Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-18
PANDEMONlUM FORTY FIVE MINUTES
For Three Quarters of Hour Everybody in The Hall Except
the New York and Ohio Delegations Yelled and Cheer
ed for RooseveI-Tzft Managers Say They Are Glad
II Did Not Occur While BaIIofng was in Pro-
qress-Soufhem Representation Not Reduced.

-Four. -Four" exploding like the boom
of heavy artillery.
Fifteen enthusiastically minutes,
twenty-five minutes.
Frank II. Hitchcock, the Taft man
aver, novel about the loor, smiling
as the tumult was at its height.
THE cheers for Roosevelt today
will be for Taft tomorrow, said ne
with confidence With the Subsidins
of the Roosevelt storm, Senator Lodge
completed his stirring speech, and
then the convention turned to the re-
ports of the other committees.
Slow In Getting Together.
Late hours of convention work last
night resulted in tardy appearance"
of the leaders at the Coliseum this
morning and at 1880, one hour after
the opening of the doors there were
less than a score of dchgates scat
tered about in the state divisions.
The altcrEates were more in evidence
however and their sections. just in
the rear Of the regular delegates,
filed up rapidly Half an hour BE-
fore he time set for converting, there
were on'y few hui dred spcc'a'o CTS
in the gallery.
The capable, strong-lungcd and
eager brass band fastened to its
work this morning and the void or
absent delegates and visitors was I'LL
ed with the strains of lively music
A parade of many Of the state del
egatiors preceded the assembling OF
the convention On today and the
streets leading from the downtown
hotel district to the Coliseum were
;hrongcd with thousands OF people
who checred the marching hosts.
Promises Of Scrap Good.
As the delegates assembled there
was an air of some uncertainty as 10
ius; what the days session would
bring forth.
The promise of a minority report
from the credentials committee win
a resultant debate on the hoor: the
possibility Of anothcr protesting
against the action Of the majority 'u
voting down the resolution TO GU
q wn tie rcprcs"i.:' .'"n OF he S"H:"
crn states and the throwing OF the
fight On to the convention fo3r; ana
above all the tense struggle expected
TO grow out Of whatever action mish.
be- reported from the resolutions ccm-
mittee regarding the anti-inJunct'on
plank. served to put delegates ahd
visitors alike on the lookout for 4
day flied with incidents.
Much Less Confusion.
Tho lack Of. exciting features in the
scssioaof yesterday produced an CT
feet upon the public at large even
more apnarent than that evidenced by
the tardy appearance of the dele
raies- The seats at the extreme north
,nJ of the hall in which no man may
ST, and hear a single word IF the
proceedings were practically deserted.
There was much Icss hustle and con-
fusion throughout the hall today than
a; the first session. The public gen
,raIly has a better idea Of the 'oca-
ton of their seats and Chairman
News rumcrous scrgeants- at arms
mad afuslFfI 't-dA ~
were for g~cpic Go nc and not TOT
them 10 blockade. The rcsuit vas
much Ess uproar. After the band
had rendered. 8 number Of patriotic
airs, a white Eawscd lady. wearing
an extensive Merry widow hat
adorned with pink roses sang and Tor
an encore gave My Old Kcn'ucky
Uorrr- IN a manpcr which called
forth much applause. particularly
from the Kentuckv delegation.
psd 20 Clear Sisi-s.
Nv twelve O'Clock ;hc delegates
were pouring through sil the cntrauc-
- and IN" hail wzs nilcd-ico well
filled IN fsct-fur Scricus obj"c''on
was made by :hc members of the Chi
caEo Gre department 10 the manner
in which aiSles ard stairvays a. the
sssgs NJ the stage Srr0 blockee M.
sfrong Representations ~crr made
70 the convention authorities and W
. few minutes psr,bcr 81 poiicc
men ~ese sent to clear thea. The