Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1916-06-10

officials stood on their seats on the
platform or crowded close to the rost-
rum and watched the demonstration
with great interest.
W omen in the far galleries began
tearing the flags from the decorations
and waving them. Chairman Harding
sent officers to stop them.
Gallery lrrcprcssiblc
The ponce made their way to the
gallery' rstored the bunting and eau
toned the women who had torn it
down. Soon Mrs. Rutherford threw
OFF her hat and, laughing and cheer
ing, led a fresh outburst. At $40
O'Clock Mr.. Harding gaNeled hard for
order, and a renewed roar from the
galleries answered his efforts. Mrs.
Rutherford. with a final wave OF flags,
lowered herself into the background.
Mr.. Hs-di-g ) pointed a nesaphonc at
the galleries, u n was entirely
drowned out. S3-Eoant-at-aTIaS Stone
picked up tht heavy gavcl and wound
ed the table, but the din went on. By
this time not single delegate was on
his feet, but the gallery crowd persist
ed, and for a while seemed irrepressi-
Bile. At Sal o'clock Chairman Hard
ing made himself heard, and got out
just ten words when the crowd shut
him off.
Lt-SsCN2 ii .hA4lLAtS
a handsome woman in the fire row
Of the east talcony tore loose large
flag and swung it over her head. Two
officers pushed through the jam and
strove TO stop her. She gathered the
flag in her arms and refused TO sur
render II. There was a gentle strug-
gle while the yes of the whole con-
vention were focused on the byplay.
Suddenly the big flag slipped from her
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The woman placed her hand to the
brim of her big hat and bowed low
to the retrcatrg officers. The band
swung into The Star-Spangled Ban
ner," and the crowd cheered that until
the windows ratified. Then it played
America" and mighty chorus
joined
Chairman Harding stood behind the
speakers table and smilingly watched
the demonstration. Many of the dele
gates who had risen TO get better
view of the show finally sat down. and
soon all hu. a half-dozen roofing dele
gates We're seated and quiet except in
the galleries.
Governor Whitman went TO the plat
form and told Chairman Harding some
steps should he taken to quiet them.
At $50. the crowd responding to the
chairman's appeal quieted down, the
demonstration having lasted IL min
utes.
Ia Toilette Is Named
The rollcal went on. and North
Dakota yielded to Wisconsin, and NJ.
b. Clbich nominated Senator La Fol
lettc. The burden of Olbrich's speech
was against preparedness and the gal
leries were disposed to jeer. but they
were arpped to order. The delegates
rebuked the ganerics by calling to Oh
brich: Go on. you're all right
'Olbrich finished his speech. nomin-
ating Senator La Toilette at 6.2S
o clock. There was no demonstration
Brun1baueh Is Presented
The rollcall went on and Mr.. Collins
presented the name of Governor
Brumbaush. 1t was growing dark
when Mr.. Collins began. and the hall.
with its ceiling of white and yellow
bunting, behind which the light shows
softly, was even more beautiful than
in daylight.
Since there were no other nomina-
tions, Senator Wadsworth, of New
York, moved his special rule to allow
live minutes for any two scconding
speeches for the same candidate and
two minutes each for any others.
Amid shouts of Good, good" the rule
was adopted.
Delegate Weinberg, of Frederick.
Md. made Il speech seconding Gov
ernor Whitman's nomination of Jus
tice Hughes. Judge Bynum, of North
Carolina, and +. w. Britt. of Califor-
MIA. made seconding speeches for Eli
hu Root Delegate G. w. Fulton. of
Oregon. also seconded the nomination
of the Justice. I. Nj. Mceken, of Eliz-
abeth City, y. c.. made a seconding
speech for ex-senator Burton. Frank
r. Stewart of Arizona, also seconded
the Burton nomination.
Ex-Representative Thomas Settle. of
North Carolina, seconded the nomina-
tion of Senator Weeks, of Massachu-
setts. Ernest Lundeen, of Minnesota.
and ex-senator S. T.. Wilson, of South
Dakota, seconded the Cummins nomi-
nation.
EX- X-Representative Mcclure, of Ok
lahoma, also seconded the nomination
of Senator Weeks, and so did w. j.
Emery. negro. of Georgia. Edward
p. Morrow, of Kentucky. seconded the
nomination of Fairbanks.
The chairman announced his inten-
tion of recognizing 10 seconding
speakers for Roosevelt, and introduced
ex-senator Marion Butler, of North
Carolina. The crowd was getting rest
less and delegate demanded to know
whether there would be a recess for
dinner.
n. NJ. stevenson, big Steve" of
Colorado, then seconded the nomina-
ton of Colonel Roosevelt There was
u wild demonstration for the Colonel
as Big Steve" closed. and Chairman
Harding announced that he proposed
to recognize nine others to second the
Roosevelt nomination. Ex-senator
Marion Butler, of .,orth Carolina. was
the first OF the nine. Robert Nj. Pol
lock. of North Dakota, seconded the
nomination of LaI'ollette and w. s.
Ware. of Philadelphia. seconded the
nomination of Brumbau2h
William Potter, of Pennsylvania. ex
Ambassador to Italy, and Henry A.
Whitaker. of Maryland. had ~poken for
the Colonel when the Roosevelt
speeches were interrupted. The sec
onding speeches. were then closed
without hearing the Roosevelt 10 and
the balloting began at 7,45 V. IN.