New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-07
HILLS POWERFUL LEVER.
His Vice-President Problem Keeps
Delegates Guessing.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE rR1suNE.l

ST. Louis, July O.-Ine southern delegates have
whetted their tomahawks and gone out in
earnest after the Turner vice-Presidential boom.
and they declare it will be a dead Indian be-
fore tomorrow morning. Yhey are for Vice
President from the Middle West first, last and
all the time.
You might as we'll go right down into the cot
ton belt as away out to Washington said one
of them this afternoon.
This just suits Governor HHl. who is causing
limitations to be made in various quarters with
view to clinching the Parker votes
Word was sent forth to-day from the office of
Hill. Belmont. McCarren & Co. that Colo
mel Guffey of Pennsylvania. under serious
consideration for national chairman. The trials
of the Indiana delegation in this regard have
already been related in these dispatches. While
the especially appointed committee charged with
the duty of calling Hills bluff has not yet done
so. certain would-be Vice-Presidential candi
dates in the HoOsier delegation called at Hills
office this afternoon just Ito sound" the conven-
ton manager. Judge Parker will not interfere
in the selection Of a national chairman" was the
information received. THE judge regards 1T as
the proper function of the national committee to
select its own chairman" This sent the dele
gates away depressed. but caused a of
lief among the Taggartites. They assert their
confidence that a majority of the national
mittee will be for Taggart.
After while the would-be Vice-Presidents
began to take notice. els 1t possible that Mr..
Hill would say such thing without actually
meaning it?'' asked OF them, innOcently.
When he informed that Governor Hill
would never permit himself to make false
statement. but that II was entirely possible that
the national committee might receive some in
timatons' as to the Judgment of Hill. Belmont.
McCarren & Co. later on they again fell to Won
dering what would be their wisest
If he can accomplish II. Hill will keep the
delegates guessing with regard TO the Vice-Pres
idency until he has the Parker vote nailed
down. 1t is at present affording him power
full lever. just is the craftsmanship of the
national committee.
Representative Maddox delegate-at-lar
from Georgia. said this evening:
We should not waste time and sentiment In
figuring going South for a Vice Presidential
candidate. Neither do we want To go out to
a little State like Washington. My preference
would be Marshall Field Representative
Williams, OF Illinois. or some good man from
Indiana Wisconsin. We need the votes to
win in those States and that is where we should
get Vice-Presdential candidate"
Friends of Governor Francis say that he would
regard any reasonable demand with reference
to the campaign fund with a kindly feeling
were second place accorded him. one MissOurian
said tonight that, in his Judgment, il would be
tiCnaI chairman. But il will cost both men
pretty penny to lend the jobs" he added.
stated by Major G.. Y. MenZier, OF Indiana, him
self a Vice-Presidential possibility. who said
tonight:
We will finish the nomination OF candidate
for President before go to warning about the
second place on the ticket. Like the lamented
father Of the immortal 'EIuCkleberTy Finn our
motto is meat first and spoon vittaIs arter-
wards -
There was enough gossip 10 satisfy. but aside
from the movement III behalf of George Turner,
of Washington. there was - well defined Vice
Presidential boom. a furry resulted from the
report early in the evening. that James H
Eckels. OF Illinois had begun active fight
for Judge JuGson Harmon but the Harmon peo-
I.le declared the story absurd and asserted that
Judge Harmon had already positively end final
" declined 10 accept anything but frst place
on the ticket
Adlai T.. Stevenson. Of Illinois. Mr.. Bryan's
last running mate was talked of for time. but
il said that he would not accept the nomt-
nation. The Indiana delegation divided in
sentiment TO what it's position would be IL
the nomination were 10 go 10 that State. John
w. Kern and p. F. Shveley we're being mildly
doomed by the Iudi3uianS was also Major
G. V. Menzie5. In addition TO the already
named there was in the various delegations talk
of Jospeh W. Folk. of Missouri; David Rose. Of
Wisconsin,: Samuel Alschuer former Illinois
Gubernatorial candidate; James b kilbourne,
of Ohio; Governor DoCkery, of Missouri and Ed
word c. Wall. of Wisconsin.