The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1912-06-22
By the FFess Press gal in the coIlery.

By the FFess Press gal in the Gallery
A fine Conyention
A great crowd faced Chairman Oebant
who made a happy. speech that anus
ed the audience and then appointed thf
committees, who soon reported.
Credentials all right. all welcome.
Resolutions-Dreiling OF Ohio stand
on chair reading them, the section
on Equai suffrage setting the audience
wild, flags waved and California gave
their orange War-Whoops.
Permanent organizationn@ Kirkman
Of New Mexico named Rev. A S Hale
as Chairman and Al Robinson and HI
ram JOY as secretaries and these yete
rams pilOted the ship and it was vim
frem the start, waiting the next move.
PestaHa, Rea, McLain, Deane and
Mrs, Pieken naming the candidates.
the latter naming Miss Annetka Foster
OF Utah, the state where It has been
shown q good woman can conquer over
g man,
Mr.. Pestana, in naming Taft, paid
a handsome compliment to G. W. Mil
Ter, president of the Taft club, for his
bringing a Presidential candidate to
''our Good Old Town 4 years ago.
Someone in the gallery noticed Rep
resentative MUlroy ana yelled ont:
"-What's the matter with MuIroy?
Quick as flash Colorado answered
back: Hes all right, he'll vote for
WOman's Suffrage"
aud great cheer went up,
Balloting proceeded and as the loud
voice OF the reading secretary an
nounced each state the vote as cast the
delegates and audience waved flags
and yelled for their favorItes and eve
Fybody was excited as the roll progress
ed, the half naked brownies Of PhiIIi-
penes said ''2 for Taft and Taft had
won by one vote.
While the secretaries we're footing
up the vote suddenly the two sweet
bellies from Rhode Island mounted the
chairs and sang out:
Rhode Island changes its 10 votes
from Taft to Annetta Foster"
Pennsylvania. Ohio, Indiana and other
states did the same, In a moment the
audience was pandemoniun, the coTnet
of LeYick sounded Nearer my Goo
to Thee, state STANDARDS were car
Fled by shouting voters surrounding
Utah, the whole audience standing and
shouting and waving flags, Staabs big
horn sounding ga good time in the old
town tonight" Peter Jr., and Alex,
8 urdV arms and enthusiastic, carried
the candidate on their shoulders and
led by the band paraded up and down
the aisles and thro' the building fol-
lowed by the now wild audience sing
ing and shouting, and the denonstra-
tion lasted IL minutes, and as the tired
audience sank into their seats, again
the great flag on the stage rolled up
showing the candidate fondlinR the
SehWaller twins, the voters Of the fu-
ture, and greeted with loud applause.
Billy Bryan was named for Vice
President and another ovation followed
and Hays people had seen a rip snort
ing National Convention.
Our other reporters tell on the back
page hoW they saw the convention.
The Civic Leauge wish to express
their thanks and appreciation to the
Faculty of the ". Z. N. for the use of
he Normal Auditorium and their as
'istance- To the Hays newspapers.
To the Band for music. To the la
lies and gentlemen who acted as del
sgates. all who assisted to make the
Convention" an enjoyable affair and
/ finantiaI success.
The League committee wish espec-
ally TO thank the following gentle
nen- Prof c J.. Smith, Prof. J. S.
Bird, Hon. NJ Il Mulroy and Rev
4 S Hale, who worked with them.
drs. Eta L. Ward. President,
Mrs. F Jordan, Sect.