The sun., 1904-06-19


Of Senator Depew's boom for HIM he ripped
and tore sround and a. sssd: ala, .h..rho,,s.
II they try to stampede that c0nvenuon
for me. II they nominate me III decline
the nomination ON the spot and order
roll call"
wcrd to the contrary from President Roose.
4, welt, the convention win adjourn next
| Wednesday night. This matter came up
' for serious consideration to-day ann the
situation was commu nicated TO tne fres,,
/ dent. The lack Of enthusiasm, the small
! attendance Of visitors and other matters
were made the burden OF the despatches
! to the President.
| PRESIDENTS PROGRAMME or CONVENTION
The President's programme Of the con-
yention is as follows:
| TUESDAY.
! Convention called to order By Henry G.
| Payne. chairman Of the national committee'
a." Prayer r e'SS BY Tie t Rev. Timothy P. Frost;
! Reading Of the call by Secretary Emer
e the ySa Roos snd " spssssR ssn
Appointment Of the standing committees
| OF the convention. ..a.
Call to order by Chairman Root,
! Reports of the co mmitteeS on credentials
and permanent organization.
ssers spa q csnssn csnn o9 Fl sGs
| Reports or the committees on rules ana
! order OF business
including Guiding the % national platform OF the Republic
Reports by state deleeations of their
hoiccs for national committeeman
THURSDAY.
Call to order by Chairman Cannon,
| Prnyer BY the Key, Thaddeus z. sniyely; -
Somnatipn Of & psssidsna nNerpos mHSsf Black OF
secondIng speeches by senator A. i Beye5- yer
fornia, Harry Stiwell Ed dwards Of Georgis.
Joseph b. Cotton Of Minnesota and Harry =.
CumlningS of Maryland
announcement by, the chairman Of the
committee to notify President Roosevelt
Nominations for Vice-Presiden'.
hnnouncement of the committee to notify
the nominee OF his selection by the cohVeh-
adjournment.
EMPTY BENCHES on THURSDAY
The ma ional committee in suggesting
tina. the conven ion adjourn on Wednesday
night declared that from the present out
look look the conven ion will sit to emp'y
benches on Thursday, and they add hat
unless the Louisiana and Wisconsin contests
take UP the time of the convention on
Wednesday, the nominations can very easily
be made on hat day.
All agree tina. there Ia but two days work
for the conven' ion and that the effect may
be unpleasant II II proceedings are dragged
along until Thursday. 1t was not believed
tonight that the President will al'er his
plans # he does no. 1T + the very general Mii
par icipa'e in the nomination for Vice.
President. and that as soon as the President
is named there will be break for the trains
out Of town.
oDRLL FOR CANNON.
Governor Chairman Odell tonight re On
forced Senator Depew's boom for speaker
Cannon for the vics-presidentialn nomina ton.
The Governor hartman proclaimed that
in his opinion. Speaker Cannon Is the only
Republics 10 nominate; WILL
Ex-Representative William l.. Wards
frie nds make the announcement In support
man for New York State to succeed George
r. Sheldon. that President Roosevelt in.
formed Mr.. Ward that he desired MIR. Ward
TO be Mr.. Sheldon's successor.
1t has, on the contrary. been announced
by confder tial friends OF the President
that the latter and Mr.: Cortelyou both
desired the election of Cornelius N. Bliss
to this place Sentor Henry Clay Hans
brough Of Devils Lake, n; D., MADE Ss
any means, and that the whole North
west wanted the tariff revised; further
more, that he intends to put up fight
in the committee on resolutions to have
the tariff plank accord with the views OF
the Iowa Republicans. President Roose-
velts friends said that Senator Hansbrough
will be snubbed il he attempts to kick UP
fuss ON the lines he suggests.
PLATT WON'T COME OUT FOR CANNON.
Senator Platt had talk with Representa-
tive James s. Sherman tonight at the
Auditorium in which Mr.. Sherman urged
NH nj. oAu kn
Cannon 70 the candidate for Vice-Preeident.
Mr.. Platt declined to acoede to Representa-
tive Sherman's wishes on the ground that
Speaker Cannon was, without the slightest
doubt, sincere In his determination not 10
my friend Depew tells me. said Senator
Patt later, shat Fairtanks is out Of II, and
perhaps that 10 SO. I will wait and see,
though, for myself I am rather inclined
to believe that Mr.. Fairbanks prefers to
| Indiana, but I shant declare myself for
anybody until l thoroughly understand
Il have at times believed that Mr.. Hit
thought Mr.: Hits age Ge is q you know
| is against him. am not for Speaker Can
| non because I do not believe in forcing
| the nomination upon man who distinctly
and emphatically declares that he does not
him.
Representative Sherman has been boom
| ing Speaker Cannon since his arrival here.
The New Yorkers declare that Mr.. Sherman
believes that II Speaker Cannon 10 norni-
mated for Vice-President he, Sherman,
will be a candidate for Speaker Of the next
House, which Representative Babcock,
chairman Of the Republican national cam
paign committee, says tonight will be surely
Republican.
| he SAYS that there Is no detection WHAT
| ever In the country districts. and that In the
| city districts the Republicans will hold
| their own.
CONVENTION JOTTINGS.