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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-17


sentntlon In the Republican National
Convention hereafter shnll he ms fol.
lows, Each state shall be entitled ia
four delegates mt InrRc, and one nd,li-
tiOnal delegate for cncIi 10000 votes
or, minority fraction thereof. cast at
the last preceding presidential cIcctitf0
for Republican clcctOr; and two dele
gates from cncI, Territory, the District
OF Colum:hn. IInwnli, Alnskn. Porte
Rico and Philippines, and that method.
necesxary for the enforcement of thts
rule shall he provided by the Republic
can National Committee chosen by the
Delegates of this convention
Convention. AGicurhs.
Senator Lodges resolution applied to
all the States save Louisiana where
contest had been temporarily passed
over and both delegations seated. II,
was reported that Louisiana had sub
mitted two lists, but Chairman Bur
rows announced an agreement, where.
by the Louisiana delegations would
forego representation on the standing
committees.
On motion OF Senator Dupont the
convention at 200 p. NJ. adjourned un-
til l9 O'Clock Wednesday,
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TO REDUCE
SOUTH'S REPRESENTATION

CHICAGO ILL. June 16.--The cues
3tion of whether or not there shall be
Ia reduction in representation at fu
sture national convention was dis
cussetl for two hours to-day by the
committee on rules and order OF
business. without result, an adjourn
ment being taken until 0#o'clocl1 to-
morrow morning, in order that the
members might confer over night Will
their delegations.
The basis Of the discussion was the
resolution offered on the floor OF the
convention to.day by Representative
James r. Burke, of Pennsylvania, pro.
vidlng that hereafter each State shall
he entitled to four delegates at large
and one delegate for each 10000 votes
or majority fraction thereof cast al
tho last preceding nresiientlal cleo.
ton, and two delegates from each Of
tho Territories,
Representative Burke cIaimed-and
other members Of the committee zorro.
2borated hin-that the sentiment was
strongly in favor of his resolution.
Southerncrs Flight II,
AT times he discussion vtlNen warm
lGontlnued On Nlntl PaSe.l
u IA H
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CHARLES l1E7l71ANKs

that the roll of states be called for the
presentation OF the names OF the men
selected for the various committees.
Tile resolution was unanimously adopt
ed and the roll call began.
.'Alabania, called the clerk, but
Alabama could not respond. having no
list at hand. its one copy having been
flied by the clerk OF the convention.
The plan Of having the names OF COM
mittccmen read from the delegations
was then Abandoned. and the member
ship OF all the committees was called
by the clerk. Because OF contests in
that state. no names were submitted
from Georgia. except those for the
credentials committee. V
Reduce Representation.
Indiana had been reported when Sem
ator Lodge moved that further read
irg be dispensed with. and that the
lists DO handed In to the secretary.
The motion was carried and the read
ing ceased. The following resolution
was submitted by ]. Francis Burke. OF
Pennsylvania. who requested that 1t be
referred TO the committee on rules.
"Rcsolved, That the basis OF repre-
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keynote address at Just ls:ai = VI
spokcn in a ,nodulated hut distinct
tone. He constantly referred TO The
printed conv or hIs sneech III IN =
been speaking about SIX minutes when
lie came to the first mention Of prcsi-
dent Roosavel, DO ma 600 d,,f;
Guilty in pronounclng the well known
name. IIe was referri,,s, - ',,,a 80,
yentlon or folir Years aro ,,n.h..r J, u,
said, "invokinr n continuancc Of nnh-
lie favor the party placed In nn,nina !
ton for the Office of President or the
United States Thoo-Belt-uThe-h :
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BY WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE.

| CHICAGO, ILL., June 16.-"Say," re-
marked the Hon. Abner Handy. of the
| Ninth Kansas District, 10 the press
gallery this afternoon, amt Burrows
/ a daisy? Did he do ! a-pur-pose?" J;
WHAT" asked the reporters.
"Oh. that gulping INSTRUMENTATION Of
| Roosevelt's name. Theo-Theodore." he
said and the first 5000 people In the
hall cheered. And then he added,
Theodore Roosevelt" and the other
six cheered. The whole 10000 never
did get together cheering. 1t was great
strategy. ] tell you they have smooth
politics up in Michigan.
The Kansas statesman was in his
glory. Some one asked him about Vice
President. and he switched off to that.
I'VE tried out New York this morn
ing" he said. and we found that the
only bottom sentiment there Is for
Fairbanks.
so our delegation is for Fairbanks
though of course. If the White House
will indicate differently we are for
Dolliver or Cummins. or anyone else
for whom orders may come We find
Wisconsin is for Fairbanks also
and fourteen other Middle states are
lin the same position, willing to take
| New York's lead for Fairbanks II or
ders do not come from Taft or the
w Elle HOUSE W u ~ cl@iGlSS.
May BE Fairbanks.
This oracle was delivered by Mr.
Handy to the press generally this
morning. He has a seat on the front
row where he can communicate with
the reporters freely, and his opinion
| having ben given, the matter may as
/ we'll be regarded as settled. 1t will be
Fairbanks unless Taft or the Pres
dent interfere with the plans of MI
! Handy. Replying to q quYy about
Chairman Burrows's speech. sent UP
from the press gallery during lull
in the mornings proceedings. Mr.
Handy said:
THAT was my idea of the great con-
! SENTATIVE speech or course 1t did not
sound a tocsin: 1t was restrained
i'sedative perhaps would better describe
| 1t. 1t was safe and sound.
Senator Hall could not have been
! more guarded in his remarks. and
when Senator Burrows first mentioned
/ the name of Roosevelt. stumbleJ over
I it and mispronounced It, my self-pos-
session was complete. my self-control
/, knew no bounds, 1t was dignlficd
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WOMEN WANT TO VOTE;
UNIONS SEEK NEW LAW
Radical Proposition Submitted by Representative Of
Laboring Men-.Negroes Come Forward
With Planks.

, Justice had been done, was in the i'm
| parchment OF the Judge. he said.
| It would be as potent 10 sue the
whirlwind. or to bring a law action
against the storm or the earthquake as
to be compelled to rely for redress in
some labor troubles on the LAW instead
OF the equity side of the court.
/ Negroes Come Forward.
| Gilchrist Stewart, OF New York, a
negro, wanted two p!anks adopted for
( the benefit OF the black man. ono
/ was TO be a declaration which would
answer the question, Shall lily white
! ism masqueradng under the RepGbil-
can banner, be permitted TO nuiiify
the fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the Constitution OF the United
ration OF the innocent discharged
soldiers OF the Twenty-sifth Regiment
of infantry-the Brownsville affair.
4 protest against any tariff revision
that would fix such high minimum
rate as L. afford no inducement for
the formation of trade agreements.
was made by Judge Samuel Cowan. OF
Fort Worth, TEX. i'll behalf OF the
American Live Stock Association.
| Congressman Serene Z. Payne, OF
New York. presented a protest from
number of New York business men
against curling the independence OF
the courts in the issuance OF injunc-
tons.
Object to Postal Banks.
The last speaker before the com.
mittee was John L. Hamilton, Of Illi-
nois, president of the American Bank
ers Association who opposed plank
/, favorinS the establishment of postal
: o,,t.c NJ -
the bankers OF the country believed
the introduction of such banks would
be poor policy, that they would take
from 40 to so per cent. Of the deposits
NOW in State savings banks and sim
liar institutions, and would tend to
cause still further Withdrawals in
times of financial panic. He thought
tho matter might safely be lett to the
now commission.
Committee Named.
Tho only business transacted IN
executive session was tho appointment
OF the subcommittee Of thirteen. as
follows: Hopkins. Of Illinois. chairman;
Long, OF Kansas; Crane. OF Massachu-
setts; Kellogg, of Minnesota; Payne.
Of New York; Adams. OF Nortl, Caro-
lima; Ellis, OF Ohio; Crawford, OF South
Dakota; Dalzell, OF Pennsylvania;
Clark, of wyoming: Warner of Mis-
souri,; Dalllnger, Of Washington;
Groner, of Virginia.
The full committee adjourned to
meet at 1 O'clock tomorrow. when tho
subcommittee is expected to report
The subcommittee made very little
progress with its work Tonight. the
question of the anti-injunction plank
received some consideration. but It's
final disposition was POSTPONED until
tomorrow. a poll OF the subcommit-
tee shows TINT it stands 70 to IN
favor Of the Injunction plank. MessrS
Kellogg. Warner. Dallinger aud Gro
ner being for. and Messrs. Crane, Payne,
'DalZell and Clark against.
Samuel Gompers and other labor adj
Ivocates will be- heard by the. subcon:-
mittee tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
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In that portion of the address relating
to the recent financial disturbance
brought few handclaps.
When Senator Burrows mentioned
the name OF the President in con-
necton with the San Domingo Incident.
an OHIO delegate gave a little chirp
that evoked much laughter and caused
some Interruption to the speaker.
The Senator was himself by this
time. speaking with much less vigor
than at first and frequently at the
close Of his sentences his voice was
feet Of him. Some OF the latter por-l
lions of the speech were omitted
I The mention of the third term idea
was greeted with applause, which was
intensified later when he narrated the
qualifications desirable in the party
candidates. He concluded his speech
after talking for one hour and nine
minutes, and terrific outburst Of al
prevail greeted him as he finished. The
band Immediately struck upSa patriotic
medley, and thes delegates rising to
| theirfeet cheeretl the music Justify.
The list ofS5temporarx officers rec-
commended by the committee was read
! TO the convention by Lafayette B.
! Gleason.s OF New York, chief assistant
secretary, Is An old-faShloHhu3 s'repel
lyell' from Kentucky greeted the mem
ton of IAN appointees from that State.
On motion Of Charles$sH. Clark, of
IConnectiaut, the list OF temporary
| officers was approyed, 5s Y
] Representative Serene H. Payne. of
/ New York, was recognized to offer a
resolutlon providing that until Sper-
manently organized, the, convention he
guided by the rules of the last Ma
tlonal Republican assemblage. " was
ladppted, %.3
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CRITICAL, SAYS HANDY,
CAREFULLY WATCHING ALL SIGNS
Much Fnese Necessary Prevent Presidential Situation From
4. Causing Trouble for Republican Party-How Kansas
Statesman Sees Convention,
Statesman Sees Convention.

to Taft. Taft will make 4: possible
for the Hon. Abner Handy to be elect
ed register of deeds OF Garrison coun-
ty-for the people Will vote for Taft
and forget Abner Handy's record.
But. in spite, of his antipathy to the
President, a. President is a President.
with Mr.. Handy, and he Is greatly dis
concerted at the rumor that senator
Borah, OF Idaho. has White House
telegram asking him to help Cummlns
The President sent Borah to Iowa tn
get Dolliver to run, so gossip says.
and Abner feels that there is the au-
thority OF the Sanhedrin behind this
declaration for Cummins. And so.
while he and his friends who arc legion
IN the convention. regard Fairbanks
with great favor, they Withhold their
support from him until the final orders
come. They don't like Cummins. They
regard him as a reformer-somethin
worse II possible than the President
But there is the Borah story, and it
puzzles Abner il
Situation Is Critical.
You may say for me- he whispered
20 the boys In the press gallery. as he
leaned over the front rail with hik
badges and pennants flying. that the
Hon. Abner Handy. OF Kansas, regards
the situation as critical" He soulnted
MS eyes up and said ominouly. II NAV
say that regard the situation MS deli
cate requiring rare tact and diplo-
macy, in fact. TO prevent its becoming
highly inimical to party success" and
when situation becomes highly
iEimical" to Abner he has said the las
word possible. The foundations of the
republic. so far as he knows them, are
quaking. mean that the office Of
the Register of deeds in Garrison coun-
ty, Kansas. is threatened
The party leaders have had fair
warning from Abner and may ignore
his words. and nominate Cummins at
their peril. II observe. Abner." called
UP reporter. that your guess that
Burrows wouldn't mention Roosevelt,
was wrong. He mentioned Roosevelt
Sin tines,
Mr.. Handy at first refused to an
swer. then he put one hand in his
Prince Albert coat and waved the other
shaughtily as he burned the reporter
with scorn. 'He wrote 1t In after
wards, and he did the job like a man
who was assigned to shoot off sky
rocket at a funeral"
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Dlbow-room was at a premium, and
it is we'll within tn econfines If truth
to say that for overcrowding, down
| right discomfort, and general lack OF
adaptabiltty to the purposes for which
they We're supposed to be designed,
the press arrangements of the Repub-
lican convention of 1905, surpassed
anything seen at any similar gather
Ing in many years.
Not only We're the press arrange
ments unfit to degree. but multi
tude of serEeants-at-a arms. the friends
of officials on the committee on ar
! rangemenss, stood at the end of almost
! every row OF newspaper seats. occu-
| pying space 10 no useful purpose, OBJ :
| structng the newspaper quarters al
ready TANNED to the utmost with corr
/ respondents who had work to per-
| form, and in the discharge of which
! work the chairman of the rational
committee had already placed serious
/ and unnecessary obstacles.
Business Session Begins.
Chairman Harry News gavel fell at
| l2;1S o'clock. but it was some time
before the desired quiet in the hall
/ was secured. Part OF the DELAY was
due to the arrival of delayed portion
4 of the Ohio delegation bearing a big
! blue satin banner with picture Of
/ Secretary Taft Autographed in colors
/ upon II. This was cheered for time,
| and then the band struck up Hail 10
/ the Chief" The demonstration was
! not a sustained one.
1 Charles p. Taft was one Of the Ohio
| contingent, and with Former Cover
I nor Herrck had front seats near the
I centre aisle. Just across from them
/ was the Indiana delegation, with SEN
| ator Hemenway in the aisle. Thus
/ the Taft and Fairbanks boomers were
| brought into close proximity. The
/ Taft banner was taitn unostentatious-
~ to one of the side rooms.
1 Chuirman Speaks.
Chairman News first utterance was.
] The secretary WITH make an an
nouncement," Instantly John NAL
! lory, of Ohio, informed the convention
4 that a iiashlight was about to be
taken and urged that all remain quiet
4 ~ in their seats. He indicated the
I point of The convention at which the
hall, and the delegates made scram-
BILE to sc, into the picture with their
faces instead of their backs. Chair
pan New then spoke as follows:
. THE hour has arrived for the repre-
sentatives of the Republican party TO
meet in fourteenth annual convention
at the end of almost twelve consecu-
tive years of the most brilliant add
mlnistration in the history of the
4 world. There are those present in
this audience to day who participated
lin the partys first convention, and the
Accomplishments OF that parry W'tillh
50 brief u span az the life of men yet
4 living are almost beyond neilet, we
i are mere 10 assert our Pflue III VIII VIII
II mas been done TO approve the achleVe-
mehts OF Inc past ana more especiai-
" TO commend ana ehuorse me Az.
Il mln.stration OF IReodore hooseVe!'
! anu ,hose poneleS winch 'ihaet ms
splendid administrator nave peeoins
known W Tue people OF tl'ls country
as tic square deai'
,np,ausc Very I,ricr.
4 The mention Of theaname Of presi-
: dent5 rnoseycIt was preeted with an
], outburst of cheers, which however,
! continued FOR hpt few seconds
NJ, ~, ,fl,I,,,,e,, q i,,ik,,,, NI,I,nr,r,,4
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, and highly soothing to our tired
nerves, and the fact that such MASTER
| ~ repression brought forth even a
zip or kyoodle of applause even at the
name of Roosevelt indicates the highly
| indicate natures of certain of the i'll
hammered and underlined delegates. OF
course, l checred,. but the eyes OF Gar
| rison county were upon me from the
| gallery, and knew it would be used
against me in my campaign for regis
| ter of deeds If did not cheer but
I did not stampede. a convention is
no time. and a speech by Senator Bur-
rows lauding the President in cold
storage language. furnishes no occa-
| sion for gorgeous and rocco en-
| thusIasin. Mine was simple. severe,
Colonial entnusiasm-white paint with
green blinds-and when the fervid
words OF Senator Burrows painted in
! hoar frost the virtues of our beloved
President. knew that stampede was
/ imminent.
$50 l held my watch and cheered
| eighteen and three-quarter seconds,
and then shut my watch and my face
with a hard metallic click and rested
from hard days labor"
This much Mr.. Handy will say for
! publication. Privately he is greatly
elated at the fact that the cheering for
| the President. under the gulping en-
| coura cement OF Chairman Burrows. was
so perfunctoky For Mr.. Handy IS one
of those "I-for- Rooseve t-but' men.
| He has always regarded the President
as an interloper in American politics,
and he would like to believe that now
things Will snap back to the good old
| days Of Blaine.
! Great Day for Handy.
But alas, for Mr. Handy, he can't feel
| that they will. so when the other
delegation brought down a huge picture
Iof Taft instead of meeting tunult
from the Hon. Mr. Handy and his
| friends in the convention, the picture
was greeted With a demonstration that
!, suggested feeling Of sadness and
longing that is not akin to paIn-but
still is next door neighbor. But for
all that 1t is great day for Mr..
| Handy.
! He is decorated with dedizened
! sunflower. decked with buttons, trimm-
/ ed like a show window with badges,
4 and covered with remnants and but
tons all advertsingS his loyalty to
Taft like quills upon The fretful shoe
brush. And he is undoubtedly loyal
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rotary of State" brought the New
Workers to their feet with cheers.
| The delegates OF Ohio and Maine led
| tho applause following that portion Of
T. tho address which favored the estab-
tlishment OF a merchant marine. and tho
ipraise given to the management OF the
lnsular possessions was heartily ap-
proved BY the convention as q whole.
! Significant Outburst.
The words mo flag Shall take the
place Of tho American flag but the
flag of American independence" was
| the signal for an especially hearty out
iburst of applause.
Scattered cheers and applause, We're
called out by the speakers reference
e the American navy, which, he de-
! clared, was second In strength among
the navies Of the world, but second to
none in effectiveness OF workmanship.
! The struggle that Is going on over
1.-THE adoption Of an antl-inJunction plank
found place In to-day's proceedings
when an outhurst OF tumultuous cheers
4 Ing greeted Senator Burrows's declarn-
tion that the Republican party has
nc sympath with that spirit which
| would divcst tho courts3of their con-
istituticnal powers or impeacll their In
1 tesritS' s5s
| The demonstration was,prolably tia
! most enthusiasts of the session, and
! was In part repeated when a little
! further on In his speech, Senator Bury
rGws spoke Of the refuge which al
ways could no found In the supreme
Judiciary, Tho speaker referred hut
4 briefly to the question OF tariff re-
vision, his statement that the revision
EIf made, would not DO such as to en-
| tinsuish tho fire In n single American
Entili, or destroy any Just and adequate
protection of American Industry and
labor, being greeted with applause
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
TELLS THEM TO OBEY WIVES.
Minister WI Gives Wise Counsel to
New York Chinese.

NEW YORK, May 1.-THE Chinese min
lister, WI Ting-fang, yesterday delivered
to his countrymen In this city some wise
counsel drawn from the teachings OF Con-
fucius His address was delivered In the
picturesque Chinese rheater In the heart
of the most crowded and polygot sec
ton of the lower east side. and was in
tended to promote the erection of a
100000 temple to Confucius In this city.
There should be no more fractional
lights among YOU said Minister WI.
abolish your factions and build up
an organization according, to the teach
ings Of the great philosopher. Be sure to
learn American ways and It's language
and associate with the American people
when you can and take an interest in
what concerns all. A good way to learn
the language and American ways is to
attend Sunday school,
"A good man obeys his wife. and a
wife sometimes gives her husband good
advice. particularly when she advises him
not to gamble. not to smoke opium, and
don't drink whisky
The position Of woman in the Chinese
empire is improving" he said. She Is
taking part more in the social life, and
socially she is progressing rapidly with
the awakening of the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-07
Naval Orders.

Lieut.. Commander r. D. Hasbrouck, to
temporary command Of the Navajo.
Lieut.. Fl. G. Dinger. from the Indiana
10 the navy yard. Norfolk. Va.
Lieut.. L. H. Lacy, from the Charles
ton. and leave one month.
Lieut.. T. A. Kittinger. from the Navajo
TO the West Virginia.
Lieut.. =. F. Eckhardt, from the COM
mand OF the Navajo to the Maryland.
Ensign j. n. Ferguson. from the Penn
sylvania and leave one month.
Ensign II. r. Greenlee from the Rhode
Island to the Wisconsin.
Ensign j. D. Little, from the Wiscon-
Sin to the Rhode Island.
Ensign B. Dutton. jr., and Ensign HI.
F. Ktmmel. to temporary duty on the
Navajo
Ensign E. c.. Hargis. from the Buffalo
to the Chester.
Assistant Surgeon J. L. Belknap. from
naval training station. Newport. r. l.. and
resigna ton accepted to take effect May 6.
1908.
Paymaster ". L. Wilson has been placed
on the retired list.
Chaplain K. w. Scott. to duty naval
training station, San Francisco. Cal.
Chaplain j. b. Frazier. from naval sta
tion. Tutufla, Samoa, TO home and await
orders.
Chief Carpenter f. ". Smith. from, navy
yard, League Island. Pa, to the Charles
ton.
Carpenter T. s. Twigg. from the
Charleston and avail. orders.
Warrant Machinist K. D. Grant, from
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS.
Army Orders.

First Lieut.. John B. Barnes. 9Th Infan-
try. Will proceed to the Canal Zone. 18TH
mus or Panama. and report in person to
Lieut. Col. George w. Goethals. Corps Of
engineers chairman Of the isthmian ca
nal commission for assignment to duty
board Of officers. to consist Of Col.
phiiip r. Harvey. Maj. Edward l.. Mum
son and Capt Joseph F. Siler. all Of the
Medical Corps. is appointed to meet at
fort Sheridan. Ill. for the purpose Of
conducting the examination Of such ap-
piicants for commissions as medical Of
ncers In volunteer forces as may be- au-
thorized to appear before it. in order to
determine their qualifications for the
performance Of duty as medical officers
with such volunteer forces
Leave of absence for two months is
granted Maj. Bradner D. Slaughter, pay
master.
Second Lieut.. William l.. Patterson.
18th Infantry. is relieved from duty at
Fort Leavenworth. Kan. and will join
his regiment In the Philippines Division.
BY direction Of the President and upon
the application OF Cook Richard Scott.
Company A, 25th Infantry. that soldier
Will be placed upon the retired list.