Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-08
Mention of RooSeveIt'S Name
by Temporary Chairman
Robins Is Signal for Un-
paraIIeIed Demonstration,
PREPAREDNESS IS
PARAMOUNT ISSUE
Speaker DweIls on Fact That
Mere Military Equipment Is
Not Sufficient to Safeguard
Nations Life.
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Chicago, June THE progressive
national convention opened in the
Auditorium today with record
breating demonstration for Colonel
Roosevelt
For one hour and thirty-three min
utes the delegates and spectators
roarcd. shouted and cheered and APP
plauded. They sang the progressive
battle hymns, paraded the aisles and
over the stage and howled down all
attempts to check them. The DEM
onstration exceeded the previous rec
ord for such affairs Of one hour and
twenty-inine minutes established in
the democratic convention in Den
YER. in 1908, in behalf of William j.
Bryan, which had exceeded Ly four
minutes the record made in the re-
publican convention in Chicago when
Colonel Rooscvelt's supporters sought
his nomination over william Fl. Taft.
Mention Name Lights Magazine.
Raymond Robins. temporary chair
man of the convention, had spoken
three sentences of his Keynote speech
when he mentioned Colonel Roose-
Velts name. A wave of enthusiasm
that amounted to nothing less than
paroxysm resulted THE foremost
citizen of the world" was the char
acterization Robins used in connection
with his mention of the colonels
name. The response was instantane-
Gus. I'VE want Teddy roared the
delegates and the demonstration was
on With umbrellas raised they be-
gan marching about the hall. They
flowed upon the stage and wrung VIC
tor Murdock's hand as they filed by
until the stalwart Kansan's collar was
wilted. Hamilton Fish, Jr', and an
other man seized q delegate bearing
an American flag and carried Mm
around the hall on their shoulders.
Tanners were torn from their places
and stanchlons were lifted from the
floor as the shouting host tramped
around.
Can't stop Demonstration.
Chairman Robins made several at
tempts to quell the demonstration but
after a few raps of the gavel gave II
up. The band chimed in with the
progressive battle hymns and soon
the surging crowd was trampng the
aises to the strains of onward,
Christian soldiers Despite the
handicap of the steps leading UP into
the balcony, the demonstration spread
there and soon the spectators IN the
balconies joined in. Banners were
snatehed from their hangings and
waved, learing these Inscriptions:
Rootings for Roosevelt.
TEDDY and Safety First
IF Teddy Were President where
Would Villa Be-"
The People Want T. r.. Il Regular
American"
why Take Chances? We Know
What Roosevelt Can Do
we Want Teddy"
Marching Through Georgia
And other progressive slogans Then
the band switched to Marching
Through Georgia" and a medley OF
popular airs and the aisles became
so blocked that no one moved FOR
several minutes While the march
ers stood still in the jam, they Kept
Up the din, and after it had been go
ing on one hour. George W. Perkins
left the stage and decided to go to MS
hotel and wait for it to subside. The
Michigan delegation tramped in from
the rain outside and their leaders de-
manded an outdoor demonstration
Teddy is not afraid of the ram
they shouted. Get out and march.
And in a body they filed from the
hall into the deluge outside chanting,
Teddy, You're a Bear" Some OF the
delegates returned in their soggy gar
ments with banners and flags bedrag-
gled and dripping, but their enthusi-
arm was not dampened for they
joined the marching. roaring tnrons
again.
let I'm Yell!'
The leaders, impressed BY what
lhey realized might have been the df-
lieuity of holding the convention from
proceeding Immediately to nomina-
uons. then discussed means to quiet
me uproar. Let 'em yell, eounseied
one of the leaders. "Now that they
nave shouted ii would be easier to-
oelay action ON nomination
A proposal TO use the uniformed