Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1916-06-07
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started it again with the Coward |
Christian Soldiers" battle song.
The New York delegation boosted a
red headed delegate on the shoulders of
two of the huskiest members of the
delegation and started march around
the auditorium at l:27 p. m.
Some of the more enthusiastic crowd
attempted to march down to the Coli
scum while the boom was at its height,
but Murdoch and Perkins laughingly
shook their heads when asked if they
approved.
George W Perkins, Jr., heir to many
millions, passed the platform during the
parade, munching a five-eent ham sand
wich.
"Some of the fellows that have been
pussyfooting around here will take no
tice of this demonstration, " said Gov
ernor johnson when the cheering had
lasted 35 minutes.
"This looks like these delegates
would stand for a second choice - 1
think not" said Perkins.
An attempt was made to gavel the
crowd into order at l :42, when the dem
onstration had been on for 40 minutes
About half of the western delegates
had their coats off and their sleeves
rolled up by this time and were ready
to cheer until breakfast.
They did not pay much attention to
the gavel for few minutes.
Third Parade Started.
Somebody started still another parade
the Roosevelt demonstration had been
on As minutes.
Miss Susan Irene Krone, of Paducha,
KY, carrying big silk American flag,
led the marchers this time.
Dynamite" Ed Perry, of Colgate,
Okla, carried "big stick" like the
cartoonists draw for Teddy, at the head
of the Oklahoma delegation.
Mrs. Dr. Hunter, of Livingston,
Mont, draped in an American flag
started little demonstration for Ray
mond Robins for vice-president while
the big noise was on for the colonel.
Mrs. Burton, of Seattle, president of
the WOman's Roosevelt club, the first
club of the kind in the United States;
Miss Sarah Flanagan, of Spokane;
Mrs. g. H. Wharton, of Seattle; Mrs.
Wallace Wilbur, of North Yakima,
Wash, carrying a big Teddy banner,
invaded the platform and surrounded
Robins and Pinehot, singing "When
Teddy Comes Marching Home. " The
Washington delegation followed them.
Murdoch took the gavel and tried to
hammer the crowd into silence at the
end one of one hours demonstration
for Roosevelt, but the noise continued.
oregOn's Emblem Raised.
They played the Star Spangled Ban
neT" and started the singing again.
An emergency hospital corps in the
shape of dozen husky walters went
through the crowd passing out bottles
of pop to the exhausted but still cheer.
ing delegates.
Are we open to reason9" shouted
New York delegate John T. Rosengran.
Not if Hughes is the reasonl"
The Oregon delegation sprang an UNI
brella parade at 2:20 when the noise
Rad continued for more than an hour
and a half. Each member carried a
little red, white and blue parasol Miss
Mary E. Hill, of Portland, Ore, led
them.
At 2:22 p. m. Perkins sent number
OF New York delegates through the
crowds to instruct the cheer leaders of
the various delegations to stop the dem.
Onstration to allow Temporary Chair.
man Robins time to complete his speech.
At 2:30 when the demonstration had
lasted for one hour and half it was
beginning to subside. Perkins scouts
shouted ''lets hear Robins" and the
gavel raped earnestly this time.
Murdoch paced the front of the plat
form and urged the delegates to be
quiet
A Maryland delegate tried to make
prohibition speech, crying "Prohibi
tion and Teddy" until someone hit him
in the face with q rolled up program
and he sat down.
Robins raped for order again and
e again, but the man with the nbio
, stick yelled "what 8 the matter witt
t IeddyF' and started it all over again
All Records Broken.
Robins grabbed the "big stick" anc
with a Roosevelt banner behind hin
) headed for the door, The demonstra
tion lasted for one hour and "a minutes
t breaking all records for continued noisC
making. The delegates simply went wilC
j. and stayed wild until Robins gave
r gained order by using the big stick.
i Robins resumed his keynote speecl
y and the convention quieted down, al
o though he referred frequently to Roose
r welt but not by name.
t Convention Assemblies.
The prgressives were as slow in gath
= ering at their national convention a
E the regulars at the Coliseum.
The Michigan delegation brought th
= first Roosevelt banner into the Audit
torium at 1855 a. m. and received tn
first ovation.
The delegations arrived slowly. A
ll;50 not half the seats were filled.
In the next 10 minutes delegation
after delegation arrived, most of then
singing "When Teddy Comes Marehin
Home, " the bull moose new campaig
song. Scattered cheering and cries o
owe want Teddy" began to give tn
hall the old time bull moose aspect.
Clifford Pinchot led the Pennsylvani
delegation as it came singing, into tn
Auditorium.
The Texas delegation, with its famou
Texas Wants Teddy" song, drew bi
ovation.
A fat tenor in the balcony led tn
erOwd in singing Roosevelt songs. TIL