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THE HOOD RIVER NEWS, WEDNESDAY. JUNE 12. 1912 3 Republican National Convention at the Coliseum In Chicago fc-'h U ' TAJ ;'!T )) if ;.1 A n$i 'til 1 'frl I til q'Y Fhoto of Taft by Harris Ewlng. I'hoto of Roosevelt by American Prrsa Aaaoclatlon. On June 18 the Delegates Will Meet to Choose Candidates For President and Vice President It Will Be the Largest Con vention Ever Assembled How the Big Event Will 3e Han died. By JAMES ARTHUR. THE Kepubllcau imtiouuJ conven tion of 1012 meets on June 18, the one hundredth aunlversary of the beginning of tlio war of 1812. If this Is an omen of anything It la that there will be war lu that gathering, a thing so probable thnt It needs no omen. Ono of the battles of 100 years ago was at Fort DearUirn standing where Chicago now vtamls. thus lending local emphasis to the fore boding. If further proof Is needed that there Is to be a fight It Is furnish ed by the fact thnt William Howard Taft and Theodore KooHevelt ure the leading cnndldales. Kobcrt M n Kol lette and AllnTt Ilnlrd Cum iiiIiim are also candidates and are also something In the fighting line. The ronveutlon hall Is Chicago's fa mous coliseum that has xeen no many conventions In the past It Is the suc cessor to the coliseum built for the Democratic convention of I SIM, when William JennliiKS Itrynn won the notn nation by his "cross of gold" speech The writer was present on thnt occa slon and still remembers the tlugle of thnt oratorical triumph. For the corning convention the new coliseum is being remodeled and re furnished. This was all worked out on paper long before the convention, and as soon as the building wns turneO over to the national committee a force of carpenters began to rush the work. Ballings were to be put In plnce. seats arranged and all the thousand and one details to te looked after throughout the vast hnll. Thousand and On Details. Another problem has been the decora tlons. This contract was given sep arately. The state guidons, festooning of the national colors, display of rings and of portraits all hud to be planned carefully and executed quickly. The printing and giving out of tick eta were nlso n man's Job There are mauy varieties of these admission cards, as delegates, alternates, ntiuomii committee, stage, press and visitors In ill the various sections of the building must have tickets for ench session nnd each .day nnd for numbered seats. The tickets arc under the absolute control of the national committee. Because of the press of visitors tho giving out of these pnstebonrds has to be carefully guarded. The hall seats something mora than 11.X. These represent only the beginning Of the details. Elaborate preparations have bad to be mndc for the press. Not only does every Important paper In the country send ono or more repre sentatives, but the press associations bava a large number of men, and there la a amnll army of telegraph operators, stenographers, messengers and other helpers. There Is also an army of doorkeepers, ushers and sergennts nt-arms. Ilndges must be supplied, and there are almost as many kinds of these as of tlckots Music must be provided, although this la comparatively simple, since only one ofllclnl band la stationed In the con vent Ion hall. The numerous bands In the streets and hotels come voluntarily or are supplied by various candidates, delegations and marching clubs. The foregoing covers but a smnll part of the machinery of the convention. Jhere are many other details, such as doctors and nurses, for possible contin gencies. Among these contingencies Is not Included a free tight, or at least ao let us hope. Fighting there will be, but not of the physlcnl variety. Vet there are many accidents that could happen In a convention hnll, such as the breaking down of platforma or seats, tire, pnnii's and the like. Dele gates and visitors are liable to be over come by the heat All of these con tin geuclcs must Ik? provided for. Various concessions. Including those for lemon ede, fans, tings, canes, buttons, etc., are to be given out. Noise producecrs are nlso in demand, although there are always plenty of these In human form The national committee makes up the temporary rplt This means that It must hear all contests, of which there Is an unusunlly large number tills year. Of course the committee's dci'lslon Is not linn I since the conven tlou passes on the credentials of Its own members. Vet, In fw-t. the com mittee's decision will be Gnnl In most cn.ses. for the reason that those on the temporary roll will have power to vote as to determining nil contests lu the contention except those In which the delegates voting are personally con cerned Thus the national committee's action on these contests may determine the actual complexion of the conven tlou. especially If It Is close. Largest Convention Evar Asssmblad. The number of delegates lu the Ke publican national convention Is 1,076 There hns been some confusion on this point owing to the fart that New Mex Ico claimed 8 delegates, whereas the call apportions her only 0. If she Is allowed 8 the total will be swelled to i 1.07S In all the territories or de pendencies, excepting Hawaii, the number Is 2. Hawaii Is allowed 6. New Vork heads the list with 1)0. Tenn m-lvnuU nnllinn tl.T U' I t Tl Til Illlnnta ID IIIIMI I1IIU kj ' III yJ liri.ll., and Texas fifth with 40. Massachusetts anil Missouri have 3! ench, Indiana and Michigan 110 each. Georgia and New Jersey 23 each, California. Iowa. Kentucky and Wisconsin 20 each; Ala liaina. Minnesota. North Carolina, Tennessee nnd Virginia 21 each; Kan sas, Louisiana, Mississippi nnd Okln hotna . each; Arkansns nnd South Caro:in:i IS each; Maryland, Nebraska ami i t Virginia HI ench; ConnecO cut and Washington 11 each; Colorado, Florida and Maine 12 each; North Da kota, Oregon, Hhmle Tslnnd and South Dakota 10 each; Idaho, Montana, New Hampshire, Utah and Vermont 8 each; Arizona, Delaware. Hawaii, Nevada. New Mexico nnd Wyoming 0 ench, and Alaska, District of Columbia, Philip pine Islands and Torlo Ulco 2 each Thnt makes Just 1.070 count 'em The Republican national convention of this yenr Is Inrger.than any ever assembled beforo Tho delegates alone would make up nn ordinary sized military regiment There nre as many more al temates, several hundred newspaper men, several hundred more distinguish ed citizens, convention olllclals and Mr. Common People, with his nnmer ous fnmlly. Most Americans are now familiar with tho scene presented by the aver age national convention either throng! having attended nt least one such gath erlng In person or through pictures anc1 descriptions In the press. In their main features these conventions are all alike There nre variations, of course, due to particular causes, but fho scene presented to tho eye. the course of procedure, the speeches, tho balloting, tho cheering, tho decorations nnd the oilier accessories thnt go to make up these opular party nssem hinges make one national convention as llko another as two peas In a pod. Color, Porspiratiun and Enthusiasm. The writer hns attended right na tlonnl conventions and hoa kept fairly close track of others for a tnnlter of twenty live years. A general descrlp Jon of one will answer for all They are always swelteringiy not. Pack from I'MXK) to 20.000 human beings In one building In June or July and It conld not be otherwise. The three chief features are color, perspiration and enthusiasm. A great barnlike struc ture, with girders, plllunt and every other exposed projection festooned with bunting and flags; seats a r rang' ed in a vast amphitheater, eloping op from the pit In which sit the dele gates; guidons on which are the names of the states on long poles attached to delegates' chairs along the aisles; be yond the circle of delegates the chair man's platform, banked with distin guished guests; up aloft In some little cubbyhole of a balcony the band. which keeps up an Incessant playing as tho delegates and visitors stream In; the audience divided off Into sec tions by railings; perhjips there la a gallery or two away back on the outer fringes of the great hall; everywhere the national colors, in wreaths, rosettes and gnrlonds, flugs of all sizes and suspended at all angles; gigantic per traits of famous party leaders of the past that Is the picture. After going through the press of the crowds, passing the doorkeepers and threading our way through long mazes to our seats we take In all these de tails one by one or get their effect In mass. The seats are now rapidly fill ing. Down In the pit there are a few knots of delegates. Soon there la a nlvo of applause as some party leader enters at the bead of bis delegation. This Is redoubled as another familiar figure takes bis place. Perhaps It Is a senator, a well known governor or a popular congressman. Maybe It la nly a state boss. The hour arrives for opening the ses sion, but still there Is no sign of life at the chairman's table. Perhaps he Is engaged In gome Important caucus or conference. The delegates and specta tors continue arriving, and the band In dustriously pounds arlay at ragtime, marches and national airs. Now the chairman suddenly appears at bis place. If It Is the opening session be is the chairman of the national com mittee. His gnvel whacks like a dis tant woodpecker. The hubbub and buzz of conversation gradually cease The chairman announces prayer, though we do not hear him. but arise because everybody else does. Possibly we catch some echo of the minister's voice, possibly not If God doesn't hear him any better than we do the Invocation ia in vain. Anyway, It is ended, and we are all again seated. Then the secretary reads the call. No body tries to hear this, and the buzz of conversation resumes. Now the temporary organization Is announced and the temporary chairman lntroduc- - VX- w ''U Z ''"V "rr"'j K ' ' '( Photo by American Press Association. SRNATOn ELino root, administration CANUIDATH FOB TKUPOUAUT C1IAIKMAN. ed amid cheers. He Is usually an orn tor with a voice of some carrying pow er. Consequently we can follow him, at least lu spots, and Join Intelligently In the applause that marks the periods This Is supposed to be a keynote speech, profusely Interlarded with praise for our party and abuse of the other, and we cheer both Indiscrlml nately. Coming to the Climax. At the end of the temporary chair man's speech confusion reigns again The various delegations ore now an nouncing their members of the com mlttees on credentials, on platform and on permanent organization. This does not Interest us, nnd we use our eyes Instead of our ears. Likewise we use our fan. If we are so fortunate as to have one, otherwise our hat or a news paper folded fnn shape. The Inter ses sions vnry from the opening one, the excitement gradually mounting. The report of the credentials committee brings a clash of oratory nnd of vot ing, the permanent chairman mnkes another keynote speech, the plntform Is liberally cheered nnd adopted after several speeches have been made for nnd against It, nnd nt Inst the boards are clenred for action. The hour hns come for the nomination of a candi date for president of the United States In the Chicago convention the call to JVder will be made by Victor llosewn tor, acting chairman of the national committee since the death of Chair man Hill of Maine. Mr Itosewater, though a young man. Is editor and own rr of the Omaha Heo. As to the other events of thnt great gathering up to and Including the nomination of tho Uepubllcnn cnmll dnte for president- well, I nm not now working at the trade of political prophecy However, I will hazard Just une prediction there will be N tight COURT Of- ST. JAMES. rhst a Presentation to English Royal. Utaiii Aaaialtw I 1 There la no need for Jealousy and ex :ltement about presentations nt court. ny respectable American girl can be presented at the court of St. James If the have sufficient Influence with some ady who Is even mildly persona grata it court And when a girl or a matron has been presented then the matter alnety-nlne cases out of a hundred ?omes to an abrupt end The social cachet amounts to no awre than this that the lord chamber lain has made an Inquiry Into your an tecedents and found nothing to their history to cause comment In the case ot Americans the luqulry caunot be anything but perfunctory. Some people Imagine that a presenta tion at court la followed Immediately by an Invitation to the next state din ner or the next state concert or the next state tea and muffins. Nothing of the kind. You must attain or inherit great social Importance or be repre sentative In some way before the king and queen nsk you to dine with tbem. Presentation la h pretty laborious and expensive ceremony, signifying to any ono who Is not in the inner social ring In London nothing. New York Telegraph. A COLOSSAL HARP. Vsritan's Asolian Giant Had Strings 320 Fsot In Length. The largest barp evc-r made, so far as Is known, was that Invented and constructed by M. Veritan, provost of Burkli, near Basel. It was known as the gigantic meteorological aeoltan harp. It was 320 feet In length and was erected In the garden of Its Inventor In 1787. This harp consisted of fifteen Iron wires, 320 feet In length, stretched be tween two poles. The wires were from two to three Inches apart, the largest being one-sixth of an inch In thickness and the smallest one-twelfth of an Inch. They were placed In the direction of north and south and Inclined In such a manner as to form an angle of from twenty to thirty degrees with the hori zon, being stretched by means of roll ers properly disposed for the purpose. Whenever the weather changed the wires sounded with such loudness that It was impossible to go on with a con cert In the house. The sound sometimes represented the hissing noise of wjiter in rapid ebullition, sometimes that of a hnrmonlcon and sometime,s that of dis tant chlmos or an organ. Exchange. Paul Rsvare, Dentitt. Wns Taul Revere a dentist? The following advertisement published in the Boston Gazette and Country Jour nal of Itevere'a time Is believed to prove thnt he was: "Whereas, many persons are ao nnfortunate ns to lose their Fore teeth by Accident and oth- erwnys, to their great Detriment, not only In Looks, but speaking both In Public and Private. This Is to inform all such thnt they may have them re placed with artificial ones, that looks as well ns the Natural & answers the end of Speaking to all Intents, by Paul Revere, Goldsmith, near the hend of Dr. Clarke's Wharf. Boston. All Persnns who have had false Teeth flit by Mr. John Baker. Surgeon Den tist, and they have got loose (as they will In tlmei, may have them fastened by the above who learnt the Method of fixing them from Mr. Bnker." Honey Bread. In Europe, where the food value of honev seems to be much better under- tood than In the United States, enor mous quantities ore used. Of late years we seem to be waking to the realization of the value of honey as a wholesome nnd delicious article of food nnd also as to Its preservative qualities. Cakes and sweetbreads made with sugar soon become dry and crumbly and to get the good of them must be enten when fresh, but where they nre mnde up with honey they seem to retain their uioist freshness Indefinitely. In Franco honey bread a year or eighteen months old Is pre ferred to that Just made. They say, "It has ripened." It Is the preserva tive, or rather the unchanging quality of honey, that makes It so popular with the best confectioners. Christian Herald. Spiders. Spiders nre not Insects,' as most peo ple think. The spider hns eight legs. whereas on Insect ennuot have more than six. The nervous system Is con structed on n totally different basis. and so are the circulation and respira tion The eyes are different, the In sects having many compound eyes nnd the spider never having more than eight and all of them simple. Then a spider has no separate head, the hend and the thorax being fused together. Longest Cough on Record. The tiger came toward me. bellow ing nnd grunting, and when he got opposite the screen he gave one of those fearful coughs which only a man who has been close to such a beast can appreciate. It was eleven feet long. l-omlon Standard. A Jollier. "She's nn economical little woman." "Which means, I suppose, that every time her husband has his suit of clothes pressed she tells him that it look Just as good as new."-Detroit Free Press. Quite Solid. 'lt me see a plain wedding ring." Solid?" 'You bet I'm solid We've been en gaged moron n mouth" Love keep no ledger of Its serrtje Christian Herald Notice of Completion of Street Im provements Nutlet! Ih hereby given that Iihm. W, ('minor mill Sun, contractors, have tiled written notice this 2!tth 'lay of May. l!H2, of the completion of Mate Street, iiiljnliilnif block oti Waiiconia, by the coiii.tructlli of concrete sidewalk am) gutters, under their contract with the city hereto fore made and entered Into under or dinance No. 2:: and that the amount due said cunt ract or for said Improve ment upon It acceptance Is hereby stated to le :;72 so. Ami notice In further given that any objections tithe acceptance of said work under the contract with the said contractor on the part of said city may lie filet In the otliee of the undersigned ( tty Recorder at any time within seven days from the date of tiling mil. I notice, to-wlt: within neven days from the 2!th day f May. l'.12. This notice Is published In the Hood River News for two consecu tive Issues thereof, the (late of the first publication being June .Ith, 1!12 11. L. IIowk. 2-'l-24c (ity Recorder. For some years past the tate of II llnols has employed convict Inlior In crushing limestone, to be sold at cost to the farmers of the state. Virginia plans to do the same thing, nnd other states will likely follow suit. If con viets can Just be instruments In j "sweetening the sour old world" np a bit they will have performed a useful mission. I Cash Grocery Some of Our Prices This Week Al Standard Corn and Tomatoes, per can 10c 3 cans Carnation, Libby and Pioneer Milk for.. 25c Cream Rolled Oats in bulk, per pound fa Special Prices or Fruit Jars Mason Pts. 55c, Qts. 65c, Half G., 85c Economy Pts. 85c, Qts. $1.10, HalfG. $1.40 Shrams Pts. 75c, Qts. 85c, Half G. $1.30 COME TO US FOR BARGAINS L. H. 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