The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-14
taft WITHOUT
DOUBT FOR THE
FIRST HONORS
Other Candidates Making a
Noise, but Have No
Earthly Show.
TRAINS PULLING IN
WITH THE SHOUTERS
MOST OF scHEMING is NOW ON
PLATFORM AND VICE
PRESIDENCY.

Chicago, June l3-The tramp of con-
VentiOn hosts is now fairly under way,
and tonight Chicago is beginning 70
thrOb with the confusion and excite
ment of arriving throngs some with
banners and flags and gaily uniformed
marchers. others made up of state del
egatiOns. with their conspicuous lead
ers and their cohorts of stFOng-lunged
followers and shOuters: other with
their friends and admirers of the va
riOus political candidates, and still
others and again others of the curious
onlOokers drawn from every section Of
the country. including many of the
representatives OF foreign govern
ments, who have come TO witness this
national spectacle.
All day special and regular trains
have emptied thousands of strangers
into this political Mecca. The effect
of this influx is seen tonight in the
surging street crowds, the growing
animation OF the chOked and smoky
Hobbies, the strains of music and the
swell of OTatory from some of the
headquarters of candidates. and the
bounteous hospitality which these
headquarters are beginning TO dis
pense.
Unusual Calm.
And yet this foregathering Of the
Chicago convention of 1908 has already
established a record for unusual calm
and tranquility, for. measured by the
din and turmoil the scenes of delirious
excitement and the spirit of die-in-
the-last-ditch, which has marked some
historic gatherings of the past. this in
vading army of delegates and spec
tatOrs is a most staid and unemOtion-
al body. But it is none the less an
army. with new columns coming to
the front hourly, and with the pros
pect of plenty of hurrah and fireworks
ahead TO animate the leaders and stir
the blood of the onlookers. A driz-
cling rain tonight. after a hot, muggy
day. tended 10 restrain the outbursts
of enthusiasm. but there is a promise
of good convention weather ahead.
Notable Figures Arriving.
The centers of interest today have
been the arriving delegations. with
many of the leaders OF conspicuous
national prominence and the others of
the various political candidates.
Among the notable convention figures
10 arrive were Don Cameron. former
United States senator from Pennsyl-
vania, who has not attended a ma
tiOnal convention since the convention
Of 1889. when he stood with Roscoe F.
C0nkling and John A. Logan as the
leaders of the third term movement in
the interest of General Grant and
HENRI Taft, brother of the secretary
OF war; Chauncey NJ. Depew, who
eight years ago, attended the Phila-
delphia convention with his speech
seconding the nomination OF ROOse-
Welt for vice president; Representa-
tive Serene Payne of New York. chair
man of the ways and means commit
tee OF the house Of representatives
who bears on his ample shoulders a
good deal OF the burden of future tariff
revision; United States Senator Long
of Kansas, who is reputed to have the
DOniVer vice presidential boom in cold
storage; James s. Sherman and Tim
0thy L. Woodruff of New York, both
receptive vice presidential pOssibili-
ties: Ex-Governor Yates of Illinois
who has a clean-shaven. actor-like
face and a willingness TO consider his
return TO the governors chair. and a
host OF others notable in the political
world.
Advance Guards on the Ground.
The RAM and file of the state delega-
lions are raher late in arriving and or
ganiZing. as compared with previous
conventions. But most OF the states
have their advance guards here. New
Yorks delegation arrived by special
train at noon: a considerable part OF
the Pennsylvania delegation was added
20 that already here. and other state
Contingents struggled in during the aft
eTnoOn and evening.
The Americas club OF Pittsburg, q
Knox organization, with handsome uni
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