Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-20
THE VICE PRESIDENCY
A Sham Battle Over the
Office.
MANY FAVORITE SONS
THEIR NAMES ANNOUNCED By
DIFFERENT STATE DELEGATES.
But the Talk Finally Came Back to
Senator Fairbanks-No SIAM
pede for Cannon.
MANY FAVORITE SONS
STAFF Correspondence of The Evening Star.

| Staff Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
CHICAGO, June 2O.-A sham battle over
the vice presidency was about the most
| thrilling event which the day held in
promise when the delegates rounded up this
morning and washed the dark brown taste
out of their mouths. The Cortelyou op-
position had been dissipated, there seemed
to be nothing doing on the tariff or any
other platform issue, and In order to keep
up their circulation and prevent the chill
from striking into the bone the delegations
concluded to get up a little friction over
second place.
Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri and Nebras-
ka determined to present candidates Tor
Vice President. Ex-Gov. Schofield of WIS
consin was trotted out and his good points
exnIained as a possible running mate for
President Roosevelt. The idea was that II
Mr. Schofield were nominated, being popular
with all classes and all factions in Wiscon-
sin. he might avert the threatened disaster
TO the republican ticket. The crowd looked
Mr.. SchofieId over and called for the next
entry.
Missouri brought ex-Mayor Walprioge OF
ST. Louis into the paddock. Mr. Walprlose
wants to be national committeeman Fo"
his state, so he started out for the wee
presidency, with the idea of having some
thing to trade on. Next
In comes Nebraska with loud shouts and
much kicking up of dust and SHOWS oil
Iobn 7, Webster as the only real running
mate suitable for Roosevelt. Inc ba1io
Harums of the Nebraska outfit eloquentiy
descanted upon the good points of this hiiy'
hut some of the onlookers declared him
platter.
Illinois was grooming Mr.. Hit assidu-
o,,s,v Mr. Cannon had slipped his halter,
timped the paddock fence and was plump
ont of sight in the far meadow, refusing
to be entered Mr.. Hit appeared the most
likely entry of the lot in case the conven-
,;op dacided not to force Senator Fair
hanks 10 sacrifice himself on the altar OF
lis party.
A Day of Caucusing.
This was to be day of caucuslng among
state delegations for selection OF represent
tatives on the several committees of the
convention and members of the nationai
committee. Sc the corridors and lobbies
were rather depleted during the early hours
of the day, some of the caucuses 'uii
out to be stormy affairs.
Mr. Cortelyou. is expected In Chicago to-
ers of the different states. He is known
to every republican of national prominence
who comes to Washington and now will
get acquainted with the lesser lights.
The probability is that there will be two
secretaries of the national committee, Mr.
Louis A. Coolidge, the well-known WASH
ineton correspondent and president of the
Gridiron Club, and Mr. Elmer Dover. Mr.
Dover will keep headquarters In chicago
and Mr. Coolidge will be located in New
York and have especially charge of the III
erary and press bureaus of the campaign
1t looks now as If there will be two vice
chairmen of the national committee, Mr.
Harry s. New to be located in Chicago and
the other vice chairman, not yet decided
upon. to stay in New York
The only substantial talk during the day
on the vice presidency was of Fairbanks
Other names were mentioned for different
objects and purpose, but when 1t came
to the question who should be nomi-
mated the talk always got back to Sen
ator Fairbanks Mr. Cornelius N. Bliss
of New York and the Pennsylvania lead
ers got together last night to see what
could be done in the way of offering Mr..
Cannon into the breach. They sent for one
of Mr. Cannons closest friends and asked
for final and authoritative statement of
Mr. Cannon's attitude. This was. to be the
last call for dinner.
No Stampede for Cannon.
They were told that Mr.. Cannon was in
deadly earnest in his intention not to have
the nomination. The word was passed
along Immediately that the stampede for
Cannon was abandoned.
This morning 1t was apparent that the
| leaders of the most influential state dele
| cations. the bosses and managers, were for
| Fairbanks, and that they were willing to
| take him without having a statement from
| him to the effect that he was a candidate.
| Not so with the rank and file of the dele
gates They were favorable enough toward
| Mr. Fairbanks but they thought he ought
| to come out and say he wanted the nomi-
nation So there was good deal of mutter
| ing and spluttering around among the
| boys
| But Mr. Tom Carter, Mr.. Platt and Mr..
Bliss Mr.. Shaw and Mr.. Scott and others
of that class brushed aside the objections
| OF the brethren.
Odell's Scheme Abandoned.
The New York-Pennsylvania movement
| to nominate Speaker Cannon for the vice
presidency and thus clear the way for an
Odell Speaker of the House went COM
pletely to smash this afternoon when Rep
| resentative Sherman, the prospective bene-
| ficiary of the deal, walked into Mr.. Can
| mons room and promised to be good He
| told the Speaker to stop worrying. and
! swore that the New Workers. would not try
| to embarrass him further.
| When the news got around that the New
| York crowd of rustlers had come back to
| the reservation and given up their guns
| the Fairbanks stock went up another point.
| Sunday With the Politicians.
Sunday among the politicians was day
| of petty scheming, of little tempests in a
| teapot among state delegations and OF
| jockeying for place by prospective ma
| tional committeeman Yet there was also
f, something doing among the leaders.
| Gov. Odell kept up his little game of
trying to run Speaker Cannon for the