Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-06-09

ana paraphrasing the bull moose march,
ing yell shouted. I'VE want Charlie"
When the Michigan men also took e
mon hailed the wolverine delegates with
Gov. whitman stood and cheered. but
Senator Wadsworth remained seated.
The paraders stopped In the aasles ana
Joined in an outburst Of cheers and
shouts Of 'sHughes!" in 'Rah! Rah! Rant!
meter. Ten minutes OF demonstratlon
showed no indication Of an end. though
vermonters Lead Demonstration.
Some of the New Workers sat down
and let the others carry on the noise,
which the Vermont delegation was con-
sistently leading most Of the time. The
demonstration ebbed and flowed. COM
ing up with renewed vigor from time
to time.
Kansas. New Jersey, California and
Tennessee men took UP the cheers, and
when the uproar had been going on
seventeen minutes 1t gave no sign OF
subsiding.
A man on the platform started
Hughes, Hughes. we want Hughes.
and the enthusiasts caught the point
and took up the shout.
When the noise had been in full sway
twenty minutes CHAIRMAN I1druAAS
tried to gavel it down. The crowd re-
piled with renewed cheering.
Roots Name Il Presented.
The chairman shouted calls for order
and mauled the block with the gavel.
Some delegates on the floor also called
for order, and the police were directed
to get the delegates seated.
Mr.. Harding then recognised Nicholas
Murray Butler Of New YORK to ., NOM n,
place by Arizona.
Mr.. Butler said in part:
ITO be elected twenty-ninth Prest-
nate him who by common consent
stands with the foremost statesmen of
his time In this or any other land
One Problem Is Foremost.
. After outlining what he said was the
unrest. uncertainty and grave concern
for the morrow which extended
throughout the country. Mr.. Butler
said:
"Just now every difficulty. every
problem, merges into one. That Is the
problem. that is the difficulty of md
ing the voice and executing the will of
May we not call to our side for the
accomplishment of this task all pa
alike. whose faith may at times be
different from ours. but who see the
compelling power Of the one great
problem and the one great need OF the
moment.
I'VE are gathered here to take the
first step in substituting for the adj
ministration now in power republican
administration which shall bring to
these people safety, prosperity. happi-
ness and increasing self-respect.
Termed Typical American.
I'VE are here to choose leaders to
give voice and effect to republican
principles and policies.
1T Is my privilege to offer you the
name of a typical American whose
character, abilities and public service,
now In the ripe fullness Of their power.
have brought him fame and distinction
such as fall to the lot of few men in
q century"
After outlining briefly the early life
Of his candidate. his career at Hamil-
ton College and admission to the bar.
Mr.. Butler said:
Young as he was, President Arthur
found in him a trusted adviser and q
close friend. So widespread was his
reputation and so high his character
that in 1899. when the problems left by
the administration. President Mckinley
turned to him for counsel and for great
public responsibility and service.
tion to become Secretary Of War he
replied, know nothing about the
army. the answer came back. Presi-
dent Mckinley directs me to say that
he IL not looking for any one who
knows about war or about the army He
10 looking for . statesman to organize
and direct the government of the new
United States. You are the man he
wants
Rsorganized q. s. Army.
He reorganized the army Of the
United States and brought it to the
highest point of efficiency it ever has
reached. The general stan and the
war college are the fruit of his poll
ctes. He was in large measure the
founder OF our American colonial policy
and no more enlightened. humane or
the world.
Let us not forget that among the
problems OF the future are problems of
the army. He of whom I speak was
perhaps our greatest Secretary of War;
On the death of John Hay, he was
recalled to the cabinet by President
Roosevelt as Secretary of State. Four
years Of constructive statesmanship
and rapidly growing international in
duence were the result
Name ACCLAIMED Abroad.
I'm South American republics his name
IL acclaimed as no other has been since
Henry Clay. In China he is hailed as
the most generous and enlightened of
statesmen. In Japan, because of the
Joint agreement which bears his name,
he Ia trusted. In every chancellery of
Europe his name is known and hon.
ored. Let us not forget the chief prob
lens OF the nation are those relating to
international policy.
From the post of Secretary of State
he passed for six years to the Senate.
He retired of his own free will to seek
well earned rest and repose.
The stern duty Of today is to place
In the presidency that republican who
by native ability. by long public serv-
ice, by large and full contribution to
public policy and by force of conviction
and power of expression is best fitted
to guide the destinies of this nation for
the four anxious years upon which we
are about to enter.