New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-20
PLEDGED To ROOSEVELT.
NOPE DELEGATES NAMED.
Distractions for the President G1cen
Sentiment IN Indiana.
IRON TIE rrrEUsr BCRekU.l

frRoM TIE TBIBUsE BCREAUl
washington. Feb. 19.-Representaiive Cnai'es
-. q. Indiana. told the President to-day
- convention Of MS district. the iAth
-. &c 20 be held at Frankfort next week. VIII
solutions indorsing his administration
and candida'y- IA NJ
49,. chat 10 matter what the politicians o.
=. ..s,a might do or might not do. the voters
- declare for Roosevelt. said that IL dio
y. -,s-,er a hit whether the machine managers
- Instructed delegates or unpledged ones
II, s,ferafes VIII vote for Roosevelt just the
=, that prediction q mine had the effect
:. -..sf,r them M I'm Indiana. and you see
=. -be XIIth District convention oid The
-, -iu follow SUIT next week
- lands referred TO the significant TACT
=. e.,sf-- Fairbanks had sent a telegram to
=, Kerdsu,ile convention early in the week
.s,e,,r -he Endorsement OF the President
=, this means that the Senator is willing 10
-. zinc second place on the ticket" said NJ.
-, he viii have the most enthusiastic sup
-. candidate ever had from hts State. II
--.s,-l, proves that the Senator will do HIS Ut
-. % further the candidacy OF Roosevelt and
o. sucb loyal support he viii not lose weight
,.,., me people o. his home State. Were he him
lem a candidate for the Office. Indiana would
doh him and for him, but. as he has rolled
s.e slse,..s for Roosevelt his friends honor
=, fo- e. and il he is willing TO accept the
.-,,,.+ior Tor second place We viii do our best
10 help him"
Senator Fairbanls's telegram. to his Indiana
,-snss last Monday wss as follows:
-. A. unite timely and fitting that the conven-
- :, so,ect delegates 10 the national COnVen-
49, should instruct those 6elegaes. There Is but
80 candidate and he deserves our most corolal
sumner II viii be gratifying II the conFentlon
-i..,,~-o,- v-fV instruct fOT the nomination OF
- sble faithful and patriotic President. Theo-
-, poose,,ej; With good candidate for Con-
c-sss and q vigorous campaign, We should re-
sssr the XIIth District for Congress this year,
Sleses convey 10 the convention my congratu-
ief;ous and best wishes.
Word reached washington this afternoon that
che vtb Ohio Congress District convention
held to-day a. Defiance. had Endorsed President
Roosevelt and had named delegates instructed
FOR him 10 attend the national convention at
Chicago The With is the first OF the Ohio dis
tricts TO be heard from. Il is a Democratic
stronghold at present being represented in the
House hy John s Shook This sets the pace for
Ohio and In other districts which VIII follow
with conventions IN the next few days. ana
there IS no doubt that all wiz declare Tor the
nomination Of President Roosevelt.
The LIST Georgia District also held It's con
ventiOn and a telegram received from its pre-
siding officer tonight declares that emphatic
fnstru-tic.s 70 she two delegate - vote FOR
Roosevelt 2, chicago we're e. lsiastcaiiE
sdo7ted
Representative Powers. OF Main las at tn
TT'nte House to-day. with T. NJ. Simpson. chair
,ran Of the Republican State Committee o
Maine; A. r. Day, Collector OF Customs at Ban
c- and ". z. Barrows. deputy collector. tn,
81 tie Convention that VIII elect four delegates
large to the Chicago National Convention
v ID meet on April 4. and the delegates viii b,
instructed for Roosevelt. Mr.. Simpson viii b,
one OF the delegates and Governor HID another
The policy OF the Maine Republicans is to elect
one deieEate-at-large from each Congress dis.
-rrfct Senator Plat Of Neu-Yorl after 2. con.
ference with the President this rnorning. saie
that tho Republican State Committee Of New
York would meet in New-York CITY on Feb
ruary - for the purpose OF arranging for IN,
stare convention that will elect delegates TO tn
Republican National Convention. Senator Plat
reiterated his statement. made with ernpbasf
some time ago. that Colonel G. W. Dunn IS =,
continue as chairman OF the State Committee
representative Slemp, OF Virginia. introduce,
several constituents to the President. V-be,
asked about the reports Of Republican discord 3
Virginia and probable war at the State CON
Nention, which VIII meet on March 3. he said:
There is considerable talk OF dissstisfac+so,
with the existing party organization. but 7 nav.
nieel The people 10 come to the convention Mi,
tood feeling, and do away with bitterness ~
iaouonal differences. We want united party
IN lne state or course. I do not know what n,
Invention VIII do and how much frbr tbar.
va De- one thing at least IS certain ana tn,
uat the delegates to be elected by the cor.
s-.'oL WI support Roosevelt. and viii be In.
structed him.