Arizona republican., 1908-06-18


 l abandoned as only three. delegate
 would undertake to bear the brunt O
 the contest on the floor. The repor was quickly approved with few scat
 tering votes in opposition.
 The presentation of the report of tn,
 permanent committee on organization
 was a signal for MT. Burrows to yielC
 his place as temporary chairman anC
 escort Senator Lodge to the platform
 MT. Lodge looked more like the later generation than the white haired re- tlrlng chairman. His voice had a re- sonant New England twang which made it ring out to the farthest cor ners of the galleries, carrying metaphor and sarcasm which startled the listen CTS to attention and applause. "The fevered fancy of~an uneasy decade, '' was the indictment hurled against the visionary policies of he opposition par | ties. The applause had hardly died away when MT. Lodge launched a sentence which electrified the assem- blaze to the first real demonstration of l wild enthusiasm.
 SIGNAL FOR THE OUTBREAK. The prseident," eNclaimed MT. Lodge lis the most abused and most popular man in the United States to- day"
 This was the long awaited signal Instantly a shout broke from the gal leries and echoed back from the floor after a tempest of detached yells. cat calls and shouts of Teddy" but grad ually the whole gathering, joining in the outbreak. Some had mounted chairs-TeXas, Kentucky and Tennes- see-gesticulating madly. one delegate in the far left tore off his coat, whip ping it wildly above his head. Texas and Kentucky appeared to be the cen ter of agitation on the floor New York viewed the storm with calm and so did Ohio, except strangely one of the lonesome Foraker delegates. Judge Marcus Shoup, who mounted d chair and kept both arms in motion with a waving flag and newspaper, his voice joining in the general pandemonium. Thirty minutes, forty minutes, forty five minutes. full three quarters of an hour passed in bewildering confusion of sight and sound.
 For a time it was feared that stampede was imminent, but the po- litical generals were glad to give the pent up enthusiasm of the multitude an outlet of expression. and at no time was there the slightest apprehension among them that their well devised plans would miscarry. Frank H Hitchcock. the Taft manager. moved about the floor smiling as the tumult was at its height
 ROOSEVELT TODAY-TAFT TO-
 MORROW.
 The cheers for Roosevelt will be for Taft tomorrow, he said, with cOnfi- dence. With the subsistence of the Roosevelt storm, Mir. Lodge completed his stirring speech and the convention turned to the reports of other commit tees. That on rules and order of busi- ness brought a majority report against the resolution offered by James Fran cis Burke of Pennsylvania. reducing the representation of the states on the basis of republican votes cast by those states. MT. Burke presented minor ity report in which seventeen states concurred. A sharp contest occurred on the question of bringing for the first time before the convention some of the best known orators, including Burke of Pennsylvania, Wilson of Ken lucky, Kiefer of ohio. Herrick of Ohio, Remmel of Arkansas, Buckingham of Illinois, WadsWorth of New York, Mudd of Maryland, WarmOth of Louis jana and a negro orator from Georgia, Henry Lincoln Johnson. The resolu- tion was finally defeated by a close vote of 506 against 417, a margin of 19 votes in a total of 977. three delegates being absent The change of a single state might have altered the entire re- |, suit.
 Although defeated, Burke said the result had shown the tremendous growth of sentiment in favor of re- stricted representation and in his opin- ion the future success of the plan ap- peared beyond doubt. Final details of the platform are being arranged by the platform committee tonight. If ac- complished the convention will be equipped tomorrow to make a declara- tion of policy and proceed to the se- lection of candidates.
 Tomorrow's session will open at 10 o'clock instead of at noon so that full day may be had for the discussion of principles and men. The platform is expected to go before the convention early in the day and its adoption will be followed by speeches placing in nomination the candidates for the pres idency.
 THE PRESIDENT HEARD TT ALL.