention No.
seat in tho galleries was unoccuPiei
and the hundreds Of women in the al
disnoc welded fans with the regularity
OF automatons
Alice Roosevelt. wife ~ Representa-.
tive Nicholas I,ongsworth. was there u
hear her husband deliver his speech AZ
temporary chairman
senator Burton sat opposite to the great
Cincinnati boss, George y Cox. and Sena-
tor Dick and a score Of other well known
Ohio Republicans were in the close offins
| Altogether it made a great audience OF
1000.
The machinery OF the convention was
operated in clocklike fashion There was
no fuss or feathers and the delegates we're
tractAble. Owing to the street car strike
and the plentiful evidence of dynamite in
the streets and In the car barns the Mayor
had shut up all the saloons and II was "a
dry as Sunday The delegates who look
upon conventions play spells were
nettled over this but it was buttermilk for
theirs.
There are .oeo delegates to the conven-
ton and As many s!ternAtes. Without a
| aourish Waltar r. Brown of Toledo.
chairman Of the State committee. called
the convention to order. saying:
The eyes of the nation are upon us
Republicans all over the country are
watching this convention TO hear what
We say and to know what we do A pro
gressive young Republican who has taken
a great part in carrying out the great
policies Of the national Administration
10 TO be- your temporary presiding officer.
do not think he needs an Introduction.
but here he is-the Hon Nicholas Long
worth
Then came a howl 81 Joy. whistles. cat
calls and cheers to greet Repreeentativ"
longworth. who for the moment appeared
Disconnected In opening Mr. Longwortl
said
From n saat among the deleGa'e= I
have scen in th" past ten years this CAV +
held hy mon ~ national reputation, m.
whose names are household words.
4 have listened Co the speeches -
temporary chairman a.! that emlnFUl
Republican and former Governor, Myrgu
/ HcrriCk: OF hum who WAS one 81 IL"
most dominant and forceful figures 90
his day. the well beloved Mark Hanna.
Of that man Of real cioJu"uc" who tam
as a great deba;-r m IN" United State
Sauat. Will never die. Joseph benson
Foraker, Of tina; tried and true publ.
servant, tho worthy son Of "a spleud i
sire. James Garfield. and 81 thar man
whom We especially honor her" to-day.
the greatest living Oh,ogu. " liiIlm HON-
ard TAFT. President OF the United Sttt''-
To - IN" SUCCESSOR of such mon ~
these - \ distinction So great that IN" day
will never come in my hfc when II VII
not remain green IN my memory.
Former Governor Hcrrick'- name va
received with tumultuous applause. Max
HRnnR's got a thundruu- greeting AID
there were plentiful evidences II al
proval when Mr. l.oucwoyth mentioned
tho names of Mr.. Garfield and Pnesidc;t
Taft
Hut the booming and rrsounding cheers
Of the day wore given whom Mr.. Long
worth brought out the name Of Joseph
BENSON Foraker These cheers lasted
minutes and " seconds 10y the watch.
All over the great hail came rip roaring
yells .of Foraker Foraker ForaSsrl'
tho Republican United States SENATOR
whom Theodore Roosevelt attempted T.
destroy.
Later on when Mr. Longworth men
toned Mir. RoUseVclts name the roOug-
milton from the delegates, alternate,
and audience was foobls. - shsh, A. To-
call for surprised comment The forak'r
cheers we're tho event OF the occasion
Mr. Foraker IL now at Poland Spriug-
Mr. Longworthz remark, President
Taft has made good, was joyously ~.
csived buf ~ already said the cheers 1t
the day were for Foraker. Representa-
tive Longworths remarks ON the tarIi
and other policies of the TAFT AdmlnistrU-
ton we're greeted with universal applause.
Indeed as SENATOR burton SENATOR pick
and George u Cox agreed later, -N,cA
cav cred himself with glory
Part Of MIR Longw orth = speech follows
Ohio Is the battle-ground this year Of
titanic fOToea. ioTeca which will sway Tor
good OF eva the fate Of the nation II Is
conhict Of principles. nrst, but porson
altics also Personality vii not mean
cNcri thing. but q will mean much. oar
Demo, ratio opponents have nominated a,
hoad Of their ticket a .trong mau. make no
mistake about that MhaLSVAE NAY Ne thr
principles ne stands Tor. principles Vhi,h
Ia our opinion would spell 4 adopted ruH
Tunation ~ this country, judsou Harmon
" nevertheless big forvriul lndty,dDt.
Keen. ,nreWd politician. always on fhf
iob man of unlimited ambition vu.
amuz.ng confidence va himself aud m u.,
lucky star Not ,0nlent With uominai.ns