Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-08

CHICAGO, June 8.-To be a successful
delegate these stormy days, 1t is necessary
for one to go to college and win his 20 "
meaning official yeller College Is the
very best place to go, because II is there
that the vocal athletes get their early
training.
The Progressives, or Moosers, or Third
Party GUYS. or whatever they are called,
started a convention yesterday and the
delegates spent the entire afternoon IN
seeing who could shout the loudest. They
opened the meeting with few faint moo
rays" Just to try out their voices ana
grew stronger as the session progressed.
When they thought they were equal to the
task, these gentlemen, representing every
State in this glorious Union, started out
for the vocal marathon record and husted
1t into smithereens They kept II up for
ninety-two minutes by our clock, which,
to our mind, Is some record. IL also maue
the meeting a huge success.
Now if these delegates had gone to COL
leRe and spent most of their time cheering
their favorites on the football field or
tennis court, they would have proilted by
the preliminary training and be cheering
vet All of which further proves that
young men constantly are passing up
chances to be famous.
After looking over one convention In this
city we have discovered the system used
In the big league. All conventions are
divided unequally into two parts, business
and yelling. Yesterday they had three
minutes of business and three hours or
yelling which is a fair average. If the
yelling had been eliminated we would nave
enjoyed ourselves immensely and returned
home much earlier.
FORMULA FOR oRAToRY
But still, 1t is swell system-for the
speakers The orator nervously steps for
ward, perspiring like the outside of an Ice
water pitcher on a hot day. He shifts from
one foot to the other, clears his throat and
begins with the old standby:
Ladies' and gentlemen, 1 am man of
few words and many of them" when
he is interrupted by flock of cheers. When
the cheering ends, he has collected his
thoughts and goes on until he finds him
self slipping. Then he rings in the Grand
Old Flag, Abraham Lincoln. Teddy Roose-
velt or anything else that Is sure to get
a hand, until he feels confident that he
can resume. It's a great system, and how
they do work 1t
Vic Murdoch the Patrick Henry from
Kansas, was first to put 1t across, and his
act went big. He started by calling the
delegates Christian soldiers. saviors of the
nation and everything, and they liked 1t.
Vic got lots of cheers and when he named
Raymond Robins, Of Illinois, temporary
chairman, Ray came in for his share. The
working members of the convention were
getting into good shape by this time and the
cheering was fast and furious.
Then came the big stuff. Mr.. Robins
started to read an extemporaneous speech
and sailed through the first paragraph with
out a hitch. The hundreds of upturned
faces in the vast amphitheatre breathlessly
took in every word and appeared to enjoy It..
SPEECH HALTED.
Mr.. Robins smiled kindly and started
on the second lap when he stumbled over
the name of a well-known gentleman who
resides in Oyster Bay N. Y. whom he
referred to as "the foremost citizen of the
world" That stai sed something, There
was a ripple of applause in one corner
of the auditorium. and 1t grew in volume
until every delegate in the place was
standing on his seat, jumping up and down
in the aisles or making a rush for the
platform. cheering wildly all the time.
1t was a demonstration that surpassed
the scene in 1912. when the G. o. P.
delegates raised the roof" for 81 minutes
at the Coliseum. when woman in white
started the stampede for Teddy"
Robins tried to preserve order. but soon
gave up the attempt and sat down to read
over and rehearse his opening address. The