The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09

Not one of them can claim prepond-
erance OF the American spirit in his
heart or in his nature.
| I'VE bring to you today the name
OF a man trained in battle for the
truth, tried and found faithful in the
administration Of great public trusts.
sterling in his republicanism, free
from the animosities engendered by
factional strife. his private life above
suspicion, his public life without a
flaw, a great lawyer, an effective
campaigner, an able executive, q ma
ture statesman. learned jurist, he
above all others combines the essen
J tial qualifications of true leader in
this crisis Of the party and OF the
nation.''
Mention OF the name OF VIM. H
Taft. evoked the only real rous-
ing demonstration of the meet
ing so far, the first time that
the delegates all over the flood stood
up, waved their hats and yelled
wildly.
After 1t had continued for three
minutes, the bands services we're re-
Questioned. The blare had its effect
and order was just about to be re-
stored when AL F. Williams. of Kan
sas, delegate and picturesque figure
with long flowing hair. stood up on
his chair and waved like a mad man,
organizing the cheers. The demon
stration lasted about five minutes
The greatest demonstration to date
however, came when Whitman finish
ed at 1912, not mentioning the can
didate's name until the last words
of his speech. Then the din broke
loose. 1t was noticeable that New
York's delegation wasn't particularly
excited although few Of the dele
gates stood up and applauded.
The Vermont delegation were the
real cheer leaders. They stood on
their chairs and whooped it up strong.
Oregon's representatives-the only
delegates instructed for the justice
by a primary, were hardly second in
their enthusiasm The band was ,
started in an effort to stop the noise
but only succeeded in adding emph-
asis to the din. Henry G. Boyer. OF
Portland. Maine, produced paper
mache elephant which he carried
aloft down the main aisle, causing
another tremendous outbreak. Inc |
Oregon crowd started parading on
the floor. The Vermont delegates
got the fever at the same moment.
Mississippi next came along, the
delegates roofing up their standaro
and marching along, ravlng, cheer-
ing mob.
Paeifists In Parade.
Oreson's standard held aloft. was
covered with red Hughes banners.
Michigan followed suit, next-t pc
ing perfectly apparent from the dele
gates demeanor that they Weren
Ford pacifists even If instructed 10
vote for the auto manufacturer. lhs!
rot a good deal OF good natured quIo-
bling as they marched, some dele
gates adding to the general up.oao poao
Inv cheering for Ford At 12:29
tho Demonstration subsidized little as
the band had stopped a little e2-
bansted but a moment later four
New York delegates, standing on
their chairs, and led by some one
with a watchman's rattle, organl1eo
cheering gang and rent the ar
with the wells Of Hughes, Hughes.
II was taken up all over the nan
the one syllable burst again anu
again explosively against the vast
dome of the hall.
"Prince Cupid Kallanilo,' OF Hawan,
delegate from the territory, LED aiso
in the cheering. his swarthy face DIS
torted with the labor OF yelling.
In the Tennessee reservation,
frenzied delegate waved a flag. Ihe
galleries by this time had qu1e.eu
down and were watching the con1us
ion on the floor with amused eyes
Ohio's delegates sat stolidly ps'
erinninS at the noise, but unmovea
Senator Harding calmly waateu ~.
the demonstration 10 yea l1eh o0