The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-09
REPUBLICAN, NOMINATING SPEECHES TODAY
PLACE NAMES BEFORE THE CONVENTION

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this time the noise was only sporadic
but plenty noisesome to make it
by far the biggest ovation of the en-
tire session so far.
Ohio's delegates weren't in the
least excited.
w. S. Kent, of Kent, Ohio, a dele
gate, calmly read his newspaper.
while the noise was vibrating his ear
drums. It seems he wanted to read
Senator Hardings keynote speech
more carefully. BY 1926, when the
noise had been on fourteen minutes
1t thinned out in spots. Then the
Vermont boosters would get on the
Job and together would liven up
again. All paraders had by this time
returned to their seats. The Ver-
Eonters next produced a watchman's
rattle as aid to vocal vociferousness.
punctuating the yell Hughes, Hughes
we want Hughes with twist of
the rattle each time. After while
! the delegates seemed to tire little
and at 1890 there were a few
"slushesH and ''hushes" Of admoni-
tion. At 1895 1t had died almost out
almost altogether. The demonstra-
ton had lasted just twenty minutes.
The galleries by this time were filled
to the very last seat and outside in
the corridors of the Coliseum, great
crowd was seeking to know what the
noise meant.
It was the biggest crowd of the ses-
sion as well as the noisiest.
Root 10 Named .sa
At 1888, Chairman Harding intro
duced DR.. Nicholas Murray Butler Of
New York to nominate ex-senator
Elihu Root. Butler dwe1t at tho out
set on the world upheaval and char
acterized Root as the greatest states
man of all time.
"Just now, our very difficult prob
lem merges into that Of finding the
real American" he said.
"Americanism," as he sounded It,
was only sparingly applauded and he
plunged quickly into biographical
study of Root.
Spatters Of hand clapping came
occasionally but there was no en-
thusiastic outburst as he eulogized
Roots record
"The American democracy asks
man Of vision and leadership" he
declared. 'Iet us take counsel of
courage, not fear. Let us fortify our
selves at home as well as to restore
our repute abroad"
The first spontaneous outburst
greeted his remarks as he urged a
strong Americanism.
"a resolute, just, all-absorbing"
type of patriotism, which should
stand as the keystone of generations
to come, was the substance of his /
message on this point
Woman Cuts Loose. |
A storm broke loose Immediately
after Butler closed. 1t started |
sweepingly, but got spotty before
long Then a women, who said she
was Mrs. Thomas Root daughter-in-
law of the senator, in the gallery
back of the speakers stand, cut loose
with the widest, most maniacal yells
so far heard.
Many delegates were so Interested
in watching her performance that
they forgot to clap themselves.
Chauncey M. DePew. SO years of
age, but youngster just the same,
stood on his seat and lifted his voice
In yowls. The former senator waved
a flag.
He and the lady in the gallery di
vided attention and finally, Depew,
always gallant, subsided, so that the
crowd could concentrate its atten-
ton on the feminine rooter. She was
mainly responsible for keeping things ,
going after the demonstration had ,
been going five minutes. The band
almost drowned out the other cheer ;
ing.
Then some one handed the woman
two American flags and she started ,
IN with renewed voice and enthusi- ]
,sm. Her glasses flickered in the ]
light of the skylight and her bonnet '
was showed back at a queer angle
ont she was having a good time, and
king an awful lot Of noise. Bill T
Barnes of New York didn't get worked
IN q hit by the demonstration either
,or Hughes or this one for Root. He +
anne to the front and surveyed the b
woman and the floor cynically, b
yrinned and retreated. f
Prospects Not Shattered. t
CHICAGO, June "a further indi- +
alton that prospects of an agreemen' 1
zero not completely shattered by the t
deadlock between the progressive and e
enublican peace committees last &
,;9ht was seen today when 1t was f
earned that the conferees agreed f
mon practically Identical reports to a
70 submitted to their respective con- a
-entions.