The Washington herald., 1908-06-17

ing credentials. resolutions, rules. and
permanent organization. The delegates
were impatient They did not want to
wait to hear all the fudge which had al
ready been fled with the secretary OF the
convention. so Senator Lodge moved that
TIE call be dispensed with. Temporary
Chairman Burrows said he hoped that
Mr.. Lodge would modify his request by
excepting Louisiana. The national COM
mittee gave the oily whites and the
'anti-lily whites" of the State equal hon
ors in the delegation.
The delegation had balloted and bal
loted a number OF times, always with
tie vote. and so Senator Lodge accepted
Senator Burrows suggestion, and Louisi-
ana Is without representation on the COM
mittees Of the convention.
Representative J. Francis Burke intro
duced his resolution calling for a reduc-
tion OF Southern representation in the
national convention. II was referred TO
the committee on platform. Senator Du
Pont moved that the convention adjourn
until tomorrow. and the motion was
carried
Big Crowd Is Present.
Certainly 1900 people attended the first
session OF the convention. Secretary
Taft's family and friends were out In
force. They were clustered around Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth and Mrs
Longworth. the Presidents son-in-law
and daughter.
The Taft party included Mrs. Charles
P. Taft. Miss Louise Taft. Of Cincinnati;
Mr.. and Mrs A S ingalls,, Of Cleveland: :
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Hicks, OF Cleve-
land; Mrs. Ezra McCagg, Of Chicago;
Mrs. Agnes p Eckstein. OF Cincinnati:
Mrs. A. II. Hinkle. OF Cincinnati; Mrs
Charles Anderson. Of Cincinnati; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry w. Taft and Miss Louise
Taft. of New York; Horace D. Taft. Of
WatertoWn, Conn; Horace Kimball. Of
Watertown. Conn; Mrs. Marcus A.
Hanna, Mrs. Medill Mccormick. Mrs
Elmer Dover, and Maj. and Mrs B. B.
Ray Mrs. James Bryce. wife Of the Brit
ish Ambassador; the Greek Minister, L.
A. Coromilas. Nine. Jusserand and the
French Ambassador were close by, and
Wa Ting-fang's gown made a bit Of color
equal TO the gowns Of the women
Then there were not far away Mrs
Harry New. Mrs Burrows. Mrs James
W. Wadsworth, jr.. daughter Of the late
John Hay; Mrs Chauncey NJ. Depew, Mrs.
Herbert Parsons. Mrs. Timothy L. Wood
run, Mrs. Nathan B. Scott. and many
other wives Of notable delegates.
The great convention hall, the Coliseum.
bloomed with the colors and the flags
Of all nations. There was a great band.
but no picture OF any Of the renowned
Republicans Of this or other generations
adorned the walls. This is a new de,
| partUre. Then. too. there was no bar in
the convention hall. This also is an in
noyation-a tribute 10 the power Of tho
| prohibitionists in the present political sit
/ uation.
Senator Foraker Absent.
All the Statesmen were jolly and good
the Ohio delegation which was rather pa
| thetic. Senator Foraker was not there.
/ This militant warrior Of the Republican
party had attended every convention of
his party since 1880. Senator Penrose and
a number of other Of Senator Foraker
| colleagues spoke Of the Senator's abb
sence with good deal Of feeling.
The New Workers were headed by Chair
man Woodruff. and beside him sat Gen.
Stewart L. Woodford. Edward H. Butler.
of Buffalo; Frederick r. Hazard OF Syra-
cuse and Seth Low, Of New York. the
! four delegates-at-large Not far away
was Charles w. Anderson, the only col
ored alternate-at-large New York state
! has ever sent 10 q convention. II was
| good to see Mr.. Low fraternize with his
| associates. He had smiles and dimples
/ for all
Senator Beveridge sat demurely beside
| his colleague. Senator Hemenway. He
gave earnest attention 10 Mr.. Burrows
/ speech. Then there were these familiar
faces scattered all about in front Of you:
Senator Cullom. Franklin Murphy. Sena-
| tor Scott. Charles p. Taft Arthur
Vorys, Charles L. Brooker, and, mingline
with them all before the convention Soi
under way, was Frank H. Hitchcock, who
had an alternate seat from Alaska Hitch
cock was here. there, and everywhere.
The Wisconsin men came into the con-
vention with "Hy-hy' cries for La Fol