The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-16
Dress Rehearsals Arc All Finished. SECOND PLACE NUMBER
 ON. PROGRAM OPEN All Chicago is on Tiptoe Of
 Anticipation. Nothing For c. O. P. To Do To Close conveation Season, But To Name An Understudy For Big Biil' This, However, Promises
 Excitement Enough.

Chicago, June 15--The eve of the Re- publican National Convention finds Chicago on the tiptoe of anticipation, with final nrepaartions well matured for candidates and platform, except the ever-doubtful vice-presidency ana with the whole city astir with those tumultuous scenes which usher in national convention.
 Tonight the streets are ablaze with lights: flag day has brought forth wealth of color on the tall buildings and in the open air marching clubs in fantastic regalia parade the main thor ouxhfares singing Taft, Taft, or Knox, Knox and there is that univer- sal pandemonium which beftts the night before national convention. The force of the invading army is now here--leaders and followers. delegates and rank and file, marching clubs and glee clubs, bands and drum corps. The last of the state delegations rom the far South came in tonight.
 But while the din proceeds without, the final preparations of the leaders proceed within. Their plans are well laid, probably with greater precision than has ever been known before national conventionsha has met and unless the unexpected happens or Sne speclre of a stampede rises from its grave, the convention of 1908 will establish record for the methodical execution of well established plans. Tomorrow will see the convention assembled within the vast Coliseum building with the first flow of convention eloquence from the veteran senatorial orator, Julius Caesar Burrows and the first opportunity 70 greet the name of Roosevelt, Taft, Knox or some other favorite with an ear splitting and bewildering demonstra- tfon breaking all records for volume and duration. Senator Burrows ar. rived today. his shaggy beard much whiter than when he last attended q national convention In view Of the reports that the Senator's speech omits : a tribute to President Roosevelt, 1t is being conjectured tonight that the Senator win depart from the prepared text. but whether he does or not. the pent up enthusiasm is sure to find ex- pressfon tomorrow in a vociferous demonstration.
 With Mir. Burrows arrived Asher c. Hinds, the expert parliamentarian of Congress. who will stand at BurroWs's elbow to weather any storm that may blow Kinds was with Speaker Reed during the turbulent days of his Iron rule, then with Speaker Henderson, and Is now with Cannon. His genius is for immediately solving the knottiest par llamentary tangle, and should the un-
  morrow, Hinds will be relied upon to throw against it the full force of pre- cedent and established procedure. Af- ter the preliminary gathering tomor- row there will be 8 period of suspense for practically two days, during which the committees will meet and the orr ganization be perfected, so that the actual nomination of the President is not likely to occur before Thursday.
 Business of Day.
 The business of the day has been divided chiefly between the canvass ing of States for selection of of1cers and representatives on the various ommittees-Platform, Credentials, Ma tional Committee, etc. These selec- tfons by the States have decisive in- fiuence in determining the complexion of the various controlling committees of the convention. The caucauses to- day left little room to doubt that the Taft forces would be in substantial control of the organization when the full committees are assembled.
 Among the more important State conferences of the day weer those of Ohio, New York, Indiana and Ohio. as each had some bearing on the perplex- ing question of the e-Presidency, Each of these gatherings brought forth the odd negative conclusion of declar- ing not to be in favor of any candidate for the e-Presidency--Ohio because the Taft leaders did not wish to he in the attitude of dictating: New York. because advocacy of Sherman or Low or any other New Yorker might im- pugn the loyalty to Hughes; Iowa, be- cause the State wants Deliver to re- main where he is in the Senate, and thus avoid a hart-kari of State poli- ties; Indiana, because long distance persuasion has not induced MT. Fair banks to change his attitude towards
 
 Other State caucuses were equally fruitless in solving the Vice -Presiden- tial mystery, which deepens as the bal- lot approaches, until 1t really seems that the prize may be thrown into the arena of the convention for a nerve racking struggle.
 The Deliver movement experienced varying fortunes today. Early in the day 1t was reported that the White House favored an Iowa man--either Deliver or Governor Cummins. which sent the Deliver stock up with bound. But this was offset by the &C., ton of the Ohio managers who are supposed to reflect Secretary Tafts wishes. informally declaring that the Taft forceg are scrupulously avoiding the support of any vice. presidential candidate. Moreover. Chairman Per- kins, of the Iowa delegation, and Con-. gressman Hepburn of Iowa, called on ex-Governor Herrick. Chairman of the Ohio forces. and told him positively that Deliver could not and would not be a candidate, This brought the Dol liver stock down again and tonight 1t stands at the same level as yesterday. The movement for sherman or some other New York man Is similarly checked by the decision of the State not to present candidate for second place until Governor Hughes's name Is eliminated for first place. either by the ballots or by his withdrawal. Con gressman Herbert Parsons of New York, in a telegram sent to the Cover nor today, sought to draw his atten- ton to the opportuneness of with drawal but the Governor declined to alter his attitude in any manner
 Cannsn in Conference.
 Speaker Cannon remained fin Chicago @il day, and although keeping away