Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-06-07

| at an open session of the Resolutions Com.
| rhttee. Most of the platform Is already
| drafted, but the free and untrammeled right
| to talk Is sacred at conventions, and there
| were plenty of individuals with cough
| dropped throats ready to exercise 1.-THE
| right-and then the throats. Probably this
session of forensic fervor Will last until late
tonight. Then the Resolutions Committee
will appoint n subcommittee, which will do
the real heavy work of building the plat
form and do 1t through all-night vigil
and tomorrow will have 1t ready to submit
to the convention.
MEXICAN POLICY ATTACKED.
Emphatic applause from floor and gal.
lery greeted the temporary chairmans as.
sault upon the Wilson Mexican policy.
1t was plainly a popular subject with the
delegates, and the denunciation of watch.
full waiting and wobbling warfare" started
a real demonstration on the floor.
The end of Chairman Hardngs speech
was seemingly welcome to the delegates
who had listened with careful attention
throughout. AS he bowed and stepped back
to take over the chalrman's gavel, at 100,
the delegates and galleries united in a warm
cheerfest.
The delegates rose to their feet and
waved their hats as they cheered for nearly
minute.
nized and presented the list of temporary
officers as agreed upon by the National
Committee.
TEMPORARY OFFICERS.
The chief temporary officers were:
Secretary, Lafayette b. Gleason, New
York.
Chief assistant secretary, Frank A. Smith,
Pennsylvania.
Sergeant.atarms, William F. Stone.
Maryland.
Chief assistant sergeant -arms, E. p
Thayer, Indiana.
Second assistant sergeant-at-arms Guy v.
Howard, Minnesota.
Parliamentarian. William S. Bennett. New
York.
official reporter, George L. Hart, Virginia
Chief of door keepers, j. j. Hanson, Mary
land.
Chaplains. the Rev. John Timothy Stone, |
the Right Rev. Francis C. Kelly, Bishop |
William f. Mcdowell DIR. Gerson b. Levi, |
the Rev. William o. Waters.
The motion to accept the temporary Of |
ficers was approved on the motion of Gov. |
ernor Eberhard of Minnesota, without dis.
sent.
NO STEAM ROLLER" RULES.
On motion of Senator Lippitt of Rhode |
Island, the convention agreed that until |
the rules of the convention are framed by |
the Rules Committee, the rules of the |
of 1908 should govern the pro-
ceedings. Thus the convention avoided the
Objectionable steam roller rules under
which the Roosevelt Progresives were run
out of the 1912 convention. The plan
was designed as an olive branch to the
The list of the credentials permanent
rules and order of business
md resolutions committees agreed upon
1t the conference Of the various State dele
cations in the last two days was then
presented
To get this list a roll call of the States
vas necessary As each State was called.
he chairman of the delegation arose and
announced the names that had been agreed
Ipon.
Secretary Lafayette B. Gleason was given
| warm greeting by his New York asso-
'iates as he came forward to call the
engthy roll
II the delegates and alternates commenced
Hing out of the hall and much confusion
esulted 1t was hard for the clerks to
atch the names as they were announced.
HUGHES WILL RUN"-WHITMAN.
During the interval Governor Whitman,
II New York. had several conferences with
'ther State leaders Then he said
Il am now satisfied that the Progressives
VIII agree to accept Justice Hughes before
We are done. The statement of Temporary
chairman Robins early today has Just
cached us and 1t indicates that the men
Who want to win are going to control. Mr..
dughes VIII certainly be nominated by this ,
and the Progressive leaders are !
low beginning to realize this"
Governor Whitman said that most OF New |
forks votes would be for Hughes on the
Irst ballot, and virtually all of them would !
e given to the Justice on the second.
Announcement of the meeting place of
he various committees was then made. and !
Z :26, on motion of State Senator Elon r. |
Brown, OF New York, the convention ad-
ourned until IL tomorrow The delegates
eft the hall in hurry, all anxious to find
ut what was going on at the Progressive
arty convention