The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-06-24
Missouri Delegations Triple Com
bination Goes Down Before
the Senators.
FAIRBANKS BY AcCLAMATIoN.
Four Candidates for Republican
Vice Presidential Nomination
Quit the Race Before
Roll Call.

BY A STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Chicago, June 2S.-Driven to the wall
by the congressional and senatorial COM
bine which has dictated the programme
of this convention, the Missouri delega-
ton were compelled to formally with
draw the name Of Cyrus P. Walbridge
from the contest as candidate for the
vice-presidential nomination.
At a late hour last night, although It
seemed that the handwriting on the wall
elusive that the Indiana Senator was to
be the nominee for the second place, it
seemed possible that combination might
be formed between the other candidates
which the Missouri delegation profess to
believe would have resulted In the nom
ination of Walbridge.
Yesterday afternoon, after the conclu-
sion of the session of the convention,
conference was held between represen-
tatives OF Mr.. Walbridge, Webster of Ne
braska and Springer of Colorado.
Missouri stood steadfastly for the prop
oSition that the names at least should be
proposed regardless of the fact that many
of the strongest State delegations had
been delivered bodily to Fairbanks by
the Senators, who had been conceded first
place in their delegations.
AT the time of the conference, the
formal withdrawal Of Congressman Hits
name from the contest had not become
generally known, and with the assurance
that he would play an important part in
the contest, with a splendid chance of get
ting practically as many votes as Fair
banks from the States of the Middle West,
headed by the fifty-four of Illinois and a
fair portion of the Eastern and New Eng
land States, some of which had been prom
ised to him, the Missouri managers were
fairly confident that Fairbanks would not
make an active fight for the second place
and that the Western and Southern
strength could be united on Walbridge.
MISSOURI WAS HOPEFUL.
At late hour adjournment was taken
with the resolve to present the names of
Walbridge, Webster and Springer to the
convention. 1t was arranged that another
conference would be held this morning In
the Missouri headquarters. If one was to
withdraw, then all three would resign and
the Fairbanks nomination would be made
unanimous. in the meantime Mr.. Wal
bridge had been communicated with and In
a telegram TO Colonel L. F. Parker he left
his fate in the hands of the Missouri dele
gation.
At 8 o'clock this morning, at the Mis-
souri, headquarters at the Victoria Hotel,
National Committeeman Atkins and Colo
mel L. F. Parker, representing the Wal
bridge interests, were on hand promptly
and were met with a communication from
Colorado, stating that 1t had been def
Tltely Qeclueu tDat the name or John w.
Springer would not be presented. regard
less of the action of the other delegations
and candidates.
John L. Webster, the Nebraska caudi-
date, and his spokesman. arrived shortly
after and announced that they, too, had
become enveloped in the Fairbanks move
ment
The finale of the Walbridge movement
followed Immediately. Fairbanks had been
nominated by Senator Dolliver of Iowa
Chauncey Depew had said his little
piece Senator Cullom told the conven-
ton that Congressman HIT had turned IL
all over to the Illinois delegation and that
the fifty-four votes of Illinois would be
cast for Fairbanks. Then the Nebraska
delegation was recognized. Next. by l.
II. Parker, Walbridge was withdrawn and
the vote of Missouri rendered to Fair
banks.
In the tumult which followed Colorado
did not attract the attention of Uncle
Joe. and If Springer was named or with
drawn the convention failed to learn of
1t. There was no roll call, and It appears
on the record of the convention that
Charles Warren Fairbanks of Indiana
was chosen for the nomination for vice
President of the United States by sccla-
nation. E. o. PHILLIPS.