Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-17

VI 6uIHem.
fuse which always could be found in IN,
supreme judiciary.
Senator Crane moved about on the CON.
vention floor when the temporary chair
man was speaking. He went often to The
sections occupied by the Indiana, Illinois
and pennsylvania delegations.
senator Burrows referred but briefly IN
the question of tariff revision, his state
ment that the revision II made. would not
be such as TO extinguish the fire in a SINGLE
American mill or deny just and ADEQUATE
protection to American industry and labor.
peing the signal for the applause of his
hearers.
Audience Not Attentive.
The allusion to Secretary Cortelyou in
that portion of the address relating To the
recent financial disturbance brought out n
rev handclaps. but only a few heard the
speaker. Senator Burrows is not a rapld
fire talker and after talking for forty min
utes he had gone through Just half of the
address. Such portions of his great audi
ence as were able to hear him were stiuI
attentive, but a few spectators at odd
moments filtered through the doors to the
street outside.
-~NNA ~ mtnNIOnGn the
name of the president in CONNECTION with
the San Domingo incident, an Ohio dele
gate gave a little chirp that evoked much
laughter, and caused sons lnterruption 70
the speaker. The senator was himself nv
this time speaking with much less vieor
than at first and frequently at the close or
his sentences his voice was inaudihIa 20
people sitting within two feet OF him.
Z Some of the latter portions of the snescb
were omitted.
The mention of the third term idea was
greeted with applause, which was inten-
sified later when he narrated the qdAlffics-
lions desirable in the party candidate. He
concluded his speech after talking for one
hour and nine minutes, ande a terrific ont
burst 5of applause greeted him as he fin.
ished. The band instantly struck up a IA
trlotic melody and the delegates, rising 10
their feet, cheered the music Justify.
Temporary Omcers Approved.
When the applause and music following
the conclusion Of the temporary chair
mans address had subsidized the list of
temporary officers by recommendation of
the committee was read to the convention
by Lafayette B. Gleason of New York.
chief assistant secretary. An old-fashioned
rebel yell" from Kentucky greeted the
mention Of an appointee from that state.
The list of temporary officers was ap-
proved.
Representative Serene e. Payne of New
York was recognized to offer a resolution
that until permanently organized the con-
Vention be guided OY the rules Of the last
national conventioL 1t was adopted.
Senator Chester !. Long presented and
moved the adoptiod OF a resolution NOV
ing that the roll of the states De called
for the presentation of the names of the
men selected for the various committees.
The resolution was unanimously adopted
and the roll call began.
"Alabane,' called the clerk. but Alabama
could not respond, having no list at hand,
their one copy having been filed with the
clerk OF the convention. The plan of hav-
Ing the names of committeemen read for
the delegations was then abandoned and
the membership Of all the committees was
called by the clerk.
Delegates Get Tired.
The reading Of the list of names did not
appeal to either spectators or delegates and
they commenced TO leave. No names were
submitted from Georgia beyond that OF the
name for the credentials committee, be-
cause of contests in that state.
When Indiana was reached Senator Lodge
moved that further reading be dispensed
with and that the lists be handed in to the
The motion was carried and the
reading ceased.
The following resolution was submitted
by ]. Francis Burke of Pennsylvania, who
requested that 1t be referred to the commit
tee on rules:
Resolved, That the basis of representa-
tion in the national convention shall be as
follows;
Each state shall be entitled to four dele
gates-at-large, and one additional delegate
for each 10000 or majority fraction thereof,
cast at the last preceding presidential cleo
ton for republican electors; and two dele
gates from ea> h territory, the District of
Hawaii. Alaska, Porto Rico and
the philippines, and that methods neces-
sary for the enforcement of this rule shall
be provided by the republican national
committee chosen by the delegates OF this
convention
Senator Lodges resolution was carried
with reference to all the states save Louis
lana, where a contest had been temper
arily passed over and both delegations
seated. II was reported that Louisiana
had submitted two lists. but Chairman Bur
announced an agreement had been
reached whereby the Louisiana delegations
heo agreed that they would torego repre-
on the standing committees.
Malloy announced that the COM
mittees selected would meet as soon as pos
sible after the adjournment OF the conven-
ton. He declared that It would not be
necessary for the committee on credentials
to leave the hall as lunch had been pro-
vided in the Coliseum.
on motion Of senator Dupont. the con-
vention at 2;B p.rm., adjourned until u
o'clock tomorrow.