The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1908-06-24

Chicaeo. June 17.---Ths second day
o. ne Republican national couvtn-
toa has bfepsht the long-sxpe.ked
noessvslt zen. whilrwind OF snthu-
s,ash which rassd within the vast
anDAfshsatrs OF the Coliseum for
fnl1y g niassss today. and Tor . time
pesseating 20 ths timid the spectre Of
: Dsossvsn stampede. This demon
6eso1loa We decidedly the feature Of .
Aav e<herwiss notabls lfos . stirring
spsesh mon The permanent chairman
of ths eonvsnsiea. senator Henry Cabot
1e6gs % Msssaehusstts. for much
prosstoe1 procedure In placing the
eenvsatien On smooth running
49, ~ Dor shs anal defeat Of plan
- seduss ths representation Of
ooulnsrn seatss as future natiousl
oeavsneisaa
Probably the most important oct Of
tns day and the one having greatest
s>eal4eanes wss the adoption Of the
rsport of the eomus:ttss on crsdsn-
tlal4 sealing the TAFT delegations
praeeSoally IN toto. II there had bssn
any unsersus doubt % the Taft
s>FenGth q disappsarsd before this
des1r1vs Sstion. which. In effect.
D,a&s4 upvaras o. 100 delegates In
ne rsff column Equally important
"a sv1n more rsmarkabls wAs the
nna1 s>esptsncs Of this result by the
'''alrser wtsheut, the formaMty Of =
elasnsing minority report and with
su@ carrying the question to the noor
q ne eonvsatson fOr the open nsht
wksdA haA BEEN Ions threaten
~ 1nstsad Of shis All further op-
poeo>)on sssmsd 70 crumbls: those
W. haA pssmissd trouble quietly &C.
ospoe1 ~ inevitable and thus the
po>A voe elsarsd FOR the falnilmsnt
q Dlsns already wsil matured for
~ nomination Of the head of the
0chee
3ho fovogtte sons still have. how
evoe. ne bAnds Of stsadfast support
-. vho villl show their loyalty when
~ ntse balios y taken.
ne sesns within the Coliseum 70.
~ fsps4>sd shst Of yesterday in the
oe6pitsdS ana brilliancy OF its spec
oaepIbr features. Aoain every seat
~ eseupisd ana 1900 people.
1n11og uesrR alsIss. galleries and
D1ao(pvm. 5olnsd IN the sbb eai,d flow
ono aGitaaeDn and enthusiaym. Tenn
yoso1y Chairuan Burrows called the
/. e>uvsn>1Dn - order promptly q.
13.se. ~ ne delay Of committees In
spDsrtlne savs an hour f9r divsrsson
no11re ~ serious work OF ths day was
oseun This timp was sivsn over to
~ slae1ng siabs. with bands and
Sosa, shssusss. bearing bannsrs and
o1eaDs 1svioss Of q. o. p. slsphants.
y fsstst - shs dslsgasss paradsd this
not1sy throns. slioIting laughter and
eoohsss. me his d the parade vas
= eSss slsb which halted before the
OA1o 1s,soafion and varied the en-
11ven1no sGrains of "Biily TAFT. YEP
ynass ns~ vish . melancholy dirsx
ese Drysn. 9
c~~a,Assss RspossA
1AS ssvssssoa over the conversion
tusnsa = the committse reports.
ylrue was that Of credentials tho
vsry Foundation on which delegates
hss1 their sssts and voted. :. II was
prsssntsd by Senator vuIson OF Ore
0on In . shrss-minuts speech. stat.
ing that ths action Of the national
committss had bssa fully 1ustif,sd ana
opAeIO. Yor . moment delegates look
- sbput Zoe the Are-brsathins Book.
waiter Of Indiana. Who had led the
minority forces and promised live.
y Aght IN the moor. But Mr.. Book.
walter sst with the Indiana deisga-
ton. shahing his head In answer to
Inquiries and announcing that the
nghs hsA bssn abandoned, a only
three dslssatss would undertake TO
bsas the brunt Of . contest on the
1ssor. The report was quickly approx.
- with only few scattered votes In
oDposition-
rhS presentation OF the report on
permanent organisation was the Gig
MAI for Senator Burrows to Yield his
Tiacs - temporary chairman and to
'ssscgt 20 the platform the permanent
schairman Of the convention. Senator
Iodse of Massachusetts,. Mr.. Lodge.
trim and businssslike. looked as from
. later generation than the white
haired rssirins chairman. His voice.
TOO. has that resonant New England