Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-28

they went by the speakers stand, call
, ed out, I'VE want Teddy" A stall
wart Kansan, carrying the standard
of that State, attempted to thrust 1t
up on the platform, but was pulled
back
Missouri's delegates brought their
standard with it's big iron base up in
front of the speakers stand and did
grizzly bear" dance there until
pushed on by other delegations.
Some of the States found their STAN
dards fastened so securely to the
floor that all efforts to dislodge them
! proved futile. The Massachusetts
people tugged at theirs for ten min
/ utes, and then broke it.
New York Only Looks On.
The New York delegates climbed on
their chairs when the demonstration
had been in progress seventeen min
utes. but they did so TO observe, and
not to take part.
Over in the Kansas delegation a
deep, throaty yell punctuated tho
! dy! We want Teddy" came the yell,
and soon II developed into deep,
droning chant that rose above the
flood of sound.
CALIFORNIA; bcar-surmOunted pole
Joined the parade, and the Massachu-
sets delegates hOistcd a big black
hat on their broken standard. Dur
| ing the demonstration Barnes of New
| York said: "lm not disturbed. Rea-
son eventually will be restored"
| Mrs. Alice Roosevelt LonGworth
! from her seat near the press stand,
stood up when the demonstration be-
gan and looked out over the sea of
waving hands. She turned and spoke
| TO Congressman Longworth and he
rose also. She showed no excitement
over the demonstration.
IIadIcy for President.
Mrs. Longworth was leaning over
the rail talking with q friend when
the chant of eve want Teddy" be-
gan sounding much like I'VE want
Hadley!" She Strengthened up and
waved friends aside to catch the cry;
then turned and smiled to her hus-
band.
| w. II. Coleman of the Pennsylvania
delegation dashed to the front of the
stage with megaphone and shouted
"Hadley. the next President! Three
cheers"
Coleman leaped up and down on the
platform, waved his arms and yelled
for cheers for Hadley. lie got the
cheers, but the sergeant-at-arms got
him and he was led OFF the stage.
Roosevelt Picture Appears.
Soon after this incident pretty
woman in white in the gallery sud
denly stood up and waved a litho-
graph OF Colonel Roosevelt. She was
at once the center of attraction. She
stood waving the picture in one hand
and handkerchief in the other, smil-
ing all the while.
Finally she dropped the picture.
But many of the eyes that turned her
way lost none of their interest when
the Theodore Roosevelt likeness dis
appeared, The girl herself was sulll-
cient treat. Then someone found the
picture and returned 1t to her and
the cheering which had died away for
the instant was renewed.
The California TEDDY Bear" stan
dard and several State standards were
carried TO her side
Reporters made rush to find out
who she was. II was Mrs. W. A. Da-
Wis of Chicago.
. Old-timers said they remembered
nothing like this since Minnie Muir
ray of Iowa, the famous woman in
white" stampeded the Democratic
convention I'm 1896.
Mrs. Davis was brought to the floor
? by several delegates and an attempt
, | wug made IA lift har Ia tho stupa The
p sergeant-at-arms stopped this. But
Mrs. Davis, from the press section, led
) the cheering, still holding her pre-