The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1912-06-21

quarters an hOUF before the COnNen-
ton met and went over the plans for
the day with Borah Stubbs, Johnson,
Garfield and other leaders.
! it was said no change had been
made in the program the Roosevelt
delegates had adopted yesterday
ALL TAFT DELEGATES SEATED
The credentials committee was still
in session at 9 o'clock this morning
with no prospect Of completing their
report by II O'Clock.
The Taft delegates were seated in
jail the cases considered
: The Roosevelt men OF the fourth
California district were defeated
1Wenty-eight to sixteen. The other
Tases We're settled as follows: Alaba-
! ma ninth: Arizona six at large; Ar.
r.ansas, fifth Florida, six at large. and
FIRST, second and third districtsE
Georgia four at large: Indiana. four
Et large and the thirteenth district;
: entucky seventh and eighth
ONTESTs TAKEN UP
AS FINISHED
IS The credentials committee report
r IS still unfinished when the eonven-
N began its fourth day. It was
T. tnned at the outset TO take mp the
:, ltests thus far finished The ses-
D n opened with cheering, led bv the
Jersey and Oklahoma delega-
E Is.
> PLATFORM LAUDS TAFT
, be platform as drafted deals With
u s,ral issues.
#, dirnpt rafnrnnCo NV ,,on,o &c ,,odn
tny pending legislation
!, esident Taft is complimented for
y hlfcomprehcnsve, fair. and yigor-
J. olaealins with all issues"
y 2 Roosevelt and Mckinley ad- |
vibrations are also eXtolled
y : resolutions committee adjourn |
u od permit the members TO attend |
c th9nvention.
! platform is virtually complet
COENTION CALLED TO ORDER
i ! convention was called to order
!, at 2G O'Clock bv Chairman Root,
: whCsked that the delegates be in
!, ordqnd maintain it as much as pos
siblo
Per was then offered by Dr.
= Sha He said:
DR.. SHAW'S PRAYER
ReDr ShaW's prayer was as fol-
lows
cd. the supreme and sovereign
kulof the universe. who holdest
swaNke over the lives Of men and
the drs of nations, decreeng abid
= ing cess unto those alone who
i subntO Thy control and do Thy
"a Will tt-I g,t Ia.
and sed and trusted our own God
I also, by inheritance and tradition
= only much more by choice and
. alleGie, we acknowledge and adore
+ Thee the King eternal, immortal
lnviSia the only wise God whose
favor life and whose loving kind
:. uess better than life; we praise
Thee Thy signal goodness in times
ast this our beloved land; and.
Consc.a of our profound need of
Thee. reverently, invoke Thy
: gracio'presence and benediction
: upon oereat Republic.
We lfess before Thee at this
time onational sins as we'll as
those vh we may have personally
commit-our forgetfuness of Thee
and Tlcommandmenta our inor-
ldinate Of the seen and sordid,
our passfor luxury, and our eleva-
ton OF temporal into the place
OF honol1 dominion
''ForSi his Thy people, most mer
lclful Gond in Thy great love re-
lstore MS 0 Thy favor and unto lis
lthe Joys Thy salvation, defending
rs by II almighty power and mp
holding u' Thy free spirit
Set riousness i'm command we
heseeeh Z throughout our nat on.
Take frols all national pride and
lself-concetll boastfulness OF wealth
l@nd unduspendence uDOn the ma
Iterial Gt us deliyerance from
war and importance. from strife
Iand word lindness from CONNER
olal dishoy, social impurity and
political option and cause the
principles Thy gospel to be estab-
shed anCEomo reguant i'm all our
idomain. eront us more and more
with our 4 responsibility and en-
able us. iiithfulness to the trust
which Thdas committed unto ms.
70 he Inconsistent representative
lamOng thetiOns of the earth. the
+ g.. l.