Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1908-06-25

order OF business brought majorit!
report against the resolution Offered
by James Francis Burke Of Pennsyl
vaina reducing the representation o
states to a basis OF Republican vott
cast by those states. Mr.. Burke pre-
scented a minority report, in which L
Of the states concurred.
The resolution was finally defeat
ed, by the close vote OF 606 against
All, q margin Of II votes In tota
Of OF, delegates being absent.
Chicago, June 19.-"The next bust
ness is the presentation Of names. Of
candidates for the office OF President
Of the United States" said Chairman
Lodge at 12:45 o'clock in the Republl
can national convention, Thursday aft
ernoon, and there was great cheer
The platform had just been adopted by
viva voce vote.
"The clerk will call the roll"
The clerk ran rapidly down the list
Of states and there was no response
until Illinois was reached
Then Representative Boutell Of Hi
nois, went to the platform to nom
mate Speaker Cannon. The cheers
were quickly hushed and Mr. Boutell
held up his hand for attention and
began his address, The mention Of the
name OF President Roosevelt by the
speaker called out burst of cheer
Ing, which lasted two minutes, when
the speaker proceeded.
The mention Of the name OF Cannon
was the signal for an uprising Of the
Illinois delegation. They mounted
their chairs for few seconds, cheered
and sat down inside of few seconds.
Here and there throughout the hall
q flag or handkerchief was raised six
or seven of the New York delegation
Joining IN. illinois cneered In loyal
fashion.
Both In respect to temperature and
political development the early lndica-
tions were that the third day of the
Republican national convention would
be warmer than any of its predeces-
sors. Fans were at premium and
numerous pages were sent along the
rows Of seats, placing fan In each
one.
From the political viewpoint the
warmth Of the day was expected to
rise from possible fight on the floor
Of the convention over the antiinjunc-
ton plank Of the platform and the
demonstrations In behalf of the various
candidates as their names were pre-
sented to the convention.
The Taft managers, In order to full
conserve the interests of their candl-
date early In the day, placed on the
floor Of the convention, but not In ca
pacity of either delegate or alternate,
number Of most prominent men In
the party who are attached to the Taft
candidacy. The duty of these men
vas to watch the work Of the opposi
ton candidates and to promptly head
off any possible detection of strength
and to hasten all decisions.
At 10 O'clock the delegates seats al
last began to fill up and the gallery
, crowds were becoming denser. Many
OF those in the sectic reserved for
visitors brought lunch boxes with
them, prepared to spend the entire day
II necessary.
With the gathering of the multitude
the heat In the hall increased appre-
ciably and 1t was not long before shirt
sleeves were much in evidence.
1t was exactly 1917 o'clock when
Chairman Lodge raped the conven-
ton to order. He introduced the Rev.
John Wesley Hill of New York City,
who opened the session with prayer.
Senator Hopkins presented the re-
port of the committee on platform.
Although Senator Hopkins is speak
or with excellent enunciatlon and
clear, resonant voice, making himself
audible throughout the hall was task
that taxed his powers to the utmost.
The tariff revision plank was not
heard, or II 1t was It was disregarde1
entirely. Not single handicap follow.
ed as Senator Hopkins finished the
reading OF that plank
When the anti-lnjunctlon plank was
reached the words integrity Of the
courts" called forth applause. There
were cries OF mo" when the sugges-
ton was made that necessity existed
for change in the present manner Of
Issuing injunctions. The conclusion
Of the plank was generously applauded.
The planks Immediately following
were given little attention and were
apparently unnotlce1 by the delegates
The reference to the negro In the
platform and the reiteration Of the
party's demand for the enforcement
OF the thirteenth, fourteenth and fif
teenth amendments to the constitution
called out applause.
The reading Of the platform was
concluded at 11:16.
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