The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-23
SENATOR HENRY CABOT LODGE
Chairman Committee on Resolutions.

Chairman Commit
Another shout was heard to the left,
and the picturesque Alaskan delegd-
tiOns with their totem poles mounted
with American eagles, marched in and
took their seats.
= AT 1915 the playing Of the national
air. brought the whole assembIage TO
its feet, while flags were whipped cut
in various parts Of the hall and We're
I waved in time with the music. The
band continued to enliven things at in
terVaIs as the wait continued Mean
while, the gallery seats We're being
taken to a greater extent than on the
day previous.
The heroic painting of President
Roosevelt, which had adorned the
platform during the morning was re-
moved that the view from the left
Of the platform might not be ObStruCt-
ed. just as the convention was to be
called to order.
Called to Order
AT 1927 o'clock Temporary Chairman
| Root raped for order, directing the
delegates to take their seats, and
/ ordering the aisles cleared. This lat
/ ter order was not Obeyed with suf-
/ hcieut celebrity to please the chairman
and he directed the assistant sergeant
alarms TO see that the aisles were
cleared. A second specific direction
from the chairman brought the con-
FentiOH TO order.
Chairman Root then introduced Rev.
/ Thomas Z. Cox Of the Holy Name ca
thedraI of Chicago, who delivered the
/ invocation.
rs the committee on credentials
ready 10 report?" asked the chair
man.
Credentials Report.
Senator McComas, chairman ct the
| committee on credentials Tns- from
I his seat in the Maryland delegation
and said.
/ Mr.. Chairman. the committee on
( credentials has instructed me 10 read
\ the report. which is now ready
The gentleman viii please take the
platform. said the chairman, ard SEM
! ator McComas. mounting the r0srrum.
/ proceeded to read the report.
! Your committee on credentials sub
I miJs the following report in the mat
/ ter of seating contested delegates.
/ They met Immediately after the ad-
/ journnent of the session Of the con-
vention on Tuesday and organized for
/ the selection of officers. Since that
time they have, day ana night. almost
; continuously considered the cases In
/ til they have completed with unanim-
/ ity the roll of membership.
Contests Settled.
'In the contest i'm the Fourth dis
/ trict of Alabama respecting the dele
/ gates and their alternates, in the con-
/ tests respecting the delegates and al
/ teTnates from the state Of Delaware; in
( the Second district OF Georgia; the
d Third district of Mississippi. the First
district OF South Carolina. the Thirty
third district of New York, the Sec
oud district of Virginia, delega tCs-at-
large and alternates from Texas, the
/ Seventh and Tenth districts Of Texas,
/ TwenJy-frst district of Illinois, the
/ Fourth sixth and Twentieth districts
of Ohio this committee recommends
that the action Of the national commit
: tee ia making a temporary roll shall
/ be the action of the convention
The first part of the document re-
= lated to those contests i'm which the
action of the national committee was
upheld The report, in this connec-
ton, was received with q ripple Of
! applause. which was slightly acceutu-
ated when the decision placing both
the lilly whites and 'black and tans'
F Of Louisiana was read.
"staIarts7 Seated.
1 An outburst of cheers greeted the
z announcement that the credentials
committee had decided in favor If the
/ 'slalwart" faction in Wisconsin The
name eft each delegat e-at-large was
f greeted with cordial applause when lt
was pronounced by Senator McComas.
The statement of the committee. Civ
I ing its reasons fer it's decision ou the
I Wisconsin case, was heard in complete
+ silence the convention showing In
+ rauea interest I'm the TDuDTt.
/ The senator went with detail into
the facts of the appearance of the la
Toilette faction before the committee,
/ its disparaging statements 10 the com
mittee, and it's subsequent withdrawal
+ He old not read the statement made
by Mr. Rose. but announced that it
was appended 90 and made a part
of The report Of the committee. His
/ announcement that the credentials
committee had unanimously decided
I IN favor Of the 'stBlwarts' was greet
/ ed with loud cheers. The chairman
declared that a complete full and im-
partial investigation had been made
and that there was no other course
/ for the committee I'm justice to pur-
T sue.
The chairman put the vote.
The report was adopted by q viva
voce vote.
Honors for Veterans.
Senator Foraker moved that General
j Osterhaus. distinguished German
veteran in the Union army. be given
a seat The motion was unanimously
adopted and the chair appointed SEN
at0r Foraker of Ohio and General
Bingham OF pennsylvania q commit
Tee to escort General Osterhaus 10 the
platform.
AT tbis moment the convention burst
Z into applause as General Osterhaus
was escorted 90 the platform.
Chairman Root presented him 10 the
convention as Major General Oster-
+ haus. corps commander % Sherman
The general made a brief speech. GEN
/ eraI Osterhaus said;
Permit me 90 thank yQu most bear
tily for the courtesy which permits
me 10 appear before you. I was pres
1 emf at the Republican conventions 81
I 1850 and 1854 when Abraham Lincoln
: was nominated and 7 bespeak for the
nominee 81 this convention the same
glgficue success