The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-20
ILLINOIS MEN
ARE HUSTLING
Attempt Being Made to BOem
Hit For Vice Presidency.
FAIRBANKS HAS THE CALL
DARK HORSES SEEM TO BE OUT
OF THE RACE.

I
/ campaign for Hit for vice president
I A caucus was held today In the state
/ headquarters and a campaign in the in
( terest of the Illinois congressman WAS
I decided upon After a discussion be-
/ tween the leading men of the delega-
/ tiou It was arranged that Senator Shci-
by III. CullOm should present the name
! Of ar. Hit to the convention and sec
/ ondiug speeches viii be arranged for bg
/ at least two delegates. one from the
I middle Mississippi valley and the other
J probably from New York. After the
/ adjournment OF the caucus il was an
1 nOunCed by some of the Illinois men
/ that the seCouding speeches would be
] delivered by Senator DOlliVer of Iowa
/ and someone else yet to be selected
/ The senator was out Of the city today
I visiting friends and could not be seem
but members of the Iowa delegation
] secuted the idea that ne would speak
| for Mr. Hit According to them, he
/ had received and had. not accepted i'm
/ XitatiOns 90 speak for the nomination
/ of Senator Fairbanks and John L. Web
ster OF Nebraska, and under the cir
/ cumstanCes III was not at all probable
that he would second the nomination
of Mr.. Hit. Moreover, there is a de
/ cided sentiment among the Iowa men
in favor of Fairbanks although a NUM-
Der Of them are In favor Of Hit.
Michigan For Fairbanks.
The Michigan delegates, after learn
/ ing of The statements made after the
Illinois caucus declared they were i'm
/ favor of Fairbanks and not of Hit.
Senator CuIlom of Illinois said.
/ There are many delegates i'm Illinois,
and iu other states also. who do not IA
vor the attitude taken by Senator Fair
banks. and prefer that the place should
go 90 a man who viii show little more
appreciation OF 81. Illinois has a good
man I'm Hit. and rather than let the
/ thing slide to Senator Fairbanks in an
4 aimless sort of way, we have decided
TO push the fight for Hit as strongly
as possible"
Indiana Man Silent.
The continued silence Of Senator
Fairbanks as to his pleasure regarding
the vice presidential nomination was
the base Of the vigorous movement
toward Representative Hit. The opin-
ion was strongly expressed at the gath
ering of the Illinois delegation that at
least until Senator Fairbanks an
nOunces himself there is no reason why
an active campaign for Mr.. Hit should
not progress. Each delegate was com
mauded 10 go forth and hustle for Mr.
Hitt. Graeme Stewart. Illinois mem
Der of the national committee, was
uOminally put in charge of these en-
deayOrs- While the work of the day
has not been compiled into a single
report. each worker heard from has en-
cOuragiug news for the Hit boom.
Delegates generally express the view
that Senator Fairbanks should indi-
cate his desires one way or the other.
I'm the absence of this indication and
with positive assurance that Illinois is
serious I'm the Hit candidacy many
state delegates seem willing 10 march
under the Hit banner.
Another meeting of the Illinois dele
ga ton is scheduled for tomorrow. when
the Craftsmanship question viii be set
tied. Both Senator CuIom and Gov
ernor Yates are aspirants for this
honor.
Roosevelt Keeping Out.
Several personal representatives of
the president who arrived today made
an emphatic declaration that the presi-
dent was positive iu his determination
10 express no preference regarding the
selection of his running mate. Both
Senator Lodge and Secretary Root said
this TO an the delegates who APP
preached them on the subject
Speaking for themselves. the close
friends of the president say they do not
doubt that Mr. Fairbanks would be
acceptable to Mr.. Roosevelt, but they
are not willing that the presidents
name should be dragged in to assist the
Indiana senator's nomination.
Through ala envoy of several north
west delegations, who called ON the
president several DAYS ago and in their
behalf expressed "a wish TO support ID
man whom he preferred, the president
has sent word that while he appreci-
ates the compliment ne viii leave this
entirely 10 the convention.
Senator McCumber Of North Dakota
has come out for Fairbanks and thinks
that sentiment iu the northwest Is
crystalizing ON the Indiana man, The
effort is being made by Senator Fair
banks more enthusiastic supEoI tiers 10
have an Alabama delegate nominate
NM.
Senator Allison said tonight Jhat the
Iowa delegation had HoU as vet dis
cuSaed the question Of The vice prcsi-
crrcy. but that they would hold
'1eeriug tomorrow to decide what ac-
ticu they viii take. He would not state
his own choice. Senator kean OF New
Jersey, however was OuIsDckeu in his
sul'lort o. Fairbanks.
No Hit Sentiment.
The members of the Rhode Island
delegation arrived this afternoon and
opened headquarters at the Great
Northern hotel. I'VE expect 10 play n
negative part iu this convention" said
Charles Alexander. one of the dele
gates I'VE have no especial candidate
for vice president. have not considered
for whom we would vote. and have no
planks for the platform
The Missouri delegation announced
that the name Of cyrus Wallbridge of
St Louis would be presented for vice
president. Although all the members
OF the Kentucky delegation had not
arrived tonight. John W. Yerkes. COM
missioner of internal revenue and one
OF the delegates from that state saiI
that while no formal meeting had been
held. "a majority Of them were favor
able 20 the nomination of Senator Fair
banks for second place
The present position of the New York
delegation with respect to the vice pres
idency was stated tonight by Senator
Depew- AT hTst, DE said, the delegates
hOughr Dc would be picturesque thing
90 nominate Cannon but inasmuch as
the speaker would not have ID. and 4
Senator Fairbanks viii they viii, he 4
said decide for Fairbanks
with one exception the New Hamu-
shire delegation is for Fairbanks SEN .
3tCr BuUham expressed confidence i'm Z
the ability Of the remaining members
10 bring over the Fairbanks dele
gates.
The Massachusetts delegation ar
rived with an idea that Hit would be