The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1916-06-08

There are some among the Pro- gressives and among Roosevelt Re publicans as well, who still believe that the Colonel himself could save the day if he would come to Chicago. Representative Gardner. of Massa- chusetts, who was defeated for Re- publican delegate-at-large from Mass achusetts on a Roosevelt ticket, plead ed with Progressive leaders to bring Col. Roosevelt on without delay.
 Word came from Oyster Bay, how ever, that Col. Roosevelt had Received the telegram Republican National Committeeman Jackson, of Maryland, sent yesterday, urging him to come here in the interest of harm ony. While the colonel announced it was not his present intention to accept the invita- tion, he said he would make public his reply later.
 The Republican nomination for President probably will be made in the coliseum tomorrow but it is not expected the convention will adjourn before Saturday.
 The Progressive convention proba- ply will not nominate before Satur- day. The delegates are confident that on Saturday they will name as their ticket Roosevelt and Johnson, their standard bearers of four years ago.
 The Republican convention was call ed to order at 11:22 a. m.
 When the doors of the coliseum were opened this morning, two hours before the Republican convention was due to begin business, the pouring rain which has soaked delegates and spec tators for three days was still fall ing.
 The hall was cold and damp but the delegates made the best of it. The band up in the gallery enlivened the
 h. ling.
 The usual line of ticket spectators braved the rain, hawking admissions, the prices of which steadily declined.
 Inasmuch as the temporary organi- zation had been made permanent yes terday, nothing remained but to put the proceeding to the convention for it's approval. The feeling among the early arriving delegates showed a dis position to believe the gloomy weather might hasten the proceedings toward a final adjournment on Friday / but among the men who control the ses- sions of the convention there was an absence of prediction as to final ad- journment.
 Chairman Hi11es finally got in and had a short conference with Former Secretary Stimson and Nicholas Mur- ray Butler, of the New York delega- ton. Chairman Harding also arrived and the platform began to fill.
 At 11:2O o'clock the band broke in to the "Stare Spang1ed Banner. The crowd rose and there was scattered hand c1apping.
 Monsignor Francis G. Kelly read prayer. The convention stood in si- fence as he read the invocation.
 Chairman Harding was ready to go on with the next business but the. band. \began Rock of Ages" When through the first bar. however, the hand leader saw he was out of order and stopped it. MT Harding then called for the report of the creden- tiaIs committee.
 Senator Smoot, the chairman, came up on the platform to make the re- port and was applauded.
 The report. recommending the seat ing of 987 delegates, was read by the senator with list of the decisions in contested cases. It excluded two delegates from the District of Co., lumbia, admitted two each from Alas ka and Hawaii.
 The reading of the report was lengthy affair. Scattering applause greeted announcement of some of the conetsts. At it's conclusion Senator Shoot moved the adoption of the re- port.
 A rolling chorus of ayes put it through.
 The report of the committee on permanent organization was next. William s. Hahn, of Ohio, made the report recommending the temporary organization be made permanent. Former Representative Bennett, of New York, took the gavel and put the question, and it was carried.
 MT. Benett then presented MT. Harding as permanent chairman. There was quite a demonstration and