Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-27
PLATFORM CHIEF FEATURE OF
SECOND DAY.
SPEAKER CANNON SHINES
Leader Of the House Of Representa-
tives Causes Great Enthusiasm in
Chicago convention-Party Plat
form Declares for Tariff Changes
Only When Much Needed.

Chicago, June 23-Because Speaker
Cannon was the central figure; the pro-
ceedings of the republican national
convention wednesday took on a pic
turesqueness and demonstrativenezs
which Tuesday was looked for in vain.
From the standpoint of political i'm
portance the adoption of the platform
was the event of the day. 1t contained
the declarations of party policy that
are to form the basis of much of the
oratory in the coming campaign. But
the permanent chairman's personality
almost overshadowed the platform.
The live party enthusiasm aroused
/ by the hearty reception given Speaker
Cannon spread even TO the routine
business and eliminated in a contest
over the number of delegates to which
Hawaii was entitled.
This was disposed of by the adOp-
ton of a rule that representation here
after should be two delegates from
Hawaii. but that the six delegates al
ready seated should not be disturbed
Wisconsin Case Interesting.
The report of the committee on ere
dentials interested the cCnvent~G
only so far as ii dealt with the Wis
consin situation. Senator McCCmas CT
/ MARYLAND, chairman of the cor mittec
read the report of the investigator C.
the contest. He explained th1t
canvass was made into the merits O.
/ the contest. despite the fact that the
contestants had withdrawn their
claims on the ground that fair treat
ment could not be had. He said the i'm
mutation was directed at the conven-
ton itself and though resented deeply
by the committee the inquiry was ex-
haustive and patient. The report
closed with the declaration that the
.'stalwart faction led by Senators
Spooner and Quarles, Representatives
Babcock and Judge Emil Baensch, the
four delegates at large, is the regular
republican rarty in Wisconsin"
Unanimous on Platform.
One Of the remarkable features
concerning the adoption of the plat
form was the fact that it has been the
subject of administrative scrutiny
and national interests for many weeks
and was accepted without dissenting
vote.
In addition to the tariff plank and
other resolutions which always have
had a prominent position in the re
publican platform, there were incor
poratej several clauses of striking in
teresr. One of these is a plank look
ing TO the reduction of representation
of certain southern states in the cleo
toral college and in congress. The
plank directs investigation to ascer'
tain whether there has been unconsti
tutional Acknowledgement of voters in
any state and if so demands a reduc'
ton of the representation of such
states in congress, with a consequent
reduction in the electoral college and
in the national convention.
German Veteran Noticed.
When Senator McCOmas had com
pleted the reading of the report OF
the committee on credentials, Senator
Foraker called attention to the fact
that Major General Osterhaus, Ger
man veteran of the civil war. was in
the hall and suggested that he be in
vited to a seat on the platform, the
convention cheered the name of Oster
haus and a committee escorted the
general TO the platform, where he was
introduced to the convention. In a
decidedly German accent General Os
terhaus thanked the convention for
the honor accorded him. He rlen'
toned the fact that he had been