Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-21
EVERYTHING ARRANGED
Program at Chicago Practi-
cally Settled.
TARIFF ONLY REMAINS
FAIRBANKS SEEMS CERTAIN FOR
SECOND PLACE.
Action of New York and Pennsylvania
Delegates Started a Stam-
pede for Him.
TARIFF ONLY REMAINS
Special Dispatch From a STAFF Correspondent.


caIIy everything cleaned up in advance II
was understood that there would not be
much of fight on the tariff plank. and that
is the only live subject before the convan
uon now that the vice pres idency seems to
De out OF the way. Even the Iowa people
tanned down on tariff revision. and in the
caucus OF the Iowa delegation, Senator AL
lsoh and j. w. Blythe. whipped Gov. Cum
MINIS undl there was no desire left in him
to make a fight
Wilbur +. Wakeman and the American
Protective Tariff League were on hand 10
brace up the stand patters. Beyond Sena-
tor Hansbrough of North Dakota there was
no evidence of crying demand for revI-
sion.
The Vice Presidential Nomination.
The sham battle over the vice presidency
was after all a lame affair Like the French
king of tradition, the contending delegations
marched up the hill and marched down
again. Senator Fairbanks was able to say
at the end of the scrimmage, never touch
ed me- Ex-Secretary Long did not get far
with his movement for Secretary Taft
though he made a gallant charge in his be-
half, but fell into a sunken road and was
captured by Senator Foraker. Senator
Lodge and ex-Gov. Murray Crane and
Elihu Root, witnessing his disaster rush.
ed over and enlisted under Fairbanks.
Stampede to Fairbanks.
New York and Pennsylvania decided last
hight to vote for Fairbanks. Immediately
the smaller state delegations that had been
waiting for the big states to lead fell into
Jne AMI started the triumphcl procession.
l. People stopped speaking of the Indiana
statesman as The veiled prophet of the
Wabasa' and began to regard him as the
logical nominee for Vice President Sena-
tor Fairbanks was firm to the end In his
intention Lot to ask for the nomination The
Indiana delegation held q caucus during the
Gay, which was addressed by the senator.
Although strong hints had been thrown out
by his colleagues that declaration of some
kind would be expected from him, the sena-
tor talked for half an hour and at the end
the Indiana delegates were 10 wiser than
before.
About 500 for Fairbanks.
BY micnight last night It was estimated
that Senator Fairbanks had about $40 votes
in the convention. The delegations came to
him because there was no other man. out
side of Mr.. Hit, who was considered strong
enough for the place who would have it.
Mr.. Hits state of health was a drawback
to the effort to nominate him.
Dominated by Conservatism.
The dominating spirit of the whole con-
ventiol is conservatism. The Oldest attend
ants upon national conventions do not re-
call such another instance of cut and dried
preparation in advance. 1t was pretty or
derby At Philadelphia four years ago. but
that was a riot compared to this affair.
More than one statesman In attendance
upon the convention has commented upon
the spirit of conservatism and orderliness
which prevails, and they accept II as typi-
cal. they say of the aims and policies of
the republican party at this time; no
change in existing conditions, no disturb
ance of material relations.
1t is notable fact that the convention
is being dominated by the official and leg
islating class. With the exception of New
York all the principal state delegations are
controlled and swayed by men who are
prominent in the House and Senate. New
York is absolutely under the thumb OF
Governor Odell.
Proposed DISTINGUISHING Legislation.
An effort is to be made before the COM
mittee on resolutions to secure the adoption
of a plank in the platform recommending
the enactment of legislation by Congress
cutting down the representation of the
southern states in Congress, in accordance
with the vote cast by them. The middle
states delegations are very much In favor
of the plan and several conferences have
been held on the subject.
The enactment of disfranchising election
laws by the states ought to be met by re-
taliatory action. 1t is urged by the border
states people 1t is realized that a federal
election law would arouse a storm. and
the only alternative In their minds Is 10
obey the mandate of the Constitution ana
reduce the representation.
Representative Crumpacker of Indiana Ii
engaged in the movement, which has also
the Endorsement of the republican congress
sional committee.
The Tariff Plank.
The stand patters and the revisionists
are both claiming that they have won q
victory in the tariff plank of the platform.
The revisionists say that the reference TO
revision when needed Is satisfactory.
Secretary Overstreet of the republican
congressional campaign committee has
read the tariff plank. and his version OF IT
is: II construe the plank as stand pat
proposition. To be sure, 1t speaks OF re-
vision of schedules when reyision y needed.
but the same sentiment was uttered In the
last platform of the republican party The
plank means that there is to be no on
slaught on protection
Proposed to Rush Proceedings.
There is strong desire among the dele
gates to close up business and get away
Wednesday night, instead of holding
three days session. There is no reason
connected with the business In hand why
this should not be done. The citizens COM
mittee however, has raised great howl
at the prospect of losing one days income
for the hotels and bars. Today some or
President Roosevelt's friends have been
met with the suggestion that 1t would be
better to have short and busy convention
than to run the risk of having oe-
,eIon into a frost by holding the dele
gates here after they have agreed upon
all the business
An Interested Spectator.
One of the interested spectators or the
convention proceedings was the veteran
republican editor Mr. Murat Halstead.
..I have attended conventions since 1855.
said Mr.. Halstead in conversation with
Star correspondent. land In that time have
missed only one-the great Biaine-Conk-
ling convention"
You find this convention not SO stormy