The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-21
The Dead Calm Shows
Eveything's Fixed.
so NICE TO BE BOSSED
Preliminary Work of Chicago Conyen
ton indicates That Stand Patters'
Are in Saddle and That Roose-
velt's Ideas Will Go Through
With Rush.
(By Associated Press


Chicago, June 20.-Forenoon trains
today brought in the stra gglers and
the ranks of nearly all the State dele
cations have been filled. With the ar
rival of delayed delegates were elimi-
mated all obstacles 10 the holding of
caucuses. State headquarters were
sought and the program of the day
ascertained. 1t developed that most
of the caucuses would be held late in
the day or tonight and nothing re-
manned to the newcomers but to TAXI
their places in the hotel Hobbies and
discuss the absence of contest, the in
activity of delegations and the small
attendance. In the corridors of th-
principal hotels where the States have
established headquarters is missed the
buzz the conversation proceeding
from councils behind closed doors
pass groups of national figures and
one hears the laugh which follows q
story we'll told. The utter absence. OF
sharp political work is noticeable and
forces the realization that everything
is fixed
One of the absentees is the man
who has attended every Republican
convention since Lincoln was nomi.
mated" but that is only another H.
tioE eve.
Some Importance is attached to 4
deSultory discussion of Senator Fair.
banks probable reasons for declining
to talk about the Vice-PresidencN
and of the wisdom of his reticence
Were it not for the gossip he ha!
furnished and the little furry raised
by the possibility of tariff revision
and the reciprocity creeping into tn.
reasons in a form obnoxious tC
Stand-patters' politics would be
dead-letter in the Republican con
vention this year. Though most o.
the States will caucus today and th'
convention begins tomorrow, TIL,
hotels are not crowded. They ar.
not even well filled.
With no contest for first place OF
the ticket and apparently none fol
the second no occasion exists fol
marching clubs of enthusiastic shout
ing thousands headed by bands, no.
for other organizations which Gus
tomarily add TO the din, the blare an,
the excitement of a convention
They are not needed and they arr
not here.
Senator Fairbanks continue,
silence regarding the Vice-Presidenc,
has caused some of his strongest sup
porters in his own delegation to ad
wise him to make an announcement
today that he would be glad to hav,
the nomination. A number of hi
friends, including Representative
Watson and Hemenway and Chair
man Goodrich, of the Indiana Stat,
Committee, met in Senator Fairbanks
room early in the day with the objec
of settling on whether he ought no
now to say that he is a candidate
The decision probably will be com
municated ito the Indiana delegation
1Nht oft
No Smoking Fairbanks Out.
New York has not determined
whom it will support for Vice-Presi
dent" said Governor Cdell today. II
is not pledged to Fairbanks or Can
non or Hit There is plenty of TIM
to think it over and there should b.
an open field
The New York delegation meet
tonight at 9 o'clock.
AS the day advanced it became evi
dent that the effort to smoke out
Senator Fairbanks would not sue
coed. The Senator remained silent
but through his friends reiterated hi
position which is that the office o
Vice-President is not one to be sough
yet ii cannot be declined by any ma
nominated for it.
I'VE pledge ourselves to make sucl
changes from time to time in TIL
t1flI SCnoQuleS as changing cOnul
tons make necessary"
That is the language of the pro
posed platform as now agreed upon
and il becomes more evident that III
further concession will be made L
those demanding a revision. 1t is as
serted by the Republican leaders tina
the Presidential campaign will cauS
enough disturbance without adding
to it a definite promise of tariff re
ricin nv of
gresS.
The antiAddiclls delegation from
Delaware has determined to carr
their fight for seats in the conventio;
to the Committee on Credentials.
National Committee Meets.
The present National COMMITTEE
met today for the last time, finishe,
the few details left for its considera
ton, and then adjourned for good
No National Committee meetings will
be held until the new organization
is formed at the close of the conven
ton. When the members met today
Senator Scott. Of West Virginia. tcol
the chair. Senator McComas o
MARYLAND. introduced a resolntio
providing that Acting ChaGma
Henry C. Payne be made chairma
for the remaining time the commit
tee is in existence. The resolutio
was ADOPTED by TlSlnS NOle. -
taking the chair Mr.. Payne made
short address thanking the member
of the committee.
1t was then decided to admit tn
six delegates from the Philippines a
delegates with a total of two votes.
Votes of thanks were passed t
people of Chicago for courtesies rem
dered, to the members of the loca
committee which has prepared tn
nall for the convention and to Elme
Dover. the secretary of the Nations
Committee. for services performed
The committee then adjourned sin
die.
Fairbanks is Mum.
The Indiana delegation met toda
and on motion of Senator ReVeridg'
Senator Fairbanks was made chair
man by acclamation.
There was no mention of the Vics
Presidency and it is understood tha
the silence on this point was due to