Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-06-19
CONVENTION NOTES.
Doings Of National Republican Con.
vention Now in Session.

temporary Ihalrman, senator j. G.
Burrows, Michigan.
General Secretary, John r. MaIIoy,
Columbus, Ohio.
= Chief Assistant Secretary, Lafay.
ette B. Gleason, New York.
serseant-at:Arms, William F. Stone
Baltimore.
Ed. p. 'Thayer, Greenfield, Ind.
Washington, D. C.
Official Reporter, N. W. BIumsn.
berg, Washington, D. c.
Chief Of Doorkeepers, Stephen R.
Mason, Baltimore.
chapIains, Bishop P. J. MuIdbon,
Chicago. Rev. William o. Waters,
Chicago; Rev. Tobias Sehanfarber,
Chicago; Rev. John Wesley Hill, New
York. Rev. Lorenzo D. Case, Chicago.
Assistan Secretaries, Charles Brook
Smith, Parkersburg, w. Va; Ernest
Walker Smith, Hartford, Conn.,; Phil.
ip.M.. HeofeIe, st. Louis; M. J. Tobin,
vinton, Ia; Charles M. Harger, Abi.
lene, Kansas; Allen Hollis, Concord,
N. II.
Reading Clerks, Thomas W. WiIIiar
son, EdWardsvllle, ILL.,; Albert Berg,
seaudette Mimi; George A. Wilson,
Des Moines, Ia; w. ]. Seitz, West
Liberty, KY.
TalIey Clerks, Roy M. Watkins, Of
Grand Rapids, Mich; Clyde w. Mil.
Ter, Usage City, Kansas; Frank R.
Bentley, 6araboo, Wis; W. A. Steele,
Van Buren'Ark.
Messenger to the Chairman, Emp
sirdefI Stone, indianapolis.
Messenger to the Secretary John
H. jackson, Cincinnati.
Chicago, June 49, Tonight will
probably see the end of the long
drawn out series Of contests in the
Republican national convention. The
first contests to be considered today
were the seven district cases Of Texai
AL seven of the Texas districts,
where there was q contest, were de-
cided in. favor of Taft. This gives
the secretary a clean sweep of Texas
on the temporary roll call. Many of
the delegates are arriving.
General. Stewart l.. Woodford and
State Senator Alfred R. Page. of New
York, the acting managers of the
Hughes campaign, arrived this morn
ing and actively began work. 1t was
stated that Hughes was in the race tc
stick and would neither withdraw no
accept second place on. the ticket.
Chicago, June .13:-Requblican dele
cations are arriving today from sew
eral Of the important states, dele.
cations from New York, Pennsylvar
mia and Ohio arrived today.
The declaration Of Gov. Hughes tha
under no circumstances would he &C.
cept. the. nomination for tahe vice.
presidency, and his position regard.
ing the presidency, remains the same
and is having the effect of focus
ing particular attention on the New
York delegation, with especial refer
ence to its attitude on the vice pres
idency.
One hundred and twenty five dob
lars is the latest offer to be- made
for a convention seat. Such a rush
for tickets was never before witness
ed at a Republican Convention. the
officials say.
Chicago, June 15:-Senator Dolli-
yer, of Iowa, Representative Jas. S.
Sherman, Of New York, Vice Prest
dent Fairbanks, Of Indiana, and for
mer Governor Franklin Murphy, of
New Jersey, continue to be more gen.
orally discussed vice presidential pos
sibilities. There still remains an un.
dercurrent'of opinion that an attempt
might be made to nominate Governor
Charles e. Hughes. Of New York, for
second place with Taft.
For the first time since he arriv.
ed here from Fort Dodge last Fr-
day Senator Long of Kansas who has
been agitating the boom Of Senator
Dolliver for vice president, manifest
ed a disposition to weaken In his ad'
vocacy Of the Iowa man. He did not
say exactly in so many words that h'
would discontinue his efforts, but he
expressed sympathy with the Iowa
Republicans and was by no means Al
determined as formerly Id pressing
the claims Of his friend.
The anti-injunction plank OF ths
platform as passed upon at Washing
ton follows: 'we declare for such, Al
amendment Of the statutes Of proceed
ure in federal courts, with respect
to the use Of the writ Of injunction
as viii, on one hand prevent the sun
mary issue such orders without prof.
ed consideration, and on the other