Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-06-17
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CHICAGO. His. juno IL. -
Anil scenes of stirring enthusiasm
the Republican National Convention
Of zoos BEGAN it's deliberations a neon
to-day in tn. presence of all aSscmb-
lagc estimated at upwards Of li."oo
p.orlc, with tn sounds of patriotic
ais alternating with the fIcHZ'cu
shouts for Roosevelt, Taft ard the
Other popular persons. The frs toe
sin of the coming struggle from the
graceful orator of Michigan, Srha
tor julius Caesar HurroNS, and the
initial fOrnalitics which started tHl:'
momcntUTs sathelinE into existence
as a convention Twas less than TWO
hours and was I"ss notable for the
business accomplished than for me
opportunty it afforded o. s. eng again
this stirring picture OF the P2o?c
assembled from every corner 81 the
country to select candidate i"'
President of the United States. Inc
actual work of the day was Gu'ck'y
ACCOMPLISHED and toni.h- the Nar''HS
importaut committees N cr'ich''&'''
rIatform. OrGan.:t'iC etc. are 80
rarinC for The mOrr important n"S'-
MS to Crr."-
Early in the day all roads in Chl-
Gag, turned toward the hug" pie
known as the Coliseum. with lis pa'k
toward Lake Michigan. ard its Come
,:,rrn 49,; ;onting i rather shabby SET
ton of the city
Here centernd tho thronGs. and del
egations singly and in groups. som"
with marching clubs and bandS. an"
banners. Tor their favOrit's. the ON"
deiccat on with a huge blue silk stan
dard bearing the portrait OF Score
tary Taft.
A, front and rear the great building
Was hesicscJ by steady streams OF
humanity. until at noon almost ever!
seat in the structure was occupi'"
and ,:rrat crowds stood outside 10
catch to echoes from WITHIN.
Scene an impressive One.
Tho creme when n" vast assem-
b,arc vas called 10 ord was on" "l
imn-ccsive dignity of ANIMATION an"
Of color. In thes~ccntral arena Sd,
the d"lcrai;ons> aSst one th""san"
strong and hack of$n their a,,'r
r,,es another thnusaH5f in nuInn'f'
9TH .bc standards Of the states r's'"S
here and there ahnv" inc '"'""',"
&C.. Of heats. The points ri Vah'".'
immediately in front w"T" n'N' Wy
Ohio Wv York. Pennsylvania. WI
,,i,na and Wisconsin. each haN"iS
.,,d:d,,r while .u-'h"r ha"k. r"hN
,t.,- rank were ranged the ZINC:
e,a,c@ aad territories. HAWAII. f'','
Rico ,io rhilippir"s ard A'a'ta. a'
,-orr.,,crv forming IN" outlying
friuS. Nr"rnd this central mass
do,ccatrs and aitcrnatIs s~r" wv
low live: If spectator. in r's'h.
tier and in solid mas@"S men ""'
,.o,ner. the latter in E7E h"cn WIZ
NOR roxus and With fu't"FinS law
,,d ~avirr hardA"rCh."'S. h'~"
-, another ca,lc-y ma !" ~" 'r' "
.'-,..;, Of tho vas enclosure. Nr'''
80 ,ver.moy.n-. tai~di~c"pi" Sc""''
49,. ,br bu=c s.mioircu'ar 20" ''S
etc., -irdIcr lr"p~i with bunting an"
obIszc with elective d"v'C"S. ""''
IN cycry sidC III" nH''"
,crc woven into 81" burst. Sh'''@:
mr., pairipiic ,mhl"rs 10 ir'' W
en- acicra.cs stretched IN" m"m-
18th r,affnrT. coo f"c' square. p"
= -commr4a'inr n" dis''n@u'S". !
.,cr,s Including amha. Sad'rs avn
..,,,;s,crs from foreign s'ai"%. "
a. ~. nnirr r. ~ tho c"nV"r''"n
spj members RI tho national c"'''n''
Too Tho moments h"f1r" III" CAV
toll r,ye tho orp"r'Hni {" 'n"T'
Tho n. -zrrnci NJ ir;cga'"s and l"a"
ere o.,
GRAINED IN frou' y, ~" y v Work
,.,.~,,in, wrrc Sefh InS and e."
ii s,cxart T.. wcrdrIn. III" unS'"id-
g. s.,,,crt~r of G"vCrror HH=h"S.
snJ ruyrl ts~k Chauncev " p'p"N'
e,Goverpor olcf- Serene Payne.
Chairman O; the ways and means