The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-15
SUNDAY CALM
IS MOL[S1EO
ARRIVAL OF DELEGATIONS AT
CHICAGO MPANlEn
By ENTHUSIASM.
DEMONSTRATIONS TAME
Compared With Former Pre-conven-
ton condittors-G Gtrong Lung
Shouter Abeerr-fmportant
Conferences Held

\
ing, bands playing and crowds surg,
\ ing the usual sunday calm of Chicago
gave way today the many nt isq
! demonstrations wEicn rs,ler in m
tional convention State delegation
md marching clubs. slow n arriving,
came in during the day. and the G
was the inccssant din Of brass bands.
I marching men and exploding en-
| thusiasm The broaI lake front
along which the Headquarters Of the
candidates and state delegations are
! located was besieged by incoming
| throngs which choked hotel lcbbies
Gvef1owed into the streets and
mingled with groups of curious on.
lockers On the broad plaza fronting
Lake Michigan
shouters Are Absent,
! II was an ideal summer day. Bat
despite tbe in-rush Of strangers there
was an underctrrent Of feeling that
| the multitude and enthusiasm was
net as fcverish and overwhelming as
In times past. II was observed that
some Of the arriving state delega-
| lions were stripped a strict bus'n
basis Of deIegatss and alternates
without tho reual quota Of streng lung
;heuters This bfegE;.t a can ala
ton Of hotel rooms IN goodly number
irntil some of the large hotels threat
ened legal proceedings for this un.
expected dimunitifn OF revenue.
Although mart important confer
nces We're held during the day o.
the candidates and platform chief
Interest continued to center on the
/ ,1 wing deeigatf5es sseh their dis
tinguishod personnel and the no sy
demonstrations which greeted tn m
Delegations Arrived.
The Caifornans came at noon
headed by S. NJ. II, De Young, chalg.
man of the delegation. With them
were the delegates from Oregon IN
omding the venerable George II WI
liams, attorney general G ants
cabinet, now white-haired man of
80. but stll a lusty delegate at large,
ready to make a speech scccndng
the nomination of Secretary TAFT.
and also the men from Idaho. The
Pennsylvanians were REINFORCED by
two more detachments, one with
bands and banners and two hundred
marchers, and the other with Con
gressman John Dal2ell, who ha'ls
from the heart Of the steel region.
and is counted upon to see that tariff
revision does net trench too strongly
IN the traditions of prot action. The
Hawaiian delegates, SIX in all,
brought their wives dainty creatures
with brown faces and shrinking man
ne.
When the Massachps delegation
arrived there was a widespread re-
gret that the veteran figure OF
Massachusetts public life, eX-Gov
ernor John d. LGng, was not among
the number. having surrendered his
place as delegate at large to an
alternate
The delegations from Iowa. Mon
tana. Virginia. Name, Vermont, New
Hampshire and New Mexico, in whole
or in part, were among trose 10 ar
rive during the day. Among 6t1e1.
prominent arrivals wore Senator ca
ter Of Montana and Governor Stuart
of Pennsylvania.
Seth Low Of New York, was e2-I
pected but viii not arrive until TO.
morrow.
Headquarters Active.
Headquarters ot the president
candidates were full of activity
throughout. the day From the yeranda
af Canon headquarters a Dand Ter
formed a sacred concest' with AMI
occasional lars into the enllyening
strains of Hail Columbia" and much
rag time.
Taft headauarters had the usua'
throng Of visitors. but the forT ail
opening was still deferred until tael
arrival of the Ohio delegation tomof-
row. Fairbanks headqCaFters wcr 1
radiant with flowers and filled VT
ladies who accompani the Indiana
party. Conspicuous among the Far
houbs workers was Gorge Ade the
anthor-delegate, who a few years ag i
was reporting sent catherins r.
faral newspapers Knox headquarters
had its fnU Stare Of excitement with
two mauds ami two marching clu' =
Among the int resting groups t. Fisi
the Fcadauartaas was a band of : 0uE
Indians from Pine Ridge Agency. who.
haH come an under the care 70 a
AGENT 10 SEC the mysteries oI taei
Oh ice # a greet fat err
Conferences on platform.
Put while these scenes were goirg
on before the eyes If all. the mere
imuorfant work of tn preFarat on o.
candidates aud n platform was heine
gone over at private confer n"is in
the uurer chambers Of the hotels to
Concluded on Second Page)