The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-20
FAIRBANKS WILL
GET SECOND PLACE.

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sas City will present the name of
Cyrus H walbridge, of Kansas City,
as a candidate for Vice President.
Although the members of the Ken
lucky delegation had not arrived to-
night, John w. Yerkes, Commissioner
of Internal Revenue and one Of the
delegates from that state, said a ma
jority of them were favorable to
Senator Fairbanks for second place.
How Delegations stand.
The present position of the New York
delegation with respect to the vice
presidency was stated tonight by Sem
ator Depew. At first, he said, the del
egates thought 1t would be "a pictur-
esque thing to nominate Cannon" but
inasmuch as the S" laker would not
have it. and Senator Fairbanks will,
they WILL he said, vote for Fairbanks.
With one exception the New Hamp-
shire delegation is for Fairbanks.
The Massachusetts delegation arriv-
ed with an idea that Representative
Hit was their candidate for Vice Pres
ident, but have until tomorrow before
announcing a preference. Several del
egates said that the Illinois people
seemed to have gotten to work rather
slowly, and that it were wiser for
Massachusetts to withhold action.
The Iowa delegation has determined
on ]. w. Blythe of Burlington as the
representative of the Hawkeye state
on the Resolutions Committee. The
selection of Mr.. Blythe, who is the
counsel for the Burlington Railroad
and is opposed to the Gov Cummins
faction, prohibits absolutely the intro
duction by the Iowa delegation of a
plank supporting either tariff amend
mend or reciprocity agreement. Tt
puts the Hawkeye delegation within
the ranks of the stand patters." Gov.
Cuumins, it is said, stands with Sem
ator Dolliver in bowling to the newt
able, but his closest friends say that
in the event of a minority report in
favor of something like the Iowa
idea" he would support it.
Mr.. Blythe is one of the possibilities
for assistant campaign manager. Rep
resentative Hull, Senator Allison and
Gov. Cummins declare Iowa has no
choice for Vice President, but is IA
vorable to Fairbanks.
Senator Beveridge, Gov. Durbin, Rep
resentative Overstreet and Watson
gates arrived to-day. Senator Beve-
ridge probably will be elected chair
man of the delegation and Senator
fairbanks members of the Resolutions
Committee.
Unless some very unforeseen Incl
dent intervenes, the New York state
delegation tomorrow will select Will
liam Ward, of the Westchester dis
trict, to succeed the present national
committeeman. George H. Sheldon.
This decision, contemplated for some
time by Gov Odell, was not arrived
at without considerable friction and
the announcement was received to-
night with great cordially by many
of the delegates Senator Depew sid
ed with the Governor in this matter,
to the surprise of many persons, and
after Gov. Odell had rejected the names
of former State Chairman Dunn and
former state Senator Sloat Fassett,
Senator Platt finally yielded and agreed
to MIR. Wards selection.
Illinois Pushing Hit.
Illinois has decided to make an active,
aggressive campaign for Hit for Vice
President. A caucus was held this aft
ernoon in the state headquarters, and
a formal plan of campaign in the in
terest of the Illinois congressman was
adopted. Senator Shelby NJ. Cullom of
Illinois will present the name of Mr.,
Hit to the convention. and seconding
speeches will be arranged for by at
least two delegates, one from the Mid
die Mississippi valley and the other
probably from New York.
Illinois men say that Dollver of Iowa
will second Mr.. Hits nomination;
members of the Iowa delegation scout
ed the idea that he would speak for
Mr.. Hit. According to them, he had
received and had not accepted invita-
lions to speak for the nominations Of
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana and
Webster of Nebraska, and under the
circumstances it was not at all prob
able that he would second the nominal
ton of Mr.. Hit. Moreover, there is a
decided sentiment among the Iowa men
In favor of Fairbanks, although a
number of them are in favor of Hit.
The Michigan delegates, after learn
ing of the statements made after the
Illinois caucus, declared that they were
In favor of Fairbanks and not of Hit.
Fairbanks Too Indifferent.
Senator Cullom Of Illinois said after
the caucus
"There are many delegates in Illinois
and In other states also. who do not
favor the attitude taken by Senator
Fairbanks, and prefer that the place
should go TO a man who will show
a little more appreciation Of It. Ilh-
nois has A good man in Hit, and rath-
er than let the thing slide to sena-
tor Fairbanks In an afmless sort OF
way. we have decided to push the fight
for HIT as strongly as possible"
The continued silence OF Senator
Fairbanks as 90 his pleasure regard
ing the vice presidential nomination
Was the basis Of the vigorous move
ment towards Mr.. Hit. The opinion
was strongly expressed AZ the SATIN
ering OF the Illinois delegation that az
least unless Senator Fairbanks an-
nounees himself there h no reason
why an active campoign for hr. HIT
should not progress.
Delegates generally express the we"