Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-16

Convention Hall, Chicago, june io'
Fifteen minutes before the hour at
which the convention was TO be called
TO order. not more than half the dele
gates were in their seats but arrivals
were beginning to crowd into the hall.
Convention Hall. Chicago, June 10.
AT 1914 Chairman New raped
convention to order, and at 12:20 he
began making his opening remarks.
Convention Hall, Chicago, June 10,
1903 p. m.--Convention adjourned I'M
til tomorrow.
The prayer at the opening session
of the national convention was deliver
ed by Archbishop Muldoon of the
Catholic diocese of northern Illinois
and was the Lords prayer only.
CONVENTION DOORS OPENED.
Chicago, June 16-The doors of the
convention hall were thrown open at
1890 o'clock as the delegates. and
alternates began to file in. High up in
the girders of the great arching roof a
band struck up america" and the
first scene of the 1908 gathering was
under way The decorative scheme in
the hall was purely n patriotic one,
with gracefully draped flags FREEDOM
mating,
Senators Hepburn and Borah of Ida
no and Representative Boutell of I'LL
nois were the first platform guests TO
arrive. On the platform, also, pre-
pared to take up his responsible duties
was Asher Kinds, the parlaInentarian
OHIO TO FORE.
In locating the delegations in TIE
body of the convention hall, Ohio wu.s
given the front of the stage as COM
pared to all others which have candi-
dates. The men from the home state
of the secretary OF war were placed Inn
laedlately in front Of the speakers
roslrum, and on the right of that otil-
cial as he faced the convention.
Directly across the aisle was Indiana
ON the right of the Hoosiers was Hi
nois. and just beyond was Wisconsin.
In the front row. across the hall to
the left, was Pennsylvania, and on the
, extreme left came New York. Di-
rectly behind Ohio were Minnesota.
Connecticut, Colorado Maine, Nebras-
ka and Michigan. Still further to the
rear We're oregon, Georgia, Idaho. North
Dakota and Vermont. In view of the
delegates on the right of the hall We're
placed the territories, Alaska. Hawaii,
Porto Rico and the Philippines.
Crowded close upon the rear seats OF
the Illinois men were Maryland Ar
kansas and Florida and Iowa, which is
expected to furnish much of the gun
powder for such explosions as will take
place during the presidential
struggle. Way back, the last OF all,
was placed Oklahoma, her standard be-
Ing further to the rear than that OF any
of tine states on the left OF the hall
and on a line with the territories on
the right.
PRESS PEOPLE ANGRY.
When the newspaper correspondents
reached their seats and surveyed the
facilities provided for their work they
were indignant and eXasperated. A
storm OF censured criticism was at
once directed at Chairman New of the
national committee. who supervised all
the press arrangements. His only
method of egress was to literally walk
among the fllmsy desks upon which
other men Were attempting to write as
the space of passage for the cores
pondents AT the far end of the row
was too narrow and hopelessly lmpris-
oning, Elbow room was at q premium
and II is well within the confines OF
truth TO say that for oyercroWding
ripltr ligrOra nrt a 10.
OF adaptability to the purposes for
which they are supposed to be designed,
the press arrangements of the Repub-
lean convention OF 1908 surpassed any
thing seen at any similar gathering in
many years. Not only We're the press
arrangements unfit To degree but "A
multitude OF sergeants-at-arms, friends
OF officials on the committee on ar
rangements stood at the end of most
every row of newspaper seats occupy
Ing space 10 no useful purpose, oh
ttructing the space already jam
med to the utmost with correspondents
who had work tO perform and in the
discharge OF which the chairman Of
the national committee had placed
FERROUS and unnecessary distractions.
The visitors sections filled more rap
IDLY than the door but tho balcony
crowds were slow IN recognizing the
more prominent men among the
Senator Burrows was Introduced AZ
temporary chairman and addressed the
convention as follows;
BURROWS SPEECH.
Mi Chairman and Gentlemen Of thC
Convention;
Another chapter in our national his.
Tory under Republican administration Is
soon TO be concluded and conforming tC
party usage long established This con.