New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-19
FAIRBANKS BOOM GROWS
BUT HE REMAINS SILENT.
Many Delegates at Chicago FAVOR
Him-Opposition to Cortelyou.
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Chicago. June 1S.-Members Of the old national
committee who have thus far been loud in their
protestations that Secretary Cortelyou not
the for chairman. that he could not be
the head OF the national organization for the
next four years and that the President would
be compelled to reconsider his suggestion. have
seen the of their precipitancy and are to-
day looking for means Of compromising
the situation and incidentally of saving their
pride. That Mr.. Cortelyou will be chairman of
the committee is generally believed. but propo-
stion said to have emanated from Governor
Murphy of New-Jersey, is being widely dis
cussed.
The Governors idea is that the interests of
all concerned would be best served by having
the President select from the membership of the
new committee an executive committee Of which
Mr. CorteIyou would be chairman. and TO which
would be confided the full management of the
campaign, while the committee would be left
free to elect its chairman. who would, OF
course become the head of the organization for
the next four years
\ further and comparatively new proposition
also discussed is that the committee meet inn
mediately after the convention and select sub
committee of perhaps fifteen of the workers In
powered TO visit the President and discuss the
situation with him. and further authorized to
elect a chairman after the conference. Another
variation of this proposition is that the commit
tee he instructed to report 10 the full commit
tee but also authorized to pledge the full COM
mittee TO accept the Presidents final choice.
The Murphy proposition. as it is called was
submitted 10 ex-Secretary Root, who arrived
this morning, but Mr. Root declined to commit
himself, and urged the committeeman to await
the arrival of Cornelius y. Bliss. who will reach
Chicago Tomorrow and who is largely respon-
sible for the Presidents preference for Mr.. Cor
telyou. which will undoubtedly be respected.
Colonel Harry s. New member of the national
committee from Indiana said this evening:
Secretary CorteIyou will be elected chairman
of the national committee without q doubt He
is able fellow. and all this talk of opposition
TO him will vanish like thin air. There will be
nothing In it In day or two.
THINK 1T WILL BE FAIRBANKS.
There is no change in the Vice Presidential
situation. although it is the belief of ma
tority of the delegates who have thus far ar
rived that Senator Fairbanks will be chosen
The Senator still refuses TO make any formal
statement Of his position. but he is constantly
being told by delegates that they will be only
too glad vote for him, If he will say that he
wants the nOmina tinn. Many OF the delegates
really want Senator Fairbanks for a candidate
but they would like TO have him come out so
that they might be in the position of doing him
a favor when casting their votes for him. He
on the other hand. appears TO want the nomina-
tion to come him without his having ex-
pressed the slightest wish for it. if il comes TO
him at all.
Senators Platt and Depew. Governor Oden
and Ex-Governor Black arrived to-day. and
Senator Depew has been informing all inquirers
that the New-York delegation is for Speaker
Cannon for Vice President. but he does not seem
to be receiving much encouragement. Senator
Fairbanks's Presidential boom is in full
blast to-day and the report circulated
about the Auditorium :hat before the conven-
ton meets the Senator will announce his willing
ness TO accept the nomination. Senator Scott,
of West Virginia. acting chairman of the Repub-
llcan National Committee and sponsor of the
Elkins Vice Presidential candidacy, pinned a
Fairbanks button the size of a small pieplate on
his coat at the meeting. and kept it in view
long enough to advise everybody of his views.
Good morning. Mr.. Vice-President." said Sen
ator Scott to Senator Fairbanks they met in
the hotel lobby.
Senator is good enough" said Mr.. Fairbanks.
raising his hand in deprecating way
Well you're going to be nominated" said
Senator Scott in all seriousness and Senator
Fairbanks walked by. remarking that he was
not feeling we'll. he had a headache.
James p Goodrich. chairman of the Indiana
State Committee and one of the four delegates
at-large, and John B. Cochran. the delegate in
charge of the arrangements for the Hooser men.
came in to-day and gave the Fairbanks boom a
mighty push They gave out campaign buttons
and hired the I'd Regiment band which Will
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