The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-22
LEADERS SCRAP OVER IA. wAIIAH DELEGATION
THEN ADJOURN MORROW

shortly after noon. the entire band
of delegates assembled arose as ono
man cheering Justify The Indiana
statesman was kept busy smiling,
bowling and shaking hands on his
way - his seat o. the left side Of
the speakers platform
The noon hour found the eonven-
ton IN great confusion. Delegates
crowded the sisles. exchanging COM
pliments with friends
The entrance OF the Alaskan dele
cation az ~ TO- with their totem
poles crowned with big white eagles.
attracted attention.
The band Up Ia the gallery played
various selections. and when Amer
lea was started. the crowd eheered.
and everybody In the hall arose and
remained standing until the band
concluded Both Temporary Chair
man Root and Permanent Chairman
Cannon Nere promptly on time and
ready for business. but still the del
egates kept coming In. There vas a
much larger attendance in the gal
ieries today than yesterday. the
seating capacity being tested.
The convention was called 10 or
der b Temporary Chairman Root
~ ize5 .. m.
At 1875 D M. Senator Mecomas,
chairman OF the committee on ere
dentiais. reported that the commit
tee unanimously coucurs in the ac-
ton 81 the national committee in
seating the Spooner delegation from
Wisconsin. The convention adopt
ed the report OF the committee on
credentials.
At l. ~ p. m the report on per-
mauent organization was made.
naming Joseph O. Cannon. Of ILL.,
nois. a. permanent chairman
A. isQl o'clock the report Of the
committee on permanent oFgauika-
tinn vas adopted by the convention.
Chairman Joseph @ Cannon then
took the chair amidst great APP
plause. lie then addressed the con-
Fenttnn on the party and lis bene-
fits The speaker said the Rapub-
lieau party was born with the de-
cisratIon that slavery should be
neither sectional nor local and that
freedom was national II had eves
been the national party. It's POLL
cies henefitting every section ana
every man
tie then reviewed It's early his
tory and advance
Under the revenue policies OF
Washington and Lincoln said he.
We have come first In manufac-
lures. More than a third OF ali tho
manufactured product OF the whole
earth Is produced by American cap
iial and labor. which works shorter
hours than any people on earth. and
has more steady employment than
any other people on earth and on
the average receives. oonservatively
stated, one and three fouTths dol
lars compensation where similar
labor elsewhere receives but one
dollar.
Our manufactured products are
greater than the manufactured uro-
duets Of the people Of England.
Germany and France combined. and
this product is substantially con.
sumed by our own people Il find
inF market within the borders
Of the republic. although our ex-
ports OF manufactured products are
rapidly growing Last year thew
we're over four hundred millions. or
~ pen cent OF our total exports.
II We did not sell a particle Of our
immense product outside Of our own
borders We would stlll have the
best market Of any people on earth.
We are now the greatest EXPORT
ing nation on earth. II is absolute.
II necessary that We should see 10
Il that We continue IN that policy.
which enables ms 10 dominate I'm
our own markets and 10 continue
the present and the growing wage
TO orr own people
Free trade theories would mean
certain death 20 American manu-
fartures and labor"
Cannon spoke for an hour. arous-
Ing the delegates 20 enthusiastic
demonstrations. and when he had
concluded bingham OF pennsyls
vania presented the report Of the
committee on rules.
At 222 y. m. a motion was made
20 give Hawaii's delegation six
votes instead OF two. Il caused a
spirited debate. IN which Senators
Foraker Hopkins and Baheock of
Wisconsin took part Uncle Joe
Tannnn boI Iot,t hFe 81 4. a.