The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-07-04
ORDER OF. BUSINESS
Committee Of Arrangements Pcrfccts
PlnnN for EOIlr.DnY Session.

Committee Of. Arrangemcn Pcrfccts
Plans for FOnr-Dny Session.
DENVER, COL, July 3.--The com
mittee on arrangements of the national
committee met to-day and completed
the order OF business for the convcn-
ton and for the session OF the national
committee to be held on Monday. The
convention program Is outlined for
-FOUR sessions, beginning next Tuesday.
to Friday afternoon. unless a fight in
committee or on the floor should pro-
long the deliberations. AS already an
nounced, IT is proposed that an adj
|journment shall be taken Immediately
after the temporary organization is
perfected ouL OF respect to tho memory
CT the late Mr. Cleveland, although this
feature does not appear on the formal
business Is is follows
|. Chairman Taggart, OF the national
committee, calls the convention to or
der at noon.
convention.
8. Prayer by Archbishop James j.
Keane.
1. Announcement Of temporary ON
GERS agreed upon by national commit
s. Chairmon asks for further nomi-
6.No further nominations. chairman
puts question on agreeing to the re-
concentrations OF the national COM
n1ittee.
I. Chairman appoints committee Of
two delegates to escort temporary
chairman, Theodore A. Bell. OF Cali
fornia. to the chair.
and 8. Introduction and speech Of
temporary chairman.
10. Cali Of States for members OF the
following committees: Credentials, per-
nanent organization. rules and order
OF business. platform and resolutions.
III Probab1s aajeq I'm Or recess
olutions, as finally agreed upon, will
be introduced Just before Adjournment.
For the second session of the con-
vention on Wednesday, the program
calls for the permanent Organization,
the address Of the permanent chairman
and the receipt and adoption Of COM
mittee reports.
The nominations for President will
BIO made Thursday. and 1t is planned
to adjourn after this is settled until
for Vice-President will be in order.
Provision is made In the program
for the receipt of motions to limit Sec
ending speeches to presidential nomi-
nations and to limit both nominating
and seconding speeches for the vice.
placed upon the presidential nomina-
ton speeches. The order OF business
arranged for the national committee
calls for decided simplification Of
the methods Of disposng OF contests.
The contests filed are from five States
and the District OF Columbia.
To hear the testimony and determine
the merits OF these contests, It is
slated that six subcommittee of Ave
members each shall be appointed, one
subcommittee for each contesting state
These subcommittee will meet simui-
taneously. and all will report at the
same time at an adjourned meeting Of
be adopted without discussion
The national committee will ADOPT
memorial resolutions to the late Sena.
tor James Is. Jones, of Arkansas. for
mer national chairman. Norman E.
Mack. of New York, is drafting the
resolution. The revised official list of
contests Is as follows:
New. York-Second to Sixth Districts
inclusive.
Pennsylvania-First to Sixth Dis.
tricts inclusive.
District of Columbla-Entire delcga-
ton
1liinois-F,rst to Tenth Districts in.
elusive.
Idaho-Entire delegation.
Ohio-Ninth to Nineteenth Districts