New-York tribune., 1908-06-17

/ the delegates jumped on chairs and waved their
/ hats, calling on others do likewise. North
| Carolina. Texas, West Virginia and Alabama
led the cheering. while the applause was general
| on the floor and in the balcony The cheering
| lasted nearly two minutes Senator Burrows, in
resur1ing mentioned Mr.. Fairbanks's name. and
| there was a round of applause The name OF
| Abraham Lincoln was received with general. but
| brief, handclapping-
| Senator Crane moved about on the convention
floor while the temporary chairman was speak
! ing He visited several delegations frequently.
but went more often 70 the sections occupied by
the Indiana Pennsylvania and Illinois deIega-
| tions-
Senator Burrows is not q rapid-fire taIker. and
after talking for forty minutes he had gone
| through Just one-haf of the address Such por-
| tions of his great audience as were able To hear
him were still attentive. but in the further Por-
tions of the hall some restlessnesS apparent.
and a few spectators at odd moments filtered
through the doorways to the street outside
Some of the latter portions of the speech were
omitted and the Senator covered the second half
of the address in much less time than he had
delivered the early portion
When the applause and music following the
close of the temporary chairrnan's address had
sr1bsided the list Of temporary officers recon-
mended by the committee was Tedd 10 IIle con-
vention by Lafayette E. Gleason. Of New York.
chief assistant secretary. An oId-fashiOned
| rebel yel' from Kentucky greeted the mention
of an appointee from that state.
TEMPORARY ORGANIZATION APPROVED
On motion of Charles H Clark. of Connect
cut the list of temporary officers was approved
Senator Chester I. Long of Kansas. presented
and moved the adoption OF resolution direct
ing that the roll of states be called for the pres
entation of the names of the men selected Tor
the various committees. The resolution was
unanimously adopted and the roIlcalI began
Alabama" called the clerk, hut Alabama
could NOT respond having no list at hand. their
one COPY having been filed with the clerk of
the ~onventfon. The plan Of having the names
Of committeeman read from the delegations was
then abandoned. and the membership OF all the
committees was called by the clerk
The reading Of the list Of names did NOT an
peal to either spectators or delegates. and they
began 10 depart. No names were submitted
from Georgia beyond that Of the name for the
that state
Lodge moved that further reading be dispensed
with and that the lists h handed in to the
secretary The motion was carried and the
reading ceased
The following motion was submitted by J.
Francis Burke. Of Pennsylvania, who requested
that IT be referred to the committee on rules
Resolved. That the basis OF representation IT the
Republican National Convention hereafter shall be
follows
Each state shall be entitled four delagate tes-4t-
large and additional delegate for each ten
thousand votes O. majority fraction thereof. east
the last preceding Presidential election for Re
publican electors. and twp deleEat from each ter
ritory. the District OF Columbia, Alaska. Hawaii
Porto Rico and The PhiIppineS and that methods
necessary ror tile enforcement Of this rule shall no
provided 10y the Republican national conlT2'''"e
chosen by the delegates of Ia.s convention
ON motion of Senator Du Pont the convention
adjourned al 2.o3 =. m. until - O'Clock on
Wednesday.