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that the Taft-administratlon forces are weak
ening on the anti-injunction plank, while Speaker
Cannon has shown some disposition to waive his
opposition to the postal savings banks plank in
return for a concession on the anti-injunction
planks, which he regards as infinitely more ob
jectionable. Senators Lodge and Crane are both
•working- energetically to save the postal savings
banks plank, which is to be substantially tho
same as that included In the Massachusetts state
platform.
It if predicted by those in a position to know
that no fight on the anti-trust law amendment
■tank ' Will occur. Senator Hopkins has been the
ambassador from Speaker Cannon and his fac
tion at the Union League Club to Wade Ellis.
Frank P. Kellogg: and other custodians of -the
administration platform draft. When Mr. Hop
kins conferred with the Speaker. Senator Crane.
Representatives Payne. Dalzell. Tawney and
others at the club this forenoon great pressure
vw brought on the Illinois Senator to make a
vigorous fight against the anti-injunction and
the Sherman law amendment planks in the com
mittee on resolutions. This Mr. Hopkins refused
to do. saying that, as chairman, he must as
sume a judicial attitude; but he finally agreed
to appoint the -commit tee on the platform
from among the conservatives, in so far as that
■was possible.
PTTT,' ■VA'-Y VAT rV.'N- ; -." \ •<■-,;, . N -v
The afternoon was spent by Senator Hopkins
Ir. .reference with Wade Ellis ar.d Frank P.
: Hogg, but none of th«?s4» would t-ay anything
i.s I the result of their deliberation?. Were this
a Democratic instead of a Republican conven
tion, it would be safe to predict thr liveliest
kind of a war over the platform. Being a Re
publican convention, and in the light of the
recognized capacity of the Republican party to
adjust its differences, it is by no means improb
able that diplomacy will curry the day and that
a platform reasonably acceptable to all elements
in the party will be perfected in committee and
that perfect harmony will reign on the floor of
the convention.
Rpprewntativ* Tawney 'protested vieorously
to-day against assertions that Mr. Cannon was
I— po-DCirlc for the flffht on the anti-injunction
"Why don't you newspaper men quit putting
all the burden of this fight on Mr. Cannon?" he
Asked. "Don't you all realize, particularly those
af you who have been in Washington all win
ter, that this Is not the fight of Mr. Cannon or
■of any one individual? It is the fight of the
party. At least, it ought to be. It is the fight
of the Republican organization in the House of
T*ipr>re«»entatives. Every Republican who partici
pated In the deliberations of Congress, including
every Republican Senator, should enter this
contest and leave no stone unturned to pre
vent an anti-injunction plank from going Into
the party platform. If it is persisted in. what
• spectacle we will offer to the country!
"All through the last session the Democrats
•were saying: that we did not truly represent Re
publican sentiment, that we were opposed O
75 per cent of it throughout the country, and
that there was great demand for this anti-in
junction legislation. We stood firm against
the minority and prevented legislation in spite
of the demand from a special class that we
should co legislate as to grant them an exemp
tion from the provisions of the law. something
■which we could not do under the constitutional
guarantee of equality before the law.
"We opposed an attack on the courts of the
ration, which ar» the bulwark of our system of
government and must be sustained and strength
ened, rather than attacked or criticised. What a
pretty spectacle It would be were we now to
repudiate our creditable legislative record and
go before the <sountry with a plank -which could
probably be construed as a repudiation of all we
have done in Congress! I say with conviction
and deliberation that. Instead of the party being
the party of progress and conservatism and safe
ty and sanity, we are threatened with the danger
of becoming the party of populism* and sensa
tionalism, and our Democratic enemies will fight
us on that ground.
, "Information has romp to me through the men
■who will r*e most active at Denver that Mr
Bryan will bend every energy to secure a short.
msld and innocuous platform. If that is true,
v.-a cannot afford to offer such a vulnerable front
to the Democrats' as is proposed by the faction
which affumes to he. in control of the Repub
lican party. Let it be clearly understood that
the demands -which are made here by the party
leaders In Cong-ness are the same demands which
have been made by them in Washington, and
their policy hast so far prevailed and will be
maintained by us with the same firmness and
•with th« same care for the welfare of the party
es has characterized the action of the majority
in Congress."*
The Pennsylvania delegation has formally in
structed Representative Burke to present to the
convention the resolution declaring for the re
striction of Southern representation, and Senator
Penrose, who will be the Pennsylvania member
of the committee on resolution!?, has been re
quested to press Its adoption. A similar resolu
tion has been drafted by Representative Keiffer,
of Ohio, who will seek an opportunity to urge its
adoption.
TAFT MAY SPEAK IN MICHIGAN
Tentative Promise to Address Bankers Sec
ond Week in July.
CB-r T^oCTSr* "> Tt'e Tribune >
Detroit. -tun* -There ip a possibility that Sec
retary Taft may make the opening address Of his
campaign in Michigan. 1.. G. Kaufmanr, president
of the Michigan Bankers' .Association, has Invited
>!r T&ft to be the guest of honor at the annual
meeting of the association at Marquette The second
week In July, and the. Secretary has replied that
be will oom« if be can.
"Ajrifle from his letter to this effect. said Mr
Kaufmann. "Mr. Taft told me personally that it
•will give him vrrfat pleasure to deliver the opening
address of his campaign before the Michigan bank
er*."
Mr. Taft> letter to Mr. Kaufmann is as follows:
Dear Mr. Kaaftnann: I have your letter of
June 2. I had not forgotten a?>out my promise to
rone to Msrquette in July if I roulri I shall be
clad to do so. but -re trouble is ihat if l am
nominated I shall be In the han<ls of a «v>mmlttee..
end th«»v may limit my p*reprinations. I have
never been up in Northern Michigan, and should
be delighted 1-' C" WILLIAM H. TAFT.
OU can have an opera season of
your own in your country
home this summer, if you buy
an ORCHESTRELLE.
Unlike other home musical
instruments, the Orchestra lie
plays operatic and other forms
of orchestral music almost as well as the
orchestra itself.
Anyone cm play the Orchestrellc.
Special Bargain* Now In
The Exchange Department.
The AEOLIAN COMPANY
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FAIRBANKS STOCK RISES
bit still os Tin: nun.
Protests of lotvans Detrimental to
DoUivcr Boom.
[Br Telegraph to Th« Tribune.]
Chicago, june l. r ).— Fairbanks Vice-Presiden
tial stock took a decided upturn on the curb
market to-day and in the absence of any tip
from Washington the professional traders be
gan to take notice of it, although nn the ex
change it was slow, with few takers. Those
closest to the administration refuse to invest
without some indication from Washington that
the DoOfvar preference is being dissipated hy
the powerful and almost fiery protests of promi
nent Republicans from lowa.
Here and there, however, there is a change of
sentiment in administration circles. Senator
I*odge, fo r instance, has begun to recard Mr.
Fairbanks as a good second. Governor Guild, of
course, holding first place in the forecasts of
all true Massachusetts delegates. The Oregon
delegation formally indorsed the Indiana states
man for second place to-day, and leading mem
bers of the Montana contingent expressed them
selves as heartily in favor of the Hoosier can
didate, among them being Senator Carter, who
Is not a delegate, and Charles Pray, who is.
The Kansas delegation is about evenly di
vided between Mr. Dolliver and Mr. Sherman.
Senator Long is perhaps the most consistent
DoOKrsr boomer on the grounds. Senator Cur
tis, on the other hand, is boominp Mr. Sherman
and Representative Victor Murdock Is for Fair
banks. Senator Borah, of Idaho, also predicts
the nomlr-iti ■ of Mr. Fairbanks, and of course
Senator Heyburn, who is a prominent "ally," is
for the renomination of the Vice-President.
FVank H. Hitchcock, who. perhaps, holds the
key to the situation, or more nearly so than any
one, else in Chicago, like "Brer Rabbit." keeps
"■savin" nothln'." and many conservative admin
istration deleerates. adhere to the original Wash
ington tip that Dolliver will be the man.
HAS FAITH IN TAFT'S VIEWS.
"Secretary Taft is a careful, logical man,"
said a national committeeman from the North
west to-day. "He would never have chosan
Dollivcr for his running mate without excellent
reasons, and after a careful survey of the en
tire field. Having chosen the lowa Senator, it
is going to require littie short of an earthquake
to shake him. There are reasons why Mr. Taft
has chosen Senator Dolliver which prohably we
are not familiar with, and you can bet on it
that they axe good ones. I shall not change my
opinion that Mr. Dolliver will be the man until
I learn on g-ood authority that Secretary Taft
has altered his views."
This is a view taken hy many of the older
men. who refuse to attach great Importance to
the violent protests of the lowa leaders. On the
other hand. Colonel "Pete" Hepburn is making
herculean efforts to avert what he terms a
"threatened calamity," and declares that he will
take the floor in the convention and protest
against the "treachery" of such a proceeding.
There has been unquestionably a subsidence
of the sentiment for Dolliver under the constant
pounding of the lowa men. Even Senator Long,
of Kansas, who has been the most consistent and
persistent advocate of Mr. Dolliver for second
place, has about abandoned the hope, and it is
said hy prominent lowans that they have in
their possession a letter from the Senator au
thorizing them to withdraw his name should it
be presented to the convention hy any other
state, while they insist that no lowa man will
nominate the Senator.
OTHER CANDIDATES* HOPES RISE.
This situation in lowa is, of course, increasing
the hopes of other candidates. Assistant Sec
retary Coolidgre says h» is making great prog
reps with the boom of Secretary Cortelyou and
that he will soon be in a position to give the
figures, but thus far he is keeping his counsel
with resjard to details.
General Stewart L. Woodford. president of the
Hushes National League, suggested to-day to
some of the delegates from his state that a
happy solution of the Vice-Presidential problem
would be the nomination of ex-Mayor Seth Low.
When Mr. Low was asked about it he smiled and
said: "I assume that the matter of the Presi
dency will have to be disposed of first "
In spite of the most earnest efforts of ex-
Representative Lucius N. Littauer. the Sherman
boom did not make great headway to-day. In
structions of th«? delegation to present Governor
Hug-hep for the Presidential nomination is the
thing that keeps everything tied up in a hard
knot for Sherman. It was said to-day that ex-
Mayor Low last w«*>k in a letter to the Gov
ernor suggested that he (Low) would better see
•the Governor at Albany to talk over the matter
of withdrawing the Governor's name. It is un
derstood that the Governor immediately sent
him word that Bucb a visit was not necessary,
as the delegates had been instructed what to do
and they were responsible to their constituents.
The friends of Mr. Sherman say that with the
Governor out of tr>e race for President it would
be feasible to make a winning canvass for Sher
man for second place. Ex-Governor odell. after
looking over the situation for twenty-four hour?,
says that he i? not going to make a fight for any
one for Vice-President. Mr. Odell thinks that
if service to the organization counts for any
thine the delegates from this state ought to
unite on State Chairman Woodruff He thinks
it will make no difference in the New York vote
whether a New Yorker is on the ticket.
COLONEL BUTLER TALKS.
Colonel E. H. Butler, of Buffalo, one of the
delegates-at-large. is for Mr. Woodruff. "Mr.
Woodruff has given time and money to the state
organization." said Colonel Butler.
"If the state organization in going to decide
about the ' Presidency." he added, "i think
Mr. Woodruff ought to have the nomination. i
understand that he has said that he was out of
the race and that he prefers to remain state
chairman. Leaving out of consideration v hat
M^W-YORK DAILY TRIBUNE. TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 1908.
eh ATTNCET M. PEFTJW.
Mr. Woodruff may personally desire, it is my
opinion that the delegates ought to vote for
him.
"It looks like Taft on the first ballot. Assum
ing that he will be named, I do not see why the
delegates from this state should not have it
understood that as footi as Taft is namod they
are to unite on Mr. Woodruff or some equally
acceptable man. The Western states are dis
posed to #ive the honor to this state, and we
ought to get in shape to receive it."
Lou F. Payn, in speaking of th» Vice-Prepi
dency to-day, paid:
"I don't believe it will mak* much difference
whether the candidate for Vice-President 1? a
New Yorker or whether he comes from stMM
other state. I expect to vote for the man in
convention who •will get more votes than the
next man. If Smith, of Pquedunk. could get two
more votes as a candidate for Vice-President
than any man we could name in this state, then
I would he in favor of having Smith, of Sque
dunk for the candidate. What we want Is re
sults."
VIEWS OF FORMER SHERIFF.
Apropos of the indignation of the lowa dele
gation at the alleged insistence of the admin
istration that their junior Senator be drafted
for second place, a characteristic statement was
made to-day by ex-Sheriff "Tom" Stedghill, of
Ottumwa, a former ranchman and cowboy, who
stands six feet four inches and weighs 260
pound?.
"Naming Dolliver for Vice-President and tak
ing him out of the Senate," said Mr. Stedghill
this evening, "would make it necessary to elect
two "Tnited Staffs Senators next winter. Now,
we've Just finished up one job with the Cum
mins people and licked them. Allison beat
Cummins in a fair fight, but it was a little too
clos° a fight for comfort. It left us all pretty
tired. If we have to elect two Senators next
winter it will spring a fight all over the state
that may result in sending a Democrat to the
I'nitPd States Senate, for we won't give in to
the Cummins people after licking them and they
wont lie down to us.
"The Democrats would ha\'e Just about
enough votes on joint ballot to get in between
us. The old line Republicans have not had any
use for Cummins since he took a Democratic
indorsement the year 'Hod' Boles, a Democrat,
was elected Governor, hack in the 90s. I heard
Cummins make a speech In Ottumwa a few
months ago in whi<'h he said that La Follette,
of Wisconsin, was the greatest statesman in the
Vnited States. That shows the way he thinks?.
He's got a right to think the way he chooses,
but there are plenty of people who do not agree
with him. If worst comes to worst and the
Taft people keep bearing on, the delegates of
lowa, who are instructed for Taft, will turn
around and vote for some one else on the first
ballot As pnnn as the Taft managers discover
that we are disposed to do this they will Ftop
pushing Dolliver for second place against the.
wishes of the delegates from lowa." .»_.
MT-RPHY BOOMERS CHEERFTTI...
The Murphy boom managers said to-night that
he stood a better chance than ever for second
place on the ticket. Dr. Leslie D. Ward, of
Newark, gave an elaborate dinner at the Audi
torium to-night for ex-Governor Murphy, at
which laudatory speeches were made. Dr. Ward
presided. Some of his guests, in addition to ex-
Governor Murphy, were Governor Fort, Senator
K>an, Paul Morton, president of the Equitable
Life Assurance Society: Senator Chauncey M.
poppw, ex-Secretary Leslie M. Shaw, General
Stewart L. Woodford, George W. Perkins and
William R. Willcox. chairman of the Public,
Service Commission, Ist District, of New York.
All of these were called on for speeches and re
sponded in a way that must have made Mr.
Murphy feel very happy.
The Murphy men are doing a lot of hard work
for their candidate. The Murphy lithographs
are more frequently seen than those of the other
candidates for second place, and his scouts are
more active in bringing in delegates to shake
hands with the Governor. In order to make
things pleasant all around. Senator Kean to-day,
after corralling the delegates necessary to make
himself the chairman of the delegation in the
convention, magnanimously turned the honor
over to Governor Fort. This added to the go~d
feeling all around, showing that the movement
among the Jersey delegates for Mr. Murphy has
the backing of all the factions. Ex-Governor
Murphy was reflected a member of the na
tional committee for his state.
This afternoon the Commercial Travellers'
Taft Club of Chicago, accompanied by a band,
called at the Murphy headquarters and sere
naded him. A. N. Dalrymple, managpr of the
Murphy campaign, pays that many of the Ohio
delegates will vote for Murphy, and that after
the first ballot the. Murphy forces would receive
large accessions from lowa and New York.
.«
Bulletins idling of the work of the Republican
National Convention at Chicago will be potted at fre
quent intervals In front of the Tribune Building,
beginning thin moraine
VORYSS FRIENDS TIP IN ARMS.
They Oppose the Movement to Make Hitch
cock National Chairman.
Chlr.iK'*. June 15.— The friends of Arthur I.
Vorys, who conducted the Taft campaign in Ohio,
are up In arms over the movement to make Frank
H. Hitchcock chairman at the national committee,
and (ire doing everything? possible to cause the
selection of their leader.
Mr. Vorys, by the way. received something of a
shock to-day when he was told that Mr. Burley,
of his own Ohio district, had renounced his al
legiance to Secretary Taft and intended to vote
for Senator Foraker for President in violation of
his Instructions. Mr. Burley made this announce
ment through Foraker's manager, Charles Kurtz,
and when Mr. Vorys was told of It he said:
"Mr. Hurley has long been known as a lose
friend of Senator Foraker, and before he was
,>!,-, ted to the delegation he pledged himself to the
Secretary of War. This was the only circum
stance under which am was allowed to come to
Chicago, and If he breaks his pledge now it will
reflect more discredit on himself than on any one
tLa-t,"
HKXRT W. TAFT.
N. Y. DELEGATES MEET
Woodruff Permanent Chairman and
Ward National Committeeman.
{By Telegraph to Ths Tribunal
Chicago. June Ml— State Chairman Woodruff
was elected permanent chairman of the New
York State delegation, and William I>. Ward, of
West Chester, was re-eiec.ted as national com
mitteeman at the caucus of the New York dplo
gation at their headquarters in the Auditorium
this forenoon. There was an ineffective fight
made against Mr. Ward by the friends of Gen
eral E. A. McAlpin, of Ossining. General Mc-
Alpln and Mr. Ward do not get on well together,
but the latter does not seem to mind it. Noth
ing sensational or unexpected was'done at the
caucus to-day. Representative Sherman'* bnom
for Vice-President was not obtrusive, and noth
ing was said openly about getting Governor
Hughes to release the instructed delegates in
time for them to get seats on the Taft band
wagon.
There were many familiar and unfamiliar faces
at the caucus to-day. Five delegates failed to
answer the rollcall. John K. Neal, of Brook
lyn, who died ten days ago; Theron H. Burden,
of Queens; Horace S. Van Voast. of Schen^c
tady; ex-Senator Edgar T. Brackett, of Sara
toga, and Senator Thomas C. Platt were the
other absentees. Frederick R. Hazard,. of Syra
cuse, one of the delegates-at-large, missed the
regular rollcall, but came in before adjournment.
Senator Platt is not strong enough to be here.
His alternate is Senator Allds, of Norwich. Ex-
Senator Brackett was busy at home in court.
The caucus was a good deal of a love feast. Ex-
Governor Odell mixed with friends and oppo
nents in state politics, receiving compliments on
his restored health. Senator Depew was the
same. Chauncey M. as in former years, and he.
seems to be having the time of his life. Ex-Mayor
Low and General Woodford, delegates-at-large,
sat close together. They had plenty of things
to talk about. They stand as Governor Hughes's
sponsors, and whenever a Sherman boomer runs
against a sifag he passes a mental resolution
that Woodford and Low ought to take Governor
Hughes out of the Presidential race so that the
delegation can present a united front for Sher
man for the second place on the ticket. Louis
F. Payn, of Chatham; Cornelius V. Collins, of
Troy; George R. Malby. of Ogdensburg; Francis
Hendricks, of Syracuse; Colonel George W.
Dunn, of Binghamton; Representative Ser»no E.
Payne, of Auburn; George W. Aldridge, of
Rochester, and Representative J. Sloat Fassett,
of Elmira, were some of the old war horses pres
ent. William L. Ward, of West Chester, na
tional committeeman. called the meeting to or
der and presided. Senator Allds was appointed
secretary. President Parsons of the Republican
County Committee, of New York, was the first
to present a motion.
"Mr. Chairman, I move," said he. "that Gen
eral Stewart L. Woodford be requested by the
delegates from this state to present to the na
tional convention the name of Governor Charles
E. Hughes as the. choice of New York for presi
dent." The motion was quickly seconded and
carried without objection.
The committee honors were distributed as fol
lows: Credentials, J. Sloat Fassett; permanent
organization. "Fred" Greiner; rules and order of
business, James W. Warlsworth, jr.; resolutions,
Sereno E. Payne; honorary vice-president,
Chauncey If. Depew; to inform the candidate for
President of his nomination. Otto T. Bannard;
to inform the candidate for Vice-President of his
nomination, George W. Aldridge.
William Barnes, jr , nominated William L.
Ward to succeed himself as national commjttee
nrnn. There was no opposition. Then Mr.
Barnes started to make a motion to adjourn, but
ex-Representative Lucius N. Littauer moved
tnat State Chairman Woodruff act as permanent
chairman of the delegation. This finished the
regular business. Mr. Ward announced that he
would try to provide an extra ticket for friends
of the delegates for all except the opening day.
"And I will give two extra tickets to all those
men who were so kind as to vote for me," said
Mr. Ward as the delegates laughed.
Bulletins trlUns of the work of th- Republican
Ivational Convention (it «'hl<aco will be posted at fre
quent Intervals in front of the Tribune Bnlldlnr.
beginning this morning-. «•«•■•
TAFT CELEBRATION ARRANGED.
Governor Fort and East Orange Club Al
ready Prepared for Nomination.
East Orange. N. .7., June 15 (■Special)— Before
Governor John Franklin Fort left town for Chicago
as delegate-at-large to the Republican National
Convention he arranged to keep the Taft Club of
his home city In touch with the proceedings, that
arrangements might be made for the first rally for
the Presidential nominee. In anticipation of the
nomination of Secretary Taft the club has pre
pared to have a ratification meeting on Saturday
night, when the speaker will be some one of na
tional prominence whom the Governor will bring
on with him from Chicago.
At the same time the Republican Club of the
East Orange will have a banner raising. It is vio
lating no confidence to say that Mr. Tuffs counte
nnrce lias already been counterfeited in the best
style of the sign painter's art. and that the only
thing lacking Is the portrait of the Vice-Presiden
tial nominee, to depict whom the sign painters
are waiting, brush in hand
HITCHCOCK AN ALASKAN ALTERNATE.
Chicago, June 15.— Frank H. Hitchcock, the Toft
manager, will sit in the convention as an alternate
from Alaska. This was decided to-day by the
Alaska delegation, which also named htm as a
member of the committee to inform the Presiden
tial candidate of hi* nomination.
CHICAGO PLANKS INTEREST BRYAN.
Lincoln. Neb., June 15.— William J. Bryan showed
Interest to-night in such convention news as came
from Chicago, particularly the proposed planks in
the pi it form that were made public and the de
cision of the Nebraska delegation to present the
name of Governor Sheldon for Vice-President He
would not, he said, make any comment prior to
the adoption of the platform.
CONVENTION EVE SIGHTS
Bands, Glee Clubs and 31 archers
Make Pandemonium in Streets.
Chicago. June 15. —The whole city Is astir to
night with those tumultuous scenes which usher
In a national convention. The streets are ablaze
with lights; Flag Day has brought forth a wea th
of color on the tall buildings: bands vie with elee
clubs In the packed -headquarters of candidates and
in the open air; marching clubs In fantastic regalia
parade the main thoroughfares singing "Tart.
Taft!" or •■Knox! Knox!" and there is that uni
versal pandemonium which befits the night before
a national convention. Tne full force of the in
vading army is now here-leaders and f°"°™*'
delegates and rajik and file, marching clubs and
•rlee clubs, bands and drum corps. The last of th
state delegations, from the far South, came In to
" But while the din proceeds without the final
preparations of the leaders proceed within. Their
£lans are well laid, probably -rlth greater preci
sion than has ever been known before a national
convention ha., met. and unless the -ex P'^
happens or the spectre of a stampede rises from
its grave the convention of .MM will a
record for the methodical execution of well estab
lished Plans. To-morrow will see the convent on
assembled within the vast Coliseum *«"*"*• *"£
the first flow of convention eloquence from the
veteran Senatorial orator. Julius GOT Burrows ,
Ind the first opportunity to 'greet the name of
Roosevelt. Taft. Knox or some other favonte Wttb
an ear-.plitting and slght-bewilderlng demonsr^
tion breaking a.l records for volume and durattra.
Senator Burrows arrived to-day, his "^^T
beard much whiter than when he last •«"» I^J
national convention. In view of the reports that
th»" Senator's speech omits a tribute to President
Roosevelt, It is being conjectured to-night that he
will depart from the prepared text; but whether
he does or not. the pent-up enthusiasm is sure to
find expression to-morrow in a vociferous demon
stration. With Mr. Burrows arrived *»*"£
Hinds, the expert parliamentarian of Congress
who will stand at Senator Burrows elbow to
weather any storm that may blow. Hind-, was
with Speaker Reed during the turbulent days M
his iron rule, then with Speaker Henderson and
,<= now with Speaker Cannon. His genius is for
immediately solving the knottiest parliamentary
tangle. After the preliminary gathering of to
morrow there will be a period of suspense for
practically two days, during which the cor
mittees will meet and the organization ■•»•*■
f«cted. co that the actual nomination of a Presi
dential candidate Is not likely to occur before
Thursday.
SELECTING COMMITTEES.
The business of to-day has been chiefly can
vassing of states for selection of officers and rep
resentatives on the various committees-platform,
credentials, national committee, etc These selec
tions by the states havo a decisive Influence In
determining the complexion of the various con
trolling committees of the convention. The cau
cuses to-day left little room to doubt that the
Taft forces would be In substantial control of the
organization when the full committees are assem
bled. iV
Among the more important state caucuses of the
day were those of Ohio. New York. Indiana and j
lowa, as each had some bearing on the perplexing
question of the Vice-Presidency. Each of these
gatherings declared It was not in favor of any
candidate for the Vice-Presidency-Ohio because
the Taft leaders do not wish to be in the attitude
of dictating; New York, because advocacy of Sher
man or Low or any other New Yorker might im
pugn loyalty to Governor Hughes; lowa, because
the state wants Dolliver to remain where he is, in
the Senate, and thus avoid a hari-kari of stato
politics: Indiana, because long distance persuasion
has not induced Mr. Fairbanks to change his at
titude toward the first and second places on the
ticket. Other state caucuses were equally fruitless
in solving the Vice-Presidential mystery, which
deepens as the ballot approaches, until it really
seems as though the prize may be, thrown into the
arena of the convention for a nerve racking strug
gle.
LENGTH OF CONVENTION.
There is considerable discussion as to the length
of the convention, some of -ihe leaders holding to
the original estimate of five days 1n which to finish
all the work to come before the delegates, and
others, more, optimistic, declaring that three days
should s»e the end of all deliberations and the de
parture of the convention representatives for home.
It is certain that the credentials committpe will
not be able to report th» permanent roll until
Thursday at the very earliest, and if the "allies"
rtpposed to Secretary Taft insist upon th»ir an
nounced determination of presenting at loast 150
of the original 229 delegate cases to the committee
there is likelihood that the permanent organization
may be deferred until Friday.
So far as possible the contests wMI be passed
upon in bulk, as was found expedient In the na
tional committee, and the credentials commJtt*»»
will sit until late Tuesday and Wednesday nights
to complete Its labors. Just as soon as the per
manent list of delegates Is decided on nominations
for President will be in order. The managers of
the Taft campaign profess to have not the slight
est doubt as to the result of the first ballot, and
declare they have no apprehension as to the action
of the credentials committee upon the contested
delegations. The "allies." however, continue to
maintain a bold front, and declare that not until
the- first ballot Is f-nded will they admit, defeat.
The second day of the convention period. Wednes
day, will he given over as usual to parades of the
visiting delegations and marching clubs. This is
intended to .Tiakp Interesting the Idle hours for
most of the delegates while the credentials com
mittee is passing upon the merits of contested
cases and drawing up Its report.
THEY'RE STILL AT IT.
Roosevelt Boomers Have Another
Plan, but Aren't Mentioning Xames.
Chicago. June 16.— The promoters of the "Roose
velt boom movement" now claim that they have
obtained the services of a delegate ■"from a state
other than Alabama th.it will be reached early
In the rollcall" to present th« President's name to
the convention. Ex-Representative Thomas W.
Phillips, of New Castle. Perm., declared to-night
that Mr. Roosevplfs name unquestionably will be
put forward in the convention, but he declined to
give the name of the delegate who would present
it or the state he represents in part. These facts.
he says, will omaJn secrets until candidates are
placed In nomination.
The Roosevelt boomers are counting on a stam
pede of Taft delegates to the President If they can
get the latter's name before the convention in a
forceful manner. The opinion was expressed by
Mr. Phillips to-night that th« boom which he is
engineering for President Roosevelt is growing. «
The West Virginia delegation held its caucus to
night, but there was no discussion of the sentiment
for President Roosevelt said to exist in the dele
gation. Two members of the delegation, who say
they will remain loyal to their instructions for Mr.
Taft, declare that the Taft men are in the minor
ity and that the defection would be great if a
stampede were started.
The hotbed of the Taft defection is at the Lex
ington Hotel, where the West Virginia delegation
is quartered. A meeting was held there to-night
under the leadership of Mr. Phillips, but It was
attended by only a few delegates and a large num
ber who have no vote in the convention.
AGAINST ANTI-INJUNCTION PLANK.
Republican Club Requests Convention to
Affirm Confidence in Judiciary.
A resolution requesting the Republican National
Convention to adopt a. plank affirming its confidence
In the federal judiciary was passed unanimously at
the regular monthly meeting of the Republican Club
at the clubhouse, in West 40th street, last night.
1 ha* corresponding secretary was requested to send
the resolution by telegraph to the chairman of the
Committee on Resolutions at Chicago. It was in
troduced by William Greenwood and seconded by
William W. Bryan, and reads as follows:
Resolved. That the Republican Club of the city
of New York, deploring the threatened attempt to
discredit the Integrity of the Judii-tnry by Insert
ing a declaration in the national platform limiting
the power of Injunction, earnestly requests the na
tional convention to strongly affirm Its ennridenca
in the federal Judiciary.
There was no discussion on the resolution, but
after the meeting the general expression of opinion
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of the courts.
Reuben Leslie Maynard. corresponding «ecrstarr
of the club, Introduced a resolution adjourning tie
meeting until next Monday" niarht. when th» <•(.;■>
will meet to ratify the- nominations made at Chi
cago. At that time, the club hopes to have prawn*
Governor Hughes and others whose nar-.»* fca*» ia^
peare<l prominently before the delegates either m
candidates for President or Vice-President.
In making the motion for a ratification m-^Qj,-
Mr. Maynard said that while the club had placed
Governor Hughea In the field and, had steadfast^
supported his candidacy, and while it hop** ft,
■would remain In the field and be. nominated, the
club had never been hostile to any Republican, cad
stood ready to Indorse heartily th» aominatior.i
made by the convention In Chicago.
MS. DOLLirKRS ATTITUDE
His Ambition Is to Serve Icna in
the Senate.
Chicago, June — At to-day's meeting of th«
lowa delegation the following letter from Sea*.
ator Dolllver was read:
Fort Dodge. lowa, Jane- 13, 1301.
Hon. George D. Perkins, chairman lowa, delega
tion, Chicago.
Dear Sir: I desire to call your attention to
a political matter referred to in your note of
June 7. I have taken it for granted that the
talk of nominating me for the Vice-Presidency
was mainly a newspaper recreation. I have had
some little experience In these Vice-Presidential
booms and therefore I have given little attention
to it. I desire that you, as chairman of the lowa
delegation, should he fully advised as to my
views in respect to the matter.
Now, In the first place, this is an office which
Ido not desire. I have no ambition In that di
rection. My ambitions are altogether in senrtaf
our people from, my place In the Senate, and I
could not enter upon this candidacy without a
great sacrifice of my personal Inclinations and
of my interests a3 well.
I do not underrate the dignity of the office,
and, of course, this honor of being associated
■with Mr. Taft In the campaign is not on» to be
treated lightly. Notwithstanding these consid
erations I feel that my duty lies in the other
direction. I can render the party Just a3 good
service on the stump as if I were on the ticket.
There are considerations also of a political
character local to our state which. It seems to
me. are almost peremptory in indicating my
duty.
I feel that our delegation should be informed
of my attitude in this matter.
You have my full authority to take such ac
tion as may be thought necessary to withdraw
my name from consideration In connection with
this office if such consideration is found to be
seriously contemplated. Very truly yours.
J. P. DOLLIVER.
No action was taken by th* delegation vrith
regard to the letter. It was received and read
as an expression of Senator Drvnive - 9 personal
inclination In the matter, but there was a gen
eral feeling that if the delegates should finally
decide to present Senator Dollivers name they
could find a way to do bo.
Frank P. Woods, chairman of the Republican
State Committee of lowa, arrived to-day with %
number of prominent men of the party outsld*
of th*> delegation, and beean vigorously to pro
claim the candidacy of Senator Dollrver. sayin?
that the state desires the honor of the nomina
tion and that Senator Dolliver is the logical man
for the place.
STICK TO LA FOLLETTE.
Wisconsin Delegates Won't Change
—Peru?. Be presentation Plan.
Chicago. June 15.— The Nebraska delegation to«
day decided to pjace the name of Governor Georg*
L. Sheldon in nomination for Vir«-Pres!dent.
"The candidacy of Senator La Follett* for Presi
dent and the principles which he has so strongly
advocated will be maintained by th» "Wisconsin
delegation in th» convention until the flnat ad
journment, no matter whether they are Indorsed
or rejected, and if the planks fail of acceptance
by the committee on resolution?, our representative
will offer them as a minority report." said a lead
ing member of the Wisconsin delegation after tha
caucus to-day.
Tariff planks were being hewn out this evening
to suit Senator T»a Follette'3 ideas of an Imme
diate suspension of duties on articles controlled or
manufactured by trusts in restraint of trad-, for a
tariff commission, for physical examination of rail
roads, and for the election of Senators by the peo
pie. These planks will b» offered to the committee
by Mr. Cooper.
Wisconsin will oppose any attempt to interrupt
a complete call of the states on the vote for Presi
dent. In former yeurs ther* have been several
conventions when th« call was stopped to pertr'C
states to change their vote to the leading candi
date.
Henry Lockney. the Wisconsin member cf th*
committee on rules, will state his position clearly
at the meeting of the committee, Ml will ■■
that the usual procedure be maintained and w»
corsin be, permitted to cast Hi twenty-six votei
for La Follette without chance «l interference.
Senator Hopkins was made the Illinois member
of the resolutions committee at the caucus of the
Illinois delegation, thus practically awuxtog nu
position as chairman of th» resolutions ■- — "•<•
of the. convention. A resolution approving UW
Pennsylvania proposition for a reduction of tn
representation at national conventions was adoptea.
The feature of the Pennsylvania caucus was t:»
adoption of this resolution, which will be pre
sented to the platform committee, favorm * »
change in representation to the nation*! conven
tion on m basis of one delegate for -very tea thou
sand votes for the MMM for President In m
last election. Senator Penrose was ■- ""^^
the national committee without opposition. C,re«
enthusiasm was manifested In the candidacy 0-
Senator Knox. and every mention of Ms nam
caused applause , „
The Indiana delegation selected Harry « *•»
national commliteeman. and George Ade
rho S *n a member of the committee to notify ta»
Presidential nominee.
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