The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1908-06-16
ALL EYES TURNED
ON CONVENTION
At CHICAGO
Big Gathering Called to Order
at Noon Today
SECOND PLACE IN DOUBT
vloe.Presldency tho Ono Puzzle
Roosevelt Policies to Be Endorsed
In Platform.

! Chicago. June 16.-The complete ar.
arrangements for the opening OF the re.
publican national convention have
been made and the program for today
is as follows:
Convention called to order at noon
by Harry s. New. OF Indiana. chair.
man of the Republican National Com.
mittee.
Prayer by Bishop p ]. Muldoon. Of
Chicago.
Presentation of gavel TO Chairman
New.
Call for convention read by Elmer
Dover, of Ohio. secretary of the Repub-
lican National Committee.
Introduction of temporary chairman
by Chairman New.
Address OF temporary chairman.
Senator Julius c. Burrows, of Michi.
gan.
Presentation OF gavel to temporary
chairman.
Election OF temporary officers.
Selection OF committees on perma.
nent organization, rules and order of
business, credentials and resolutions
The morning OF the convention has
been filled with speculation as TO the
Vice-Presidential candidate, but has
been without material developments
IN that direction. A new candidate
has been suggested by General Wood
ford. who considers Seth Low as the
best selection which could be made.
hnN
OF war 10 the knife over the proposed
anti-injuncton and Sherman law
amendment planks In the platform
and Speaker Cannon. Representative
Tawney, chairman of the Committee
on Appropriations, and others have
talked vigorously on the subject. al
though the latest information from in.
ner circles affords some ground for the
Expectation that the dove of peace
will hover over the committee on reso.
lutions when 1t meets.
General Woodford, the manager for
Governor Hughes. as soon as the vote
nominating Taft is announced. expects
TO move to make the action of the con-
vention unanimous. saying that he
does so AT the request and BY the d.
lrection of Governor Hughes. who will
do all that he can to promote Mr.
Taft's election and will make speeches
Tor him during the campaign.
There Is strong drift OF sentiment
toward the nomination of Mr. Fair
banks for second place, the assertion
of his friends that he will not accept
not being taken seriously.
Tho full farnn ,g a..
Is now on hand-leaders and followers.
delegates and rank and file marching
clubs and glee clubs. bands and drum
corps. The last of the state delega-
tions from the far south. came in last
might
But while the din proceeds without.
the final preparations of the leaders
proceed within. Their plans are we'll
laid, probably with greater precision
than has ever been known before
national convention has met, and un.
less the unexpected happens or the
spectre of stampede rises from It's
grave. the convention of 1908 will es.
tablish a record for the methodical
execution of well-established plans.
Senator Burrows is here. his
shaggy beard much whittier than when
he last attended a national convention.
in view OF the reports that the sena.
Tors speech omits tribute to Presi.
dent Roosevelt. II is being conjectured
that the senator will depart from the
prepared text, but whether he does or
not the pent.up enthusiasm is sure to
md expression tomorrow I'm vocif-
erous demonstration.
The promoters of the Roosevelt
boom movement" now claim that they
have secured the services of a dele.
gate from a state other than Alabama
that will be reached early In the roll.
call, TO present the Presidents name
to the convention" Former Repre-.
sentative Thomas w. Phillips of New.
castle, Pa, declared tonight that Mr..
Roosevelt's name unquestionably will
be sprung in the convention, but he
declined to give the delegates name
or the state he represents In part.
These facts, he says, will remain
secrets until candidates are placed
I'm nomination.
The vice-presidential situation con.
tinues to maintain It's puzzling posi-.
ton. II presents new aspect for al
most every hour of the day, but at no
time has II shown disposition to be-
come less complicated
Senator Dolliver has been the cen.
ter Of the complication, and II is gen.
orally admitted that there will be no
solution until he is either nominated
or entirely eliminated from the equa.
ton.
IL Senator Deliver should be elimi-
mated the contest as now presented
would lie between Vice President
Fairbanks and Representative Sher-
man, and both have received much
encouragement 1t Is stated on be.
half of Mr.. Fairbanks that II nominal
ed he would not accept.
Sherman is regarded by the admin
istration as rather too much of q con.
servative to take such place on the
ticket, and also is looked upon as
lacking ability to carry on q whirl.
wind campaign which the vice presi-
dental nominee will probably be ex-
pected to do.
Opposition to the tariff plank In the
platform seems to have disappeared
absolutely, on the ground that the
party has irrevocably pledged itself
to n tariff revision at certain time
and along indicated lines. As to the
railroad rate plank. the opposition
will. be keen on the declaration In
favor of federal supervision of the Is.
isuance Of stocks and bonds, but this