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.bled e hrman beehive The more prom:
lnent men were picked out Individual:
" and were welcomed with yells.
Among these were Boise SPenrose, OF
Pennsylvania. and Felix Agnus. OF
Maryland. At noon the band swung
Into the ms spring strains Of anna.
.hauser.p Befrre applause died out,
Chairman New was at Il the platform
front signalling for order. AS soon as
he could make himself heard 1.-THE pro,
iceedings begun with prayer by Right
Rev. p j. Mulloon, Bishop OF the Chi
cagoG diocese of the Roman Catholic
Church. & n III sll:
What was probably enc OF E:iie great
cst2and most successful long distance
telophonics DEMONSTRATIONS In the coun-
try's history ended at noon today when
the wheels started on the machines
which will before next Friday grind
out the following lot of articles: One
presidential candidate: one lIce-prcsi-
;dentiaf candidate, and one Republican
platform jt..,. n
During the past week every guage OF
mechanism has heen set and tested
by Theodore Roosevelt. the designer
and chief engineer. There hnve been
hundreds Of predictions OF defects
The dozen attempts TO dynamite the
Republican mechanical masterpiece
have been thwarted. The attack on
The combination 'of roller and political
grist mill II it succeeds in hurting rock
into the &cogs the result of the grind
which begins today will be entirely
M to the specifications draw Mt the
White House. which are as follows:
Z For President, William Howard
Taft; Vice President. Charles w. Fair
banks. The platform will be lanti-
Injunction. tariff revision and anti
trust. After weeks Of vain attempts
T to make themselves believe that they
were excited, enthusiastic and indlg-
rant the last vestige OF serious revolt
has fickerel. and Mashed in the pan
i today when the hour arrived for call
ing the convention to order. The
rank and file were, in line.
A statement was made authorize
3ttse st g, auarer until noon that the:
so.callet allies are preparing to with
draw the names Of their candidates,
before. the result OF the first ballot Is
announced tits stated that with two
executions they have agreed to this
plan. LaFollette. of Wisconsin,, and
i Hughes. OF New York.. are holding out.
still. kilograms have been sent to
Hughes suggesting this be followed
but the Governor, proved obtlurate.
The convention was called to sorder
Mt 1918 Chairman New AMI Bur-
ton. who will nominate Taft, received
cvations Senator Depew unseen AMI
unnoticed took his seat in contras.
Ito the ovation rendered him at preri.
GUS conventions. s5
Following the statement that was Is
sued from Washington relative to the
attitude OF the administration under
Republican platform is the following
! announcement: THAT which pur-
ports to be the so-cnlled adminstra.
tlon platform telegraphed from Chi.
cago this morningtis a mere tentative
draft by one o: the members OF tho
< resolutions committee for submission
to Taft with a view OF securing his!
views upon certain planks. A large
part OF this purported platform has
never been seen by the President at
!, all and a number OF planks subjected
to amendments are verbal and not sub.
q st7ntial.'' a.. ..T,
iE Then Frederick Upham, chairman of
!, the local committee on arrangements,
stepped forward and presented Chair.
man New with gavel. Armed with
this. New raped for order and recog.
\ mixing Elmer Dover, the secretary Of
; the committee announced that he
would read the call under which the
convention assembled. Dover. how.
ever, lodged. and turned over the job
tic q man with q louder voice. John r.
sfMalloy, OF Columbus, Ohio. The Doc.
Z .ument he read was issued by the M,
tional committee in Washington, De.
4 cemher {, last. outlining the method
i of selecting delegates. II
4 At the conclusion of the reading thu
ttreal oratory began. Addressing the
iInssembled delegates Chairman New in
! impressive terms said: Gentlemen OF
the convention, the Republican Ma,