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Show CANNON WAS Speaker Has Is Day in Convention. Enthusiasm Which Had Lain I Dormant Burst Fourth Into Applause. Standard Rearers for 1904' Republican. Republi-can. Campaign Will Be Formally Named Today. CHICAGO, Juno 22. Becauso Speaker Josoph G. Cannon was the central figure thi proceedings of the Republican Repub-lican National convention took on a plcturesqueness and demonstrate oncss which yesterday was looked for In vain From the moment he was escorted to tho platform to wield the gavol as the perm-mancnt perm-mancnt chairman tho entire atmosphere of the convention changed. Enthusiasm which had lain dormant burst forth and tho npplauso rang truo and hearty. Ho made a speech ami 'tho audience cheered, us he Bpoko Jocularly or In serious vein. Ho was the entertainer; In fact he was thc convention. Event of the Day. From the standpoint of political Importance Impor-tance tho adoption of thc party platform; was tho event of tho dayj It contained1; a declaration of party policy that Is to form the basis of much of the oratory' In tho coming campaign. But tho permanent chalrmnn's personality almost ovorshad-owed ovorshad-owed the platform Will Nominate Today. havo beon tho close had It boon tho desire de-sire of tho assembled delegates. Karly In tho day a movomont was Inaugurated to proceed with tho nominations, but tho original programmu which was prepared to oxtona over thrco days pre ailed and tho standard bearers for tho JfOl Republican Repub-lican campaign will bo named formally tomorrow. Wisconsin Situation. The report of tho committee on credentials creden-tials lntareated tho convention only so far as it dealt with tho Wisconsin situation. Senator McComas of Maryland, chairman of the committee, road a report from tho investigation of tho contest. Ho took tho dolegates into tho confidence of ho committee com-mittee and explained in detail that a thorough can"aaa wna made Into tho merits of the contest, despite tho fact that, the contestants had withdrawn their claims on the. ground that fair troarmont could not bo hod. Ha said ho Impuatlon was directed at the convention Itself and though recanted deoply br tho committee the inquiry was oxhnuatlve and patient. Stalwnrtn AdmittodU The report clorod with a declaration that the "Htalwnrt" fnotlon, lrid by Senators Sen-ators Spoonor and Quarles, Representative Representa-tive Babcock and Judt'o Kmll Baenuch, tho four dologates at l&rKo, Ih tho regular Republican parCy in WlHconBln, 'Jhln ttauoaal inaorsnment of the faction headed by tho two TJnttod BfAtoti Bonatora from that State ovoked prolonged applause. ap-plause. , Ohc. of the remarkabld feature concerning con-cerning the adoption of the platform was the fact that; It has been . tho. Hubject of administrative scrutiny and national interest in-terest for many weeks and was accepted without a dissenting voto. Reducing" Representation. In addition in ii.,. i,itrr tni reasons which always havo had a prominent promi-nent position In Republican platforms, the wer incorporated several clauses of striking interest. Ono of these Is a plonk looking to the reduction of the representation represen-tation of certain Southern States in tho electoral college and in Congress. It is built up on what Is known aa the "Payne resolution." offered eight years ago, and tho Quay resolution, offered four vears ago, but goes further than either. What. It Directs. Tho plank directs an Investigation to ascertain whether there have been unconstitutional uncon-stitutional disfranchisements of voters In any State and If so demands a reduction of tho representation of such States In Congress, with tho consequent reduction In tho electoral college and in national conventions. The .full significance of pledges for the continuance cf tho provisions of tho Chinese Chi-nese exclusion act and for tho furtherance further-ance of all legltlmato effor'ts to obtain Tor American citizens abroad, without discrimination, dis-crimination, thu rights of sojourn and travel, was not appreciated when read to the. convention. Galleries Were Crowded. Visitors were not so early about tho convention .hall today, but when Mr. Root called tho . convention to order shortly after noon the Coliseum presented present-ed a more Inspiring appearance than on tho preceding da. The galleries wero for tle" first time crowded and. a large number num-ber of the ladles present was especially noticeable Demonstration for Fairbanks. The greatest demonstration as the delo- C"-iuii3 n ci i: CUII.-1 uiu i.uu was in.ii which greeted Senator Fairbanks, who had become known as the national choice for tho second placo on the ticket. It exceeded In enthusiasm tho ovation of tho first day. . While delegations interchanged Ideas on tho floor, or sought their seats the convention con-vention w.ih called to order abruptly bv tho temporary chairman. Mr. RooL'Whon the delegates delayed . obedience, to tho call Mr. Root, without hesitancy, peremptorily per-emptorily ordered' tho Forgcants-nt-arms to clear tho.nJ8lcs, The firmness he displayed dis-played appealed to tho delegates and rpm confusion tho" convention quickly cliangod to i. well-ordered and perfectly controlled body. After prayer bv tho Rev. Thomas E. Cox, tho business of the- day began. .Veteran Given Seat of Honor. When Sonator McComas had completed tho reading of thc report from thc com-mlttco com-mlttco on credentials, Senator Forakor was recognized. He called the attention of tho convention to tho fact that'Mal.-Gen. that'Mal.-Gen. Oetorhaus, a German veteran of tho Civil war, was In the hall, and suggested that he be Invited to a Heat on thc platform. plat-form. The convention oheored tho name of Osterhaus. Tho Ohio Senator spoko briefly of the part thc General had pluved In tho assault on Missionary Ridge and of his aid to Sherman in thc hitter's march to the sen. Tho chairman appointed ap-pointed a committer which escorted tho General to the platform, where he was Introduced to th6 convention as "Sherman's "Sher-man's corps commander." In it decidedly decided-ly German accent Gen. Osterhaus then thanked tho convention for tha honor accorded ac-corded him. He mentioned tho fact that he had been present when Abraham Lincoln Lin-coln .was nominated. Tho applauso which followed was vigorous. Invitation to St, Louis, Senator Depow reported that no action watt necessary by the cominiitco charged with tho perfection of arrun?mentn for tho convention to accept the Invitation of tho Louisiana Purchase Exposition company com-pany to vlHlt tho oxpo.sltion aa their guesln, as thlB had already been attended to by tho exposition management. Cannon Given Ovation. Tho announcement of tho pormanent organisation or-ganisation for tho convention started tho continuous demonstration which followod the Introduction of Speaker Cannon as permanont chairman. Ho was escorted to tho platform hy a crmmlttco conlstlng of John D. Long. The temporary and permanent per-manent chairmen met in tho center of tho stago, where thoy cloaped hands In a cordial grouting. At this moment tho applause woh doafonlng, thu convention rising to Its fot. Still clasping hht hand, Mr. Root led Mr. Cannon to the edge of the platform and introduced him to tho convention as the man who presided over the greatest legislative body In America. with n. grip so strong, n mind so clear, nna a huart so sound that Iiq would wield the gavel. In that body -for. inoiiy years to come.' An Inspiring- Scene, a iiv aeuim mm toiiowcu was inspiring; flags waved, hats wero thrown Into tho nlr, do egatcs Jumped to their fcot and then to chairs, .shouting wildlv. loudly and continuously. Tntll the applause subsided mt. Cannon stood awkwardly facing his audience. In contrast with this was his appearance after he had mado himself heard and his magnetism felt. Liked His Oratoiy. Speaker Cannon's oratory was decidedly to the liking of tho delegates. Ho established estab-lished cordial relations evnn beforo ho had uttered a word, llv stood in sllenea for a moment on a tonguo-llko projection In the center of tho platform. His faco fascinated. It expressed abundant humor, strangely blended with virile pugnocltv. H was pausing to think how to beiflh. Ills thoughts worM pictured In his face. 1 hey wore pleasant; they were Inspiring. Instinctively he drew himself up and characteristically raised hLs hand for a gesture even betore ho spoke. Speaker Cuts Loose. Then cumo a delightfully refreshening and humorously frank avowal. Each of tho thousands of listoners received a confidential con-fidential tip The sneaker had written his first speech and had tried to momorlzo it. But he did not have the slightest lnton-tlon lnton-tlon of following It Ho knew the inspiration inspira-tion would come that had come and ho Just wanted a free hand to cut loose. "So lot us ramblo a while." That was what ho said. And thon ho abandoned himself to his limitless store of profound political sagacity and his original and characteristic vocabulary. Throughout his address tho choorlng was generous, intelligent in-telligent and appreciative. |