SELECT WILSON AND MARSHALL 10 LEAD THEM Democrats Name Their Candi- dates at St. Louis Amid Scenes of Wildest Enthusiasm. AVOID THE FRIDAY “H00D0O" Neminations Were Made Only F Minutes Before Midnight on Thurs. day-—President Wilson at Once Notified Con vention’s Choice. ew of the was enough 1 Wilson Named at Mr. Wilson &} w oN thr ply said “Marshall” body t moved t nominatin Friday Superstition Averted. the tneie Sup ing Bryan placed his his admin Nebrasi binet, was 1 on, he rm by unanimou WwW the nation out of war mm Mexican economic legisiatio rency Bryan at times stra [he i he the ca fonventi ' but Iauded ilson to the skies wi policy act. spoke It wa in 20 vears ir gtrain of emotion eonvention not tion his beer tive fign AN A and the outhur the party he once dominate Wescott Names Wilson The Nebraskan speech, John W, |ey | Mr As the ting =hort + Wes Wills Ince til 4 ing Harmon Seconds Wilson. Judson Harmon of for 0ormer ©hio, who presidentin four vears ago (OV ErIiOrn candidate the WHE a nomination at Baltimore the first second- WwW H.C made Ing speech for President ison The next of Virginia Kenafor moved that the 1 and the nomination tim. The tremendous The wn Rob ert I. Burke of Chicago, the only ant Wilson delegate He shouted “No.” Senator James flared Wilson nomi 11:62 p Kern Names Marshall. Beuator John W, Indiana then w recognized He moved that the nomination of Vice President Mar shall hs No meminating speech Vice Marshall w de ohared four minutes after the nomination of President Wilson, Numerous seconding speeches Bad been prepared were not Former Gov made chairman notify President nation Roger was by Goy Stuart New suspended Hughes of Jersey unica he acclama with a made hy motion was carried rome only obiect fri inn fame the convention de wmted at President m. Kern of ns be wade acciamation, was matle President 0s nominngt ed which made, Martin H. Giynn was of the committee Wilson of his nomi to Sullivan presented a reso ution expressing thanks former Governor Glynn, Senator dames and other officers of the convention, A resolution was adapted giving | state committees nuthority to AN vai tn THE CENTRE REPORTE <r i by d he nationa committe peech His Shortest Hamilton Lewis’ § Sera IHlinois make an not like Lockstep Dance in Hall Groups 1 deleg ate wet JF gi MRS. WOODROW WILSON. joined lockstep the delegates the hall A woman hore ard to the other states around while the brilliant lights of the their to the in around volees tumult danced the Califor stand from it “movie nia platform. Emblems were grouped turned the tableau vivant, And the singing! The erowd fairly lifted the They let ont thelr lungs in national hymns, “Suwanee River,” “My Old Ken- tucky Home” “How Dry 1 Am” und that other old political anthem, “Hail, Hail, the Gang's All Here” Then they burst Into “Tipperary” and rendered it at the top of 1,000 volees. It was some chant. It was great congregn- tional singing. Bryan Lauds Wilson. Bryan in his landation of Wilson and his policies dwelt on the possibili men” platform Into a roof ORIGIN OF POLITICAL “BOOM” | Term First Used in Connection With Movement for Third Term for Grant, The word “hoom,” as applied to a Political movement, so far as known, was first used by the editor of a Re publican newspaper in St. Louis, Mo. pending the return of Gen, U, 8. Grant from the trip around the world un dertaken by hito In 1876, immediately following his retirement from the presidency of the United States. The term was used so persistently and so cleverly that it soon began to lodge in popular thought, and take on the meaning which the editor Intend. ed to convey when he declared that the movement looking to a third term for Grant was “booming” or when he employed the Invention ag a noun and spoke of “the Grant boom.” The iden had come to him from a {to river, flood tide long the Mississippi that stream was nat and R, CENTRE HALL, PA. Details of the Night Session onvention whe ing the ted viet trodud Foote speech NEw Martin H temporary dellverad Gos (siynn o ha the airman He was frequently interrupted by ap point in his speech e dels His eulogy of President Wii bigest Following Governor 1} when some the enthusiasy of th SON started the demonstration of ynns speech, committees on credentials rules, per manent organization and resin tions work The del We nig for Thur were announced, and that day's was done pnt re a little slow assemhli slav's session it was almost noou when Temporary Permanent was escorted to order Chairman to the chair He immedinty iy and He Inuded the dent and defended his policies, ularly in regard the controversy with Germany the submarine warfare our relations with Mexico, enthusiastic demonstra his President presi. partie to aver and An greeted praise of minutes. At the close of Chairman James’ speech the convention took fn recess until nine o'clock In the ning. Before the nominating speeches be gan at the evening session the Demo eye. 1 = Sorvall A dt 4 Crsomar 2 i Dm A — STEPS IN CAREER OF PRESIDENT WILSON Born December 1856, Staur Va Went 1870 Entered Davidgor , ton, to school lege, 1873 Entered Pr Graduated A. B Entered neston aw & 1879 the vention got down to tl real bus address whie convened President shove The until « “Yen resagigiions TAGGART PROVES TO BE CONVENTION RESCUER “TOM” Senntor “"Tom™ Tagenrt of CO Nt. Lois Indiana's popular citizen, was one men in the sho mos sought-after wanted friend” to newspaper men wanting favors kinds sopght him out: oficiales arrangements poured into his ears, and the Delegates ticket for a “list ane more went Tom ; nhout their troubles dissatisfied. The Hoosier solon found or, at least, pour enough oil {to upon the winters send his visitors sweeping everything before it it was fuid 1o be “booming.” The St. Lonis editor aimed convey the thought that the movement for the nomidga- tion of Grant for the presidency in 1880 was like the onward sweep of a great river under such conditions, and therefore a boom. The term soon came into general use, and has been applied in the United States ever Hike the spontaneous and pre eoncerted or organized movements looking to the placing of some per in an office of lmportance, not to | necessarily, but generally, the presi i dency Christian Science Monitor, Fn } Poor Man! "And what Is that monument in the public square? asked the young Indy from the East. “That there monument,” sald the na. tive, “marks the last resting place of Threefingered Jim Nugent, He was the best sheriff this county ever had and he died with his boots on 1 Pear me!” exclaimed the visitor, “How very uncomfortable.” THREE CONTRACTS LET FOR ROADS State Highway Accepts Bids Work Department For in Delaware and Chester Counties Har: was chosen secre vania officials con rd of Public Grounds Franklin Man Game Warden Herb I. Beatty, of Franklin, was Ale game warden to sac resigned. Frank A appointed alderman of the sf Of) "'ruxa rt ointed a 8¢ FE. E Myers Third Ward WwW ompany Tirk Was City first nrtis lieutenant of F'enth Infantry, Somerset, captain and assigned to (Captain to super Harrison, was appointed that company succend 1 Landis, transferred numerary list. and Charles J Ir Arst was advanced to the second lleutenant lisgtenant and assigned to game The Marvin F Bieakle State Institution for Polk compan Governor also reappointed Pittsburgh, and O Franklin of the Feehlaminded at Heaife D irustees Dye Shortage Causes Chocolate Tags. been selacted Daparimant as automobile | Chocolate brown has the State Highway for the 1917 of plate will be used az now, the Ag ures being in white The selection was made beacause of reports that there might be a shortage of reds, greens, blues and veliows as a result of the dye situation. The chocolata colored tags are in use in New Jersey Auto License Receipts. The State Highway Department last week passed the £2.000,000 mark in re ceipts for automobile licenses, break ing all records. The receipts for the whole of 1915 276.50, which figure was passed on April 25, and it iz estimated that this year the total of $2.225000 will be reached. Licenses are being issued at tha rate of filteen to twenty a day. OIATE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD The Latest Gleanings From All Over the State. was demand Rail ITuwail a Lnger svivania £i it? Peg Oad ain former Penn ed of the pany oy Lreorge E F tion for damages emplove, in an a« fled at Harrisburg F fingers Roundhouse while June 14 Agen two oO No. 1041 iT ITNwWall rave his were crushed al be was oiling a 1914, and he wants press on $7.500 dan reunion of the Veleran tation of the Middie Pensvivania Rallroad Harrisburg and Al Smith mn and x #3 43 1 ATinuas Asn gion of the The Bmployves’ Hvi railroad men to from poi that city toona. Superintendent N WW ! presided over the business sess foastmaster at a banquet at mght brought ts hetween wax To prevent running down & woman, of Lafayette Hill, ran The wrecked and car Overly and his son was en route the slightly damaged escaped injury Overly John Doster, aged 29 years, former turnkey of the Northampton county fall, committed suicide by shooting Prior to the shoot Edward Stutsman, of Reading. was injured fatally, In an elevator shaft at Hethlehem Sieel plant. Tha ale vator operator ran past the 4§ floor ing on & ladder. Both hi: arms and lege were shattered, and he was in Jured internally J. M. Boyd, aged «ixty-nine years, of Centerville, a rural delivery cartier, was killed by a Pennsylvania Railroad passenger train. He drove In front of the train,
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