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The Omaha Daily Bee OMAHA. WEDNESDAY MORNIN'd. JUNE 17, 190S TWELVE PAGES. VOL. XXXVII NO. 313. SINGLE COPY TWO CLNT.S. 4t BIG MEETING BEGINS Republican National Convention Con renes at Chicago. DELEGATES SLOW Dl GATHERING Enormous Convention Hall Retplen dent with Color. OHIO MEN GIVEN TOOT SEATS Mny Gueiti of Not ."a . Party Deliberation -A MUCH ENTHUSIASM MA. 0 Temporary Chairman Borrow '. Address, Cheered On hy Tt' and .Gar Decorattone and Vat Hest. CHICAGO., June 18. The door of the enormous convention hall were thrown open at 10;30 o'clock and the first of the vlaitora, delegates and alternates began to filter in. High up In tha girders of the (Treat arching roof a band struck up "America" and the first scene of the 1908 gathering was under way. Tho decorating scheme In the hall was purely a patriotic one, with gracefully draped flags predomi nating. Ths defloration were not over done, being confined practically entirely to the balcony and stage. The floor showed only the delegate aeats and the state standards while blta of card board at the top of the slender Iron posts rising some eight feet from the floor. Women ware largely represented In tthe first of the arriving thror.gs and took a lively Interest In the Incidents of the j opening. U The bund kept the alr.gay with patriotic music, -Dixie- calling out the first ripple oC r.pplnuse. Then came the "Red, While and I'.lue," and In the excitement of the occasion ths crowd rose to Its feet. The move wa a little previous, however, for the strains of "The Star-Spangled Banner" were soon wafted from the balcony and there was an outburst of applause and i: cheering. t First on the Pla Senators Heyhurn and I (' 1 and Representative Boutelle v the f lrnt platform guest First on the Platform Borah of Idaho Boutelle of Illinois were to arrive. On the pint form also, prepared to take up his responsible duties, was Asher Hinds, the parliamentarian. I The visitors' section filled more rapidly than the floor, but the balcony crowds were slow In recognising the more Important men among ths stream of arrivals Senator ' Chauncey M. tiepew made his way quietly to a place In the New ork section to the right and front of the, plat form. Senator Kea of New Jersey was rerngnlzud In the mldnt of a throng of new camera. Fifteen minutes before the hour set for calling the convention to order, the dele gate sections were not half filled, but the music of marching bands in the aire. poured Into tha -hall and ths parading host were at hand. Fairly overwhelm ing ths largo and eflclent corps of door keepers ana UBIiera. IIIV uririi.i: ., j a score of states crowded Into their piact. Notable Guests Attend. The notable guests on the speakers' platform were slow In arriving. The firft to appear were Ambassador and Mine. Jusseiand of, France, who soon were fulluwert by others of the diplomatic corps, to whom the. president had allotted twrnty-flve seats. Amnni? the other distinguished persons on lie plutform were Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Gary of New York. Hon. Daniel Ransdell, si-isi'iint-at-arins of the senate; Mrs. Frank O. Lnwdtn and Right Rev. P. J. Muldoon, bishop of Chicago; Mrs. Julius C. Bur row. Mis. Medlll McCormlck of Chicago, lie v. Pr. John Wesley JII11 and wife, Chl m:o: Dr. Albert Shaw, former Secretary ol tho Treasury Leslie M. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Donald AlcLan 01 new ium, dcm Jamlii Me Wheeler of California.' Mi. Nicholas Longworth and Mrs. Timothy L. Woodruff also occupied con Mplcuous places on the platform. It was nearly 1J o'olock when Ambas suiiir und Mrs. Bryca of Great Britain, reached the hall. Both ambassadors and their wives were ths recipients of much mention. Conspicuous anion tha Ulplo- i " muts was Minister Wu Ting Fang of China. M ums at Front of Stan.. In locating the delegations In tha body of .u .HuMiInn I, all lit Ir, was artven the front of the stage as compared to all oth ers which have candidates. The men from the home slats of the secretary of war wore placed Immediately in front of the speaker's rostrum and on the right of that official as he faced the delegates. Directly across the aisle was Indiana, on the right of ths HooslerS was Illinois and Just beyond was Wisconsin. In the front row, on tha opposite side of the hall to the left of Ohio, was Pennsyl vania, and then on the extreme left came New York. Directly behind Ohio were Minnesota, Connecticut, Colorado and Maine, Nebraska and Michigan. Crowded close upon the rear seats of ths Illinois (lien were Maryland, Arkansas, Florida and Iowa, which la expected to fur nish much of ths gunpowder for such ex plosions as ticket plsce during the vies presidential struggle. Newspaper Men Crowded. When the newspaper correspondents reached their seats snd surveyed tha "fa cilities'" provided fcr their work they were indignant and exasperated. A storm of cmaure snd criticism was at once directed at Chairman New of the national commit tee., who supervised ell the press arrange nients. Elbow room was at a tvemlum and for over-crowdrg, downright dtscom- fort and general lack of adaptability to I the purpoees for which thejr were sup posed to be designed the press arrange- - meuts of the republican convention of liOi surpassed anything seen at any a ml'ar gatherliig in many years. A multitude of sergeants-at-arms, ths friends of officials on ths committee cn arrangements, stood at tha snd of most every row of newspaper seats, occupying space to no useful purpose and obstruct ing . tha newspaper quarters. already jammed to the utmost with correspondents who had work to perform and fh the dis charge of which tha chairman of the na tional commute had placed serious anl unnecessary obstruction. Those in' tho Crowd. 1 holding delegate tickets occupied asits 1 win. In the reservation for the state.' Mr. Lucy A. Clark Of Brlghsm City. Utah, sat under the banner of that state, two nmtt fiom Senator Smoot. Mrs. ,. W. Pierce, distinguished by a nam mot n llkenesa of Secretary Tsft pinned (Coutlniitd en Second Pag.). SUMMARY OF THE DEE 190S. 190S ivA& 190& srx jmx 7TZ. Ufa UH' TVJ. 2 3 4 5 6 z sown 12 13 14 15 16 1Z 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 2Z 23 29 30 - Til WIATXIt. FOR OMAHA, COUNCIL BLUFFS AND VICINITY Showers Wednesday; slowly Using temperature. KOR NEBRASKA Showers Wednesday. FOR IOW A Showera Wednesd; slowly rlelng temperature. Temperature at Omaha yesterday: Hour. 81 DOMESTIC. . Buffalo makes determined fight for the Woodmen convention. 7ags 1 Jerome makes long answer to the charges against htm in New York. Pace I Arrangements at Convention halL make It Ideal place for holding ths national con vention. Pajre 1 Officers order the bodies of Mrs. Oun ness and her children burled In Chicago. Pago 1 Great steel cable for the Manhattan bridge falls into river. Page 1 Evidence in the Boston structural steel cases Is held insufficient for conviction. Pag 1 Rainfall in Nebraska since April 1 Is above the normal. Page 1 POLITICAL. New faces much In evidence at Chicago convention and younger element of the party In control, though number' of the old guard are on hand. Page 1 Republican national convention convenes In the Coliseum at Chicago, remaining In session two hours, during which the speech of Temporary Chairman Burrows of Michigan was delivered. Paga 1 Senator Borah of Idaho starts a boom for Governor Cummins of Iowa for vie president, said to be Inspired directly from the White House. Pags 1 Strenuous fight against a radical declar ation on the use of the injunction is kept up at Chicago, Secretary Taft having de cided that the convention must make a well defined statement. rag 1 lOCAXu County Board of Equalization makes the promised raises in assessments, the ag gregate advance being almost 1100,000. Pag B ' Douglas county farm land was advanced t per acre by Jhe county. Masjr, lu, Jjla report to the Board of Equalisation. Page a t Weather man admits the deficiency is finally overcome in the matter of rainfall, while the Missouri river la at a standstill and promises to stay within lta banks. Page S Alfalfa palace Is planned by promoters of the National Corn exposition, the ex hibits of grasses promising to of much Importance. Pafe T OOMMXSCIAX. AJIS UTDXTBTSIAU, Live stock markets. Page t Grain markets. Pag 9 Stocks and bonds. Pag MOVEMIWTn OP OOEAJT TAaf SKIPS. Port. Arrived. Sailed. NEW YORK. . NKW YORK.. NEW YORK.. ( HKRBOIRQ NAPLK3 NAPLK8 NAPLES HAMBl'KO ... LONDON DOVBR BREMEN .... . ZMUlld . Noordara . P. r. Wllhflm.. . K. P. reran... . 8n Gorgl . Carpathla . Mnllke .' . Amerlka . Minneapolis . rinland rhliadalphla. , Bartwrosaa. GREAT STEEL CABLE SLIPS Clutch on HeaTT Strand Loosens and Metal Falls Into the i River. NEW YORK, June 16. Just aa workmen were about to permanently fix it In place today, one of the great steel cables of the new Manhattan bridge, weighing several hundred tons, slipped from the clutch which held it and plunged into the ICast rlvr, 130 feet below. In anticipation of just such an accident all river , traffic near the bridge had been suspended and no on was injured. The only damag dona by the falllnir eable was to ths clutch which had held it. and a wagon caught under the land end of the cable as it fell. The clutch was set on fire by friction and burned and torn to bits. The wagon was cut in two as If by a saw. IOWA PEOPLE'S PARTY TICKET All Who Are Opposed to Corporation Control of Politics Aaked t Join. PES MOINES. Ia., June M. In state con vention at the Iowa hotel yesterday the people' party of Iowa placed a complete state ticket In the field for the coming na tional election In November. The delegate alao declared for local option, fre trade and a "d rect tax on what you possess and not on what you consume." Resolutions were also paassd asking that persons who are opposed to corporation control of politics to Join with them In the coming election. J. H. Norman was president and 8. M. Harvey wa ecretary of th convention. The national platform formulated at St. Louis in April was indorsed. MRS. GUNNESS GIVEN BURIAL Her Body, with Those of Fear Chil dren, Will Re Shipped to Chlcaao. UA PORTE. Ind.. Jun t.-Th bodle of Mrs. Belle Gunneai and four children, who lost their lives In th destruction of the Gunness house on April it, were today ordered by Coroner Mack shipped to Chi cago for burial next Thursday, In accord ance with a request of Mrs. Gunness In her will. Coal Mlno Plnnt Wreekcd. Bl'TLER. Pa.. Jun H Th plant of the Royal coal mines at Argentina, rvear here, wa dvsiroved hr dynamite today. Th losa will exoeed iO.Ouu, In additita to th filant, th coal tipple, was wrecked and a arg section of railroad track torn up. Window la forty-six residence war hal tered. For soma tim pa. a labor trouble hv been xpertented at th mine and recently it wa bUvd U difflcuUl bad been adjust . . ' v V I 6 a. m VtAV m f Y YlT?V a. m X - 1 a. m eo Klm 1 " m 61 .VyflVj H m t a- t p. m f3 7 p. m 61 I p. m fil 9 p. m 6! CHIEF FIGHT ON INJUNCTION Strenuoni Efforts Being Pat Forth to Defeat This Clause. SECRETARY TAFT IS DETERMINED His Mind Follr Made Ip to Insist Ipsa Its Inclusion In the He pnbltcan Platform at Chicago. WAtKorOTOir, June IS. Beflectlon ovsr night baa only strengthened the de termination of the war secretary to In sist npon the Inclusion In the rspnhlioaa party platform of th antl-lnjnnotlon plank on the Unas of that tslegraphed from Chicago laat night. Thrfor a long telegram went forward from th War de partment today to Prank X. Hitchcock, Secretary. Taft's Chicago manager, In structing him to Insist upon th anti-la-Junction plank. CHICAOO, June 1.-The Injunction plank cf the tentative republican platform looms up today as the subject of . the big fight of the convention. Those who favor the plank are more and more convinced of the supreme necessity for Its Incorporation in the platform, while those who oppose it are making every preparation to carry the struggle to the floor of the convention in the event of failure to eliminate the plank In the resolutions committee. To fall to say that the republican party la In favor of the ressonable use of the Injunction, it is said. Is omitting the neces sary answer to the charge which is antici pated In the campaign that Secretary Taft Is the father of the Injunction and approves Its radical as well as its conservative use. Positive atatements are made early today In a denial of the suggestion that Washing ton wishes to withdraw the plank. It was Indicated that word from that quarter was decidedly the reverse and that the command had gone forth that the plank must be adopted at all hazards. No Claim of Strength. All but five of the fifty-three members of the resolutions committee had been se lected this morning. Of this number the Taft forcea claim 11 votea on general propo sitions, but will make no claim of strength on the injunction plank.' Those favoring the plank plan to have it scrutinised first by a eubcommltte of th resolution committee. The else and per sonnel of this committee Is one of the mat ter being considered and will be finally determined upon at the first meeting of the full committee, which Is to take place this afternoon. It is predicted this subcommittee will be composed of nine, eleven, thirteen or flf teen members. Eight of this number havi been practically determined upon. They are Senator Hopkins of Illinois, Senator Crane of Massachusetts, Senator Long of Kan' ess. Wade Ellis, attorney general of Ohio; Frank B. Kellogg of Minnesota, Represen. tatlve Dalsell of Pennsylvania, Represent tatlve Payne of New York and R. A. Ral linger of Washington state. Of this num ber Senator Crane and Representatlvea Payne and Dalsell are counted on by the opposition to the plank. i Favorable Report Likely. " There? seems no doubt after analysing? the; personnel of the subcommittee and the power, of the Taft forces to fully Indicate Its membership, that a favorable report wlll.be made on the plank, . perhaps In a modified form, to the full committee, and then will follow the report to the conven tlon, with the possibility of a minority report and consideration on the' floor of that body. There are other planks of the platform which will also give trouble. These are the railroad plank, which Includes a 'de deration In favor of supervision of tha Issuance In the future of stocks and bonds by Interstate corporations; the trust plank or proposed amendment to the Sherman anti-trust law for the purpose of relieving trades' unions, farmers' organizations and kindred aggregations of persons from the Implication of being illegal because of their very existence. The postal savings bank plank will be vigorously opposed by the banking inter ests. On all of these propositions the plan now Is to open doors of the sub committee for the presentation of facts on -those subjects. OXLY PARADE OF A DELEGATION California Delegrntea March to Con vention Hall. CHICAGO. June 10. The California dele gation today led an imposing procession from the Auditorium Annex to the Coli seum. It wa the only parade of any size organized by state delegations. Headed by a band, the full delegation from California formed at 11 o'clock and Invited as their guests the delegations from the Hawaiian islands, Nevada, Utah and Colorado. M. H. PeYoung, chairman of the Cali fornia delegation, pinned on nearly every man in the procession one of the state's gorgeous badges. This badge Is far the handsomest used by sny delegation. It consists of a bar of gilt bearing the name "California" and surmounted by a golden bear. The pendant Is a duplicate of the old 150 octagonal gold slug, which Is at tached to the bar by a ribbon of the shade of the "Eecholtala," or gold poppy. The delegations from the other states fol lowed In the order In which - they are named. At various point enroute, where large crowds of spectators had assembled, the proceaslon was cheered. The demon stration, however, was not political, exc pt that on one or two occasions some persons In the throng cried "Hurrah for Bryan!" and this created some smusement. The marshal of the parade was H. T. Power of Auburn, Cal., who saw that each member from California had a state ren dsnt mounted on a cane. Just before th delegations began thtlr march into the Coliseum each man was handed a pamphlet entitled "A Vole from Missouri, or Roosevelt's Re-election a Na tional Necessity." Th pamphlet bore a picture of Roosevelt on the cover. VICE PRESIDENCY CAN WAIT Administration Hna Decided Not ta Tnko Hand Now. WASHINGTON. June 16.-Thls statement waa Issued from ' an authoritative source this morning: An exchange of telegrams over night be tween Washington and Chicago Indicates that there wltl b no developments so far as th administration la concerned In the matter of th selection of a candidate for vice president until after th platform shall have been disposed of and a nomine for th presidency shall have been named. It la understood that the above state ment was Issued with the distinct purpose of avoiding a complication of tha vice. presidency with that of the praldentlal nomination, th result of which might be to diminish Secretary Taft' ' strength by creating enmities among the , friends of thos candidate for th vie presidential nomination who are shown to hav either failed to recelv hi support or encourage his actual opposition. BUFFALO IS AFTER WOODMEN Mew York tlrlesxatloat la Roosting Hard for Neat Convention of This Ordr. FEORIA. III.. June 11 The fifteenth biennial nations! hesd camp niee tng of the Modern Woodmen of America was called ta order by Head Consul A. R. Talbot thl morning at the Coliseum. Seven hundred delegates were in attendance, representing membership of over l.OOO.ooo members. A very strenuous fight Is, on for the next encampment In 1911. Buffalo. Salt Lake City, Dallae and Omaha are the leading contestants for the next meeting, with Buf falo In the lend, having a great many eastern states behind It and especially the entire New York state delegation. The Forester drill teama number about 2.500 Snd elaborate preparations are being made tor the prize drill, which takes place Thursday. The Camp Clerks' association closed I a business session yesterday, with an ad dress by Head Consul Talbot, who con gratulated the clerks on their effort and co-operation In realizing Ms ambition In securing a membership of 100.307 up to the time of this encampment. Hon. D. 8. Meyers has withdrawn from the field a a candidate for head banker and leaves the contest to C. K. Korn of Des Moines, la. COLORADO DEMOCRATS AGREE De lr antes I'nanlmoaslr 'Inatmrted for Mr. Brynn nt Clenwood prlnas. GLENWOOD SPRINGS, t'olo., June 1. The platform adopted at the democratic state convention here today was In part as follows: We cafl attention to th fact that every reform accepted and every measure recom menrieri hv the nresent national admlnls- t ru Inn foe the corrertlon of evils affecting or menacing the public welfare, or for the promotion or general gou'j, are nnoiiuira in the nHtlnnal democratic platforms of 189R. 1800 and 1904. and nave Deen op posed by the repubitcan party. The DlAtform concludes as follows: R..nl vert Vhat In William J. Bryan the democracy of Colorado recognizes a true patriot, a wise, fearless end conservative statesman ana a iiiuruuniwy umiwi ". in the White House or out of it. no ma chine controls him, no boss dictates to him, no special privilege Interest can him. Hla Independence, his ability. his exalted patriotism, hie stainless char acter, appeals to tne people or me nauun Therernrp. we nereDy inairm-i me uric- gate elected by this .convention to cast their ten votes ior wmium u. m jm president and continue to so oast them while his name shall be before the conven tion as a candidate. DEMOCRATS SEE PROCEEDINGS Sntacommlttee on Arrangements Watch Merlins of Republicans nt Chicago. CHICAGO, June 1. Members of the democratic national, committee on ar rangements for the Denver convention met here today to pa upon final nlans for the convention. Those who attended the meeting were: Thomas Taggart of Indiana, chairman of the democratic national committee; Norman E. Mack. New York; Urey Wood son, Kentucky, secretary of the commit tee; John T. McQraw, West Virginia James C. Dahlman, .Nebraska; John E. Osbornr. wyqrnirnr. end :orr. C JHaJtva of Illinois. .' Th next session of the subcommittee n'lll be held In Denver about June 25. The details for the Denver meeting were said to be practically completed. The members of the subcommittee expected to visit the first session of the republican convention at the Coliseum today. PRIMARIES TODAY IN FLORIDA Second Democratic Contest Held After Month of Hitter Per sonal Contest. JACKSONVILLE. Fla., June 18. After a month of the bitterest sort of a political contest the second democratic primary in Florida waa held today with the governor ship, a United States senatorshlp and many minor offices as the prizes to be drawn. The campaign for the gubernatorial chair between A. W. Gilchrist of Punta Gorda, local pptlonlst. and John M. C. Stockton, prohibitionist, has been especially spirited and today there was Interest from one end of the state to the other. It has been per sonal in a measure, charge and counter charge figuring almost dally In the speeches of the men. For the United States senatorshlp Governor Napoleon B. Broward was vigorously fought by Duncan U. Fletcher, a Jacksonville lawyer. The question of chief Interest in the primary is whether itate prohibition or local option shall prevail. JEROME HAS LONG ANSWER Replies to Ch a raves Made Aaalnst Him Before the Chief Ex entire. NEW YORK. "June InDistrict Attorney Jerome's answers to the three additional specifications In the charges filed against him by a committee headed by William F. King were sent to Governor Hughes at Albany today. The specifications charge that Mr. Jerome threw dice "for a dollar a throw and tho drinks" during the clos ing hours of the first Thaw trial; "that h Advised E. R. Thomas while under In dictment in the banking cases to get an other lawyer In place of the one who was repreaentlng him, and that he offered Im munity to AVllllam R. Montgomery, a banker, under certain considerations. Mr. Jerome's answer to the charges takts up forty typewritten puges. ICE AND BEEF PRICES RISE Chlcaao Housekeepers Feel Effect of Shortaaro in Snpply of Cat tle on Hoof. CHICAGO, June 16 Housewives were called upon yesterday to dig deeper Into their purses for dreesed beef, lamb and pork loins, additional price advances being about Vt cent, 1 cent and 2 cents a pound, respectively. Prevailing high quotations on stock on the hoof and a broadening of the outside demands for th manufactured products were held responsible for the up turn in the cuts. The price of Rrtlflciul ice also Was Increased from 2 to 40 cent a hundred pounds. WITNESS PROMISED IMMUNITY Antonio Macalnso So Testinea In Ex tortion Case In New lork City. NEW YORK, June 1. Antonio Macal uso, one of the principal witnesses for the prosecution In the rase of Carl Fischer Hansen, the lawyer who Is aicused of ex torting IIS. 000 from Joseph B. O Brien of Philadelphia, has been promised Immunity from prosecution In exchange for lils testi mony. This announcement wa made by Macal uso himself while on the witness stand today and wa confirmed by Assistant District Attorney Smith la open court. ALLIES KEEP UP THE FICI1T I Cases Inrolving 110 Seats to Be Argued Before Committee. REPORT IS EXPECTED TODAY and Samael Rlnnker of e braska n Member of Sub committee on Rnlra. CHICAGO. June 1. The Jlght of the allies" to have the decision of the na tional committee reversed in the cases of 110 contesting delegates to the republican national convention was carried before the credentials committee, which was appointed today, and began Its work immediately after the adjournment of the first session of the convention. The national committee favored the Taft delegates in each of the states and districts Involved In the fight now before the credentials committee. The number of contests the "allies" de cided to press, however. Is Just about half of those originally made before the na tional committee. There was a disposition on the part of some members of the cre dentials committee to accept the decision of the national committee without further hearings, but this proposition was defeated In a subcommittee of five by a vote of 1 to 2. In the whole committee there was a motion made to lay on the table the report of the subcommittee recommending that brief hearings be granted, but It was voted down. It was decided to allow ten minutes to the attorney for each side In cases involving delegates-at-large and eight minutes to each side In the district contests. The Alabama case were called Just before 6 o'clock. If the plan agreed on is adhered to It will take more than fourteen hour to hear the contests. Ar rangements have been made to have food served to the committeemen In their room at the Collsuem annex and they will b in session until midnight or later. Every effort will bo made In the committee to expedite matter and have a report ready for the convention tomorrow afternoon. Taft'a Friends In Control. The Taft forces disclosed the fact that they were in complete control of the ere dentlals committee of the convention within a few minute after the convention waa called to order. It had been expected there would be opposition to the selection of Senator Charles W. Fulton as chairman, but when his name was proposed by O. R. Fyler of Connecticut and seconded by Harry M. Daugherty of Ohio no other names were suggested, In spite of the an nouncement that had been made that the "allies" would make a fight for the election of Mayor Charle W. Bookwalter of Indianapolis, a personal friend of Vice President Fab-banks. The election of Mr. Fulton wa unanimous. J. N. Smith of New York wa elected temporary secre tary, although he ta not a member of the committee. After the election of Mr. Fulton, who Is known to be pro-Taft and who sat as a member of the national com mittee In hearing contest, methods of pro cedure were discussed by the committee. A time went and without word coming from the committee room in the Coliseum annex and no cues being called, a rumor that the . committee would report to "blanket" approval of the temporary roll which had been prepared by the national committee was strengthened. Charges that the Taft organization had formulated scheme for a "steam roller" disposition of all of the antl-Taft conteats were mada freely; In fact. It wa said that .Repre sentatlve J. Bloat Fassett, the member of the commutes from New York, had been selected to make the motion that arguments in the contest be not heard, and that the recommendations of the national commit tee be adopted. This report created great excitement among those interested in the contests, who were waiting in the lobby outside. Rlnaker on Rnles Committee It was learned that, on motion of Mr, Daugherty of Ohio, a committee of five had i 1 V. . . rk.lrman 1?,lttnn In H... ! D" ""cu " ' ascri ue ruiea vn mo wuci - committee consisted of Representative J Bloat Fassett of New York. H. M. Daugh erty of Ohio, Samuel J- Elder of Massa chusetts, W. S. Fltzpatrlck of Kansas and Samuel Rlnaker of Nebraska. A recess was taken to allow the committee to draw up It rules. All of the members participating in the motion and the men appointed Sy Chair man Fulton are friendly to the Taft man agement. Members of tha committee op posed to Secretary Taft seemed to be a much In the minority a the antl-Taft forces on the national committee, All of the contest had been certified from the national committee to the cre dential committee. They Involved 219 seats, and 21S of these had been given to the Taft forcee on the temporary roll. Representa tlvea of Fairbanks, Hughe, Cannon and Foraker had designated counsel to look after the interests before the committee, There ws no counsel for the Taft man agement In attendance, which was taken as an Indication that dependence had been placed in their being able to carry their point. The attorneys for the "allies" announced that they believed that contests involving 110 seats, or half of the whole number, would be won away from Taft if a fair hearing was given. They planned, there fore, to carry only 110 cases before the committee. Factional Feellnn; Hitch. The ten-minute recess dragged into half an hour and then an hour without the sub committee being ready to report Gossip of all kind wa hi ard tutaide. Speakers of the "allies" said that If hearings were not granted on the conteits their proposed ap peal from credentials committee to tie con ventlon would be aided by the refusal. Taft supporters said that all the "allies" desired was to prolong the contest to glv them an Oi)portunlt; to undermine Taft instructions, The feeling between the opposing factions was far more bitter than at any time since the first few days' session of the national committee, when the alleged "railroading of Taft opposition came into evidence. They stated boldly that they would not permit more delay than they could avoid In di posing of the contests. That the committee of five members to ionlder the order of business was no unanimous was disclosed by Its prolonged tesMon. After it had been In, session more tl an an hour it waa reported that some of the members feared the consequence of mak'tig a recjmmendatlon of orerturntn of the contest and that a wide difference of opinion prevailed. At 4.50 p. m. the sub committee concljded Its meeting and at once, entered tie credentials committee 1 win. tontrats Are submitted As soon as the decision to hear the con tists wy announced by the committee the counsel rapreaentlng Cannon, Fairbanks, Hughe and Foraker submitted a statement (.Continued oa Tbird Pag ) great halljvell equipped Colleenm A rran Beaten ta nt thlcaso . Are Ahsnle to Care for Delegate. CHICAGO. June K.-Chlcago put forth a best In the way bf weather conditions hlch I saying a great deal for the open- ng of th convention. A trong breeze off th lake all day yesterday cleared the Ir of th humidity which has character- Ized the last fw days, and of the low- lying cloud of sztiok which to most tran sient visitor ia the synonym for Chicago. nd a marked coolness and dryness of at- mosphtre all th afternoon and night re freshed the crowd of delegates and visitors nd awakened them this morning ready nd eager for th momentous gathering at noon In th great coliseum on Wabash avenue below Fifteenth street! where all wa in readiness. Thos who gained early admission to the convention hall fousd the Interior a scene of simple beauty tnA order. A more fit ting or mor completely equipped place of meeting could hardly be Imagined. Twelve houtand seat In serried ranks fill every available Inch of space save for sufficient aisles and entrances, yet there la no ap pear anc of crowding and none of that sug gestion of temporary makeshift or un safely that so often mark the place of great convention. The aisle and plat form were carpeted with strong matting of plain and tasteful colors, and the steps and rails dividing off trie reservstlons for dele gates, alternates, press representative and spectator give the Impression of per- mantnc and safety. There I Just deuuration enougn to beau tify, without Interfering with ample light and ventilation. Broad bands of color, red, white and blue, veil the front of the gal- eries which elttsnd round the hall, looped up at Interval with red rosettes midway between the steel girders which arch across the hall Supporting the roof, and above the gallery a similar strip Is draped upon large, gilt, five-pointed stars. At the ends of each arch are groups of big flags. At either end of the hall an Immense eagle, with twelve feet spread of wings, sur mount a mass of flags. "Old Glory'." dominate th scene. There I a,mple light from window and skylights and should the sessions extend beyond the daylight, great clusters of arc light Insure ample illumi nation. Exit ar numerous and plainly marked, and from the center Of each section of seat a passageway or tunnel leads out. Every precaution for quick egress In case of emergency ha been provided, and for those to whom the occasion Is one of hard work and quick communication the facili ties are seemingly Ideal. Practical men planned the . arrangements of assembly halls for pages, sergeant-at-arms, door keepers, messengers and ushers; there are rows of telephones and large spaces set aside for the army of telegraphers of the Western Union and Postal Telegraph com panies. Ther are committee room, of fices, reception rooms, smoking rooms, and cozy, tastefully decorated retiring room for th ladles. There is also an emergency hospital, fully equipped, with two wards, four beds, an operating tabl. Invalid chair, two women and four men nurses, and a staff of forty- eight physicians. Most of th physician ar merely honorary members of the hospi tal staff, but they ar all subject to faB. In case of need. As for the organization of the mdlcal staff, which I under the direction of Dr. George C. Hunt, chief of the City Health department' ambulance service, each section of the hall I pro vided wtlh a doctor, two orderlies and a atretcher. By means of an electric light signal above the speaker stand, a phyal clan may be called at any time from the floor of the convention to the ' hospital, even though the noise of the moment might prevent the leather lunged announcer mak ing himself heard. The most unenviable position in the con vention is that occupied by the band, which is swung on an aerial platform among the girders in' the northern part of the hall. opposite the rostrum. There is communica tion with terra firms by Way of a stairway hidden by the bunting, but a casual Inves tigator, would think nothing short of a flying machine could land the musicians on their perch. A buzzer at the chair man's table enable him to control the music by signal to the band leader. Today's program wa to be essentially preliminary, but when Chairman Harry B. New of the national committee dropped his gavel at midday It was to Initiate plan as nearly perfect a often are ready at the outset of a national convention. The gavel used to open the convention is ot. more than passing hlBtorlc Interest, being .made from a log preserved from old Fort Dearborn. The Inatde of tho cover of the box containing the gavel Is left In it rough hewn condition, showing the deep, broad axe cuts. The mallet Is about a foot long and around the head Is a sliver band, beaming an American flag In colored enamel. A silver plate on the box bears this legend: "Made of hand hewn oak log from a blockhouse of old Fort Dearborn, the first outpost ef civilization under the United State government in Chicago or vicinity In the old northwest, 1803 burned by the Indian and rebuilt In 1S1& The log from which till gavel and box are made I , In the collection of the department of municipal history - and museum, Chicago city hall. Jun. 1S." ' Preparation hav ben made for a five day' convention, lasting until Saturday. It may run the full five days it may be completed In three. It depends to a great extent upon the time cOns.imed In contests before th committee oa cr. d. nt'als. It I expected that the antl-Taft "alliej" expect to bring befor th ommlttee tome 110 of the original iU contacts. Tin numb r may be reduced by ettlm?lt of various kinds, but th hearing which nr asrured cannot he cleared up In the crjlnary cour se before Thursday morning, snd 11 . expected that the convention wis hrt h:cvj run it full course undtr th wtll-fcrtlablls'.icd average of four days. ROOSeVEXT'S NAMt WILL BE USED New. Yorker Insist He Will Be Pre sented to Convention. CHICAGO. Jun l.-Joiin A. Stewart, president of th League of Republican LClub of Ntw York, committeeman of the National League of Republican Club and avowed champion of President Roosevelt for 4 third term, yesterday !ssuet a state ment declaring that President Roosevelt would b placed In nomination, that hla acceptance of rejection being "purely a question of. relationship," he could do noth ing but accept, and arguing that this, his nomination, would mean among other things:. , "Th election of the republican ticket by an unprecedanled large majority, th car rying by substantial majorities of Virginia. North Carolina. Kentucky and Tennessee; th election of every republican nomine for governor north of the 'solid south;' th ur return to the house of representa tive of a largq majority of republicans, th sur election ot republican majorities In the legislature of these northern state which will next year chooae United State senator, and aha overwhelming domination of New York' Stat by tn republicans." HEW MEN IN CONTROL Preatnt Republican Gathering: No table for New Facet in Evidence. SOME OF OLD GUARD ARE ON HAND Burrowi Lauds Roosevelt, but Speech Not of Stampeding: Kind. TAFT MEN IN ABSOLUTE CONTROL Vice Presidency at Much Up in the Air as in Early Stages. SENATORS ARE FOR FAIRBANKS Hashes, Dolllver and Sheldon Being Freely Dlscosaed Con vent Ion la Likely to tontlnne Vntll Frldn) . (From a Staff Correspondent.) CHICAGO. June 18 (Special Telegram.) Every big national convention Is like the one before and at the same time different, from all others. The present assemblage of republican leaders from every section of the country li the fourteenth link In the continuous chain of parly progression and yet Is made up more largely of new faces than any of Its predecessor. It Is a young men's convention, displaying the virility of an organisation constantly draw ing In new blood, although the remnant of the old war horses are tlll there and often taking mM Important roles. The speech of Temporary Chairman Bur row reviewed the glorlou achievements of the republican party from Its Inception, laying his greatest stress on th work ac complished In these later dsys under th? guidance of President Roosevelt. Hi seemed to lose no opportunity to bring In the president's name, which was greeiei with tumultuous spplause at each repe;l- tlon. So far as the onlooker could Judge, however. It was not the stampeding -rt of outburst that would be necessary to wrench the well anchored " ship from Its moorings. The convention must rlke everyone as ihoroughly In the control of the Taft forcea. The acq ileacenc of Wil liam Taft In the selection of Senator Bur rows for temporary presiding officer In spite of alleged dlstastefulness In certain quarters, had long ago stopped all threats of recalcitrancy, leaving a smooth way for the opening ststdon. Considering that very few of the many thousands culd hear and understand what he was saying. Mr. Bor rows received respectful attenilon to ths close of his remarks, which will sppeal much more strongly to readers than to lis teners. Platform to Snlt the Mnn. The demeanor of the convention in its or ganisation tends to strengthen the expecta tion that it will not only make Taft the standard bearer on th first ballot, but also put him on s platform In complete accord with his known position on big pub lic questions. . For the vice president the quesilcn. "Ta:t ' and whot" has not yet been d-finltely answered. The senatorial spokesmen, and there are quite a few of these lawmaker In the various delegations, are engaged In an apparently co-operative effort to so'.ve the problem with a renoinlnatlon of Vice President Falrbank. The hope that Governor Hughe may :lll be drafted la freely expressed and the names of Dolllver and Sheldon are also . being discussed. The term of adjournment will depend on the amount of Jockeying that may be developed In the convention. Reasonable harmony of action wl 1 chss the work Thursday, but It la more likely that the vice presidential nomination and tall-end formalities will be deferred till" Friday. Tho organization of the new na tional committee will await the wlshei of the nominee. While several other names ars mentioned for chairman, Hitchcock anl Vorys are the two between whom the choice is expected to be made. V. R. GOOD ROADS IN 'I HE PLATFORM National Association Seeks to Secnre Aid from Government. CHICAGO. June 16, The gospel of "good roads" will be preached to both the re publican and democratlo national conven tions. Every Influence will be brought to bear to have a "good roads" plank Inserted in the plutform of each party. THIS pro gram was decided upon at th first meet ing of the National Good Road congress here yesterday. Secretary Taft wa her alded as the champion of the movement Timothy Woodruff, chairman of the New York delegation, in the course of an ad dress before the gathering, said he would use his influence In promoting th "good road" plank. He laid he wa heartily in favor of good roads throughout th United States. Similar expression were given by other who attended. A meeting of the congress will b held in Denver July 1. prior to th convening of th democratic national convention. ' Arthur G. Jackson, president of the con gress, read a letter from President Roose velt favoring the movement. Martin Dodge of Cleveland, a member of the National League for Good Road and business director of the office on pub lic roads, Introduced and had adopted th following resolution: Wheress, No permanent system of high ways was ever built and maintained In any stste or county without the aid of th general government; therefore, be It'- Resolved, By the National Good Roads congrers, assembled In the city of ChlcHgo this lath day of June. 19". that it is the sense of the congress that the general gov ernment of tha Untied States should pay at least one-Tourth of the cOt of con structing and maintaining a permanent sys tem of highways. ITAH HAS A WOMAN DFLEGAT Only One Who Has Ever Voted In Ra liubllcan Convention. CHICAGO, June 16. The only woman who will have a seat on the floor of th republican convention and who will be a rejular delegate, came to Chicago yetter day. She Is Mr. U A. Clark ef Ilrlgliam City. Utah, and It is declared she will be the only woinun who ver had a vots In a republican convention. Mrs. Clark came to the city merely an alternate delegate. Three hour after her arrival, however, the; I tah delegate went Into caucus. Then It was foun-t that on of ther egular delegates. C. E. Loose, of Provo City, would not com to tha conven tion. Thereupon the vacant position was allotted to Mrs. Clark a a regular dele gate. Mr. Clarkat la the daughter of on of the early Mormon pioneers and la an ardent woman suffragist. WASHINGTON. June 16. Former 6enato Stewart of Nevada called at the While House today and saw the president. Mr Stewart was especially Interested In hav. Ing a strong plank on tha subject of Irrlga tlon Includsd la th republican platform.