Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-24
TO GET A BIG RECEPTION
FRIENDS TO HONOR FAIRBANKS
HOMECOMING SATURDAY.
New York Democrats Busy Over Can
didate and Platform-Murphy's
Statement-Out for Congress.

dispatch from Indianapolis last night
says: The nomination of President Roose-
welt ami Senator Fairbanks at Chicago to-
day was responded to here with marked en-
thusasr on the part OF working repub-
licans, and the few leaders who were not at
the convention expressed themselves as well
pleased with the way in which the ticket
was received.
Plans for a public reception are already
under way. and when the senator returns
on Saturday to his home city he Will be
greeted by thousands of his fellow citizens.
He Is Il member of the Marion and the Co.
lumba clubs and both OF these organiza-
tons appointed committees today to go to
Chicago to escort him to this city and other
committees TO arrange for q public recep-
ton. Both clubs, in uniforms, will meet
him at the Union station. There are nearly
one thousand members Of the Marion Club.
and from the Union station they will march
to their club. where Senator Fairbanks will
have ii reception and his friends will con-
graduate him.
While the Marion Club will take the In
itiative m the reception. other organizations
are invited. Is the public in general. to
join with the club in making the reception
q notable one. Mayor Hoffman met with
the committee today. and though demo-
crat viii take part in the reception to the
senator
I'LL W0IlAco SNCE 1aIkokh.
A dispatch from New York last night
says: \ regiment of detectives could hard
ly have kept track of the conferences which
democratic leaders from here, there and
everywhere held in this city yesterday.
They conferred around ex-senator David B.
Hill of Albany, who is at the Hoffman
House. Sc nator Arthur Pue German. demo-
cratic leader in Maryland came to this city
To Smith
jr.. who leads the New Jersey democrats.
John b. Stanchfieid of Elmira was here en-
gagged in legal business in the day. and in
conference with Senator Hill last evening.
Gum shoes and rubber boots were In con-
tinual use. and every enc seemed to have
instructions to say nothing, or next to moth
Ing;
Senator German, both of whom will head
Doubtful delegations to the st. Louis con-
vention was the cause of much scurrylng
about Ex-senator Hill would give good
deal to Let them into line for Judge Parker.
It was said that German and Smith had
conferences with representatives of both
the Hill and Murphy factions. but neither
side made any claim to success.
Senator German declared that the Mary
land delegation would decide on It's candi-
date in the convention hall at st. Louis and
not before. He said the same thing when
here last week. At whose request yester-
days visit was made and what its sfgnifi-
canoe may be a great many democrats
would like to know. Only few of the many
who called upon him at the Holland House
were able to him.
1t WAS q busy day for the man from AL
bany. Il was said that Mr.. Hill was not 80
much worried about Judge Parker's nomi-
ration IS he was about the platform on
which Lis candidate would have to run.
Murphy to Issue Statement.
Tammany Chief Murphy is said in Tam
many circles to be preparing a statement
on the national situation in which he will
fully define his attitude and seek to justify
his course in opposing the sending of an
instructed delegation to st. Louis favoring
the nomination of Judge Parker. Concern
ing this report Mr.. Murphy said last even
ing:
ut is hard to tell what will happen in
.,politics There is plenty OF time for the
ma king of statements"
1t is said that Mr. Murphy will endeavof
to show in his statement that Judge Parker
is the candidate of David B. Hill. and that
the state convention would not have In
structed for him If 1t had been free from
Hil's domination.
Judge Parker's friends on learning OF the
prospective Murphy statement expressed
no uneasiness. On the contrary, they said
they would welcome statement from the
Tammany leader which would throw some
light on his position. They say that Mr..
Murphys course has all along been mex
plicable to them and they intend Vlgor-
ously to push the judges campaign. re-
CARELESS of what Mr. Murphy may do or
say.
Judge FARRELL to Run.
A dispatch from Petersburg. Va, last
night says: Judge Leonidas ID. Yarrell of
Greensville county. and a practicing at
torney of Washington, d. c.. today for
mally announced himself a candidate for
Congress from the fourth congressional
district of Virginia. and says that he Is
lin the fight to finish"
Judge Yarrell says that he today in per-
son challenged ex-Congressman r. G..
Southall of Amelia county who is a can
didate for recollection to Congress from
this district. for joint debate at the
court house in Petersburg next Monday
night and also for general Joint dis
cussion throughout the district. The judge
says that he has heard from a sufficient
number of counties in the district to sat
isfy him that he has a good chance to
win.
With the withdrawal of Mr.. James F.
Epes OF Nottoway county and ex-Gov.
William e. Cameron of Petersburg from
the congressional contest the field Is now
left open to Judge Yarrell and Mr.. South
all.