The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-19
BLAME FAIRBANKS
FOR MTIcENcE
Republican Delegates Observe
He Isn't Fierce for Noml-
nation as 'Wce"


CHICAGO, June 1S.-Advance guards
of the delegations to the Republican
national convention have arrived. The
chief interest so far centers in the vice
presidential nomination. The opposi-
ton TO Secretary Cortelyou for chair
man of the national committee seems
to be dying out somewhat, and various
members of the national committee
predicted today that he would be elect
ed unanimously
The attitude of Senator Fairbanks
regarding the nomination for vice pres
ident is not pleasing to many of the
arriving delegates, who say that he
should declare himself more explicitly
The great majority of the delegates
here favor him, or are not actively op-
posed to him, but they desire state
ment of some kind. Congressman
Hemenway, of Indiana, who is a close
friend of Senator Fairbanks, said today
that the senator would not make
statement of any kind, that he would
accept the nomination If it were pre-
sented to him, but that he would not
declare that he wanted it. When asked
II Indiana would present the name of
the senator when nominations for the
place were called for, he said that it
would not. and he did not know wheth-
er any other state would do so.
la Toilette Men Ugly
The La Toilette adherents are max
ing preparations for a desperate fight
before the committee on credentials,
and expect to carry on the struggle to
the bitter end. H. W. Chynoweth, who
argued the case of Gov. La Toilette
before the national committee, said:
This is going to be a fight to
hnlsh. There can be no compromise.
and if the national convention follows
the lead of the national committee we
must make final appeal to the voters
of Wisconsin,
The members of the New York dele
cation made it evident that the EN-
p1re state is not in favor of Senator
Fairbanks. Elihu Root, who is to be
the temporary chairman Of the conven-
tion, said:
There is strong Hit sentiment in
New York and we are of the opinion
that he will make a strong candidate.
The fact that Senator Fairbanks has
expressed no wish for the place has
served TO aid the candidacy of Mr..
Hit"
Chauncey NJ. Depew spoke in favor
OF Speaker Cannon, saying
AS to Senator Fairbanks. 7 under
stand that he will not saw that he
wants the place. I do not think that
ne can be elected to the position if he
VIII not seek it little bit. An nil
nois man IN the second place on the
ucket would please US in New York
Convention Programme
Secretary Dover. of the national
committee, announced this afternoon
the official programme for the three
days OF the convention. 1t is:
tuesday, June 21-Convention called
TO order by Chairman Henry C. Payne.
prayer by Rev. Timothy P Frost;
readlng OF the call for the convention
py secretary Elmer Dover; introduc-
ton of Temporary Chairman Elihu
Root, who viii address the convention
and report the names of the TEMPORARY
of1c1als; appointment Of committees
on permanent organization, credentials.
rules and resolutions.
Wednesday, June 22-Prayer by Rev.
Thomas E. Cox; report Of the commit
tee on resolutions; report of the COM
mittee On permanent organization. in
PRODUCTION and speech of permanent
chairman, Joseph G. Cannon: report of
committee on rules; naming by state
delegations of the members of the new
national committee.
Thursday, June 23-Prayer by Rev.
Thaddeus A. Snively; call for presiden-
t1al nominations; presentation of the
name of President Roosevelt by Frank
c. Black, of New York, and seconding
speeches by Senator Beveridge, of In
diana, and others: nomination of vice