Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1904-06-22


national convention, the thirteenth III
the party's history, met in. the Coll.
scum at noon and organized. The
grand climax, the nominations, will
not be reached until, the third day. L..
sfg At II o'clock only few delegates and
altemates and practically none of the
men prominent In the control of the
Republican party had put In an appear
ance at the hall. An army OF door.
keepers was on guard at the various
entrances and inside 2 numerous body
Of sergeants-at-arms were stationed at
the commencement, middle and ends
of the aisles to guide the delegates to
their seats.
81 The first applause to the incoming
delegates was ripple of handicap
ping from the gallery given to Senator
Allison of Iowa. Senator Dolliver of
Iowa came strolling down the center
aisle shortly after Senator Allison had
taken his seat and the men in the gal.
lery from Iowa broke out into applause
q second time.
d Chauncey M. DepeW was the recip-
lent of q hearty welcome as he came
through the main entrance on the west
side of the building. Close behind the
e New York senator came the senior rep
resentative of Illinois, Shelby M. Gull
lom. Senator Cullom sought the seats
Of the Illinois delegation without
greeting.
Following closely upon Senators Gull
lOm and Depew came Uncle" Joe Can
non, a black felt hat crammed down on
his head. He wandered back and forth
in the broad aisle in front of the plat.
form without attracting attention save
for few hand shakes from Washing
ton friends. When he removed his
hat the recognition by the galleries
was instantaneous and the speaker
was warmly greeted by the balconies
and delegates.
PAYNE AND ROOT GIVEN AN
~. ENTHUSIASTIC GREETING.
A few minutes before IL o'clock the
Coliseum resounded with burst of
applause. It was the greeting to
Henry g. Payne, the acting chairman,
and Elihu Root of New York, the tenn
porary chairman. They proceeded at
once to the platform. ~, h; "a.
AS Senator Fairbanks entered the
hall at the head of the Indiana delega-
ton the first ovation was rendered.
II A smile lit up the face of the sen
atOr as, amid round after round of ap-
plause and the first cheers to be heard,
he worked his way to the seats of the
Indiana delegation near the platform.
When the hands of the big clock
over the main entrance marked IL
O'Clock the floor was filed, but the gal
1eries held not more than half their
capacity. . 4$'s sss3ss e s5 u. Il
Another prominent arrival at this
moment was. Ex-Governor Black Of
New York. The Alaska delegation,
carrying totem poles mounted with
American eagles, attracted attention
and were greeted with applause. <@
Some difficulty was experienced in
( seating the delegations and the noon
hour found Acting Chairman Payne,
gavel in hand, waiting patiently for
the delegations to find their places
4 before calling the convention to order.
Shortly after noon special messengers
We're sent out through the large hall in
the effort to get the delegates seated.
Loud applause greeted Senator Pen
rose of Pennsylvania as he marched
In followed, by the Pennsylvania dele
cation, which was one of the last to
arrive. sais
I CHAIRMAN PAYNE CALLS
CONVENTION TO ORDER.
With three severe raps of the gavel
Acting Chairman Payne called the
convention to order at 1916 p. m. He
4 then introduced Rev. ]. p. Frost, pas
& tor Of the First Methodist church OF
Evanston, who offered the opening
prayer.
Senator Scott, on behalf Of the Chi
cago citizens committee, which co.
operated with the national committee