Arizona republican., 1904-06-23
DESCENDED TO BUSINESS.
The Actual Work of the Convention
 Entered Upon.

Convention hall, Chicago, June a. Although the doors of the hall were opened half an hour later than yester- day, for the first 25 minutes after II o'clock a band played to a sprinkling of gallery spectators only. The sea of brown backed chairs in the gallery and mezzanine floor was broken only by the occasional dot of black or bright spot of woman's gown. Groups of ser geants at arms stood idly about, and in the delegates section half a dozen men leaned back and read the morning pa- pers.
 When MT. Cannon was asked about a proposition to adjourn he said he would recognize any motion made in the con vention, but that no agreement con corning the proposal had been made. It would rest with the convention he said.
 Former Governor Black came in quietly and reached his seat on the platform without being observed. It was just noon when MT. Root ascend ed the platform, which he reached by g. rear entrance. Surrounded by groups of convention officers and others he was not seen by the crowd
 At 12:27 o'clock Temporary Chair
 
 the delegates to take their seats, and ordering the aisles cleared. This lat ter order was not obeyed with suffi- cient 'celerity to please the chairman and he directed an assistant sergeant at arms to see that the aisIes were cleared. At a second specified direc- tion from the chairman the delegates, in the center of the aisles, brought the convention to order. Chairman Root then introduced Rev. Thomas E. Cox of the Holy Name Cathedral of Chica- 20, who delivered the invocation.
 THE TWO CONTESTS.
 Senator McComas was called to read the report of the committee on creden- tials. The first part of the document related to those contests in which the action by the national committee was upheld. The report in this connec- tion was received with 8 ripple of ap- plause, which was slightly accentuated when the decision placing both the Lily Whites and "Black and Tans'' of Louisiana was read.
 | An outburst of cheers greeted the announcement that the credential com mittee had decided in favor of the ''stalwart" faction in Wisconsin. The name of each delegate at large was greeted with cordial applause when it was pronounced by Senator McComas. | The statement of the committee giving l it's reasons for it's decisions on Wis consin case was heard in complete si- lence, the convention showing intense l interest in the report in this particular l The senator went with detail into | the fact of the appearance of the La 1 Toilette faction before the committee it's disparaging statements 10 the com- mittee and it's subsequent withdrawal 1 He did not read the statement made by | MT. Root but announced that it was Il appended to and made part of the re- Il port of the committee. His announce II ment that the credentials committed | had unanimously decided in favor ot II the "stalwarts" was greeted with louC |I cheers. The chairman declared that
 complete, full and impartial investiga
 tion had been made and that there wa: II no other course for the committee il justice to pursue. He pronounced tho
 allegations made in the report as re
 lated to the committee to be utterl! II false.
 The chairman put the vote. It wa! adopted by a viva voce vote. The chair
 man then called for roll call on thu l,permanent organization. The an nouncement that Speaker Cannon haC
 been selected for permanent chairman
 by the convention provoked enthusias tic applause.
 | THE PERMANENT CHAIRMAN. When MT. Cannona was escorted t the platform, the delegates with on
 accord jumped to their feet and t
 their chairs. Cheer after cheer wen
 up and waves of sound swept over tn throng. The applause continued a
 the temporary and permanent chair men continued to stand arm in arr II waiting for silence.