Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
DISTRICT IS IGNORED
No Pole to Indicate It's Place
in Convention.
ONE CHAIR PROVIDED
DR.. REYBURN HAD TO HUNT FOB
A SITTING PLACE.
South Dakota's Delegation Claim to Be
the Original Fairbanks
ONE CHAIR PROVIDED

Special dispatch From STAFF Correspondent
CONVENTION HALL. Chicago, June
21.-Before the speakers stand in Conven-
ton Hall this morning the section reserved
for state and territorial delegates con-
tained many tall poles bearing the names
of all the states and territories to guide
delegates to their places. In the galaxy
of commonwealths and other subdivisions
of the Union there was but one missing,
and that was the District of Columbia.
Somehow there was a failure to erect a
totem pole for the District. That was not
the worst of the neglect. Delegate John
+. Cook came to the hall early and finally
found a chair marked for the District dele
gates. There was only one chair, and as
Mr.. Cook is a large man he filled 1t to
overf1owing. When DR.. Reyburn arrived
he had to hunt around for another place.
The single chair reserved for two District
delegates is wedged in between New Mex
leo delegates and delegates from Texas.
The District of Columbia delegates have
made the following assignments for COM
mittees of the convention. after naming
J. +. Cook chairman of the delegation
Honorary vice president Of the conven-
ton, permanent organization, credentials
to notify nominee for President Mr.. Cook;
committee on resolutions. rules and order
of business. to notify Vice President, DR..
Reyburn.
The District delegates would have de.
clared in favor of Senator Fairbanks for
the vice presidential nomination but they
decided to leave that matter open, being in
entire accord to cast their votes for the
Indiana senator.
Maryland and Virginia Selections.
James z. Ingram, jr., of Baltimore county
of the Maryland delegation, has been made
a member of the committee to notify the
vice president, Stevenson A. Williams has
been made vice chairman of the delega
ton and DR.. William S. Booze, a MEM
Der Of the committee on permanent organi-
zat1on. The Virginia delegation has elected
G. E. Bowden national commits teeman and
has named members of convention commit
tees as follows: On resolutions. d. Law
renee Grover; credentials, Park Agnew;
permanent organization ]. M. Mclaughlin; ;
rules and order of business. Asa Rogers; to
notify presidential nominee, S. Brown AL
len; to notify vice presidential candidate,
c. G. Smithers. Campbell Smith was
Acker, one of the vice presidents of the
convention.
South Dakota's Claim.
The South Dakota delegation claims
credit for being the first to take action in
naming Senator Fairbanks as vice presi-
Dental candidate. Several others have fol-
lowed their lead.
When the Presidents picture was un-
covered just before Mr.. Root began his
address 1t was given cordial reception
but the spectators were not given to cheer
Ing over much. The people in the galleries
sat there as If they were present at a per-
formance, not as II they were a part of
the gathering to select President.
The Reyburn Suffrage Resolution.
Delegates Reyburn and Cook have distrib-
uted copies of circular to all delegates
asking them to vote for the Reyburn suf-
frage resolution. His resolution provides:
THAT the rights of suffrage and a repre-
sentative form of government should be
restored to the people of the District OF
Columbia
'"fhe Declaration of Independence states."
the circular declares, that governments
are instituted among men. deriving their
just powers from the consent of the gov
erned The above resolution therefore
needs no further argument In It's favor and
should receive the party support Of every
true republican"
Agreement Of District Delegates.
The delegates from the District OF Colum .
bia have agreed that Dr. Reyhurn shall be
a member Of the committee on resolutions
and Mr.. Cook a member of the committee
en- credentials. This Arrangement will al
low DIR. Reyburn this evening to personal
ly present to the committee his reasons why
his suffrage plank for the District should