New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-09

He merely said that only enc Of the
planks in the La Toilette document
came 10 vote in the resolutions com
mittee, and that was defeated, 45 TO 4.
Thereupon the convention adopted the
Lodge platform viva voce. The La Fol-
lette delegates votes against it
There threatened TO be long argu-
ment over the election Of a national
committeeman TO represent Tennessee,
where there has been a bitter factional
fight That. however, was avoided by
the reference OF the case TO the new
national committee, with full power TO
decide II. Both sides were thus suited.
Because the platform committee
was still laboring on that document,
the Republican National Convention
at its morning session enjoyed an out
burst of oratory from those two dis
tinguished members Of the "old guard"
ex-senator Depew and ex-Speaker Can
non, and from Senator Borah, present
ed to the assemblage as zone Of the
younger generation, but one who IL in
sympathy with those who have given
their party their service Of genera
ton"
Colonel Carefully Avoided
Senator Depew twice referred TO
Theodore Roosevelt In his speech, but
pointedly omitted the mention Of that
potent name. Speaker Cannon, likewise
avoiding the mention of that name, de-
clared and reiterated that the country
and the Republican party. were greater
than any one man. lie insisted that
the convention nominate Republican
on good broad platform, predicting
that "The gates Of hell shall not pre-
vail against that platform and that
candidate"
Senator Borah patiently endeavored
70 get the convention out of a pussy
footing mood. He declared against the
shameful paths of eXpediency." He
paid a tribute to foreign-born citizens
who had taken tho oath of allegiance
declaring:
1--WE do not think, and tho Repub-
lican party will not take any position
on the theory, that they are traitors
or we are trimmers."
In comparison with yesterday, the
session to-day was wildly enthusiastic:
When the temporary organization OF
the convention WAS made permanent,
Senator Harding was cheered for a
full four minutes. Moreover, Senator
Depew, by his stories and appeals to
old fashioned Republicanism, had the
audience quite mellowed despite the
chill of the Coliseum and the knowl-
edge that he was merely time-killing.
"Uncle Joe" Cannon also had hun
dreds of friends among those present:
Senator Borah's address, however, fell
on deaf ears.
Hymn Gets on Leaders Nerves.
Proceedings began rather dismally.
Directly after prayer the band began
TO play "Rock of Ages" until It got on
the nerves Of the Extraordinarily on
the platform, and word was quickly
telephoned TO keep off the sombre stuff.
1t stopped in the middle Of bar and
thereafter that band played only fox
trots and popular ditties.
Routine business, such as the adop-
ton of the credentials committees re-
port, presented by Senator Smoot, and
the report of the committee on per-
manent organization, presented by
William H. Clark, Of Ohio, went off
speedily. By grace Of the credentials
report the delegates from Hawaii, Por-
to Rico and the Philippines will have
votes as we'll as seats In this conven-
ton. 1t didn't take long for the new
party rules, containing the basis OF
representation, 10 be affirmed by the
convention. But there the machine
stuck until the resolutions COMMITTEES
could get through platform drafting.
Depew REEVES Past Glories.
So Senator Harding called on Henry
L. Stimson, e1-Secretary Of War, and
Speaker Sweet of the New York As
sembly to escort Mr.. Depew to the
platform. That veteran, smiling broad
Nv at the audience, admitted that It
was the sixtieth anniversary of his
beginning TO preach the Republican
gospel. He drew a parallel between
the campaign of 1856 and the present
one, >.
There was one great Issue then,
he said, can issue of ethics, of ideal
ism, of Americanism. There had been
a lie in our political measures and
our political life-a lie against the
Declaration of independence that all
men are created free and equal. After
that campaign and what resulted from
il the Declaration Of independence
stood for liberty. -,
$50 to-day there is great world
/ crisis, civilization is at stake and
| Christianity Is doubted, with engines
of war in use which would have been
regarded as the ultimate end Of cru
city FIVE hundred years ago. We, thank
/ God, are not in that horrible affair.
We must enter this campaign with a
policy of Americanism which will keep
us out or a mollycoddle policy which
will drag US In
Mr.. Depew quoted several instances
where a policy of Americanism had
kept this country out Of war-Marcy's
declaration, "Whoever bears the char
ter of American citizenship Is safe
anywhere IN the world; Stewards ulti-
matum TO Louis Napoleon regarding
the occupancy of Mexico; Cleveland's
"arbitrate or fight" defiance to Eng
land in the Venezuelan crisis. But he
did not tell the name OF the official
who sent a message to Morocco, Per,
dicars alive or Raisuli dead" he SAID
a great European statesman asked MN
while he was across seas what inc
professor" was going TO do.
81 could only answer" said mr.. 70
new. "that could have told him e1gh-
teen months ago, but that . year after
the professor had changed his mind;
saw in the newspapers time ago tina.
a great American had adopted for his
motto America first and the professor
evidently said, Il might as well take
that myself Vt
az. - ryaI1 Known that the Dusl-