Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-06-18
Presidential Situation.
TO REFUSE NOMINATION If FORCED ON HIM

The caucus will be held to-
morrow morning.
The latest candidate for vice president
is Senator N. b. Scott, of Wes. Virginia.
Scott is brought out by the Virginia del
the support of her twenty votes in the
West Virginia will also throw her twelve
the Oregon delegation. said today: II
tion for vice president Judge Tripp, of
South Dakota. Tripp and your delega-.
tion believe Roosevelt should not be
Welt will make Il popular candidate,
however but we believe Judge Tripp
would be a stronger one in the west.
After two hours of sitting the commit
tee continued it's anti-convention labors
and adjourned sine die. Aside from the
action taken upon the Alabama contest,
the most important matter was the ac-
Icaptance of the resignation of Col.
Swords as serseant-at-arms of the com
lnittee. The colonel has held the posi-
jtion twelve years. The delegates from
Alaska and, Hawaii We're admitted to
seats.
Delegations are arriving in force and
they come from the quarters where 1t is
no misbehavior to show enthusiasm.
Senator Cullom and Senator Mason
came up from Washington on the same
train late in the day and with their
hearty hand shaking created consider
able cominotion in the rather apathetic
crowd in the Walton hotel corridor.
A little later a lot of enthusiastic
Michigan men, wearing the blue badge
|of delegate. arrived there, and the
Indiana crowd flocked into the La
fayette in numbers sufficient to fill the
place. From that on the scene became
greatly enlivened. Delegations came
one upon the heels, of the other all
might. Today the most belated will be
here and then perhaps brass bands will
be no longer curiosity.
The demand for tickets to the con-
lvention hall is heavier than any one
expected it to be. Tickets have beer
distributed but sparingly among citi.
Zens Of Philadelphia and most of the
delegates Who are already here have
made arrangements for the disposition
of their entire supply. The result Is
THAT visitors and private citizens with
! out acquaintance may have o pay higl
lfor the privilege of watching the nom
Iinations.
1t isIsaid that as high as s75 has beer
demanded for a ticket to all the ses
sions of the convention. AS the open
ling session will be very short and nj
l,-
Thursday this is considered an abnor
sl lmally high rate. especially as the ses
sions do not seem likely to afford occa
i sion for any sensational scenes. Tht
novelty of a convention in which ther
lis no question as TO the nominee for tn,
.lpresidency Is reflected in the absenc
i of Autographs in the hotels. Some o
the hotel corridors display large pic
it.tires of President Mckinley and sew
.ieral republican organizations haN,
Icolored portraits of him painted ol
canvass. but these are comparativel.
4 few. Lithographs of the vice presi
5l.dential candidates are entirely lacking
"A Philadelphia has donned a scant.
4 gala attire of bunting in honor of TIL
i convention. The hotels display flag
land festoons of tri-colored canvas an
I here and there an Office building j
Z, decorated. The old government mini
.itoo. has the pillars of its broad portic
!. swathed in bunting and makes a drear
seffort to look festive. but the new sl2,
0oO. 900 city nall, which is the pride o
} the municipality. is without decoration
fof any kind and the city in the mai
presents its every day aspect. Excep
: for the hotels. in fact. bunting displa
is confined to the various republica
! club headquarters, but there al
:. enough of these to make Il fairly goo
showing.