Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-15
ALLIES D Fight
1O TIE LAST DITCH
Contest Over Delegations Likely
to Prolong Convention Sew
eral Days
CONGRESSIONAL CROWD BUSY
Under Leadership of Cannon Effort is
Being Made to sidetrack Anti In
junction PIank-"Allies" Refuse to
Admit psfeat-New York Caucus
Stand. by Hughes to the Last.

Admit Dofeat-NeW YORK SduSus
Stands by Hughes to the Last.
Chicago, June 15.- The convention
to name a new republican candidate
flor president of the United States is
at hand. The gathering in the big
coliseum, made up of representatives
+ from every state and territory in the
union, as we'll as the more recently
acquired island possessions, Will pc
called to order tomorrow at noon oy
Harry S. New, chairman Of the repuD-
lican national committee, who will IN
troduce Senator julius Caesar Burrows
OF Michigan, as temporary chairman.
In assuming the gavel during the
temporary period of the convention
existence, Burrows will make an ex-
tended speech, designed to embody the
keynote Of the coming notable cam
paign and proclaim the principles anu
achievements of the republican party
during its many years Of existence.
When his speech has been concluded,
Burrows. will announce the important
committees, including that on creden-
stiaIs, and the convention will adjourn
until such time IS the latter commit
tee is ready to report.
Lengthy Convention Predicted.
n1,1a n
to the length Of the convention, some
leaders holding to the original estimate
or five days in which to conclude all
OF the work to come before the dele
gates. Others are more optimistic.
declaring three days should see the
end of all deliberation. It is certain
the credentials committee will not be
able to report the permanent roll call
until. Thursday at the very earliest, II
the allies opposed to Taft insist up :
on their announced determination OF
presenting at least $50 of the original
229 contested delegate cases to the
s:.onmittee, there is a likelihood that
permanent organization may be de-
ferred until Friday, the 18th. AS far
asSpossible the contests will be passed
uponsin bulk as was found expeditions
1 IN the national committee.
9sssa4s} Allies M aintain Bold Front.
The credentials committee will sit
until late Tuesday and "Wednesday
nights to complete its labors. Just as
soon as permanent list of delegates
Is concluded, nominations for president
will be in order. Managers OF the
Taft campaign profess they have not
the, slightest doubt as to the results
sof the first ballot, and declare they
have no apprehension as to the ac-
ton of the credentials COMMITTEES upon
the contested delegations. The al
lies. however, continue to maintain a
hold front, and declare that not until
tl,e first ballot is ended will they ad-
NIT defeat.
xu,,p gecond day of the convention
T5erfod, Wednesday, will be given over,
as usual, to parades of visiting dele
cations and marching clubs. Practi-
cally all the state delegations are to
hold caucuses today and select their
representatives on the various conven-
ton committees.
s Contest on Two Platform Planks.
Platform building and the welding of
opinion as to the most available vice
presidential candidates to be put in
nomination for selection by the votes
Of the delegates in open convention also
are occupying and directing the infu-
ence of the various state delegations
today The proposed anti-injunction
and tariff revision planks in the plat
form to be adopted and discussed
among the party leaders are said to be
the only points upon which any issue
may be raised.
Speaker Cannon today Is scheduled
for a conference with Senator Hop
kins, Of Illinois, who is slated for
chairman of the resolutions commits
tee, If the Taft people are successful In
organizing the convention. Cannon is
said to be opposed to the anti-injunc-
ton plank in the form generally ac-
cepted and as drafted.
No Roosevelt Stampede.
After caucuses had been held today
by several delegations which had been
charged with harboring sentiment for
the denomination of Roosevelt, regard
less of their instructions for Taft, the
possibility Of stampede in the con-
vention did not seem so strong as it
did last night. The members Of the
West Virginia, Georgia, Alabama and
Texas delegations, after the caucuses
today had closed, declared that they
would not do anything to start
expressed wish that nothing. of the
kind be done
Cannon confers With Hopkins.
The presence of Speaker Cannon in
Chicago, in the vortex of the conflict
over the presidency and the platform,
continued to excite great interest today.
The speaker remained at the Union
League club. where he was joined
about II O'Clock by Senator Hopkins,
OF Illinois, who is to be chairman of the
committee OF the conven-
ton.
Hopkins 10. Optimistic.
The conference lasted more than an |
hour. and at Its conclusion, Hopkins |
came forth with his usual expansive |
smile and large supply Of optimism.
Everything is going to be all right"
aid the senator. "The talk Of Bit