The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-06-21
PUBLICANS TO
CONVENE TODAY
A
The National Convention
to Begin in Chicago
This Morning
ROOSEVELT A HAPPY MAN
Republicans Will Of Course, Nominate
Him as the Standard Bearer.
tlis Running Mate Not Yet
Known.

Known.
Chicago, June 2o.-The streams of
Incoming delegations to the republican
national convention set in with the ear
ly honrs this morning and through
the entire day train after train un.
loaaed it's quota of budged and but
toned enthusiasts. At the various
down town hotels headquarters have
been opened for the delegations from
neafly all Of the states. A few Of the
delegations have been delayed, but all
are expected to be on hand by this
eveasag
Thsa morning inaugurated the Sc
rious work of the convention and wit
missed the beginning OF the real ex-
citensent attending an event of such
magnitude and Importance. Delega.
tions and clubs are parading the
streef aud visitors are pouring in by
thousands All the clubs and hotels
and NEST Of the business houses in the
central section OF the city are gaily
decorated in honor of the occasion,
ana when night falls Chicago Will be a
Blaze ~ electric lights Thousands
Of electric lights haze been festooned
along state street from Madison to
Van Bsten streets and tonight it viii
be the most brilliantly Illuminated
spot nj The city
AS the Visiting clubs arrived at the
various railroad Stations today they
We're net by committees Of the Cook
Counts publican club, the Hamilton
club and other republican organiza-
tions Of Chicago and escorted to their
headquarters, all OF which had been
selected IN advance. Conspicuous
among the visiting clubs are the ia
nous Tippenacpe club Of Cleveland,
| the Coiubbia club Of Indianapolis, the
Americus club of Pitts burg, and equal
" well known political organizations
from Denver St. Louis, Milwaukee,
Minneapolis, Cincinnati. Buffalo, Phil
adelphia and other cities. An army
OF newspaper correspondents is being
cared for by the Press club Of Chicago.
The states and territories which
have solid delegations under instsuc-
tions to vote for the president are:
Alabama 22; Alaska, 4 Colorado, 10;
Delaware, g. Florida, 10; Hawaii, G.;
Idaho, 6; Indian Territory, G; Iowa,
&c; Maine, 12; Maryland, 10; Mississ-
ippi, 20, Montana, G Nevada, 6; New
Mexso, G North Dakota, 8 Oklahoma
g. Oregon, 8; Sounth Dakota, 8 South
Carolina, 49, Utah, 6; Vermont, 81;
Washington, 10; ana Wyoming, 6.
OF the states and territories which
have partly instructed delegations are
Arkansas, with Is delegates, has 8
instructed California instructed 4 o,
its 20; six of the IA delegates from
Connecticut are instructed Only 2
Of the 26 delegates of Georgia arc
, instructed Illinois has S delegates
and 26 Of these are instructed All
but Of the thirty delegates from
indiana are instructed Kansas, with
20 and Kentucky with 26 have only 2
each that are not instructed. Ten of
the IS delegates from Louisiana are
instructed and only u Of the 32 del
egates from Massachusetts are lnsluct-
ed, but the other 20 are youched for
as friendly.
Seldom if ever before in the history
Of the republican party has ii been
possible to make SO accurate fore
cast of tie platform in advance Of the
assembling of the national convention
as Is the case this year A draft Of
the platform was completed weeks
ago. after series Of White House
conferences among the party leaders
and if any changes are made by the
committee on resolutions they will be
Of the most minor character
After the usual expression OF conf
dence in the eternal principles OF the
republican rarity, the platform will
specifically commend Theodore Roose-
yelt, the man. for his faithful adher-
ence to the policies Of Mckinley for his
fearless discharge of the duties OF his
high Office, for the important part he
played in the crisis OF the anthracite
coal strike, and for representing the
highest ideale Of American manhood.
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