The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1912-07-10

employed every noise-makIns nipple.
ment ever invented.
Great an was the Clark demonstra.
ton. however. II did not compare In
noise with that led by the Princeton
boys when Judge Westcott named the
New Jersey executive. For more than
one and half hours the din contin-
ued, the lusty youngsters seeming TO
glory In their ability to keep II up.
or all OF the demonstrations OF
Thursday night the most amusing was
that started by man in the press
stand for Governor Baldwin. when the
name OF the Connecticut executive
was entered in the race for the nom
nation. Realizing that the fourteen
delegates from Connecticut could not
successfully compete with the strong
er following Of the other candidates.
the men in the press stand volun-
teered a noisy assistance which they
continued for more than twenty min
utes and which subsidized only when
the chair threatened to clear the
press stand II the reporters did not
press stand, men whose regulations
for genius are worldwide. led the
Baldwin demonstration, and intro
duced into 1t all the elements of a
first-class vaudeville show or a Grid.
iron club dinner. II was the one real.
ly spontaneous and amusing demon.
stration of the long week.
Alfalfa Bill" hurry, Wilson dele
gate from Oklahoma, was the ac-
knowledged leader of the Wilson
demonstrators" among the delega-
tons. Any time alfalfa Bill' wanted
to start something he would raise his
touselled head, wave his long arms at
the north gallery where a group of
Princeton boys had seats, and let oyt
a wild west. yell. 1t never failed to
produce results. 1t was such a move
that started the demonstration on Sat
nrday night when on the twenty
fourth ballot the New Jersey execu
tive passed the four hundred mark
OF the many visitors to the conven
ton none created more interest than
Mrs William H. Taft. when on Thurs
day afternoon and evening she occu
pied seat in the box Immediately
back of the speakers stand. She
was the guest Of Mrs Norman II
Mack
Mrs. Taft entered the convention
hall Just before Temporary Chairman
Parker surrendered the gavel to Per
manent Chairman James. The crowd
watched the first lady Of the land with
eager interest as she listened to the
denunciation of her distinguished hus
band and the arraignment Of his ad.
ministration contained in the speech
Of the permanent chairman. But ~
they expected any evidences Of dis.
pleasure on the part Of Mrs. Taft they
were disappointed. for she only smiled
at each telnng point, and at the con-
clusion of the address applauded
vigorously. She did not applaud, or
even smile, when Mr.. James turned
his attention from President Taft to
Colonel Roosevelt and included the
latter In his arraignment and among
those to whom the Democratic party
was unalterably opposed
AS Mrs. Taft entered the box with
Mrs. Mack a gray-haired southerner
near enough to distinguish her start
ed an ovation for her When pleas
antly chided for his actions by a
younger acquaintance he replied:
The first lady OF this land. or any
lady, is entitled to the courtesy of ev-
cry gentleman, and | would have you
know, sir, that the Democrats of the
South are gentlemen"
Mr.. Bryan and his followers made
political capital from the appearance
in the convention of Ryan and Bel
mont. They acted as a red rag to a
bull on the Bryan cohorts. Belmont
occupied conspicuous place in the
first row in the box Immediately back
of the speaker, while Ryan. though oc-
cupying a seat with the Virginia dele
cation ordinarily, was on the speak
er's stand a number of times. Ryan
wore a plain business suit, and so far
as clothing was concerned could not
have been distinguished from any OF
ed most OF the evening sessions
dressed in evening clothes, the broad
expanse of his white shirt front max.
ing him easily dis;inguishable from
others around him.
Bryan. when not on the stand. 90
cupied seat with the Nebraska dele,
cation imm ediately In front OF the
speaker and facing Belmont. During
the sessions AS tho delegates would
floch around the Nebraskan seeking
his advice or counsel. or upbraidins
him for his opposition. he would point
his nnger at Belmont to emphasize his
points and his action would nearly
always result in an uproar.
On Thursday night, at the close OF
Senator Reeds speech naming Clark,
the speakers beautiful daughter step
ped onto chair in the gallery, and
with a big American flag wrapped
around her. and another in each hand,
led the cheering for her father She
was the only woman who figurad CON