The sun., 1908-06-17
ALL CHEER PRAISE or COURTS
CDNYENTTONS ONLY -OUTBURST
IS FOR THE JUDICIARY.

Rooseveit's Name Received wish Q NIiid
Decentralization That the OHIO Dclega-
uon studiousIy Avoids Participating In
No Cheers for Tafrs Portrait.
CHICAGO. June 1e.--The first session Of
tho Republican national convention began
promptly at noon and ended ahortly after
O'Clock.
During that time there was only ono burst
OF applause, one demonstration which
awoke the convention TO pitch Of cheering
which made It look like q convention. It
was when temporary Chairman Julius
Cesar Burrows, In strong tones and with
gestures. to which he seldom resorts. de-
clared in his speech the following:
"The Department Of Justice has prose-
outed it's work with fidelity and diligence.
seeking to prevent violations OF the Federal
law and to mete out meritoiouc punish
ment to the guilty. Its most important
work during the last four years has bean
to defend the so,indness OF tho position
taken by 1t relating to prosecutions under
the Sherman antitrust law and the inter-
state commerce law. by carrying the pro-
ceedings which it has thus inangurated
through the various courts and to the final
determination Of the Supreme Court Of tho
United States, that tho 90 onstitutionality
Of these acts might be adjudicated and
settled. This great Department Of Justice.
its head the legal adviser Of the President
and Cabinet--I say this great Department
OF Justice and tho Federal Judiciary CON-
stitute tho conservative and the restrain
ing force which holds the Government to
it's true course. and there should be no
sympathy with that spirit which would
divest the courts OF their constitutional
powers or impeaoh their integrity ,Ap-
plause.
"The courts are the safeguards Of the
individual and Of the Republic. II consti-
tutional government and civil liberty should
ever be imperilled In this country and driven
to bay they will find their true refuge and
defence within the impenetrable fortress
Of the Supreme Judiciary Of the United
States [Applause.l
NEW YORK RoARs APPROVAL.
The New Workers, waving tiny banners.
of these utterances. The Ohio men. led
by ex-Gov. Myron T. Herriok; the Massa-
chusetts men, headed by Senator Crane and
Senator Lodge the Pennsylvnnians, with
Senator Boise Penrose in the van, and the
delegates from all other States and aven
those from the Territories broke out into
stentorisn cheers at that part Of Mr.. Bur-
rows's speech.
Tho convention had been droning along
There was not even Q spark OF applaus .
when the Ohioans came In with blue silk
banner edged with heavy bullion with the
legend "William II. Taft. Our Candidate.
II has been suggested for two or three
days that Mr.. Burrows should interpolate
in his speech something stronger for Roose-
velt than was contained in the originA
document. Mr.. Burrows complied with
the request. In numerous instances he
mentioned the Presidents . name. and beyond
the usual handclapping which naturally
would follow the mention Of the name Of
the President Of the United States there was
nothing out of the usual order Of things.
II was a cold session save for the Incl
dent which told Of the real sentiment Of
the delegates concerning the attitude Of
the dsmagogues of the land against the
courts.
NO ANTI-INJUNcTIoN PLANK.
When that storm Of expression Of ap-
proval subsidized Senator Carter of Montana
told his friends that he did not believe that
an anti-injunction plank would be found in
the platform Of this convention.
Senator Crane. speaking Of the episode.
told his friends that it was apparent to all
that the convention was opposed to an
plank and that IL the COM
mittee on resolutions decided to insert
,ne in the platform the fight over it would
oe taken to the floor Of the convention,
which without the slightest doubt would
throw it out.
Usually men not principles are cheered
n political conventions. but the applause
;o-day for MIR. Burrows's utterances con-
,erning the courts made 1t plain to all that
he people have taken q deep interest in
his matter, that they are, conversant with
Ill its meanings; and it was made doubly
plain that this convention does not approve
II these radical, socialistic, populistio at
acks upon the judiciary Of the nation.
Certainly Is. 600 people attended the first
ession OF the convention. Secretary Taft's
amily and friends were out in force. They
we're clustered around Representative
Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Longworth,
he Presidents son-in-law and daughter.
The Taft party included Mrs. Charles p.
Taft and Miss Louise Taft of Cincinnati. MIR.
md Mrs. A. 8. Ingalls, Of Cleveland. Mr.
md Mrs. Charles Kicks OF Cleveland. Mrs.
Ezra McCagg Of Chicago, Mrs. Agnes Eok-
tein OF Cincinnati, Mrs. A. H. Hinkle Of
,inoinnati. Mrs. Charles Anderson Of Gin
innati. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry W. Taft and
diss Louise Taft Of New York. Horace D.
aft Of Watertown. Conn: Horace Kimball
4 Watertown. Conn; Mrs. Marcus A.
lama. Mrs. Medill Mccormick. Mrs. Elmer
lover. Major and Mrs. B. B. Ray. Mrs.
ames Bryce, wife Of the British Ambassador.
nd L. A. Coro- -Milas. the Greek Minister.
!n.e. Jusserand and the French Minister
1ere close by, and WI Ting-fangs gown
made bit Of color equal TO the gowns Of
he women. Then. not far way, were Mrs.
larry New. Mrs. Burrows, Mrs. James w.
yadsworth. Jr., wife OF the Speaker at Al
any and daughter of the late John Hay;
irs. Chaunoey M. Depew. Mrs. Herbert
'arsons, Mrs Timothy l.. Woodruff, Mrs.
latham Bay Scott and many other wives OF
otables and delegates.
HALL, BI,ooMs WITH coIoRs