The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1908-06-16
ANTICIPATION
At ITS HEIGHT
PANDEMONiUM RElGNS IN CHI
CAGo ON EVE OF REPUBLl-
CAN CONVENTION.
LAST DELEGATES COME
From Far South--Conyention Opens
Today and is Expected to be
Record Breaker-Lead.
ers Prepared.

Chicago, June 15.-The eve of the
Republican national convention finds
Chicago on its tip toes in anticipa
tion, with final preparations we'll ma,
tured for the candidates and the
platform, except over the doub FIJI
vice presidency aud with the whole
city astir with those tumutous scenes
which usher in national conycn-
ton
Tonight the streets are abIazn with
lights; flag day has brought forth a
wealth Cf color on tall buildings;
bands Vie with glee clubs in packed
headquarters of candidates and in the
open air; marching clubs in fantas' +,
re2aia parade the main tbOroughfarCs
singing TAFT, TAFT or "KuoX, Knox
and there is that universal pande.
monium which BELTS the night before
national convention. The force of
the invading army is now here, lead
crs and followers, delegates and rank
aud file marching clubs and gle
clubs, bands and drum corps
Last Delegation Arrives.
The last of the state delegations.
from the far south, came tonight
But while the din proceeds without,
The final preparations of the leaders
proceed within. Their plans are
we'll laid Publicity with greater pre-,
caution than has ever been known
before at a national convention has
been met, and unless the unexpected
happens or the spectre of stampede
represents itself from the grave the
convention of 1908 will establish a
record for methodical and well-es-
tablshed plans.
Tomorrow will sec the convention
assembled within the vast coliseum,
and begin with the first now Of con
vention eloquence fro mthe veteran
senatorial orator, Julius Caesar Bur
rows and the first opportunity 10
greet the name Of Roosevelt, TAFT,
Knox or some other favorite, with
ear-splitting and sight-bcwi'derins
demonstrations, breaking all records
for volume and duration.
Burrows and Kinds Arrive.
Burrows arrived today and with
him came Asher c. Kinds, the expert
parlamentarian of congress, who
will stand at Burrows elbow toI
weather any storm that may blow.
Kinds was with Speaker Reed during
the turbulent days of his iron rule,
then with Speaker Henderson and is
now with Cannon. His genius is fer
Immediately solving the knottiest par
Iiamentary tange, and should an I'M
expected stampede show its head to-
morrow Kinds will be relied upon to
throw against it the full force of the
president and establish procedure.
After the preliminary gathering Ct to-
morrow there will be a period Of sus-
pense for practically two days, dur
ing which committees will meet and
organization be perfected, so that the
actual nomination OF a president isl
not liable to occur before Thursday.
Caucuses Held,
Business today was divided chiefly
between the canyassing of the states
for the selection of officers and rep
tPGtUi idlIftH tu lHt ' Chi iDho aVliih'i'
tees. Caucuses today left little room
to doubt that the Taft forces would
be in substantial control of the or
ganization when the full committees
are assembled
Want DoiIiver.
A number of Iowa Republicans, in |
Guiding four members Of the Iowa del |
egation, in convention this afternoon
drew up and signed statement w.hicl,
reads:
ITO the progressive wing of the |
party it seems preposterous that a |
great national convention should be
swerved from its course and compelled
to abandon it's choice simply to keep |
Vummins out of the senate; and that |
too, by men who have heartily dis
liked Dolliver and are opposed to
Roosevelt politics. How men can take |
the position that they oppose Dollivcr
and yet favor harmony in Iowa is not |
understandable. The first avenue to |
permanent harmony will be opened to
the Republicans of Iowa by electing |
Dolliver vice president and unanimous
" sending Allison and Cummins to |
the senate
Vice Presidency outlook.
Among the more important state |
conferences today We're Ohio New
York, Indiana and Iowa. as each had |
some bearing on the perplexing queS
ton of the vice presidency. Each ot |
these gatherings brought forth mega
tive conclusions OF declaring not to b.
in favor of any candidate for the vice
presidency-Ohio because the Taft !
leaders do not wish to be in an atti !
tude of debating; New oYrk, because |
the advocacy of Sheman of Low or
any other New oYrker might impugn
the loyalty to Hughes: Iowa, because
the state wants Dolliver to remain |