Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1908-07-07
THE CONVENTION PROGRAMME
Sessions on Four Days Provided For
BEGINNING Today.

Denver, Colo, July 3.-The commit
tee on arrangements of the national
committee met today and completed
the order of business for the conven-
ton and for the. session Of the nation
al committee, to be held on Monday
next. The convention programme is
outlined for four. sessions, beginning
next Tuseday. This will carry the con-
vention through to Friday afternoon
unless a fight in committee or on the
floor should prolong the deliberations
AS already announced, it is proposed
that an adjournment shall be taken
Immediately after the temporary or
ganization is perfected, out of respect
to the memory Of the late Mr.. Cleve-
land, although this feature does not
appear on the formal programme. The
first days order Of business is as fot-
lows:
l. Chairman Taggart, of the nation
al committee, calls the convention to
order at noon.
2. Secretary Woodson reads call for
convention.
8. Prayer by Archbishop Jas. j
Keane.
4. Announcement of temporary Of
ficers agreed upon by the national
committee.
5. Chairman asks for further nom-
nations.
6. No further nominations, the
chairman puts question on agreeing to
the recommendations Of the national
committee.
Z. Chairman appoints a committee
of two delegates to escort Temporary
Chairman Theodore A. Bell Of Califor-
mia, to the chair.
8 and 9. Introductions and spe ech
Of temporary chairman.
10. Call Of states for members OF
the following committees: Credentials
permanent organization, rules and or
der of business, platform and resolu-
tions.
IL. Probable adjournment or recess
It is expected that the Cleveland res
olution as finally agreed upon will be
introduced just before adjournment.
For the second session Of the conven-
ton on Wednesday the programme
calls for the permanent organization
the address Of the permanent chairman
and the receipt and adoption Of COM
mittee reports.
The nominations for president will
be made Thursday, and it is planned
to adjourn after this is settled until
Friday morning, when the nominations
for vice president will be in order.
Provision is made In the programme
for the receipt Of motions to limit
seconding speeches to presidential
nominations and to limit both nomi-
mating and seconding speeches for the
vice presidency. There will be nc
limits placed upon the presidential
nominating speeches The order OF
business arranged for the national
committee calls for decided simplifi-
cation of the methods Of disposing OF
contests. The contests filed are from
five states and the District Of Colum-
bia. To hear the testimony and deter
mine the merits of these contests it is
slated that six subcommittee Of five
members each shall be appointed, one
sub committee for each contending
state. These sub committees will meet
simultaneously and will report at the
same time at any adjourned meeting
Of the full committee. The reports
will be adopted without discussion.
The national committee will adopt a
memorial resolution to the late Sen
ator James K. Jones Of Arkansas, for
mer national chairman. Norman E.
Mack of New York, is drafting the
resolution.
The revised official list of contests
is as follows:
New York. I'd and 9Th districts, in
elusive.
Pennsylvania, 1st to 9Th districts,
inclusive.
District of Columbia, entire delega-
ton.
Illinois, 1st to 10th district, inclu-
Sive.
Idaho, entire delegation.
Ohio, 9th to 18th districts, inclusive