The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-06-20
G. OPS GREAT CONCERN
Is OVER THE ELECTION

that he had reached high place IN
| Efel is very prominent in the pro-
ceedings-havine front seats-9nd
! eN cry delegate had an opportunity 10
/ lit his voice upon this historic occa-
/ sloI when the roll was called name by
name on the temporary chairmanshlp
/ And wasn't the gallant and statuesque
\ Col. Waite al the forefront mucn ol
/ the time calling rolls and reciting par
l,amentary history through the mega
! phone?
And again more glory-we believe
/ though We are not quite sure, that "
was a Michigan delegate who arose
! in the long and embittered debate OF
! Wednesday and moved that we al.
( journ for lunch.
/ While Watson steering the Tart
proceedings was speaking against the
motion OF Gov hadley TO substitute
/ the Roosevelt claimants for the dele
gates seated by the Republican ma
( tional committee, there was recur-
renee OF the calls for Hadley that
have Been heard although the noisy
progress OF the debate. The Roose-
I welt leader. VINO has carried himself
| with splendid dignity and reserve
I through the tumultous hours OF yes
terday and today, came forward 10
quiet the cries. Instead he quite un-
Intentionally set of one OF those noise
magazines that have been the vocal
marvel OF the great national conNen-
tions The galleries, except the royal
box containing the administration ;
| friends back OF the platform, joined
in the demonstration The state stan
dards bobbed forward 10 the platform;
hats. handkerchiefs and flags whip
ped the air, as they always do in such
cases made and provided: and, 10 COM
plete the moving picture along the
line Of modern convention procedure,
an attractive woman in white, WIN
sweet peas at her belt and fetching
blue bonnet well back on her fair
head. waved a Roosevelt picture from
the balcony in section 81 and there
after made the continuation OF the
cheering her personal responsibility.
(There is always a comely woman IN
white TO do something startling like
! this when the men folks are shouting
themselves hoarse,l
Standing in front OF red, white
and blue streamer-e entirely acclden-
I tai of course-she made Barbara
: Frietchie effect that focused the eyes
iof The convention upon her. The
\ golden hear OF the California delega-
\ ton and the standard of Oklahoma
I Joined the animated vision in the bal
couy. Then The fair yell leader came
down and marched TO the platform,
still clinging to the tattered litho'
graph OF the colonel, accompanied by
I Roosevelt delegates and Roosevelt
! hurrahs.
The name of this Joan OF Arc OF the
I progressive cause was Mrs W. n.
! Davis of 1921 Drexel-blvd Chicago,
| In q few years they will have TO be
careful how they let lovely women
perform like this in a national con
/ vention; they may capture the nomin-
alton unawares. A
The demonstration lastedE'40 min
utes. In the absence OF roll call II
Is fair 10 credit Roosevelt with 70
minutes OF il. Hadley 10 minutes and
( Mrs. Davis 10 minutes.
! The narrow roped space where the
speakers stand projects from the plat
/ form proper like the bridge OF
steamboat--it is bridge of signs and
I ieers TO the ineffective spokesman In
+ the presence OF combative multitude
| like this II is hardly graceful ex-
hibition the speakers make in climb
I ing IN on this rostrum. They grab
the plush rope sway helplessly mo-
ment, clutch the helping hand that Is
put out for them. and finally get 10
! their feet. looking a bit foolish. the
whole process is about as nimble as
the attempt OF fat man 10 climb
moving freight car.
The convention laughs at IT, be-
/ cause Il sits hours at time and IS
ready 10 turn to mirth all things OF
earth" When Senator Root began
by acknowledging the expression o.
conference" loud hawhaw burst
from the throng A speaker defend
! ing the contested action OF his state
lconvention said. We passed every
parliamentary law that was neces-
sary" roar from the crowd show
ed the Interpretation they placed
upon it.
I But you couldn't convince DR..
Depew that Root did not keynote In
admirable fashion That our-party-
ican-dono-wrong doctrine sounded like
the good old days 10 Chauncey, ere
/ the evil days OF direct legislation and
| all that drew near. Roots utter dis
regard OF the new issues recalls the
statesman who was asked what ne
would have TO say in answer 10 the
bribery charges. My contention shall
! be-" he said, that the constitution
must and shall be preserved
! In answer 70 the old melody.
P, Alice Where Art Thou" we ceg
leave to report that she is on the side
lines at this convention, but very
much looked at, just the same. In
| 1908 she was at the very front OF the
scene and a radiant and spirited unit
\ I'm the decorative scheme. with her
are Mr. Longworth-who doesn
know just where he is at on TINS
presidential question, being torn De-
tween love and Taft-and Mrs. Cor
nelius Vanderbilt