Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14
IS BUSTING
Throbs With Confusion of the
Arriving Throngs.
THOUSANDS OF STRANGERS
Arriving Delegations the Centers Of
Interest.
MANY CONVENTION NoTABLEs

| o10oAs, oAsA~sS o~ N~VSS~1s
Lights in Bewilderins .Profusion.
Headquarters Lively.
CHICAGO, June 13.-The tramp Of con-
| vention hosts is now fairly under way.
and tonight Chicago is beginning to throb
with the confusion and excitement OF ar
irving throngs. some with banners and
| bands and gayly uniformed marchers.
others made up OF state delegations. with
their conspicuous leaders and their CO.
| horts Of strong-lunged followers and
shouters. others with the friends and ad-
mirers of the various presidential candi-
dates, and still others and again others
Of the curious onlookers. drawn from
every section Of the country. including
many of the representatives Of foreign
governments. who have come to witness
this national spectacle.
AL day special and regular trains have
emptied thousands OF strangers into this
political mecca. The effect Of this influx
crowds. the growing animation OF the
choked and smoky hotel Hobbies. the
| strains of music and the swell OF oratory
from some Of the headquarters of candi-
these headquarters are beginning to dis
pense.
And yet this foresatherine Of the; Chi
cago convention Of 1908 has already estab-
tranquility. for. measured by the din and
turmoil. the scenes Of del1rtous excite
ment and the spirit Of die-in-the-la last
ditch which has marked some historic
gatherings Of the past. this invading army
Of delegates and spectators is q most staid
and International body. But 1t Is none the
less an army. with new columns coming
to the front hourly. and with the prospect
OF plenty Of hurfah and fireworks ahead
to animate the leaders and stir the blood
night after a hot. muggy day. tended to
restrain the outbursts Of enthusiasm. but
there Is q promise Of good convention
weather ahead.
The State Delegations.
The centers Of interest today have been
the arriving delegations. with many OF
the leaders of conspicuous national
prominence and the headquarters Of the
various presidential candidates. Among
the notable convention figures to arrive
were Don Cameron former United States
senator from Pennsylvania. who has not
attended q national convention since the
convention Of 1880. when he stood with
Roscoe Conkling and John A. Logan as
the leaders Of the third-term movement In
| the interest Of Gen. Grant, and Henry
Taft, brother Of the Secretary: Senator
Chauncey Depew. who eight years ago
electrified the Philadelphia convention
| with his speech secondins the nominal ton
Of Roosevelt for Vice president: Repre-
sentative Serene Payne Of New York.
chairman Of the ways and means COM
who bears on his ample shoulders a good
deal Of the burden OF future tariff re-
vision: United States Senator Long Of
| Kansas. who 10 reputed to have the Dolli-
yer vice presidential boom In cold stor-
age: James .. Sherman and Timothy l..
| Woodruff of New York. both receptive
vice presidential possibilities; ex-Gov.
Yates OF Illinois, with his clean.shaven.
| actor-like face and a willingness to con-
and . host Of others notable in the poiit-
ical world.
Rank and File Slow Arriving.
The rank ana file Of the state deieea-
| tfons are rather late in arriving ana or
ganizing. as compared with previous con-
| ventionS. But most Of the states have
their advance guards here New FORKS
delegation arrived by special train at
noon. considerable part Of the Pennsyl-
vania delegation was added to that al.
ready here and other state contingents
straggled in during the afternoon and
evening. The Americas Club Of Pitts
burg, a Knox organization, with hand
some uniforms and say-colored umbrellas,
marched through the streets and gave q
foretaste Of the scenes to come
| The Taft headquarters are divided BE-.
tween three OF tn large hotels, but the
storm center Of Taft activity is at the
Auditorium Annex. Here . series Of
parlors has been made gorgeous with
banners and bunting and electric lights.
wni W. the genial face OF tho Secretary
AS yet. however. the Taft headquarters
have not been formally opened to the
public. and the Taft movement has its
cniet impulsion In the quiet councils in
an upper chamber OF the hotel. where
Arthur I. Vorys. ex-Gov. Myron r. Her
rick and Charles p. Taft ~ Cincinnati.
another brother Of the Secretary, hold
their deliberations.
| The Hughes headquarters took on an
additional brilliancy At the Auditorium
after the New York delegation arrived
today. for whatever their personal
sentiment may be toward the governor.
they are standing by the instructions
OF the state convention for him. Ac-
cordinSly a huge portrait of the cover
nor was mounted aloft In the hotel
lobby. topped by sunburst OF red.
trio letters two feet high just below.
The Cannon men were somewhat envi-
Gus of these two-feet letters and to-.
night Joe Cannon" Is blazing forth
from the front OF the Auditorium in
letters ten feet high. The Cannon head
quarters present a picture Of genuine
convention enthusiasm tonight. as the
doors have been thrown open for the
reception OF the public. the music Of q
brass band and n patriotic Elee club
echoes through the corridor. orators are
expounding the virtues Of Uncle Joe, !"
and sumptuous good .heer IL being
passed around to all WHO will partake.
The Knox and Fairbanks headuuar-
tiers are also centers OF attention each
| Respondent with color and electricity.
but the real enthusiasm awaits the ar
| rival Of the rank and file sunnorters ~