The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1908-06-18
MANY BITTER ROWS
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| CONVENTION HALL. Chicago
June 17.-When the second session
OF the Republican national committee
met this morning. there was an ugly
feeling In the air. The fights In the
credentials and platform committees
have unquestionably developed feel
ing or bitterness which seems certain
TO make, itself manifest on the floor OF
the convention and IL is manifest In
the attitude of the delegates. The
smile has. In many instances. given
away TO the sheer. Arguments are
becoming hot and acrimonious.
The strange lack OF enthusiasm Is
apparent everywhere. The bands
play ragtime and patriotic airs. but
they are not able to stir the crowd TO
any degree OF cheerfulness.
AS the crowds began to flow into
the big auditorium this morning they
were as quiet and orderly as they had
been yesterday The convention Of
ficials were on hand early and were
busy with their arrangements. The
same brilliant crowd OF women was
in the guests stand back OF the speak
er's and the galleries were even more
crowded than yesterday. Owing TO
the idea that the allies would make a
fight against the report OF the creden-
tials committee, the delegates also
were on hand early.
As the States Sit.
In the arrangement OF the states.
the committee has been impartial.
Ohio and Indiana occupy the front
seats in the center OF the hall. Ohio,
which Is on the right side Of the cen
ter aisle. Is fianked by Pennsylvania
and New York. while next to Indiana
is Missouri and Illinois, with New
Jersey at the end OF the aisle. Iowa.
where It Is now expected the vice
presidential lightning will strike. also
Is well TO the front. The booms. In
fact. are well punched and each Is In
position to start things going should
the opportunity arrive.
Early this morning the marching
clubs which have come TO the conven-
ton gathered In force at the Fine
Arts building, from which point they
are to march with banners flying and
bands playing TO get the only look
most OF them will get OF the inside of
the convention hall They will march
in on one side the big auditorium.
around the speakers stand. and then
march out again.
Chairman Burrows put the motion
quick and II was adopted without not
score of negative votes-mostly
from the Louisiana split delegation.
Shortly after noon the band started
a cheer by playing Dixie" and then
THE Red. White and Blue" great
cheer went up and. for the first time
there was a waving OF hats when the
strains OF America" were heard. Tn
whole vast assemblage stood up while
the national anthem was being played
-su@re~s. GaXel Falls.
II was 1918 when Chairman Bur.
rows gavel fell and IL was several
minutes later before quiet was restor
ed and Rev. DIR. Waters. OF Chicago
opened the proceedings with prayer
Immediately after the player. Sens
tor Fulton. OF Oregon, chairman OF the
committee on resolutions. was recog
nized and reported that his committee
had been In continuous session since
yesterday afternoon up to $3.50 this
| morning. II had given careful con
sideration of all contests and would
present its formal report to the con
vention with an hour.
Senator Malloy read a resolution de
claring that the Republican party
owed II to itself TO honor it's veteran:
and therefore II was resolved TO n
gite Hon. A. G. Proctor. OF st. Joseph
Mich. who had been a delegate 1,
the convention, which nominated Lin
coin forty-eight years ago. II was car
ried with whoop. and Mr.. Proctor
was escorted TO the stand.
| Marching Clubs Enter.
Then the clubs entered. The Amerl
Gus club. OF Pittsburg, headed the
parade. The banner OF Knox devel
oped some applause, The marcher'
carried red. white and blue and yellow
and black flags. and marched to the
accompaniment OF "knox. Knox
Knox" The Americas tariff banner.
were the signal for another outburst
Then came a band playing Americs
In march time. The people coulC
stand il no longer. The chills begar
TO run up and down their backs ant
the shouts leaped from their throats
The Young Mems Blaine club, OF Gin
lcinnati, with the banner OF Taft fol
lowed the band. The people should
thank them for developing the frs
real enthusiasm OF the convention
even II II did. And then came tn,
Danville club. Any one who think.
Joe Cannon is not a big man In iii
nois should have been present anC
compared the volume OF cheers witt
that which greeted the Taft banner
The Cannon band played "Tammany.
When the Marion club. OF Indiana
lentered. up went the Indiana delega
ltion onto their chairs. The Fairbanks
banner headed the marchers. Indiana
lof course. cheered. but there was it'll,
response. II became evident abou
this time that the galleries had no
been steam rollered The name o
Taft had not been called out once
while Cannon. Knox and Fairbank
had received considerable attention.
Altogether the clubs did their bes
to stir up some old-time enthusiasm
and succeeded fairly well.