Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-06-21


order of business.
Report Of the committee on resoln-
Aions, Including the national platform.
Report OF state delegations of their
+ choice for state committeeman.
Chicago. June 2I-The republican
national convention. the thirteenth in
the party's history, met in the Coli
scum at noon today and organized. 1t
is claimed the nominations will not be
reached until the third day. The
weather conditions were disturbing.
IA fresh breeze from the northwest
cooled the temperature, but indoors.
/ out OF the reach of the breeze the day
twas hot. The Coliseum is not yet his
toric. It has been a place for roller
skating, balls and circus, yet old con-
yention hands thought it the best pro-
portioned and arranged convention
hall iii the United States. There are
q about $500 numbered seats, including
X q hank of $50 rising behind the chair
man. Above the terrace of seats is a
colossal portrait OF the late Senator
! Hanna on canvas twenty by seven
teen feet. Portraits of the presidents
with flags about them We're placed At
regular intervals around the amphi-
theater. Underneath the rostrum and
stretching the whole length of the
basement was one of the most curious
sights OF the convention. the phara-
phernalia and workers who communi-
Gated to millions what thousands saw.
into this space was 500 wires that con-
nected directly with the principal
newspapers of the country and with
the agencies that transmit news over
seas. More than a 100 telephones
were working and upward of 400 tele-
graph instruments. A thousand re-
porters, operators and messengers
manned this Intelligent machine.
No "Favorite Son.
In the hours between breakfast and
the start for the hall there was a rather
general Interchange of ideas among
the leaders. The only important re-
suit of these informal conferences was
the inception of "a movement to bring
about unanimous action to elimin-
ate the "Favorite son. complimentary
vote which several delegations ex-
called that similar action was taken
at Philadelphia four years ago and the
argument is made that as the conven-
tion is to be q ratification meeting
anyway, both candidates should be
unanimously named Very few men
who will be presented expect to re-
ceive any votes outside their own dele
cations and 1t is pointed out no great
compliment is extended in vote of
! this kind for second place on the ma
tional ticket.
The present indications are that the
. credentials committee win be the one
place where the placid assurance and
even monotonous feeling of party Sc
curity and consequent lethargy will be
|, broken. A funnei-shaped cloud is
gathering over the heads of this COM
mittee and storm of political pique.
sectional strife and party pickering is
scheduled to break the minute the COM
mittee assemblies. Just what will be the
aggregate result OF the vigorous wire
pulling. which progressed yesterday all
night and was renewed with vigor to-
day, cannot be predicted.
AS the day advanced the streets took
on an appearance bordering on activity.
Bands played in front OF the various
convention headquarters. which had an
exhilarating effect on the delegates as
they wended their way to the conven-
tion hall Marching clubs with banners
proclaiming the virtues or qualifica-
tions of candidates so familiar at pre-
vious conventions were conspicuous to-
day by their absence. The few clubs
here so far have been "marchless."
Bits OF ribbon bearing state designa>
tion or an occasional Roosevelt banner
or the banner OF some "favorite son.
for vice president is all that gives dis
tinction to the convention crowd
Blythe and Spooner.
Senator Lodge, slated for the chair
manship of the resolutions committee,
decided to appoint as members Of the
subcommittee to draft the platform
Senator Spooner and ]. w. Blythe, OF
Iowa. The latter is an opponent of
tariff revision.
NotabIes cheered.
At IL o'clock only few delegates
and practically none of the men prom
inently in control of the party had put
in an appearance at the hall. An
army Of doorkeepers was on guard at
the various entrances, and inside n
numerous body of sergeants- -at-arms
was stationed at the commencement |
middle and ends of the aisles, to guide |
the delegates to their seats. The first |
applause to the incoming delegates
was a ripple OF handclaps from the |
gallery given Senator Allison. Sena-
tor Dolliver came strolling down the
aisle shortly after Allison had taken !
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