Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-22

silk flags were whipped out in various parts
of the hall and were waved in time with
the music. The band continued to enliven
things at intervals as the wait continuel.
Meanwhile the gallery seats were being
taken to a greater extent than on yester-
day.
The heroic painting of President Roose-
welt which had adorned the platform during
the morning was removed that the view
from the left of the platform might not be
obstructed just as the convention was to be
called to order.
At 1921 o'clock Temporary Chairman
Root raped for order. directing the dele
gates to take their seats and ordering the
aisles cleared. This latter order was not
obeyed with sufficient celerity to please the
chairman, and he directed the assistant
sergeantS- alarms to see that the aiSieS
were cleared. A second specific direction
from the chairman. directed toward the del
eSates in the center aisle, brought the con-
vention to order.
Chairman Root then introduced Rev.
Thomas f, Cox of the Holy Name Cathe-
dral of Chicago, who delivered the follow
ing invocation:
Prayer by Rev. Thos. E. Cox.
"Our Father who are in Heaven. we
thank Thee for the opportunities of this
day In all humility we adore Thy SOW
ereign majesty. To Thee we look for grace
and guidance. In Thy hands are the desu-
nies OF nations; Thy providence enters into
the careers of man. There is no just power
but from Thee. Thy will is the sole source
of law and good government.
BLESS the deliberations of this conven-
tion. Let us not forget those who have
bcqueathed to us a glorious history. Give
us wisdom and understanding. Drive far
from us all self-seeking. Fill us with love
of country, of peace, of forbearance and of
Justice. For Justice exalteth a nation, but
when the wicked bear rule, peoples perish
Haste the day when it shall be said: Thy
LII, 7 20
and His Christ's, and He shall reign for
ever and ever amen"
Report of Credentials Committee.
rs the committee on credentials ready
to report?' asked the chairman.
Senator McCOmas chairman of the COM
mittee on credentials, rose from his seat in
the Maryland delegation and said:
Mr.. Chairman, the committee on creden-
which is now ready"
The gentleman will please take the plat
FORM said the chairman.
And Senator McComas, mounting the ros
trum, proceeded to read the report.
Report on Contested Seats.
Your committee on credentials submits
the following report In the matter of seat
ing contested delegates. They met immedi-
ately after the adjournment of the session
OF the convention or tuesday ana organized
for the selection of officers. Since that
time, they have day and night almost con-
tinuously considered the cases before them
until they have completed with unanimity
the roll call of membership.
In the contests in the fourth district of
Alabama respecting the delegates and their
alternates; in the contests respecting the
delegates and alternates from the state of
Delaware; in the second district of Geor-
gia the third district of Mississippi, the
first district of South Carolina, the thirty
third district of New York. the second dis
trict of Virginia; delegates at large and
alternates from Texas; the second and sew
enth districts of Texas; in the twenty-frst
district of Illinois; the fourth, sixth and
twentieth districts of Ohio. This commit
tee recommends that the action of the ma
tional committee in making a temporary
roll shall be the action of the convention.
The first part of the document relate
to those contests in which the action of
the national committee was upheld. The
report in this connection was received
with ripple of applause, which was
slightly accentuated when the decision
placing both the lilly whites and BLACK
and tans' of Louisiana was read.