New-York tribune., 1908-06-16
CONVENTION EVESIGHTS
Bands, Glee Clubs and Marchers
Make Pandemonium IN Streets.

=, a national convention The streets are aDlaze
with lights; Flag Day has brought forth wealth.
of color on the tall buildings bands We WIN gre.
clubs in the packed headquarters OF Candidates ana
in the open air: marching clubs in fantastic resaia
parade the main thoroughfares singing Aalt.
Taftr' or Knox Knox and there 10 'ha' ~
versaI pandemonium which be1ts the hiShl oeAoi0
a national convention. The full force OF .he IN
= IL, ,r,,,- q. rorr bere-leaders and followers,
aa,s9ates and rank and file, marching ciuos anu
slee clubs bands and drum corps ne % iaSe oL .n7
state delegations from the far South eaN7 ~ ~
night. 49,, ea,
But while the din proceeds without ~ -
nreparations of the leaders proceed "l'hi"-
nIans ar. well laid probably with greater preeI-
sion than has ever been known oe1ore .a.
convention has met and unless the -
bappens or the spectre of a stampeoe ii
u. grave the convention of 1908 VIII estaoiSh
-.oora for the methodicaI execution of wen es,ap-
usbed plans Tomorrow will see the conVen ,
assembled within the vast Coilseuii os -, tha
the first now of convention eioquehe0
veteran Senatorial orator. Julius Cesar burro"'
and the first opportunity TO greet the -,
p.a..ve,, Taft Knox or some other favorlle with
an ear-splittng and sight-bewilder1ng oeino .
tion breaking all records for voiulie a -,
Senator Burrows arrived to-day his
beard much whittier than when ne ias' a. 49,
national convention. In view of the repot' -
th. ce,a,or's snsech ornits tribute TO Fresiuen'
Roosevelt 1t ia being conjectured to-lhe' ,tLo
will depart from the prepared text ", - ..
he does or not the pent-up enthusiasm -
find expression tomorrow in a voclferoos uei"'
stration With Mr. Burrows arrived <A9i'''
1I,nds the expert paramentarian or congress-
who will stand at Senator Burro"s7
weather any storm that may oio"' lr'
with Speaker Reed during the turouiefi' "aS' "
his iron rule then with Speaker henderson, an
is now with Speaker Cannon HIS genius - -
,nornediateIv solving the knottfest parliamentary
tansle. After the preliminary gatheri"s VI
morrow there will be period or SUSPENSE Io
practically two days. during Wnlcn ene '
rntttees will meet and the organization be per
&c, an that the actual nomination Of Presl-
aantiaI candidate is not likely to occur oelore
Thursday.
SELECTING COMMITTEES.
1-b. business Of to-day has been chiefly can
vassns of states for selection OF ofhcers ana rep
resentatives on the various committees-pat1or1h
credentials national committee. etc These seiec-
tions bv the states have a decisive influence III
determining the complexion of the various coh-
trolling committees OF the convention Inc eau
cuses to-day left little room to DOUBT that the
Taft forces would be in substantial controi OF the
organization when the full committees are assem-
bled.
Among the more important state caucuses OF 'no
dav were those OF Ohio, New York Indiana anu
Iowa as each had bearing on the perpleAlhs
question OF the Vice-Presidency. Each Of THESE
gatherings declared II not in favor or any
candidate for the Presidency-Ohio because
the Taft leaders do not wish TO be IN tne attiu'7
of debating. New York, because advocacy OF oner-
man or Low any other New Yorker might I'M
pugn loyalty Governor Hughes: Iowa. because
the state wants Doliver to remain where ne Is IN
the Senate and thus avoid a hari-kart Of state
politics; Indiana, because long distance persuasion
has not induced Mr.. Fairbanks to change MS al
titude toward the first and second places on tne
ticket Other state caucuses were equally fruitiess
i'm solving the Presidential mystery, which
deepens as the ballot approaches. until 1t really
seems as though the prize may be thrown INTO the
arena of the convention for nerve raokins strus-
gle
LENGTH OF CONVENTION
There is considerable discussion to the length
Of the convention some OF The leaders holding 10
the original estimate of five days in which TO finish
all the work TO come before the delegates, and
others more optimistic declaring that three days
should see the end of all deliberations and the de-
parture the convention representatives for home
1t is certain that the credentials committee will
not be able to report the permanent roll until
Thursday the very earliest. and II the allies
opposed Secretary Taft insist their
nounced determination Of presenting at least 15o
original 229 delegate cases to the committee
there is likelihood that the permanent organization
may be deferred until Friday.
So far as possible the contests will be passed
upon in bulk. found expedient in the
tionaI committee. and the credentials COMMITTEES
will sit until late Tuesday and Wednesday nights
to complete its labors. Just soon the per-
nnanent list of delegates is decided nomination
for President will be in order. The managers of
the Taft campaign profess to have not the slight
est doubt as to the result os the first ballot. and
declare they have apprehension 10 the action
of the credentials committee upon the contested
delegations The allies however. continue TO
maintain bold front. and declare that not until
the first ballot ended will they admit defeat.
The second day of the convention period. Wednes-
day, will be given usual TO parades Of the
visiting delegations and marching clubs. This is
intended to make interesting the idle hours for
most of the delegates while the credentials com
mittee is passing upon the merits of contested
cases and drawing up its report.