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Senator Julius C. Burrows, of Michigan
Delivers Opening Address and Out
lines Policy of Party as Will Be Incor
porated in Platform.
(United Press Leased Wire.)
The Coliseum, Chicaco, June 16. Represented by 980 dele
(pate's, assembled from the various states and territories, as well as
j our "colonial possession?' the Republican party of the United
i States met today at noon in quadrennial convention for the pur
pose of nominating; candidates for the presidency and vice-prest
'dency, and for formulating a set of policies upon which theforth
'coming campaign shall be conducted.: L . ;;;
, .The scene ; was Chicago's greatest ampitheatre, where four
years ago, Theodore Roosevelt was made the party's candidate.
,The seating capacity of the building has been increased to nearly
11000, thus providing accommodations for 3,000"more people than
in 1904. At this, onlv a fraction of the ereat concourse of nartv
enthusiasts that has been pouring into town since Saturday was
able jo obtain admission. , ;'
Distribution of Tickets. .
Distribution of the tickets had been in the hands of the nationa
committee and the local committee of arrangements. Each nationa
committeeman was allotted a limited number, and each delegate
and alternate two. ViThe .local committee gave out 2,500. The
marching clubs alone thaje coming in from outside points would
more than have filled the seats set aside for spectators;
,.' Long before the doors were opened, the street in front filled
1,-,f U ..ifnaMa ft" 7 ' T . . 1.. 1 :
tions bearing the names of other favorite sons. .'
At 10.. o'clock the hall was thrown open, and those who had
been so fortunate as to beg, borrow or buy one of the coveted cards
of admission wereushered to their seats by the assistant sergeants
at arms. r. .
Many , Women Present.
...A large, proportion of the throng of spectators, whose seats
were arranged around three sides of the hall in raised tiers and
galleries consisted of women, many of them prominent in the social
life of Chicago and : Washington; gowned in their best summer
finery. Ine local committee on I arrangements had iriven more
prominence than ever before tb the social side of the convention,
ana a generous share of the tickets went to members of the 400.
Delegates and alternates were seated Jn the center of the hall.
inc location 01 eacn state aeiegauon peing indicated by placards
fastened on raised standards,' the big Republican states like Pennsyl
vania and New York being given front rows. ". Between the dele
gates reservation and the semi-circular stage on which were seated
the officers of the convention;! the members of the national .con
vention and distinguished guests including, representatives of the
diplomatic corjjs at Washington were the 400 'seats set "aside for
the. use of the press. .. " ; - . '
motion, ."that the action of the national
commute bo approved." The motion
was put and agreed to unanimously,
amid cheers and hand clapping. Sen
ator Burrows then delivered the for
mal opening address of the convention,
which, according to tradition, Is' to be
the keynote of the coming campaign.
;vAJ'.unn,n5 blow at the 4 Roosevelt
third term boom was the feature of the
fP.e1?.h br :Hon- Julius C. Burrows of
Michigan, .temporary chairman of the
convention. Mrj Burrows, in part, said:
la the approaching election, a pres
ident and vice-president of the United
States, -a full membership of the house
of representatives, consisting of 39S
members and delegates, and 30 United
States senators from as many different,
state, are to be cheeen. The result, In
volving as It. does the control of both
the .executive and legislative branches
of the national government, with the
opportunity for a change of parties and
policies. Is of transcendent Importance
and far-reaching consequences, . involv
ing the states and the nation.
I Party's Ssoord. "- ?JC
. Four years ago the Republican narty
In national convention submitted the
record of its achievements to the Amer
ican people, announced its nollcia.
the future, and. Invnlrlno- I-...
M ....... , ' P
' vr, piacea nomination
lui lilt, Ulllto U
Oolonel Htw Saps for Order.
During the - assembling of delegates
and spectators - the- band played, . and
ahorUy before 13 Mrs. Beatrice Fischer
Erliriger eg Ardltl's "Enchantress.
The band then swinging into the ln
gplrlng strains lf;fTMBhwr.:V,'',!
Before the applause died out. Colonel
Marry H. new, caairman ox. ins liepuo
llcan national committee stepped to the
front of the, platform, rapped vigorously
on the : presiding-' officer's table, and
caned tne convention to oroer.
"The proceedings will be begun with
prayer by the Right Rev. P. J. Muldoon,
bishop of the diocese of Chicago, or
the CaUiolio church." he announced. '
Bishop Moldooa's Prays.' ;
Coliseum, Chicago,' June 16. Bishop
Muldoon's prayer follows! "Almighty
and merciful God, we humbly beseech
thee, mercifully to give ear to the pray
ers here offered by thy servants la be
half of the whole nation.
, "We humbly implore thee to bless and
guide us In thy wisdom and direct the
deliberations of this convention for tfee
greater peace, security and happiness of
me entire people.
"Grant to all, peace, purity and ' p
riotism, througn ennst, who taught us
pat-
to pray," saying:. "Our Father who are
In Heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy
kingdom come, they will he done t on
earth as It is in heaven. Give us this
day ' our daily bread; forgive- us our
debts as we forgive our debtors; lead
us not into temptation, but deliver us
from evil, for thine is the kingdem, "the
power and the glory, forever and evor,
amen." " j
Immediately following ; the prayer,
Frederick Uptiam, chairman of the local
committee - of arrangements, presented
to Chairman New-a gavel made out of
a block of wood from old Fort Dear
born..''' ''-' '
Call of the Convention.
Chairman New then recognised Elmer
Dover, secretary of the committee,, and
announced that he would read the call
under .which the convention had assem
bled. According to the call, each state
is entitled to four delegates at large
and four alternate., and. each congres
sional district to two delegates and two
alternates. In addition, each of the
territories. Including Hawaii, Porto Rico
and the Philippines, and "also the Dis
trict of Columbia, is entitled to . two
delegates and two alternates.- - -After
the call had been read, Chair
man New, In Impressive tones, said: .-'
"Gentlemen of theNconventton: Thet
Republican national committee has
lected for your temporary chairman thel
Hon. Julius C. Burrows, senator from
the- state of Michigan (applauso), and
presents his name for vour aocertn'e-" i
One of the "big four" from Michigan '
was upon his feet In an Instant with a
yiOOlUCIH IUB EJ niTAd NtOAa K
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" nu naries w. Fair
banks, who were elected and the nlat
7 iVl AKVT?ya Z -a PPulr vote of
7.623.485, a record , unexampled In the
history of political parties since the
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FEAR RUSH
FOR TEDDY
Corral Great Block of Seats
, That Friends of Secretary
Hay Outcheer Possible
Eoosevelt Second Elective
Termers Offset Stampede
Seflator; Jonathan ,P, bolltTery 1 1)out whogj..itliil vYlce-weaidenUaf I
storm has -beon BglsgV' J4 :.wh& ;u -In th9';Btranse'' pOBitioii of haying the
office forced upon htm. t. '"V'; ': ;'; . '?
WANTS BRYAN
TO STEP ASIDE
Personal Friend of Common
er Believes Johnson and .
Dou frlas Are Winners.
(Catted PreM Leased Wire.)
Richmond, -Va., June 18. George Mo
Duffee Blake, a close personal friend of
William J. Bryan announced today that
he had written, to the Nebraskan asking
him to aid ,n . the nomination" of Gov
ernor Johnson of- Minnesota ss the
Democratic . presidential- candidate.
Blake promised Bryan that he would re
ceive tne nomination oy acclamation In
1912 If he would step aside ' now and
permit the nomination of Johnson. He
named forme Governor W. I. Douglas
of Massachusetts as Johnson's running
mam anu emu: - "
With this ticket Johnson and Douor.
las the Democrats would sween the
country." -. . . . -
The pies, was made to Bryan rthat he
agree to the suggestion for the good of
tne party.- He nas not received a reply
from the Nebraskan. . ., ,
0BEG0X GRADUATES :'"
OF SMITH COLLEGE
(Special pispatch to Tb JoernaL) .
New York. June 1. At the thlrtv.
fourth annual commencement of Smith
college at Northampton. Mass., today
th following young ladies . from Ore
gon Wfere graduated with the degree of
bachelor of arts: . Elisabeth Parker.
Luclle Parker and AHa Smith.. Portland:
Anna. Russell,' Salem. .
DIVIDEND IS VOTED .
'BY BOSTON-SEATTLE
" (United Vrn Teased Wtre.l f -New
York. June 16. The Boston-Se
attle Electric company directors today
voted in favor of an Initial dividend
of 2 per cent on common stock, pay-
anie June is, to stocttnoiaers ox recora
July.l.
TEDDY DID NOT
MAKE PlATFflRM
President Denies That He
Dictated Document for.
Chicago Convention.
(United Press Leafed Wire.)
Washington, June 16. Sow comes a
characteristically vigorous) denial from
the While House that President Eoose
velt dictated the provisions of the plat
form which la to be submitted to the
Republican national convention ' com
mittee on resolutions by Wade H.. El
lis, attorney-general of Ohio, v , ( ,
It even goes so far as to deny that
Secretary Taft played any very Import
ant part In drafting the' document
which Is spoken of in Chicago as If It
had been dictated by the president to
the secretary of war, ' acting- as ' sten
ographer. - - ;'.-..-- . .. '
' The following statement was Issued
today from the White House: - '
"That .which purports to- be -the -so
called administration . platform. tele
graphed from Chicago, la. a mere tenta
tive draft prepared by on of the mem
bers of the resolutions committee, for
submission to Secretary Taft for the
purpose of obtaining his views upon
certain planks.
"A larse Dart of this nnmnrttu n1i.
form was never seen by the president tne National Assoctarlon of Mnnufac
Senator Borah Had a Hand
in Aiding President in
Dolliver and Cummins
Controversy Iowa in a
Factional Fight.
I
By John E. Lathrop
(Special Dispatch to Tht Journal.)
Chicago Bureau of The Journal,
June 16. Senator Borah of Idaho
seems near to becoming a "War
wick," as his project to nominate
Governor Cummins of Iowa for-vice-president
has been close to realiza
tion during the past 24 hours. Borah
originally suggested Cummins to
President Roosevelt, who demurred,
and he anaTafr oc1PtninraTor
of DolllTer. Dolliver was finally
eliminated because the Iowa dele
gation said If he was nominated it
would plunge - the Republican . party
in Iowa into another factional fight
The president and Taft then yield
ed. Borah called the president yes
terday on the long distance . tele
phone and wis told if Taft agreed
Cummins should be the man.
Bourne all day yesterday and all last'
'night was working like a Trojan on his
third term boom. Although the press
associations and most Republican pa-
pars have 'minimised it. It Is beyond a!
question that the situation here has!
been electric with Roosevelt nomtna
Hon possibilities. Taf t's nomination Is
assured, because none who could turu
the trick for the third term nomina
tion will cross that particular Rubicon.
The Taft managers have simply been
frantically working to quell Roosevelt
talk, "getting the fire department ap
paratus in perfect order to put out an
incipient conflagration." In doing this
the Taft managers, according to relia
ble report, have held out approximate
ly S.OOO seats in the convention hall.
wnlch will be filled with Imported Taft
sympathisers, so as to prevent any un
due Roosevelt demonstration.- This has
made It extremely difficult to obtain
seats for others more so, It Is said,
than, ever before at any convention.
. Onlv one on the around here would
believe the statement that men walk
the lobbies openly asserting that Taft
cannot winthat Ills nomination means
certain defeat. ; Bourne has been on
record heretofore In Journal Interviews
as saying positively: "lt Is Teddy or
Bryan for president this year." He
apparently baa not. changed his mind.
Hundreds loin him , in expressing that
sentiment.
A. really savage fight Is taking plnce
ever nlatform utterances on the tariff
and the Injunction. ' The leaders want
a milk and water declaration equal to
the Payne law on - injunctions, which
Is simply declaratory of the existing
practices . In the federal : court. The
abor men demand something substan
tial.. Cannon is here working - with
POLITICIANS
AFRAID OF
ROOSEVELT
Republican Leaders Fear
Third Term Stampede by
Delegates to National
Convention Which'Opened
at Chicago Today.
Graphic Story of Attempt to
Seat Grant in Chair Third
Time Conkling's Hatred
of Blaine Fatal to His
Candidate.
Mi!
UYS HUME
HULLS
Sale of Tongue Point Plant
' Involves Transfer of Prop-.
. erties of Six Timber Com
panies Huge Consolida
tion Reported Formed.'. '
G. W. Hume Comes North to
Close . Deal Personally
Rumored That He Retains
Interest in "the Amalga-
ByFtederkL Haskln
(Copyright. 1908, by Frederic J. Haskln.)
Chicago, June 16. Although the
country generally thinks It knows
pretty well what the Republican na
tlonal convention which meets In
Chicago today will do, there are pol
iticlans who will not breathe easily
until the thing is all over. The
slip that is reputed often to inter
vene between cup and lip Is always
considered in politics.' . Strangely
enough, the uneasiness about this
particular convention is based upon
a fear, entirely new in national pol
itics the fear that the convention
will be stampeded by a third term
boom.. That Mr. Roosevelt has been
positive In his affirmations that he
would not accept the nomination has
not quieted the fears of his oppon
ents, nor has it extinguished the
hopes of his more ardent supporters.
Only twice before has there been
any Berious talk of a third term for
a president; .. The first time a third
term boom started over the country
it was nipped In the bud by the
personal opposition 'of Its intended
beneficiary, George Washington. The
first president declined to , take a
third term of office, and in so doing
he enunciated a principle which has
ever since bound the American peo
ple, the principle that two terms Is
enough for a chief executive. The
two-term limitation for a long time
was considered, to be as inviolable
as If It were a 'part of the constitu
tion, and many Americans actually
believed that it was written law.
Grant Remained Hero.
Only one man who had served two
terms as president made an effort
to obtain a third term. He was Gen
eral U. S. Grant. The great soldier
was unanimously nominated for
president by the Republican party in
1868 and in 1872, and In both in
stances was elected by an overwhelm
ing majority. ' His second adminis
tration was far from being satisfac
tory to all the people, and was dis
graced by several ugly scandals.
wi vi ckuu : uumuer company, ; wi
nini at me moutn or the CJaUkanle,
luvr wuincy: me seaside. Lumber
PEOOKAM TO TZBST SAT OP COVTZmOH.
TT""1ay. 3?"'c,ock. n. Convention called to order by Harry 8. New
or Indiana, chairman of the Republican national committee. Prayer by
Bishop P. J. Muldoon of the Catholic diocese of Chicago. Presentation
of gavel to the national chairman, Harry a New. Call of national con
vention read by Secretary Elmer 3. Dover. Introduction of the tem
porary chairman. Senator Julius C Burrows of Michigan. . Address by
temporary chairman. Presentation of gavel to - temporary chairman.
Election of temporary officers. Selection of committees on . temporary
organisation, rules and order of business, credentials and resolutions.
ainrBLicAjr coarxsnoss ajts boxxsxxs.
.?!5SEt!U1,p!lla u ....Fremont and Dayton.
Ch c?K '....................-,. ......Lincoln and Hamlin. -
IS4 Haltlmor i.i, ..Lincoln anrf Johnson
1868 I
.1872:
o 1878 i
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......,....,,..4......iirant and Wilson.
.... ................Hayes and Wheeler.
Garfield and 'Arthur.'
.. .."..;.......,,.,..., .Elaine and Logan.
........ . , . , . . . . .Harrison and Morton.
................. .Harrison and Reld.
McKinley and Hobart.
. .McKinley and Roosevelt.
Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
Jtt ..rilcagO ... v. ...... i. Grant and r"nlfnr
o innnnau .
1880 ChlragO' -.i.
XH t;iiloago ...
888 Chicago ' . ..
93 Minneapolis
--Pt. Louis ..
ft PlilladelDnia
0y-Chicigo ...
at all and a number of the nltna nnn.
talned In the remainder were subjected
to amendments of both a verbal and
3 substantial nature.
"This and other drafts were tenta
tive only and merely for the informa
tion of certain ' members of the reso
lutions committee - wno wera - nwklns
lie ui iiuui prominent ttepuo
"Neither the cresldont nnr 8iurtiFV
' cmuraKiwi nimseu nor was asked
to commit himself to any particular
feature of. any platform, but the va
rious drafts of nrrmnnail. nl.nV. wo
iui urwig iiiem. DOtn. r -;
BELLIXGIIAH MAYOR
GIflLLS COUyCILMEX
, t (raited PrM Leased Wire.)
Bellingham. Wash., June 18. Squirm
ing about in 'their seats as, school boys
do? when , they ; are', receiving a severe
reprimand, the members of ; the city
council last night listened to the most
scathing message from Mayor J. P.
DeMattos that has been heard since
that official took hie seat as head of
the municipality. Charges that the
council was oiiatory in its manner of
handling, the city's finances were made
and the woros of the mayor even im
plied that there was a suspicion of
corruptness in the actions of the coun
cilmen. - Summing tip his grilling, May
or DeMattos said: -."As
general manager of the corpora
tion composed of the taxpayers of Bel-
Ingham, I regret that circumstances re
quired the infusion of 'ginger into mv
remarks, and trust that 'cavenne" will
not have, to be sorinkled over-- my next
message.! I propose to keep on Instilling
In your minds those business principles
tnd methods that tend to make an
efficient municipal government.'
turers to prevent the labor men from
getting the plank they really want
ML OVER Bill
THE SHOUTING
Taft and Roosevelt After a
Conference Feel Satisfied
Secretary Has Won. V
(tTnlttd Fret teaaed Wtre.1
Washington. June IS. Secretary Taft
called on President ' Roosevelt at the
White ' House today and they were n
conference for some time. The bl
presidential candidate came out smil
ing and in good humor. , -v , .
vWhat Is your attitude on the vice
president's! . contest T,' asked a , news
paper man.- ,
"As I have said before, replied Taft,
"I shall do nothing along that lino
until after the presidential nomination
Is settled."
"But that already Is settled, some
one suggested. ' ' t
Then the presidential candidate sud
denly turned Into the secretary of wai,
calling up the chief executive on Im
portant affairs of state, and he had
nothing whatever to say about anv mat
ters political. There Is little donbt,
however,, that Taft and Roosevelt both
believe the presidential nomination is
settled as certalnlv es human affairs
can be settled, in advance. ,
" -
f Continued on Page Five.)
ELEANOR GLYH
61fiD AT PAPERS
Says ' Reporters Were Un
ethical in Describing Her
Slumming Trip.
(United Press Leaaed Wire.)
Reno, Nev.. June 16. "The storlrs
sent out by the newspaper men concern
ing my visit to the dance halls of Raw
hide were not fit to print," says Kieanor
Glyn in an indignant protest against the
accounts that were given of her slum
ming trip at Rawhide. Mrs.- Glyn de
nounces -the methods of the Nevada
juuinansn as "unethical Jn a letter t
eight pages hot off the talented pen. to
a Reno newspaper man on what sh
thinks of the Nevada brand of reporters.
Airs. Glyn, admitted that she visited
the Raw mde tenderloin and even placed
wagers, but it was Just the 'unethical"
treatment that she regretted as baneful
- On Eugene School Board.!
Kugene.Or., June 18. Attorney S. P.
Allen wns yesterday elected director of
the Eugene school district without on
position. He fills the vacancy m ta hv
Ihe expiration of the term of F. V.
Osburu . v . 1
A deal has been closed at Astoria for
the sale of the Tongue Point Lumber
company's mill and timber properties
for approximately $1,260,000 to A. B.
Hammond and associates. The trans
action Involves a consolidation of six
mill .mnd timber companies with com
?c .IV68 nounUng to more Uia
It 1 said the sale of the Tongue Point
Lumber company by O. W. Hume to the
Hammond Interests means a very large
combination. Including the Hammond
Lumber company, with vast timber
holdings in Clatsop and Tillamook coun
tWftiAJMk.otner parts of the Coast range;
the Curtlas Lumber company, with its
mill andttlmber on the Suntiam, already
controlled by the Hammond people; the
jongue. roini laimoer -company's mill
f.nd Mm er oWins in Cowlits county;
in a
be-
com.
pany s mill at the mouth of the Nacanl
cum, and the Beaver Lumber company's
mill at Prescott on the 4ower Columbia.
Bunt Closes SeaL
President Hume nf th Tnnm. Tnin
Lumber company came up from San
Francisco and rersonaIlv rnndnfi. ik.
deal by which his properties at Tongue
Point are passed to the Hammond In
terests. He Is accompanied by bis wife,
and; is staying a few days at Astoria.
'lhe Tongue Point Lumber company
owned two fine tracts'of timber, known
f ".Jn ak Point tract,, comprlsint;
6,300 acres, and the Owl orenk tract ?
1,500 acres sdjolning, both of which
were purchased a year ago through the
J. D. Lacey company, for about JtiOO.OOO
The Tongue Point mill ranks as one of"
Wie most njodern lumber manufacturing
.an. vii tiiw x-auiuc CUUL At was
uilt on up-to-date Dlans.-anrl thn Hnm
company has since nunilHi ti.n nun i
improvements, and logging equipment.
t'irastn,r th9 capacity of the mill from
v,vvv ii in aw nuura 10 ASu.Uuv leet
in the same time, v . ,
Xittsreat la OomblaatloB.
Q. W. Hume is bellevnt tn, k. ..i.i.
lng an interest in the reported combina
tion. He is one of the largest operators
and owners of- timber, milling and can
nery properties on the coast, and is re
puted to be In command of resources
amounting to t5,00O,0OO or $8,000 000.
His wealth is diversified, and his prop
erties located all up and down the coast.
He Is a resident of San, Franciaoo. ;
The Tongue P"oint Lumber mill has
been under the management of E, it
Haxen, resident at Tongue Point.
SOX IS CATJSB OF :
FATHER'S DIVORCE
' (Halted Press leaned Wlre.
Providence, R. 1., June V6. W arren I.
Fales, the miUlonalre cotton machine
manufacturer, who named his own mm
as corespondent In a it for dlvorra
on statutory grounds. The son, LeRov.
aged 28,admrtted In court that he i
been- guilty of indiscreet conduct wiiii
his stepmother. Mrs. Kales denied the
charge on the witneas-stand and aakeU
lne7Ulfa-COmPialnVnttm-
LAKE MAK FINED OX
GAMBLING CHARGE
Eugene,. Or.,, June 18. In the circuit
oourt yesterduy Andrew Orahum, pro
prietor of a hotel at Cottage c?rovN
pleaded guilty to the charge of permit
ting gambling in his place of business
and was fined $100 and oosts.
Harvey Jones, William Twlllev nnl
Fred Cra g, chrgea with contrlHutn .f
to the delinquency of a minor girl, en
tered pleas of not guilty and will be
tried some time this week.
ALLIES FIGHT
FOR LA F0LLETTE
' . ' AND GOV. HUG ni; 5
Coliseum, Chicago, Jun 16
Authoritative statements h-'iva
'Just been made to the Unl'-ci
Press that the. "allies" hav C-
elded to wlthtiray the imriit s of
all preRidontlal camjid.itca i e
, La Follctter and Jtijfil.ps t.,tt
'the flrst ballot, Jfngties sn, Ia
Folletts both were neki-.l
withdraw but r-fui-ii. 'j
makes It practically -rtn:i t
the .nomination 4 'fft ft wCi j.. i
be unftnlu'oua.
t, -'