m m ITS CHIEF
IE GREAT
Burrow, Sounding Keynote as Tem
porary Chairman, Reviews
Achievements.
PLACED WITH WASHINGTON.
President's Highest Claim to Fame,
Bays Senator, Comos From Re
fusal of Third Term.
Four years of achievement were re
viewed with minute detail and dispas
sionately in sounding the keynote of the
Republican nntlonnl convention at Chi
cago. Senator Julius Cirsar Burrows,
of Michigan, avoided extremes of en
thusiasm In his address os temporary
chairman. When he approached the
close, however, the presiding officer
gave high praise to the President and
evoked the greatest enthusiasm with
this statement after an account of the
work of the State Department :
"But the crowning act in this drama
was that in which the President him
self took the initiative, halted the
armies of Russia and Japan, bringing
about an honorable, and, It Is to be
hoped, enduring peace.
Wins Place of Pant.
"Xfit nothing has Added so much to
his Just fame as his persistent and
irrevocable refusal to break the un
written law of the republic by accept
ing a nomination for a third terra. By
this act of self-abnegation he places his
name and fame In the secure keeping
of history by the skle of that of the
immortal Washington.
"With this splendid record of the last
four years in the management of our
domestic and foreign affairs, backed
by the history of nearly half a century
of Republican policies, the public mind
must rest in the conviction that the
continued ascendency of the Republican
party will best promote the interest of
the people and advance the glory and
stability of the republic.
"The work of this convention will
soon be concluded. The platform will
voice the dominant thought of the peo
ple, and the candidates nominated must
stand upon It firm and erect They
must have the patriotism and sagacity
of a Lincoln, the tenacity of a Grant
the wisdom and moderation of a Mc-
Klnley and the courage of a Roosevelt
With such a platform and such can
didates the Issue cannot be in doubt
The Republican party confidently sub
mits its record to the approving Judg
ment of the American people and, upon
its renewed declaration of faith, In
Tokes continuance of public favor.
Nation Continue Trlomph.
Taking up his statement of the party
record. Senator Burrows said:
Although soma unti ard and unforeseen
conditions bay besot the republic during
the last four years, vet these have bean
net and overcome with alacrity and cour
axe. and the country has marched steadily
onward In its matchless course of Industrial
triumphs. The wis and beneficent legisla
tion of the Republican party during the
long years of Its ascendency and adminis
tration of national affairs laid the founda
tion for the public weal so securely that
no disquieting condition, not even a tem
porary panic, which necessarily touches
the mainspring of all Industrial life, could
arrest the country a resistless advance.
Here ore a few of the interesting
facta the chairman gave to illustrate
the nation's growth:
Since the last Republican national con.
ventlon our population has Increased from
81,500,000 to 8T.BO0,00O, while 4,000,000
Immigrants from every quarter of the globe
have found m-elcome to our shores and pro
tection under our flag.
During the last four years our flocks and
herds 'hava Increased In value from $2,DU8,
000,000 to $4,891,000,000, the value of our
farm products from $0,017,000,000 to $7,
412,000,000, and the output of coal from
814.000,000 tons to 430,000,000.
The accumulation In savings banks of 12,
815,000.000 In 1POH was augmented to $3,
41)5,000.000 In 1007. The deposits In ail
banks In 1003, aggregating $0,55.1,000,000,
reached the fabulous sum of $18,000,000,.
-000 In 11)07, an Increase of $3,540,000,000
In four years.
In spite of the disquieting conditions In
cident to the regulation of rates on Inter
state railroad. 20,000 miles of new trackage
have been added In the last four years.
Froirreaa la Administration.
Senator Burrows then went Into a
thorough review of the work of the
executive departments and of Congress,
saying in part:
The nine great executive departments of
the government, through which the head of
the nation speaks and arts, have advanced
with steady and resolute steps within tike
sphere of their activities, presenting a rec
ord of achievements during the lust four
years of Intelligent and progressive admin
istration unexampled In the history of the
government.
It I within bounds to sa7 that no pre
vious sessions of Congress have displayed
a more active or Intelligent Interest In the
needs of the wage-earner tbau the last
three sessions, uor hss there heretofore In
the same length of time been as much Im
portant nnd iiiogresstvs legislation In the In
terests of tills class of our fellow cltlsens.
The work of the Department of the In
terior has been prosecuted under the present
admlnlKlration with Intelligence and vigor.
During tl.u. last year over 2,ooo,0nn acres of
coal land have lieen restored to the public
domain. During the last Ave years fences
unlawfully closing public lands have been
removed ir-'tn 3, 511). 533 Sevres, and steps
nre belmr taken to remove trout such Inclus
ures 3, '.' ") other seres.
The work of the Pension Itureau has been
brought up to date. The lalior has In
creased, but the expense of administration
during the lust four yesrs lias decreased
nearly 700,tHSl. The force bus been re
- duced from 2.000 to I.4IMI, and .vet the li nn
ler of certificate larued during the lust
twelve niaatlis has been greater than In
any previous twelve moot hi slui-e the bureau
was estabilvhi d. uearly 4imi.imio having been
Issued duilr.g the last year.
Free Mural Delivery Gulna.
During the last four years the I'ostofflee
fiepertment has continued Its U-nflcout work
n the Interest of all the people, until on
the 1st of April, 100H, free rural delivery
was In operation on .'!!, IK17 routes from 111,.
803 pustoMI -e. t'omulete rural service has
been established lu T'.I.H routines, saving $'.),-
A C n leu I View.
"When reverses come you find out
who your friends are."
"Sol- '
"Yes. They Immediately proclaim
that they knew you were tin accident."
Washington I IcmMl
t fco .Mo.
'I u; ; tli.it everybody Is anxious
tt rvro youV"
"It stein so," HiiMveri'd the rlm mil
lionaire. "With ful'iMK-na." Kmubus
Cltv Jo'iruiil.
500.000 In the discontinuance of pwstofflces
and In every way carrying the blessings of
the free delivery system to our rural popu
lation, and thus promoting the hepplneas
and contentment of the people.
Concerning the work ot the army, th
chairman said:
Th work of reorganising and promoting
the (fflrleney of the army hss gone steadily
forward until we bave a military force not
only sum 'lent to maintain peace within onr
own Imrdera. but capable of resisting any
possible force that could be sent against
us. The establishment of a general stall
of the army lias made action by It more
Erompt and effective than ever before, and
as served to give the policy of Improve
ment In the army a prominent aharacter.
Mot Important progress has been made
In t':e development of the national mllltla
as a:i aid to the regular army. By wall
dlrectel legislation and by the activity of
the proper bureaus of the War Department,
for the first time In the history of the coun
try a kvj jate step are being taken to bring
about an approximation of armament, equip
ment and discipline of the mllltla to those
of t.'ie regular army. The Importance of
this development for national defense can
not be overestimated.
Another and most remarkable Instance of
the efficiency of the army has been the work
done by It during the year of Its stay In
Cuba as a force for the maintenance of the
franklinization of that Island. Not a sin
gle report of any abuse by officer or man
hss resrbed the department during the en
tire time.
S access In the Island.
The management of onr outlying posses
sions under Republican administration hat
been attended with remarkable success,
t'nder American occupation and control the
commerce of the Island of 1'orto Rico,
which In the most prosperous days of
Spanish rule segregated but $22,000,000,
was. In 1007, $5n,00i.ooo. The production
of sugar has advanced from 100,000 tons to
204.000 tons, valued at $13,000,000.
In the 1'hlMpplne Islands the people have
been given a legislative body, the full
power of conducting their own municipal
and provincial governments, the establish
ment of their own tariff svstem, the direc
tion of th postal service and. Indeed, great
er rights and power than those possessed
by uny other people subject to our sover
eignty. The work of civilising and uplift
ing the Inhabitants of the Philippine Isl
ands has gone forward with remarkable
irogtexs.
Our unvy has been strengthened until to
rtsv we bold a second nl are among the naval
powers In the world nnd our fleet of battle
ship rides triumphantly around the globe.
receiving the friendly salutation or me
nations, conveying peace ana gooa win 10
all the people.
Praises Department of Justice,
The Department of Justice hss prose
cuted Its work with fidelity nnd diligence.
seeking to prevent violations of federal law
and to mete out merited punisnmeni to
the guilty. Its most Important work dur
ing the last four years ha been to defend
the soundness of the position taken by It re
lating to prosecutions under the Bherman
anti-trust law and the Interstate commerce
law, by carrying proceedings thus Inaugu
rated through the various courts and to a
flnnl determination by the Htiprcme conn
of the I'ntted Htatea, that the constitution
ality of these acts might be adjudicated
and settled. Without rehearsing the legis
lation enacted to correct the evils and the
work of enforcing these statute, It 1
gratifying to know that the abuse com
plained of are last disappearing, earner
and shipper alike are co-operating In the
er.foi cement of the law, and what at one
time threatened to lie a protracted and acri
monious struggle is last assuming a peace
ful solution.
The tariff received attention in these
words :
The Republican party stands for a re
vision and readjustment of our customs
laws as changed Industrial conditions at
home and abroad may bave made neces-
snrv. keeping steadily In view the cardinal
principles of protection to American Indus
tries nnd American labor. Public declara
tions by Congress upon the evo of the elec
tion give the most solemn assurance possl-,
ble tbnt the work will lie speedily under
taken and pressed to an early consumma
tion. In this connection It can be safely
promised that whatever revision or read
justment take place under the control of
the Republican party. It will give Just nnd
adequate protection to American Industrie
ond American labor, and defend the Ameri
can market against unjust and unequul ag
gression from whatever quarter It may
come.
Honey Reform neqnlred.
Money conditions were treated as fol
lows :
Our recent financial disturbance chal
lenged the soundness of our monetary con
dition and brought to the fore the question
of our banking and currency system, the
consideration of which became and con
tinues to be a subject of pressing nnd com
manding Importance.
That such a disturbance should have oc
curred under such circumstances furnishes
the strongest evidence that there I some
thing Inherently defective In the system
Itself, which can only be reached by a
thorough overhauling. Hut this svstem,
hastily Inaugurated by Secretary Chose
during the exigencies of war, while con
fessedly defective In Its Inability to respond
at all times to the varying and exacting
demands of trade, yet during the forty-live
years of Its existence has served a wise, and
beneficent purpose.
Triumphs In Diplomacy.
After dwelling upon the recent finan
cial legislation and the necessity for
further action, Senator Burrows took
up the administration's triumphs In
diplomacy, lie said :
Having become a world power, our Influ
ence Is world wide and always exerted In
the Interest of peace, and the betterment of
mankind. When the depute Iwtwcen tier-
niuny and Prance regarding the right of
control In Morocco threatened to Involve
all Kurope In war, the active Influence ot
the I'nlteJ Mates, both directly and
through Its representative at the conference
at Algeclraa, was a potent factor In bring
ing about a penceaMo solution.
The participation of the 1'nlted Htatea
In the Pan-American conference at Itlo de
Janeiro In August, 100(1, and the visit of
Secretary Root to that conference and to
all the principal maritime countries of
Mouth America, where he wna reeclvod with
universal acclaim, put an end to the suspi
cion and distrust with which the growing
fiower of the I'nlted States was regarded
ly the I,atln-Amcrlc-an races, and began
new era of friendship nui sympathy be
tween ull the American republics.
Pence on Isthmus Demanded.
The building of the Panama Canal, th
mnH colossal undertaking of the century,
the successful completion of which Is now
assured, makes It more linpotrunt to the
l ulled Stutes than ever before that there
shall be no hostile control of the route lie
tween either our great Atlantic and Pacflc
po-ts and the isthmus.
The wuy In which order wns restored
In Santo Domingo, the work of The
Hague conference and the adoption of
International treaties were recounted.
As to the Japanese question, Mr. Bur
rows said :
The questions between Jupau nnd th
I'nlted Stales, which caused so much pub
lic excitement In 1007. have lsen disposed
of to the satisfaction of the people of both
countries. The friendship and sympathy 1
tueeu the two governments have been sig
nalled by the general treaty of arbitra
tion ct'ltrimicd Pet ween tlieui, Iiy the Invt
tation snd acceptance of the Invitation for
the vttdl of our Meet nt Tokyo, and by the
reNt,se of the I'nlted Ktates to the Invl
ttloti i f ,laHn to psrtlrlpate lu the great
exposition which Is to lie held nt Tokyo In
lulj. for which Congress bus authorised
the expenditure of $1.Mhi.(hi, the greatest
sum evel appropriated for a foreign cxh
ntlou.
ChulriiiiU) Burrows closed his address
with n reference to the commercial
agreements which prevented tariff wars.
and then nave the praise previously re
corded to Mr. Uoowvelt.
I ut-ertnln.
"I hear there's a dear llltlo baby In
your house,'' said the lady next door,
"Hoy or glrir
"We ain't decided jet," replied little
Sushi. 'Top uud mum's still scrupplu
over a
Press.
inline for It." Philadelphia
lolled Atfnl".
Tom
I tiM Jihs lee cream would
lliillie ber teeth nelit).
Jack What did she say?
Tom Offered to huvo 'cm out
THE ELECTORAL VOXB.
Wirh the fact fully etrtabllsVd that ft
presidential contestant will be Taft and
Bryan, attention nocwsarily turns to the
alignment of the Stnic at the last presi
dential election. The subjoined tabular
exhibit will show how the States were di
vided four years rto snd the number of
voted to be mat by the electoral college
DRM. STATES. I REP. STATE".
Vote. Vote.
Alabama 11 1 California 10
Arkansas ., 0
Colorado 6
Florida f.
VTinueciwui
Ivlaware .......
Idaho
Illinois
Indians .'
Iowa .... ......
Kansas
Maine
Maryland . .'Wi , ,
Massachusetts .
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire..
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota....
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania! , , . .
Rhode Island .. ,
South Dakota....
t'tah .
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia ...
-
T
8
8
Oeorgia 18
Kentucky 18
1oulslamt D
27
IS
13
10
6
1
16
14
11
IS
8
S
8
4
12
89
4
23
4
84
4
4
8
4
5
7
Maryland
Mississippi
North Csrollna..
ftouth Carolina..
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Total Dern.,.,140
w 1 scon sin
13
Wyoming 8
Total Repoh..
..836
:?
,.4R3
..242
Grand total
Oklahoma . . .
Total In 1008
Necessary for choice.
AND
A formal declaration of party princi
ples specified as the party platform was
a unknown in the early days as was. a
convention. The noisiest, the JolHest, the
most exciting and perhaps least logical
presidential campaign was that of 1840.
William Henry Ilarrlson, hero of an In
dian victory at Tippecanoe, a plain old
man, who had lived, his opponents sneer
Ingly said, in a log cabin decorated with
coon skins and had drunk hard cider, was
selected by Thurlow Weed as a better
candidate than Henry Clay. To defeat
Clay in the Republican convention, the
nnit rule was adopted. The issues between
Van Buren, the Democratic candidate,
and Harrison were not clearly drawn, but
the adventitious circumstances of Harri
son's early life were skillfully utilised for
theatrical effects. "Old Tippecanoe" was
the slogan. Processions, miles long, with
log cabins, cider barrels and coon skin
caps on poles, stretched from State to
State. Glee clubs were a feature of the
campaign and the Indian fighter was fair
ly sung Into office.
So vigorously did the Whigs sing their
favorite refrains that echoes of the songs
still linger.
What ha caused this great commotion
motion motion motion.
Our country through 1
It I the ball a rolling on '
Kor Tippecanoe and Tyler, too,
And with them we will beat little Van,
van, Van, is a used up man.
Farewell, dear Van,
You're not our man
To guard the ship.
We ll try old Tip.
In the campaign which resulted in the
flection of Benjamin Harrison the fact
that he was a grandson of old Tip was
not forgotten by his adherents. Many
slangy, even Irreverent references fixed
on grandpa's hat as a fit subject for
campaign quips. In 1844, the year when
the Democratic convention brought the
first dark horse into the running, the
songs of the majority were :
O, poor Henry Clay, poor Henry Clay,
You cannot bA our President, -for Polk Is In
the way.
and
Hurrah for Polk and annexation,
Down with Clay and high taxation.
When John Hanks, cousin of Abraham
Lincoln, carried two weather-beaten rails
Into the Wigwam the structure especially
built for the Republican convention held
In Chicago, in May, 1SI10 Lincoln be
came the "railsplitter" candidate as Har
rison had been the log cabin and Jackson
the hickory candidate years before.
In the convention of 1S00 began the
modern custom of cheering and counter
cheering. The Seward contingent gave a
parade the day of the conveintioa. While
they were marching Lincoln supporter
filled the Wigwam. With the naming of
the candidates began the cheering. When
Frward was nominated and seconded the
nhouting was almolutcly frantic, shrill
and wild. But when Lincoln's nomina
tion was seconded the West was heard
from, and gave a scream that was posi
tively awful, and accompanied It with
stamping that made every plank and pil
lar in the building quiver. On the third
ballot Lincoln was nominated. The shout
ing was so deafening that the cannon
which wns discharged on the roof of thu
building could not be heard Inside.
TOLD IN A FEW LINES.
John I). Rockefeller is about to begin
the erection of an orangery on his estate
at Pocantico II ills.
The mills of the J. & P. Coat Com
pany, limited. In Rhode. Island, have re
sinned a five-day ier week schedule,.
Occaa Park and Stinta Monica, two
California towns, are in a bitter war
concerning th disposal of sewage.
The national convention of the De Loon
wing of the Socialist purty will be held
In New York City, beginning July 3.
The War Department has designated
seven national holidtiya which justify
chicken and turkey in garrison ration.
The Society of American. Magicians
gave a farewell bnnijuet in New York
to Hurry Kellar, who hus retired from
the since.
A siieeial train has been chartered to
convey the District of Columbia delegates
to the I lemocratle national convention at
Denver next month. The train will leave
Wushinjrtou the afternoon of July 3.
Ilie Mystic Workers of the World in
their convention at St. Paul, Minn., se
leeted Klgin, III., ns the next meeting
place of the order in 11110. A proixisit ion
to fix a per capita tax of 1.1 cents a
month was defeated,
James l'lood, or Montague, the youth
churned with killinn A. 1'. Camden, the
ChieiiKoitn in Minneapolis, is said by the
xilio there to have a dual personality.
They say the woman in him, according to
h;s story, told hi in (o kill.
In rlii' ltieutliltt Circuit Court at Jack
son. Ky the ease of 1 leech llttrgis, charg
ed with the murder of his father, ex-Judge
llargls, was continued until thu OctoIxT
term.
.Iokc Atiusiiii A ran o, Puuuinau minis
lr to t l.o I'l.i'.eil S.utes, win- is in JSew
York after a trip to Panama, says that
there is no danger of au insurrection on
the 1st hums.
(7-
Chicago correspondent:
Shortly after noon Tuesday Chairman
Harry 8. New of the national commit-
:ee swung the official gavel, and the
fourteenth Republican national conven
tion was In session. All had been well
oiled for the moving along of the con
dition plans, and when the crowds got
Into the Coliseum nothing was wanting
In the way of arrangements. Bishop
Muldoon offered the prayer opening the
convention, nnd then Senator Julius C,
Burrows of Michigan was Introduced ns
temjsjrary chairman.
From early lu the day, when the sun
still lingered over the cool blue waters
of Lake Michigan, until the orb stood
high over the green of Grant Park at
noon, Michigan avenue, Jackson boule-
NEW CALLS TO OKDEJL
ard. State street and adjoining thor
oughfares were scenes of extraordinary
life and bustle.
Early In the forenoon the crowds
turned their faces Collseumward. An
hour before the convention was called
to order the terraced sides and galleries
of the big building were filled with
ticket holders. Usually the scenes in-
ident to the hour preceding the oien-
Ing of a President-making conclave are
as enthusing as many of the events tak
ing place on the stage after the per
formance has been formally begun.
There are the celebrities to receive
cheertng homage as they march Into the
hall ot the head of State delegations.
There is the seemingly unending con
fusion out in the urea where the President-makers
are moving about before
settling into the reservations for the
respective State delegations. Here's a
United States Senator whose name is
household word talking to the Gov
ernor of a State who perhaps already
has been, "mentioned" as a likely can
didate for White House honors "next
time." There they are, as you look
down from your scat on terrace or In
sallery, "conservatives" and "radicals"
patriot and self-seeker, demagogue or
statesman according to the standpoint
of the faction Jo which you belong. No
where can they be seen all together In
animated mixture except every four
years at the national party convention.
The streets reflected the nation. On
every corner gamins hawked the papers
of the principal cities, in their cries go
ing over the principal places of a great
republic. The people who streamed up
And down the thoroughfares wore
Dadges which indicated that every com-
aionwealth from torrid Texas on the
outb to the States which border the
Cunndlan provinces on the north, from
New England on the east to the coast
States of the West, was represented
adequately not only by the ubiquitous
ielegates but by correspondents and vis
itors as well.
Shortly after 11 o'clock It was as If
floodgate had been opened, for
streams of people poured Into the great
Coliseum at every door and scrambled
for their places. At the outside en
trances the doorkeeiicrs would have
lieon swamped except for the aid of po
lice, who Insisted that everyone fiud
their proper entrance. By 12 o'clock
the floor was a black sea of humanity,
whllo Michigan and Wabash avenues
were crowded with overflows of peoplo
anxious to hear tho shouting nnd wit
ness the entrance of celebrants.
Thousands upon thousands of faces.
wearing the most multi-varied expres
sions confident, antlcipntorv, excited.
anxious, apprehensive, alert to sense
the faintest breath that might mean
possible defeat ; tense, eager ; old dele
gates behind masks of smiles, young
delegates of huso Importance, fussy al
ternates hoping for an opportunity;
cheery contestants who were seated.
sullen ones who were not ; n sea of
rippling movement.
A brass band playing somewhere
stirring tunes; delegates mnr hlng nnd
banners lifting; crowds pouring in from
the right, from the left, everywhere;
whlsperlnus, confidences, laughter, chat
ter, hubbub, and, as the clock bands
passed noon, every eye focused upon
he great platform, swathed In the tri
Mips
lrfV
wmm if
SCENK IX THE ANNLX OV
publicanatiomliventiom
color, where a rugged figure, strangely
unfamiliar Without Its wlde-brlmmed
black hat snt already playing with a
gnvel. "OrackJ" A smart blow from
that gavel; then another; and a little
hush, as tense and still as If on the eve
of some profound ceremony of worship
or lu the presence of a miracle. The
nopubllcan national convention had be
gun. In the crowded human hive Which
had been made of the Coliseum, Uie
fall of National Chairman Harry New'a
gavel was greeted with a roar which
drowned all further efforts of the chair
man for several minutes. Every seat
In the floor and galleries was occupied,
while on the stand occupied by the
chairman were men whose names are
among the greatest which a great party
ismsesses. Many of the delegate) had
been in their seats for an hour or more
ind there was, accordingly, little delay
a the opening.
Scene an Impressive One.
It was a wonderful and Impressive
scene, this great body of 080 delegates
gathered from every part of the coun
try and its remote possessions, calmly
'Cttled down to carry out the wishes
if the party they represent nnd nomi
nate a candidate for the highest ofllce
:he people can give.
President Roosevelt got applause
when Chulrman New spoke first In an
nouncing that the time had arrived to
take up the business of the convention.
The chulrman declared the country had
Just ended "twelve years of the most
brilliant administration In the world."
The cheering Itself was evidence of
the double-wrap hold the President had
on the convention. One wild yell,4 and
that was all.
John It. Malloy, temporary secretary,
who has a powerful voice, read the
call fo the convention, and then Chair
man New nnnounced that the national
committee hnd recommended Julius C.
Burrows, of Michigan, for temporary
chairman. Senator Burrows wns warm
ly received nsJie stepped to the front
of the platform. He bowed his ac
knowledgments and began his "key
note" address.
From the time the gathering was
called to order uutll Senator Burrows
concluded bis 13,000-word "keynote"
speech, the Interest and attention of
the 12,000 persons in the ball seldom
flagged. Purts of the Michigan sen
ator's address were wildly cheered, par
ticularly his mention of Theodore
Roosevelt, and later on his declaration
on the anti-Injunction question. Still
more cheers greeted tho "keynote
declaration that any tariff revision
"would not put out the fires of any
American Industry."
Senator Burrows spoke for an hour
and eight minutes and concluded amid
hearty applause. Then the band, which
had been kept out of the proceedings
for longer than an hour, had its inn
ing. Uproarous applause broke loose
among the Southern delegates, when the
band played "Dixie." This was follow
ed by a shout that filled the big hall
and It gradually began to look like a
national convention. When 'In Its med
ley the band struck up "America," the
delegates a:id visitors stood eu masse,
VScVV
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TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN BURROWS
waving flags and giving a mighty shout
The secretary read the list of tem
porary officers, which was confirmed,
following which the membership of the
several committees, chouen by the State
delegations, wns announced. Then, on
motion of a New York delegate, the
rules of the last Republican notional
CONVENTION PICTCRESQt'ES.
convention were adopted for the con
trol of the gathering. The convention
then adjourned until Wednesday noon.
Decoration of the Hall.
There was Just enough decoration In
the convention hall to beautify, with
out Interfering with ample light and
ventilation. .Broad bands of color, red,
white and blue, veiled the front of the
galleries which extend round the hall,
looped np at Intervals with red ro-
OPENING SESSION OF THE CONVENTION.
settes midway between the steel gir
ders which arch across the hall sup
porting the roof, and above the gal
lery a similar strip was draped upon
large, gilt, five-pointed stars. At the
ends of each arch were groups of big
flags. At either end of the hall an im
mense eagle, with twelve-foot spread
of wings, surmounted a mass of flags.
The stars and stripes dominated the
scene.
Monday night the streets were ablaze
with lights, there was a wealth of color
on the tall buildings, bands vied with
glee clubs in the packed headquarters
of candidates, and in the open air
marching cltrbs in fantastic regalia pa
raded the main thoroughfares, singing
"Cannon, Uncle Joe," "Fairbanks,"
"Taft, Taft," or -"Knox, Knox," and
there was that universal pandemonium
which befits the night before a national
convention.
But while the din proceeded without,
the final preparations of the leaders
proceeded within. Their plans were
well hi hi. probably with greater precis
ion thau hits ever been known before a
national convention met.
All were alive to the Issues that were
to be met at the Coliseum and all
were keyed up to the highest pitch.
Men, and women, old and young, from
nil parts of the United States and In
every walk of life. Joined the kaleido
scopic demonstration and contributed
U the din.
It Is estimated that more than 00,000
vistors were on State street between
Van Piren and Lake streets at 4
o'clock Monday afternoon. All other
st'cets in the loop district also were
ADDRESSING TnE CONVENTION.
crowdod, and downtown Chicago took
on the appearance of a world's fait
day.
Automobiles, bedecked with flag, ot
placards bearing the likeness of the
various "favorite sons," tooted and
swerved through the bustling streets
in the loop district or found their way
into the long procession up Michigan
avenue. And the frequent cheers from
autos were re-echoed by the gay
throng.
When the out-of-town delegates with
their wives or daughters found tbeli
way to State street the shopping thor
oughfare appeared like a canyon, deco
rated with American flags and littered
with lithographs of the men who wert
expected to "save the country" again.
Campaign buttons and ribbons bear
ing the insignia of the favorite candi
date adorned each lapel, and the surg
ing throng whooped it up In a babel of
voices. Curbstone orators vied with
the street fakers la the effort to at
tract attention, and in some Instances
their Buccesa was so great that traffic
about tho corners was temporarily
blocked.
While State street with Its gayly dec
orated shops proved the drawing card
for the sightseers, Michigan avenue
ran a close second In the contest foi
popularity. There the scene was a tri
fle less cosmopolitan, even the street
faker appearing to be of a more digni
fied type.
There exquisitely gowned women
strolled back and forth with the fash
ionably dressed men or laughed add
chatted in groups about the hotels.
There also distinguished statesmen,
noted politicians and moneyed men
whose names are familiar from const
to coast were conspicuous In the gay
throng. They also appeared to enjoy
the bustle and excitement.
When the elephant. "Toddles," which
led the parade Monday night, moved
clumsily past the Annex In the after
noon to the lake front where be was
corralled a cheer ent up from the
walks and hundreds of guests swarmed
te the windows.
GIST OF TENTATIVE PLATFORM.
We favor a special session of Congresi
to revise the tariff, and we urge the pantuKo
ol a law establishing a maximum and mini
mum rate of tariff schedules.
We favor free trade with the Philippines.
We approve the emergency financial rnci.
U'e pasred by the last Congress and pled
the Republican party to the passage of a
ciriency law tbst will prevent the rer,ir
rence of panics In the future.
Wo fsvor amendment to the Sherman
anti-trust law to strengthen It and mike
it mora effective.
We approve the enactment of the rail
road rat law and ple.ltte its vigorous en
forcement. We propose amendments to tluit
law which will give it greater elasticity
We favor the passage of such laws us will
lu the future prevent the over-Issue of
stocks and bonds by luterstate carriers.
We praise the passage of the employers'
llubllty act by the last session of t'onuress,
and commend the laws which have secured
aildltluual protection to engineers and Hie
luea. We favor extension of th system of ru
ral free delivery.
The Republican party should receive s
full iikmhI of praise fur the achievement!
of Its administrations.
The Democratic party Is tending toward
soclullsni, the doctrine which gives each un
et.udl right to take, while the Itepuliku
party guarantees an emiul right to earn.