Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-15
Chairman H. S. New OF Repub-
Iican National Committee
Win Call it Together.
BURROWS CHAIRMAN PRO TEN
"Allies' May be Able to Defer
Permanent Organization
VI Until Friday.
Senator Lodge Denies lie Has Re-
ccived Letter from President In
Regard to Third Term.

Chicago, June 15.-The convention
70 name a new Republican candidate
for president of the United States is
at hand. The gathering in the big
Coliseum on Wabash avenue--made
up Of representatives from every state
and territory in the Union, as well as
the more recetly acquired island pos
sessions--will be called to order to-
morrow at noon by Harry S. New,
chairman Of the Republican national
committee who win introduce senator
Julius Caesar Burrows, of Michigan, as
temporary chairman. In assuming the
gavel during the temporary period of
the conventions existence, Senator
Burrows will make an extended
speech, designed to embody the key
note of the coming campaign and 10
proclaim the principles and achieve
nents Of the Republican party during
its many years existence. When his
speech has been concluded, Senator
Burrows will announce the important
committees, including that on creden-
tials and the convention will adjourn
until such time as the latter committee
Is ready to report.
LENGTH OF CONVENTION.
There is considerable discussion as
to the length of the convention, all
the leaders holding to the original es-
innate of five days in which to con-
clude all of the work 10 come before
the delegates. and others more optim-
istic declaring that three days should
see the end of all deliberations and the
departure of the Representatives for
home.
It is thought that the credentials
committee win not be able TO appoint
the permanent rollcall before Thursday
at the very earliest and If the allies
opposed to Secy Taft. insist on their
announced determination in presenting
at least $50 of the original 229 contested
delegate cases 50. the comrnittee. there
Ia likelihood that perfnanent organiza-
ton may be deferred until Friday. the
18th. So far as possible the contests
viii be passed upon in bulk, as wax
found expeditions In the national COM
mittee and the credentials committee
will sit until late Tuesday and We'd
nesday nights to complete its labors.
Just as soon as the permanent list Of
delegates is concluded, nominations
Tor president will be in order The
managers of the Taft campaign profess
to have not the slightest doubt as to
the results of the first ballot and de-
clare they have no apprehension as to
the acton of the credentials committee
upon the contested delegations. The
"allies." however, continue to maintain
a bold front and declare that not un-
til the first ballot is ended will they adj
NIT defeat.
The second say Of the conveption,
the eighteenth, will be given over to
parades Of the visiting delegates and
marching clubs. This is intended 10
make interesting the idle hours for
most of the delegates while the ere
Ig IL
merits OF contested cases and drawing
up its report.
VICE PRESIDENT.
The situation as to the vice presi-
dency continues quite remarkable in
its aspects of complete uncertainty, ana
the lack OF definite Information or de-
cision, is serving TO encourage the man
ayers of the various candidates that
have been openly announced or widely
iniimated Senator Dolliver of Iowa;
Representative James sherman of New
York Vice President Fairbanks and
Former Senator Doliyer, Gov. Frank
lin Murphy of New Jersey, continue to
be the more generally discussed of tho
vice presidential possibilities. There
sul remains an undercurrent Of opin-
Ion that an attempt might be made to
nominate Gov, Charles T.. Hughes Of
Now York for second place on the
ticket with Taft but II is also gem
orally understood that Gen. Stewart
j.. Woodford, spokesman for GOV.
Hughes. and who will nominate the
executive of the Empire state for the
presidency, Is prepared TO announce
that under no circumstances VIII GOV
Hughes either accept the nomination
or qualify for office in the event Of
election
INJUNCTfONs AND TARIFF
The proposed anti-inIunction and
tarff revision planks In the platform "a
be ADOPTED by the convention, continue
TO attract attention and discussion
among the party leaders and are said
80 be the only points upon which any
issue may be raised
THIRD TERN MOVEMENT.
Rumors that Senator Lodge OF Massa,
rhusetts, who is to be the permanent
chairman Of the convention ~ n pos.
session OF letter from President
Roosevelt, offended as damper upor
any third term movement that ma,
he attempted, are definitely denied b,
Senator Lodge himself. The report Il
believed TO have grown out of the fac
that President Roosevelt wrote let
ter some time ago 10 II, S. Judge Day
ton Of West Virginia, when u was in
timated that delegates g, r. Teeter an'
George w Curtin of that state INTENDED
possible disregard Of their instruc
tlcns for secy. TAFT and bolt 4
\ Roosevelt
TEMPORARY OFFICERS
Temporary Senator j. c
Burrows Michigan,
General Sectetary-John r. Malloy
Columbus, Ohio.
chief Assistant secretary Lafayette
II Gleason New York,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES +. stone
Baltimore.
Chief Assistant Sergeant-at-Arm IL
j.. Thayer Greenfield Ind.
Parliamentaran--A G. Hind'
Washington u, G..
Ohluial RepOrter-M. w, Blumenberl
Washington ID. G.
Chief OF Doorkeepers-St /
Mason Baltimore.
Chaplains--B Bishop f. j. Muldoon, Oh
CISCO. Rev William o. Waters chics
Eoi Rev. Tobias Schanfarber Chicago
Rev lohn Wesley lil. New York Re-
l-oren2u D. Case Chicago