Show I DELEGATIONS ADD TOUCH O Of COLOR COLORIN IN CHICAGO Influx of R Representatives p Each With a Noisy Boom Begins CHICAGO 0 Juno funo 13 Republican delegations arrived today front from several of the the most important states accompanied by bands s and b bearing arin flogs flags and favorite favorito to son banners an and are arc giving i in ing Chica Chicago 6 the tho pic picturesque touches of color and noisy nois enthusiasm that are arc so essential a part of every national political political po al gathering Tho The d delegations in today are arc from e 1 New York Pennsylvania ania nail and Ohio The c confident enthusiasm of tho tim Ohio delegation dele t lc gation was no greater than this tho demonstrative demon loyalty of the Pennsylvanians Most o of the Pennsylvanians arriving today todar are from tho Pittsburg district and are arc members of clubs or organized in the interest of Senator Knox whose headquarters today were crowded W with th his supporters supporter from irom homo home Tho The Phila Philadelphia delphia contingent of delegates and marchers is expected tomorrow Ohioans Are AIe Happy The Tho Ohio visitors are arc naturally in tho happiest frame of mind and are aro confident conti conil- dent dont in their expressed belief that nothing can prevent tho the nomination of ot Secretary Taft on the first ballot The arr arrival al of the New York delegation elc a tion in a special train was awaited with especial interest Tho The declarations by Governor Hughes yesterday that thal under no circumstances would ne ho no accept a n nomination for the vice presidency and md that his position with regard to tho presidency pres remained the samo sanie in that the delegates were responsible to their constituent constituents con con- and not to him bim have hare had the effect of focusing particular attention upon the New York lork dele delegation with reference to tho the attitude to tobe tobe tobe be taken with rE regard ard to the vice dency Sherman on Ground Representative Sherman of New York one of the men generally mentioned in in conn connection with th the second place on the ticket is among to today's ays ay's arr arrivals als and aud his bis hi presence is expected l to load lend lon impetus to the movement in his behalf The Now York dele delegation probably will hold hoM hoME holds s E caucus late today toda or Monday Tho The delegation from prom that state can wield considerable influence in the tho choice of ofa a second place can candidate So far however tb the dele delegation is instructed only to present tho name annie of Governor Hughes for lor the presidency au and to vote vole for him wh when n the balloting n be begins The Tho determination of the allies to tv carr carry on their fi fight bt all alon along the tho line lino is sustaining interest in the plans in the tho various state delegations that are arc bound boun by instructions for one or another er of the tho candidates other than Mr Taft Nearly all of the state delo delegations aro arc expected to hold caucuses on Monday Monda Tomorrow will be heavy y with arrivals and anti Monday Mouda is expected to see sea the greatest influx of delegates an anti and tors tore Tho convention w will 11 be bo called to or order er erby by National Chairman Harr Harry S. S New at noon on Tuesday I Fight It Out in Convention Th vice presidential s situation lua tion had early today given no hint of clearing up lip The The- now arrivals make their first inquiries as to the thc second place situa tion ton The Deposition to throw the prize into the arena of the tho convention on to be fought for and won b. b by the strongest strong strong- est eat bidders is gaining many man enthusiastic supporters It certainly would add immensely to the interest in the proceedings pro c edings of the convention There are aro areso so many candidates mentioned in connection connection con con- with the office that a popular open vote ote seems ms to offer otTer a most satisfactory satisfactory satis satis- factory solution of the problem Committeemen Rest Members l of the tho national committee arc resting today The Tho committee sat n nany hours to hear bear and dispose of th tho more than contested places on the temporary roll of the conventiOn cOD and there was a general si sigh b of relief when their labors labors were concluded last night The decision of the committee gave gaveS S Secretary Taft an instructed strength th of delegates e although his mana manager er Frank Prank H. H Hitchcock ie issued uel a u state statement statement ment immediately claiming th that t on the tho first ballot tho the secretary of ot war var would Woul receive receive recce e 04 vot votes votes instructed 6 instructed and pledged delegates being counted Loses Only Four Pour Secretary Sf Taft lost only f four nr Y votes tes i in il all of the tho contested cases Two of those thos were in the fifth Virginia district where a Foraker delc delegate delegato ato was 5 seated be because use a man who ho issued a rail call for white men only was allowed wed to act acta a as secretary of the he district convention Ty Twenty five ent 1 ve members of the diplomatic diplomatic diplo diplo- m matic tlc corps are expected to come como from W Washington a next week eek to witness tho the proceedings din When it was as found foun the national national na na- na committee had no seats available for the diplomatic corps President Roosevelt gave e a up twenty five of tho the seats allotted to him Bryce Bryee of Great Britain and o of ot Franco Franc are arc among the tho foreign guests |