The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-15
NOISY WELCOME
 FOR DELEGATES Veterans Perceive Diminution of Feverish Enthusiasm Characteristic of Great
 Conventions. DECREASE IN LUNG POWER cmi-Sensation Caused by Uncle Joc's Unexpected Visit to Confer With
 Leaders on Anti-Injunc-
 ton Plank
DECREASE IN LUNG POWER

Chicago, Juno 1i,-With flags fy- ing, bands playing and crowds surging the usual Sunday calm of Chicago gave way to-day to the many noisy demonstrations which usher in na- tional political convention. State del- egations and marching clubs ea,hed the city throughout the day, and there was an incessant din from brass bands and marching men, and conse- quent enthusiasm. The broad laka front along which the headquarters of candidates and state delegations are situated. was besieged by the in- coming throngs which choked the hotel Hobbies, overHowed Into the streets and mingled with the groups of curious onlookers on the broad plaza fronting Lake Michigan. It was an ideal summer day with bright skies and a cool breeze from the lake which gave better promise of good conven- ton weather than yesterday, But despite the ln-rush of strangers there was an under-current of feeling that the multitude was not as great and the enthusiasm not as feverish and over who Inning as Tn times past. It was observed that some of the arriving state delegations were stripped to a strict business basis of delegates and alternates without the usual quota of strong lunged shouters. This brought about cancellations of hotel rooms in goodly numbers until some of the large hotels threatened legal proceed ings for this unexpected diminutior of revenue. But to the veterans of convention battles this decrease oi lunS power among the arrivals pres ages the more orderly and business. during the tumultuous proceedings o' by-gone years.
 Although many important confer ences were held during the day or candidates and platform, the chief in terest continued to center on the ar irving delegations with their dsiing uished personnel, and the noisy dem onstration which greeted them.
 The Californians came at noon With them were the delegates iron Oregon, including the venerable George H. Williams. attorney genera in the Grant cabinet, and also the mei from Idaho. The Pennsylvanlan were reinforced by two more detach ments, one with bands and banner and two hundred marchers, and an other with Congressman John Dalzell who is counted upon 10 see that tarii revision does not trench too strongl
 on the traditions of protection. Tn
 Hawaiian delegates, six in all, brough
 their wives
 When the Massachusetts delegatio,
 arrived there was widespread regre
 that the veteran figure in Massachu
 setts public life, ex-Governor Joh,
 n. Long, was not among the number
 having turned over his place as dele
 gate at large to an alternate. Tn
 delegations of Iowa, Montana. Vir
 gna, Maine, Vermont, New Hamp shire and New Mexico. in whole or |
 part were among those to arrive dur ing the day.
 The headquarters of the presidentia candidates were full of activit | throughout to-day. From the veran
 da of tho Cannon headquarters , band performed sacred concert ' with occasional lapses into the enli, ening strains of Hail Columbia" an much rag time.
 The Taft headquarters had tn . usual throng of visitors, but the form al opening was still deferred until th arrival of the Ohio delegation to-mol row when the real enthusiasm wi , take place The Fairbanks headquai
 ters were radiant with flowers an , filled with ladies who accompanied tn 2 Indiana party. Conspicuous anon , the Fairbanks workers was Geore x Ade, the author delegate, who fe
 years ago was reporting the sam - gatherings for the local newspaper , The Knox headquarters had Its fu
 share of excitement with two bant a and two marching clubs. Among tf |, interesting groups 10 visit the heaC Il