Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-06-15
in THE CONVENTION CITY.
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| therefore the delegates of New Hamp-
| shire We're very favorably inclined to-
ward Representative Sherman.
Prominent among the arriving delega-
tons today was that Of New Jersey,
headed by United States Senator John
Kean and by Governor John Franklin
Fort. The delegation travelled in a spe-
cial train of Pullman cars which were
gaily decorated with red, white and blue
bunting and with banners bearing the in
scriptions:
lin Murphy
With the arrival the candidacy Of ex-
Governor Murphy for Vice President
gained quite an impetus.
The friends of Mr.. Murphy have been
| in the city for several days. His name
will be presented to the convention by
Thomas n. McCarter of Red Bank eX-at-
| torney general of the state. 1t was an
nounced that the delegation will be solid
| for Taft, although no instructions were
given by their state convention. Senator
| J<ean was the last man of the delegation
| to come over and he declared himself
while on the train.
Chicago, June 4-With flags flying
bands playing and crowds surging. the
usual Sunday calm of Chicago gave
way today to the many demonstrations
| which usher IN national political
| convention State delegations and
marching clubs reached the city
throughout the day. and there was an
| ncessant din from brass bands and
marching men, and consequent enthu-
siasnl. 1t was an ideal summer day.
| with bright skies and cool breeze
| from the lake which gave better prom
| Use of good convention weather than
yesterday. But despite the in-ruSh of
strangers. there was an undcrcurrent
OF feeling that the multitude was not
as great and the enthusiasm not as
fevcrish and overwhelming rs in times
past 1t was observed that some Of the
arriving state delegations were
stripped to Il strict business basis Of
delegates and altcrnates without the
usual quota of strong lunged shouters.
This brought about cancellations OF
hotel rooms in goodly numbers until
some Of the large hotels threatened
legal proceedings for this unexpected
veterans of convention battles this de-
crease of lung power among the ar
rivals presages the more orderly and
business like kind of convention often
wished for during the tumultous pro-
ceedings of bygone years.
Although many important confer
ences were held during the day on
candidates and platform, the chief in
tercst continued to center on the ar
irving delegations with their distin-
Suishcd personnel and the noisy dem
ons traton which greeted them.
'Ihc CalifDrnans came at noon head
ed by NJ II. DeYoung, chairman of
tn" delegation. With them were the
delegates from Oregon. including the
veneral George H. Williams, attorney
general in the Grant cabinet now
white haired but still a delegate-at-
| large, ready to make speech second
| ing the nomination of Secretary Taft,
| and also the men from Idaho. The
| PennsylvanianS We're re-enfOrced by
| two more detachments, one with bands
and banners and 200 marchers, and am
other with Congressman John Dalzel.
| who halls from the heart of the steel
region ard is counted upon to see that
| tariff revision does not trench too
strongly on the traditions of protec-
ton. The Hawaiian delegates. six in
all. brought their wives, dainty crea-
lures with the shrinking manner
When the Massachusetts delegation
| arrived there was widespread regret
| that the veteran figure of Massachu-
sets public life, Ex-Governor John d.
Long, was not among the number, he
having turned over his place as del
| egate-at-large to an alternate.
| The delegations of Iowa, Montana,
shire and New Mexico, in whole or in
part. We're among those to arrive dur
| ing the day.
| The coming Of the California delegation
has usually been accompanied by a dis
play of some of her choicest vintage and
her fruits. but this year the traditional
policy was not observed, to the regret of
many. Among the other prominent az
| rivals were Senator Carter of Montana
and Governor Stuart of Pennsylvania.
| Seth Lowe of New York was expected
| but he VIII not arrive until tomorrow,
| Just as the New York delegation holds.
| its first caucus, which may throw some
night on the Vice Presidential situation
| The headquarters of the Presidential
candidates We're full of activity through
| out the day. From the veranda of tho
Cannon headquarters a band performed a
| sacred concert" with occasional lapscs
into the cnlivcnins strains Of Hail Co
lumhia' and much rag time.
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