Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-17

be reported from the resolutions COM
mittee regarding the anti-injunction
plank served to put delegates and visi-
| tors alike on the lookout for a day
filled with incident and excitement.
There was much less hustle and con-
| fusion throughout the hall today than
at the first session. The public general
| ly had better idea of the location OF
| their seats and Chairman News
numerous sergeants-at-arm had ac-
CURED an idea that the aisles We're for
people 10 use and not for them to
blockade. The result was much less up
| roar.
A MERRY WIDOW" HAT.
After the band had rendered num-
Der of patriotic airs. white-gowned
lady, wearing an extensive Merry
Widow hat adorned with pink roses.
sang, and for an encore gave My Old
Kentucky Home" in a manner which
called forth much applause, partic-
ularly from the Kentucky delegation.
BY 10 o'clock the delegates were
pouring through the doors and the
halls were soon filled-too well filed.
in fact, for complaint was made by
BE fire authorities at the way In which
the aisles and doorways We're blocked
up. Strong representations were made
to the convention and in few min
utes r. force of police was sent to clear
them. Many people occupying the
passageways were not possessed of
tickets emitting them to seats, and
they were compelled to climb to the
gallery and fill what little standing
room there was remaining in that
quarter.
OHIO DELEGATION.
The Ohio delegation came in today
provided with red felt pennants at
tached to canes and bearing likeness
of Secy. Taft, with the words Our
Candidate" underneath. They set the
flags to waving at every opportunity,
and their section was bright spot of
color in the rather somber background
on the main floor.
AT 1919 Senator Burrows brought
down his gavel with a thump and an
nounced in a voice inaudible less than
10 feet distant:
THE invocation will be by Rev. Will
liam o. Waters of Chicago
Mr., Waters, young and athletic
looking. clergyman, read his prayer
from small. we'll worn prayer-book.
it being part of the regular service of
the Episcopal church
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS
Harry Daugherty OF Ohio from the
committee on credentials asked for re-
cognition as soon as the prayer was
ended. He announced that the COM
mittee had been in continuous session
throughout the night, had completed
its work and would be able to present
It's report TO the convention within an
hour. There was no possibility of
transncting business until the report
was presented and the convention set
tied down to await It's arrival.
NO MINORITY REPORT.
Mayor Bookwalter of indianapolis,
NM nf hA lon 10 Of ha 10 lost ~,
presenting contests TO the national
| committee and the committee on Gre
dentials, authorized the statement up
| on arriving at the convention hall that
the idea of presenting a minority reg
port from the credentials COMMITTEES
| had been abandoned.
| The Knox adherents, after taking
| their seats. opened and distributed a
| bundle of 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
| know that they were prepared for
| eventualitics as well as they.
TWO ORIGINAL REPUBLICANS.
| Chairman Burrows interrupted the
| regular order of business long enough
10 introduce to the convention Henry
Baker OF Minnesota and James ID. Con-
| ner OF Indiana, two grayhaired Veter-
TO the first Republican convention In
! 1856. Messrs. Baker and Conner were
greeted with continued rounds OF APP
plause as they stepped to the front
OF the platform and bowed their ac-
Acknowledgements.
II was next announced that while
waiting for the report from the com
mittee on credentials there would be q
parade through the hall OF visiting
marching clubs.
At i:22 p. m. the report OF the COM
mittee on permanent organization nam
ing Senator Lodge OF Massachusetts as
permanent chairman OF the convention
was adopted unanimously.
Senator Lodge was introduced b,
Temporary Chairman Burrows anC
spoke as follows
SENATOR LODGES SPEECH.
Gentlemen of the Convention:
| xhank you most sincerely for I'M
great honor you have done me II
choosing me 10 preside over your de
liberations. For u is "A great honor 4
he the presiding officer OF Republi'
can national convention. l can con
eeIye OF conventions have Indeed
heard OF conventions where the homo
; OF such a post as ina, now oeeuple'
by me, is dubious, ana where ca
citement is present, pleasure ~ 'Vn
spicuous by It's absence. But 10 be IN
presiding officer OF q Republican con
vention Is ever a high distinction y
! which no man can be insenslple, zen
/ tlemen OF the convention, again thanl
you. 1870 ,,o,, Mill
: many words. Ny duty Is merelyNo az
: YOU, so far as | can, IN orderly am
Q prompt transaction OF the cuisines
which has brought us together ina
Z business iE momentous -nolhihs ~
: than 10 name here the two men wh..
4 speaking with the simplicity OF truti
Z win be the next president ana VIC
a president OF the United States IN OF
a der 10 win for them. and for our part.
I, an assured as well as a merited VIC