The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-09


underlies our national defense.
He above all other men can bring
home to the people the fact that the
Democratic party has failed miserably
in its stewardship. He above all other
men can bring to the people a convic-
ton of the dangers which surround
u.s. He, above all other men, can as
sure this country that the Republic
can party is once more united and cap
able of assuming the helm of the ship
of state. He, above all others, can
bring back to the party the confidence
of the people. He, above all others,
can bring to the country, prosperity,
happiness and honorable peace"
Root Is Nominated
At 1890 Chairman Harding intro
duced DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler of
New York to nominate ex-senator
Elihu Root. Butler dWelt at the out
set on the world upheaval and charac-
terized Root as the greatest statesman
of all time.
Just now, our very difficult prob
lem merges into that of finding the
real American he said American
ISM as he sounded it, was only
sparingly applauded, and he plunged
quickly into a biography OF Root
"a resolute, just all-absorbing type
| of patriotism, which should stand as
the keystone of generations to come,
| was the substance of his message on
| this point
Harding started things going at
11:13 There vas more confusion in
the hall than at any other session and
| considerable difficulty was expert
eneed in clearing the aisles. Com
plete order was not obtained until
Ills. Harding asked that the audi
ence arise during prayer offered by
Bishop William F. Mcdowell.
so guide US Thy holy spirit that all
our works begun continued and ended
in Thee, may rebound to Thy glory,
he besought 1--WE are here on the
visited a gathering like this. What we
do has more than party significance.
1t means more than welfare of the
convention: it means vastly to the
world itself"
| Correct Craftsmanship Error.
| Harding said he wanted to correct
, one of his rulings yesterday, in regard
to the Kentucky contests He recog-
nized Delegate Hepburn, of Kentucky,
| who moved the election of A T. Vert,
as national committeeman. Delegate
w. D. Cochrane. for the other side.
should be seated. Senator Wadsworth
moved that the matter be referred to
| the national committee after brief de-
bate. This motion was carried.
| The secretary then reported the
minority deIegations choice of Ches-
| tecman from Minnesota, and that of
J. W. Talbot as committeeman from
| South Carolina.
! Wild Cheers for T. r..
| These were confirmed Smoot then
| read his report of harmony confer
ences with the Progressives. 1t was
received at first amidst complete 81
lence, every delegate being anxious
| to hear Smoot. When he read that
! phrase about frank and friendly re1a-
tions he emphasized it with a gesture
and the crowd applauded. Another
outburst came when he said the two
| parties were agreed on the decision
that the Democrats should be de-
feated.
When T. RS name was read there
was only faint cheer. which imme-
diately subsidized. His reading that 7.
r. was a most desirable candidate on
which to unite, was greeted with a
storm of applause which started with
| a few faint handclaps and gradually
grew. There were a few cries of We
want Teddy but for the most part
the noise was of llandclapping, pune
tuated by occasional waves of cheer
ing.
Spatters of handclapping came oc-
| casionally, but there was no enthusi-
astic outbursts as he eulogized Root S
record
'The American democracy asks a
man of vision and leadership" he de-
| clared. Let US take counsel of cour-
| age, not fear. Let us fortify ourselves
at home as well as to restore our
repute abroad
The first spontaneous outburst
greeted his remarks as he urged a
strong Americanism.
Roots Daughter-in-Law Leads.
A storm broke loose after Butler
closed. 1t started sweeping but got
spotted before long. Then a woman
who said she was Mrs. Thomas Root,
diiughter-in-law of the senator, in the
gallery back of the speakers stand,
cut loose with the widest, most mani
acal yells far heard
Many delegates were SO interested
in watching her performance that they
forgot to clap themselves. Chauncey
NJ. Depew, 50 years of age. but a
seat and lifted his voice in yowls. The
former senator waved a flag.
He and the lady in the gallery d.
vided attention and finally Depew, al
ways gallant, subsidized, so that the
crowd could concentrate its attention
on the feminine rooter. She was
mainly responsible for keeping things
going after the demonstration had
been going five minutes.
The band almost drowned out the
other cheering. Then some one hand
ed the woman two flags and she start
ed in with renewed voice and enthu-
siasm. Her glasses fickered in the
light on the skylight and her bonnet
was showed at a queer angle-but she
was having a good time, and making
an awful lot of noise.
Boss Barnes Reticent.
Bill Barnes of New York did not
get worked up a bit by the demon
stration either for Hughes or this one
for Root. He came to the front and
surveyed the woman and the floor
| cynically, grinned and retreated.
An old gray haired lady in the front
of the feminine cheer leaders sat with
her ears stopped by her hands and a
Mortified expression on her face, due
no doubt to the glare of the 1imelight
that she drew because she sat so
near the yelling person.