The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-07
President fn Politics.

| Efcnt0ent tn Potfttcs.
 washington, June s.-President Roosevelt. Secretary Taft, Secretary Root and Senator Burkett of New York had q general and extended political | ternoon.
 Perhaps the most interesting and significant developments of the confer- ence was the serious consideration giv- en to the problem of selecting chair man of the National Committee and the fact that Frank H. Hitchcock's name was left practically at the top of the list of those regarded as available. The action of the National Commit tee at Chicago confirming the White House prediction that the committee by large majority was friendly to the Tart candidacy. made it expedient that further steps should be taken in perfecting the details of events. which are to follow the decision of the con- tests.
 That the work of the committee has given the greatest satisfaction to the President and to the Taft forces here is evidenced In many ways. although 1t Is impossible to get an expression for quotation from any interested source.
 Considerable time was given today to the discussion of the platform. This document will be compiled Tuesday. according to prediction and its tarin feature is assuming greater importance than any other. The discussion turned on the importance of making clear to the voter that revision is promised by the Republican Party at definite time immediately after the inauguration.
 Wade H. Ellis of Ohio. who Is work Ing on the platform at Virginia Beach, is expected to bring the finished pro- duct to Washington Tuesday, when 1t will be gone over carefully and then transmitted to Chicago. there to be presented .'as a suggestion to the Res- oiutions Committee of the convention.
 As to the organization of the Nation- al Committee and the chairmanship, no definite conclusions have been made.
 worhIng on Platform.
 Norfolk. Va. June 6-Wade Ellis Attorney General of Ohio. who has been at Virginia Beach for several days, preparing the first draft Of the Republican National platform, left to- night for Washington and therce will
 a.The only work that has been done on the platform" said Mir. Ellis. "has been the attempt to get together In concrete form some suggestions fo~ the Resolutions Committee which must be made the basis for work to be dono by that committee on the platform.
 "gevarai prospective members of the committee, chancing to be in Washing ton, talked the matter over with Pres. ident Roosevelt. Secretary Taft ana others interested in the subject. That is all there Is to be said about the Washington conference"
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 xhe Nanasmating Speeches.
 Washington, June 6.-lThe amount cf time that may be consumed by each nominating and seconting speech at the National Republican Convention at Chicago has caused the prospective or. ators on that occasion to diligently search the records fer precedents.
 Roscoe Ccnleling's nomination of minutes and Garfield at the same meet ing took but a little more time In plac. ing the name of Sherman before the convention. Ten minutes was required for Ingersoll to nominate Blaine.
 It ig understood that Representative Burton will take twenty minutes In proposing Secretary Taft as the presi- dential cafididate of his party and that Senator Borah will consume six or seven minutes in seconding the norni- nation.
 Other speeches probably Will be gov- erned by the same limitations. although the convention allows each speaker to be the judge of the time he may con- Rume in making nominations. The Or4 deal of speaking in large auditorium Is a potent factor in securing short ad. dresses. as few men have voices sum ciently powerful fo stand the strain 1 more than ten or fifteen minutes.
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