The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1900-06-15
THREE
Preferred Candidates for Vice
President.

IJIN.AL ELPHIA, JUNE H-With all
the work preliminary to the entertain
mcnt Of the national republican conven-
ton aud its attendant throngs practically
aCC: nipJ'shed Philadelphia is now con-
tentedly cwaiting her visitors. From the
b'g convention hall down to the smalleJl
detail, hose charged with the RESPONSE
billy feel that they have the sitautioh
well IN hand, and the completeness Of
the lrepara tions seems to justify the be-
lief. As yet however, the hospitality of
the city is by no means taxed. There
has been very few arrivals today and the
lobby crowds at the hotels are compose1
principally of those persons interested
in the cor tests with which the national
committee is wrestling on the breezy
tculr fCof of the Hotel walton.
TIE fakirs, with badges, buttons and
souvenirs made their appearance In
are tesir ming to apear sporadica ly. The
great mass of delegate are not expected
to errlve until Saturday and Sunday.
The m,st interesting event in the ma
q, nal committee today was the seating Of
the Yarmouth delegates from Louisiana
after a very spirited contest occupying
nearly all day This is an overthrow for
tho federal offlcehoders of Lou siana, ten
OF whom were on the delegation headed
ty VIZ erly, the collector of the port OF
New Orleans Although Wimberly is
memt er Ct the national committee at
r1ada the /. rongest possible presentation
0f the case, the committee declared In
favor cf his opponent
Senator Hanna has been very seldom in
the committee room, and apparently
avoiding taking part in the deliberations
of The committee
Mr Tessenden, Of Vermont, presided
over the committee all day, even during
the bief periods when Senator Hanna was
present
! AS to the vice presidency, members OF
| the committee and other leading repub-
! licans here seem to be still at sea. Nearly
every prominent republican who says
anything about 1t remarks that the ''feld
is still open and the best man wi win
which is taken to indicate that no one
has been accepted by those who are man
aging the affairs Of the party. The avowed
candidates are Lieut.. Gov. Woodruff who
! has friends on the ground hustlng for
him. Secretary Long. who was launched
today as a full fledged candidate by the
general distribution of his picture on but
tons labeled "For vice president, John D.
Long" and Representative Dol1ver of
Iowa, whose friends are urging him be-
caue Of his reputation as an orator and
also for geographical reasons Accord
ing to the present outlook, besides the
three named, there will be votes cast
for a number of favorite sons, though
probably in many instances it will be
purely a complimentary vote. Among
these are Senator Fairbanks of Indiana
| ex-senator Washburn, of Minnesota; Gov
Scofeld, Of Wisconsin; Judge Bartlett
Tripp Of South Dakota, and Col. Jay L
Torrey Of Wyoming while the field Is
open for any others who may be entered
for the race.
Extensive preparations are making fol
TIE entertainment of the visitors Eacf
republican club in the city is looking af
ter the welfare of one or more Of the
visiting clubs and nothing Is being lef
Indore to make the stay Of the conven
tion guests a pleasant one. Banquets have
been planned excursions will be given T.
points on the Delaware river and smo1
ers without number are on the program
David c. Owen of Milwaukee. who ha
Teen selected by sergeant-at-arms Wis
well to take charge of the minor official
Of the convention, today announced th
nanes Of the assistant chief ushers
-tere are about sixty of these official
and they come from nearly every stat
In the Urion.
BERLIN, JUNE H.-United States Am
bassador White and Mrs. White gave g
large dinner this evening in honor Of
President Daniel c. Gilman, Of Johns
Hopkins university. Among those pre-
sent were Professors Freeman, Emertor
and Hammond, and Professors Won Berg
man, Won Richtoften Won Halle, OILS
. hausen, Schiemann and John Schmidt
and Herr Hammacher, the national lib
eral leader.