The Washington herald., 1908-06-16


twenty-four hours Of preconvention activ-
tiles furnished more thrills than Chicago
has experienced in many years. From
sunrise this morning until long after
midnight every train which reached Chi
eago unioaded crowds Of enthusiastic
delegates, marching clubs. brass bands.
and folk from down home" who wished
20 see the city in convention times.
The convention Will be called TO order
tomorrow al noon by Harry s. New.
chairman Of the Republican National
Committee He viii introduce Senator
Julius Caesar Burrows. Of Michigan. as
temporary chairman.
On the eve OF the gathering the entire
situation is as plain and simple as A. B.
c President Roosevelt Is IN absolute
unqualified. and undisputed control Of
everything. The convention will renoni-
nate him by accIamatIon, or It will noul-
nate for President William H. Taft on
the first ballot But first Of all the con-
vention VIII adopt a platform. every
plank and line OF which will be approved
in advance by the President.
There are headquarters and talk OF
this. that. and the other man for second
place on the ticket- All such talk IS a
weary wasting Of words. Speaking OF the
Vice Presidential situation to-day. the
Hon. James 3. Reynolds. a delegate from
New York. and one OF the Presidents
favorite sociologists and Investigators
said:
"In due time the delegates will receive
a live wire"
Delegates Marking Time.
The phrase fits the whole situation.
The $50 delegates are marking time wait
ing for a live wire.
So far as new developments of Tho
went, they related cL'-"
! tions that q fight
Roosevelt court pl
/ platform was radio
Senator DoIliver is
second place.
| There were at Ieas
trains which carried
and organized r0oter yr III,
| day resulted in the ,verv that the
/ Knox boom was being advertised in three
! separate. distinct. and different head
quarters. The Americus tariff club OF
Pittsburg in the early morning took DOS
session Of the Knox headquarters in tho
/ Fine Arts Building. There also are Knox
headquarters al the Annex and still an
other aggregation of Knox boomers and
marching clubs at the Hotel Morrison.
| The Tariff League, 80 strong. and head
/ ed by a brass band. marched up Jackson
boulevard in the morning. paused before
/ each OF the Michigan avenue hotels and
serenaded al of the various headquarters
without fear or favor
Taft'S NeiEhbors Next.
Next came William Howard Taft's own
neighbors. the men who knew him when
! he was "BuI' Taft. a Cincinnati LAWYER
| long before he became governor general
/ Of the Philippines. Cabinet officer. or
Presidential possibility. They came as the
/ Young Mems Blaine Club of Cincinnati"
wearing frock coats. white plug" hats.
and canes with American flag heads
/ They were headed by a brass band ans
/
| Mayor Julius Fleischmann. of Cincinnati.
George B. Cox. one-time Republican boss
/ Of Ohio. and other notables marched In
/ the front ranks.
short time later Michigan avenue
! again was stirred by the arrival OF the
/ full complement Of delegates from In
diana The HOosiers were not accom-
panied by a band.
Iowa. with "A delegation Of leather lung
| ed rooters for Taft, made its presence
felt at the Annex in the afternoon. Many
| of the delegations from Iowa had been at
the Annex since Saturday but the State
/ headquarters was not formally opened
until this afternoon, when the entire dele
cation arrived.
Delayed by High Water.
The Kansas City contingent of Missouri
delegation, on arriving in Chicago, hastily
Joined their forces with the rest Of the
representatives Of the State at the Grand
Pacific High water has played havoc
with the railroad schedules in the Show
me" State. and the result was that nearly
a third Of the delegation missed con-
nections and was unable 70 come into
! Chicago on the Taft special which
reached here Sunday afternoon.
! The Maryland delegation. thirty strong.
( landed AT the Virginia Hotel and put in
the day trying to find National Commit
I teemaB 5. A. Williams. OF Maryland. so
they might elect his successor. There is
hot fight on in the delegation over the
place and the delegates are anxious 10
/ mix"
Sydney Mudd. Of La Plata, wants the
4 job. and is said 10 have all the delegates
from outside Of Baltimore with him. His
more. who is trying 70 get the plum for
william, y Jackson SON NJ foru-ar Coz