The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-14
CLAN GATHERS
 TO NAME TAFT
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added briiiiarcy at the Auditorium af- fer khe Neut York delegatio narrtved today. for whatever their principal sen timent may be toward the Governor, they are standing by the instructions of the State conveptiop, for him, ..Ac- cordinRly huge portrait of the sev, ernor was mounted aIoft in the hotel inhhv. tonped by q sunbarst of red. white and blue with Hughes" in elec- trlc letters two feet high jusr below. cannon's HeadquarteEa, '
 The Cannon men were somewhat en- vio,is of these two-feet letters. and to- night "Joe Cannon is blaxin8 forth from the front of the Auditorium n letters ten feet high The Cannon headquarters present picture of genuine convention sntna- siasn tonight as the doors have bean thrown open for the formal reception of the public, the music of q brass band and a patriotic giee club echoes through tho corridors; orators are ex. pounding the virtues of Uncle Joe.F and surnptuous good cheer Us being passed around to all who will partake.
 The Knox and the Fairbanks head. quarters are also centers ot attention, each respienaent with color and eiec- tricity, but the real enthusiasm awaits the arrival of the rank and He sup- porters of these candidates-
 Aside from these outward phases of convention activity, the seriou thought of the leaders continues to turn on the baiIotlng ahead. first on the Presidency, then on the Vice Presidency and hnal. ly to the adoption of the party's plat form pronouncement to the country.
 As to the Presidential nomination, the figures presented Oy the Iatt men and to come extent conceded by the other clements, gives the Secretary such q commanding lead that the usual spirit of a close contest Is wanting
 As ex~ Governor Herrick. of Ohio said tonight: "so far as the Presidential nonnination is concerned, we consider it- sattled--settled beyond the shadow or a doubt--and Mir. Taft will be nornin- ated on the frst ballot by consider able majority. This Is not a mere claim; 1t is the statement of an estab- iished fact"
 Governor Herrick added that while some contests might be presented to the Credentials Committee. yet the pre- iirainary rulings by the National Com n1itfee on thees contests had been go enninentiy Judicial and with such prac" tfcal unanimity, despite statements 70 the contrary. that the Credentials Com- faittee would undoubtedly uphold the careful work which the Natlonal CnIn- mittee had already done.
 That a spirit of harmony is abroad waa indicated by the statement that Senator A6urray Crane, of Massaehu- setts, who has been one of the leading straRetists of the anti-Taft forces is now counaelling them not to carry their contests further before the Committee on Credentials
 The Presidential nomination having failed to develop contest calculaeed to thrffi inc convention. the Vice Pres idercy has fortunately come forward as c real factor of doubt, promising to keep the convention on the keen edge of expectancy until the final ballot is taken. Teh most sagaeious of the political prophets frankly admit to- night that the question of naming the Vice President Is ''all in the air..
 Some of the most promising heoms are dormant. Other ooomlers nave made their -appearance, only to be de- nied or laughed out of existence within the hour.