"I never heard him speak, but I have read his speeches. He seems to be a true friend of the people."
"Let us call for a speech from Pennsylvania," suggests the observant auditor.
"Pennsylvania! Pennsylvania!" shouts the impulsive man beside him.
"Pennsylvania!" comes the instant response in every quarter of the auditorium. The audience realizes that the great Keystone State has not been heard from.
The uproar increases. Men stand on their chairs and wave their hats, shouting themselves hoarse.
"Pennsylvania, what's the matter with Pennsylvania? She's all right!"
The man in the gallery draws a flag from beneath his coat and waves it frantically.
"Trueman, Trueman! Speech!"
The cry changes instantly.
From his eyrie, Nevins, the omnipresent, flutters his commands. Under his spell the tumult rises. Delegates from Nebraska and Louisiana rush to the Pennsylvania section and seize Trueman. He is borne to the rostrum across a veritable sea of men.