Palestine daily herald. [volume] (Palestine, Tex.) 1902-1949, 1908-05-16
EVERYTHING IS IN READINESS
FOR THE MONSTER CONVENTION
ONE MONTH FROM TODAY THE REPUBLICAN NATIONAL
CONVENTION WILL ASSEMBLE IN CHICAGO TO Sc
LEcT A MAN TO HEAD NATIONAL TICKET.
Especial to the Herald.)

Chicago Ill, May 16-Nine hundred and nnetytwo dele
gates thousand if Arizona
their demand for six instead of two
delegates the Coliseum in this city
today candidate the republican
pays choice president of the United States The time
limit choosing these delegates expired today.
delegates the republican voters of orysM
states territories Hawaii Porto Rico and the Phil
ppne Each delegate the national convention repre-
section of the country peoped by approximately eighty
thousand people, of whom at
voting So the whole convention represents
the republican of approximately sixteen million voters or
eighty million people
convention meets pick who will represent
republican qualifications
president United States and voice the ideas
the general policies which should be followed by the
the succeeding March 1909 The
will these policies in series of resolutions
which, taken together is popularity called platform They
candidate vice president in
the death inability of the president
theoretically the nominees and the framing of
platform take quite
subjects which they have varying opinions but
practically result widespread discussion in the daily
press always of late well
settled ideas the subjects of candidates and issues and
unanmty matters from the This will
hold good the coming convention to such extent how
the conventions of 1900 1904 when the standard
bearers decided in advance.
will be in session four days and
possibly The to be followed the opening day
almost the last detail will proceed about
like this:
The delegates will assemble the Coliseum at
Tuesday June They will be called to order by Harry New
chairman national committee Secretary Elmer. Dover
will call Mr. New will make brief address,
presenting the convention Senator Dove Senator Beve
dge decided in advance for temporary
chairman the chairman will be to
deliver speech policies and
popularity termed keynote" speech This
speech be carefully revised beforehand by the party
leaders, will occupy delivery and will later
part in the campaign literature and be pub
ished in the official party publication.
will call the different state del
egaons each send to the platform the selections
made by the delegation for membership
credentials and organization and order of
business delegation will send the names of its
selection member act the states representative on the
committee, the committee notify the candidates
who shall be chosen and of some member to serve as honorary
vice president convention each When the
credentials platform and order of business have
they will retire and proceed to draw their
ports necessary night order be able
to the convention when meets the following day
the convention will again be called to order by
temporary chairman who will receive the reports from the
these reports having been adopted
the chair the permanent
by committee organization. The
will then deliver speech similar in character to
temporary dealing with the issues of the
campaign This will also be carefully prepared in ad
will also form of the campaign literature
will the of the committee on resolutions
which will be adopted with generally understood
that Senator Lodge chairman
committee The resolutions will discuss
trusts immigration the tariff and other subjects
subject will be the one
given the serious consideration by the party
adoption platform will end the second days
session.
work in few good natured partisan
speeches either of the convention
the proceedings be length
Thursday the work of
lecting the president will This feature Will
bring liberal display of oraory The roll of states will
he will be asked if it has
candidate will until Illinois is reach
Cannon will be presented There
he a speech and this will be followed
secondng speeches The state called will be
any of that state expected to
the nomination. Ohio will
Pennsylvania will offer Senator Knox and
Wisconsin present La Toilette That is of
the contest the of the
convention which will be numerically stronger in
other state will present the of
Governor Hughes.
the proceedings the convention will be
established routine After the favorte have been
developments will
stances delegates will deliberate and ballot
ballots great number will be
to settle fortold with
procedure will be followed in choosing the
candidate place the ticket the of the
nomination presidency likely that nearly
will be taken in this part of the The
presidential candidatew depend who
is ticket Taft Fairbanks
the pesidential likely that Eastern will
be running On the other hand should the
nation the ticket Hughes Knox
from West would probably be chosen for the vice
presidential nomination.