Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-17
Reassembles at Noon to Hear
Reports OF Credentials and
Other Committees
WERE NO MINORITY REPORTS
Selecting Of Contested TAFT Delegates
Permitted Without Opposition -
Ohio Delegation Makes Showing ia
Convention HalI-stats Delegates il
Parade.
(By Associated Press.)

(By Associated Press.)
Chicago, June 17.-The late hours OF
the committee work last night resulted
in the tardy appearance Of the leaders
of the convention at the Coliseum to-
day, and at IL: 80 o'clock, one hour att
er opening the doors, there were less
than score Of delegates scattered
about In the state division. There was
not the same rush of visitors as on
yesterday, word having gained cireu-
lation that the days session was like
ly to be brief A half hour before the
time set for convening. there were only
a few hundred spectators in the gal
lery.
The parade Of many state delegations
preceded the assembling Of the con-
vention, and the streets leading from
the down town district to the Coliseum
were thronged with thousands of peo-
pie who cheered the marching hosts
An Air Of Uncertainty.
AS the delegates assembled there
was an air Of some uncertainty as to
just what the days session would bring
forth. Promise Of minority report
from the committee on credentials
with the result debate on the floor;
the possibility Of another minority re-
port from the committee on rules and
order of business protesting against
the action of the majority In voting
down the resolution to cut down rep
resentation in the southern states, and
the throwing of the fight to the con-
vention floor; and above all, the tense
struggle expected to grow out Of what
ever action might be reported from ssse
resolutions committee regarding the
plank, served to put the
delegates and visitors alike on the
lookout for day filled with incident
and excitement
Delegates Slow in Assembling.
Lack of exciting features in the ses-
sion yesterday produced an effect upon
the public at large even more apparent
than that evidenced by the tardy ap-
pearance of the delegates. Seats at the
extreme north end Of the hall and gall
lery, where it is extremely difficult to
hear single word of the proceedings.
were practically deserted, while up at
the south end, where a definite idea OF
the proceedings is possible of attain
ment, they were well filled fifteen min
utes before 12. There was much less
hustle and confusion thruout the hall
today than at the first session and the
public generally had better idea of
the location of their seats and Chair
man News
After the band had rendered a num-
ber of patriotic airs, a white goWned
lady wearing an extensive merry
widow hat adorned with pink roses,
sang, and for an encore gave my
Old Kentucky Home" which called
forth much applause. By IL the dele
gates were pouring thru all the en-
frances and the hall filled. At 1910
Temporary Chairman Burrows arrived
on the platform and the preliminaries
to the calling Of the convention to or
der were completed.
Ohio DeIeg alton Conspicuous.
The Ohio delegation came
in today provided with red
felt pennants attached to canes,
and bearing likeness of Taft with the
words, Our Candidate" underneath.
They set flags to waving at every op-
portunity.
AT 1919 Burrows brought down the
gavel with thump and announced In
a voice audible less than ten feet dis
tant: "The Invocation will be by Rev.
William o. Waters, of Chicago" Wat
ers' voice, one of the best yet heard
In the convention, was heard thru
out the hall without effort. He was
with deep and respectful at
tention.
Harry Daugherty, Of Ohio, from the
committee on credentials, asked for
as soon as the prayer was
ended He announced the committee
had been in continued session thruout
the night, had completed its work and
would be able to present its report to
the convention within an hour There
was no possibility of transacting bus
mess until a report was presented and
the convention settled down to await
its arrival.
Knox Men Wave Flags.
The Knox adherentS aIter LaklnS
their seats, opened and distributed
bundle of small flags of dark blue.
bearing the words, keystone State"
in white letters They waved them
briskly for few seconds, just to let
The Ohio men just in front of them
know they were prepared for eventu-
alities as we'll as they.
Erennon% Voters There
The chair presented to the conven-
ion Henry Baker. of Minnesota. Judge
James D. Conner. of Indiana. who
we're delegates to the republican ma
.ional convention in 1856. which nom
mated Fremont The convention in
7ited to place on the platform A.
J. Proctor. of ST. Joseph Mich, who
vas delegate to the Lincoln con-
'ention in Chicago. forty-eight years
.go.
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