The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-15
Advance Guard Arrives in Chicago. STATE DELEGATIONS PARADE THROUGH THE STREETS Race for Vice Presidential Nomina- ton Grows Warm.
 ---s-- Arrival of suncle Joes Cannon on the scens creates somewhat Of sensstion--committe is
 Busy working oa the
 Platform.


 flying, bands playing and crowds surg ing the usual Sunday calm of Chicago gave way today to the many noisy demonstrations which usher in na- tional convention. State delegations and marching clubs slow in arriving. passed Into the city throughout the day, and there was an incessant din of brass bands, marching men and ex- ploding enthusiasm.
 The broad lake front along which the Headquarters of candidates and state delegations are located, was be- sleged by the incoming throngs. which choked the hotel Hobbies. overfiowed into the streets and mingled with the groups of curious oniookers on the broad plaza fronting Lake Michigan. It was an ideal summer day with bright skies and cool breeze from tn e lake which gave better promise of good convention weather than yester- day.
 Despite the thrush of strangers. there was ari undercurrent of feeling that the multitude was not as great and the en- thusiasm not as feverish and over whelrning as in the times past. It was observed that some of the arriving State delegations were stripped to a strict business basis of delegates and alternates without the usual quota of strong-lung shouters. This brought
 
 goodly number until some Of the large hotels threatened legal proceedings for this unexpected dimunition of reve- nue. But to the veterans of convention battles, this decrease of lung power among the arrivals promised the more orderly and business-like convention that had often been wished for during the tumultrous proeeedlugs of the past. Although many Important conferences were held during the dayAon candidates and platforms. interest continued to center on the arriving delegations with their distinguished personnel, and the noisy characterization which. greeted them. The headauarters of the Presi- dential candidates were full of activity throughoutthe day.
 From the verafda 6f Cannon head quarters, band performed a sacred concert" with occasional lapses into the eniivening strains of Hail colum- fis" and Much Rag Time
 At Taft's Headquarters.
 The Taft headquarters had the usual throng of visitors. but the formal open- ing was still deferred until the arri-. val of the Ohio delegation tomorrow when the real enthusiasm will be touched of. Ire Fairbanks headquar- ters were radia with flowers and nll- ed with ladies who accompanied the Indiana party. conspieuous among the Fairbanks workers was George Ade. the author delegate.
 The Knox headQuarters had it's full share of excitement with two bands and two marching clubs. Among the interesting groups to visit the head quarters was a band Of Sioux Indians from the Pine Ride agency who had come on under the care of an agent to see tho mysteries ok great father"
 But while these scenes were going on before the eyee of all the more tn-- portant work of preparation Of candi- dates and a platform was being gone over at private conferences in the up- per chambers of the hotels where few were admitted and little was made known. One of the chief conferences of the day was upon the platform and while this was rather informal it brought about the clear understand ing that that document as already drafted in accordance with the views or the President and MT. Taft would go before the convention in substan- tially its present form. Pressure for platform modification increased today to such an extent however that the Taft forces plainly foresee contest in the resolutions committee which promises to be both tenaceous and prolonged. This pressure has so far only increased the determination of those directing the Taft movement to assume more unyieldinR attitude.
 IT We are to have Taft for the can. didate, We are going to have a Taft platform" is; the uitimatum This Taft ptatIorm as Is well-known. has been written 1t is In the custody of Wade n. Ellis. Attorney General of Ohios who has taken up his quarters for the convention at the Auditorium Annex Every plank of this platform is de- clared to have received the most dilf- gent and weighty attention and the prediction Is made that every plank will remain in the document ana in the language as 1t is now. except with sorne minor changes in verbiage. The plat form contains an expression of the be- lief that a more liberal rule should be adopted by the courts In applying the injunction process in labor disputes This plank Is not liked by some mem bers of the party. The elimination of any expression on the subject would meet with their hearty approval
 President Van Cleave of the Ma ttonal Manufacturers Association, to- day urged the rejection of this lnjunc- ton plank with great earnestness. Int, plank was favored by Samuel Gompers, Fresident of the American Federation of Labor, who was also given an op- portunitY to be heard.
 Vice-PresidentiaI Race.
 The vice-presidential contest con- tinues to be the most enlivening fea- ture or the preliminary work and the delegates are in as much doubt tonight as at any time since the contest began. The Deliver element appears to be making, the greatest advance and this gave rise today to reports that the Deliver movement was now assured of success. The friends of other candi- dates were far from admitting this and has begun maturing plans for the de- cisiYe action. 4 call for caucus of the New York delegation, was Issued for II o'clock tomorrow. This is ex' pectsd to develop the strength of varl- ous New York nomlnees--Sherman Woodruff, Cortelyou and possibly Low.
 Information canvasses appear to make woodruff the favorite nunleric- ally in his own delegation. but the outside influence. including that of the Conkressional element from many