The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 22, 1904, Page 1

/' To-Day. /4 To-Day. Orpheum—Vaudeville. /| Tivoli—“Robin Hood.” Matinee o+ VOLUME XCVI— SAN FRANCISCO, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 22, 1904. PRICE FIVE CENTS. REPUBLICAN CONVENTION ORGANIZES AND CLEARS WAY FOR NOMINATION With Their Purposes Well Defined, Leaders of the Party Are in Full Accord. Without a pede soth ¥'s programme nal ( kwork nvention Not a defined as perfected pre- doption of a plat- making of nominations ceding days of the conven- the quiet, yet unmistak- m provoked by senator al at the Coliseum, his Vice President is but ¢ assured than the nomination re Roosevelt for President. ste to the campaign of 1904 »d by Ellhu Root in his porary chairman. His few of the accom- e present administra- of Republican pol- When that had been he various working com- tees dispatched to their labors the ess of to-day's session was com- pieted CROWD NOT A NOISY ONE. Another picture was presented by the opening day, so different from the cus- tor ntion scene as to attract It was the fail- legates and the spectators the se warm to the spirit of the occasion. ]| The mention of President Roosevelt was responded to with hearty, though not prolonged, applause. The lack of and the mild cheering and thus rather listless handclapping which was greeting given impartially to na- tional figures of the party was prob- ably all that could be expected under asm the circumstances. The lack of pulllic interest in the convention was evidenced by the large number of spectators’ seats vacant. Seats at former Republican conyen- tions have usually brought a prem- jum. To-day speculators offered them, but there were few takers and as the hour approached for the convention to assemble they sold them for a song. A wilderness of vacant seats was in est eliminated the necessity for en- | the gallery and on° the mezzanine floor, where not more than two-thirds of the chairs were occupied. The | first floor was well filled. The picture was one of good order, where sergeants at arms and police- | were not needed duri convention procee mpetus was gained whe th delegation entered the Coliseum and led by the two Senators, Fairbanks and Beveridges proceeded down the aisle to their seats near the stage. The ovation given S ator greater than was receivéd ‘by any of his distinguished colleagues. To-day’s proceedings afforded no opportunity for the advancement of other candidates. No mention was made of the names of favorite sons whose ambitions are not taken seri- ously beyond the boundaries of their own States. The applause for Sena- tor Fairbanks appeared to be general. The placidity of political opponents as they sat in the hall, welded Into a substantial party citizenship unani- mously agreeing on principles and dif- fering only on non-essentials, was one of the features of the convention. The New York delegation, which occupied a position of honor directly in front of the platform, supplied a good example of the prevailing harmony. On the opposite side of the center aisle, in equal command of the platform, was | the Illinois delegation, which had a bitter fight within its ranks as late as yesterday. To-day, if any soreness 1ed, to all outward appearances it had been healed. LODGE SLIPS IN UNNOTICED. State pride figured strongly in the convention. Each State had its friends in the galleries, who showered plau- dits upon their delegation as they en- tered the Coliseum. The floor filled with delegates so rapidly e¢hat many prominent figures slipped . in unno- | ticed. Among these was Senator Lodge, | who is aceredited with having a more {intimate knowledge of what the con- vention is doing than any other man. | Before the gathering called to or- |der by Postmaster General Payne, | chairman of the Republican National | Committee, Senator Lodge moved | about among the delegations and his | ear was sought continually by embry- onic platform makers. The Massa- chusetts Senator never stopped long enough, however, to grow intimate. The first speech of the convention SCENE IN THE GREAT AUDIT! — RIUM AT CHICAGO WHEN THE REPUBLICAN NATIO TION WAS CALLED TO ORDER BY CHAIRMAN PAYN Y Fairbanks was | —~ o EP lev. { feelingly : “And. with had nad paused expectantly. | | + CONVENTION'S TRIBUTE TO THE DEAD. | HICAGO, June 21.—The incident of the day which is destined to live long in the mem- ory of convention spectators occurred during Elthu Root’s tribute to President McKin- The temporary chairman spoke of the late President’s adn:inistration. of progress, his gen- | tleness of character and those qualities so beloved by the nation, and in that connection said McKinley, we remember Hanna.” A* hush almost gppressive spread over the 7000 or more persons present. 1 As he started to resume the full force of the two greatest of recent political heroes went home to the delegates. | | and in a great wave was carried to every part of the immense hall. The demonstration was un- like any that had preceded it or that came after. An indefinable dignity was attached to the out- burst, which seemed foreign to a political gathering. was by Senator Scott, who informally presented to Chairman Payne a beauti- | ful gavel. 1t was the gift of the Chi- cago Citizens’ Committee, which co- | operating with the national committee- man from Illinois, on behalf of the Chicago committee, presented a similar gavel to Temporary Chairman Root. It was left to Governor Van Sant of Minnesota first to place the President’s name before the convention. He found the occasion in presenting to the con- vention a table which had been built by the Manual Training School con- nected with the South Minneapolis High School. The applause was gen- eral, but not long continued, and in that respect set a precedent which was followed in succeeding demonstra- tions. COLONIES REPRESENTED. | To-day’s programme of the conven- tion was not of a nature to attract more than ordinary interest. The mat- ter of greatest importance was the pre- senting to the convention of the propo- sition to admit the delegations from the Phiiippine Islands and Porto Rico. Root asked for a ruling on the ques- tion of calling names of the new pos- sesdions in the roll for the naming of members of the various ‘committees. The convention ordered the seating and recognition of six delegates from the Philippines, with two votes, and two delegates from Porto Rico. In the convention hall to-day there was one woman delegate, who had the same right to vote that was held by each accredited male delesate. She was The speaker | the tie stretched between The applause started SO TR RS ¢ 'Delegates and Spectators Greet the Mention of President % Roosevelt’'s Name With Hearty Applause. Mrs. Charles A. Eldredge of Colorado Springs, an alternate delegate whose principal was absent. Other women alternates present were Mrs. Owen E. Le Fevre of Colorado, Mrs. Susan West of Idaho and Mrs. Jennle E. Nelson of Utah, these States having woman suff- rage. e CORTELYOU’S RECORD CLEAR. Always an Enthusiastic Exponent of Republican Principles. WASHINGTON, June 21.—Secretary Cortelyou of the Department of Com- merce and Labor left here this after- noon for Chicago to attend the Repub- lican National Convention. Advices received by President Roosevelt and others here from the convention lead- ers indicate that doubt of Secretary Cortelyou’s selection as national chair- man has been removed entirely. Such opposition as existed to Cortelyou has been dissipated, and the belief in au- thoritative quarters here is that he will be elected unanimously by the new national committee at its meeting sub- sequent to the adjournment of the con- vention. It is pointed out that much of the opposition that existed to Cortelyou's selection as national chairman was based on the statement, made in va- rious forms, that he was at one time a Democrat and that he is at heart a frce trader. A ‘high official of the Gov- ernment, who has known Cortelyou for many years, to-night authorized a EE SR T R St at:&tement concerning his political rec- ord. “Secretary George B. Cortelyou's father. and grandfather were Repub- licans of the stanchest kind,” said he. “All the teachings of Cortelyou's ear- ller years were in that political faith, and when he took up the study of pub- lc questions on his own account he be- came a firm believer in Republican doctrines. His first vote was cast for a Republican candidate, and from that date to this he has voted the Republi- can ticket. can Club of Hempstead, N. Y.” AP HITT LIKELY TO WITHDRAW. Nomination of Fairbanks for Vice President Will Be Unopposed. CHICAGO, June 21.—The Indiana delegation. made a tour of the dif- ferent State delegations to-night and created considerable interest, although no direct attempt was made to boom the nomination of Senator Fairbanks for Vice President. There is a prac- tically unanimous belief that the In- diana Senator is chosen. There has been some communication with Rep- resentative Hitt and he has been in- formed of the situation. It is expected he will authorize the withdrawal of his name, in which case the other names will be withdrawn and the nomination of Senator Fairbanks will be unopposed. Cortelyou was one of the| founders of the Young Men’s Republi- | 'La Follette's Wisconsin Faction Re- fuses to Abide Committee | | | CHICAGO, June 21.—The credentials committee organized for work at 4 lock, with Senator McComas of Marylandin the chair. By unanimous vote the committee upheld the action of National iad the Committee and declared 1the J ward Addicks delegation from Delaware entitled to seats in the con- vention The anti-Addicks faction, through its attorney, charged that Addicks had at different times used $390,000 to obtain the election of his lieutenants and in the effort to elect himself United States Senator. Addicks arose to a question of per- sonal privilege and emphatically de- i nied the charge. He was not permitted { to make a speech, however, but replied to questions from the committee. The fight between the contesting del- egates at large from Louisiana was long and vigorous and was terminated | by the decision of the committee to | seat all four delegates at large from | the “Lily Whites” and an equal num- ber from the “Black and Tans,’ each delegate to have one-half of a vote. The ‘‘Black and Tans” decided to carry convention. iLA FOLLETTE MEN WITHDRAW. The La Follette faction of the Wi consin Republicans declined to make a contest before the credentials commit- tee this afternoon, declaring that it re- fused to doiso on the ground that the unprejudiced body and making the flat statement that it understood that some members of the committee had been “approached.” What the nature of the “approach” might be, or by whom made, the La Follette men declined to state. They entered into no partieu- lars, simply making the broad and general charge of an “approach,” and withdrew. The La Follette faction was repre- sented by W. G. Connor of Marshfield, Wis., Gilbert E. Roe of New York and Henry F. Cochems of Milwaukee. The burden of proof was on the contestants and they opened and closed their case with a single statement by Roe, who said: “We do not consider this an un- prejudiced committee. We under- |stand that several members of this committee have been approached and we therefore decline’ to present our case, preferring to submit it to the people of Wisconsin at the election next November. I will file with the committee this paper, containing the statement I have just made.” A dead silence followed the speech l the contest to the fioor of the | committee on credentials was not an | by Credentials s Decision. | of Roe. e members of the com- mittee scowled at him and others niled sarcastically, but not one word as said in reply. Roe advanced to the clerk’s desk, handed up his pa- per and then, in company with Con- 10or and Cocheéms, left the committee- room. | The La Follette men declined to make any statement as they left the committee-room, but marched straight acress the anteroom, down the stair- way and left the building. Aroused by the charges contained in the statement of the La Follette fac- |tion, the credentials committee readily | granted a request of the Spoener men that they be given a hearing for the | purpose of clearing themselves of the charges made by their oppenents. The comimittee decided to make the Wis- consin matter a special order of busi- | ness and called on the “stalwarts.” | After listening to the arguments by ceunsel for the “stalwarts” for an hour and a half the chairman, by di- | rection of the committee, appointed this sub-committee to make a ther- ough examination of all the papers in the case forthwith and report to the | full committee as soon as practicable Governor Durbin of Indiana, chair- | man; E. C. Benton of Massachusetts and J. J. Gardner of New Jersey. The | sub-committee promptly withdrew |and began its investigation. | e | SHAW AND BEDE SPEAK. Address an Tmmense Mass-Meeting ta the Auditorium. CHICAGO, June 21.—Secretary of { the Tregsury Shaw and Representative |J. Adam Bede of Minnesota to-night | addressed an immense mass-meeting lin the Auditorium. Frank O. Lowden | presided. | Bede began by paying a tribute to | MeKinley and Hanna and said their lives should be an inspiration for men {to go on with the work they had be- gun. Applause greeted his assertion that the people of the United States | sympathized with Japan in her strug- gle, because Japan stood for liberty and a higher civilization. _ _ ______ | “Secretary Shaw defended the prac- tice of American manufacturers who sell abroad cheaper than at home. | Some of the articles thus sold are pro~ |tected in this country by patents, he said, and are not protected in the for- eign countries. Further, the manu- facturer is allowed a rebate em im- ported raw material when he experts the finished article and this permits a reduction of price.