Arizona republican., 1908-07-09

f months ago at Vancouver and San Francisco.
 After Hobson had been speaking fifteen minutes, the crowd began to grow restless and cries of time time" came from the floor and galleries. Chairman Bell called for order, saying the speaker would conclude m a few mintes. In concluding his address Hobson declared that if the democratic party was successful in the election, as he believed 1t would, at the end of four years it would have "a great for eign war on it's hands,"
 Instantly there came from the con- lvention a chorus of mingled groans. cat calls, misses and cries of mo, mo-"
 ROOFING DOWN ROBSON.
 HobsOn was compelled to cease his speech entirely, but he stood calm and tense, and determined to finish his address as soon as given the opportun- ity to do so.
 My countrymen, my message is nearly through said Hobson, when he had secured attention. A cry of -"amen" sent a gale of laughter over the hall. 'I want to say to you," went on Hob- son. gritting his teeth with determin- atiOn. that not so very long ago the president of the United States said in my presence that there exists the greatest probability of a war with Ja- pan"
 "No, no, come off" shouted the crowd. There were outbursts and cries which continued for several min utes.
 Gentlemen" said Chairman Bell the speaker will be allowed to finish ies the sergeant-at-a will be di rected to clear the..l"
 The announcement was greeted with cheers which sprang from the coast delegation. If this great war cOmes," said Hobson, with intense earnestness, the party upon which the responsi- bility falls will be ground to powder. l believe at this juncture We should place the responsibility where it be- lOngs-upon the party now in power which refused to provide adequate coast refenses."
 For a time he was heard in silence. but a roar of laughter went up when voice from the rear shouted: "Hur- rah for the Merrimac."
 Hobson finally closed with a plea that when the democrats succeed to power in the nation. they should be so prepared to ward off war as to provide peace and good will toward men throughout all the world.
 "The chair wishes to add a word or two" said the chairman. as soon as the tumult following HobsOn's retreat had given him a chance to be heard. Then he said: "The chair halls from the Pacific coast but up to the present moment he has seen no occasion to enlist
 A roar of laughter greeted this re- mark which was turned into applause when he said: 'If we have our way on the Pacific coast we will have a big enough navy to protect the coast"
 ENOUGH BATTLESHlPS.
 Col. Haldeman of Kentucky was recognized by the chair. and standing in his place in the center of the aisle he asserted that the convention had business to transact and ought to pro- ceed to it without further flights of oratory Haldeman then proceeded to take issue with Hobson, declaring that the United States had Nv.Ity-twO first class battleships and Japan but sixteen. And I want to say We are not afraid of Japan or anybody else on the face of the globe" concluded Hald- eman amid applause.
 Bell announced that the committee on credentials would not be ready to report for several minutes. This af- ternoon," said Bell. 'I sent the com mittee down into the New York dele gation to escort to the platform Sen ator Charles A. Towne." That was as far as the chairman was allowed to proceed and Towne took the rostrum amid much applause. TOwne kept strictly to his promise made in the opening of his speech, when he said he would occupy but little time of the convention. His address was brief and he left the platform distinctly impress ed with the good will of the conven- tion.
 Taylor. Taylor" cried many dele gates. remembering the invitation in the afternoon of the Tennessee sena- tor. Callaghan of Massachusetts, chairman of the committee on creden-  tials was in the aisle clamoring for recognition, when Senator Taylor was escorted to the stage by a number of his constituents.
 As Taylor retired after a brief speech, the chairman announced: "Gentlemen of the convention, we are now going to get down to hard work. The committee on credentials is ready to report. The chair recog- nizes Christopher G. Callaghan. chair man of the committee"
 WHO ARE ENTITLED TO SEATS.
 Callaghan then read the report as follows:
 Tn the matter of the contests from the states of Idaho, Illinois. New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania and the District of Columbia, your com