The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1904-06-20
THE REPUBLICAN
CONVENTION
New York Delegation Not Fa-
vOrdble To fairbanks Tor
SeCOnO rtdIc

guaru vi the delegations 10 the hepuo-
Lean 1~a,loiiai nsention, has ar
nseu, Dut the great nulnDef Is eA-
peeleu 70 cone .ouIo.Iow inornIng.
rlun all Tie ausanoe lnuIea.Ions,
the convention pronl.ses to iach soiiie-
tniIg ol tats e4.eise...ent ol o...ei se.n-
e.niss its MIA. Ine ciiief inte4-
est lar cen.e.s in taiee V .ce- RES
iuen..dI hominations. lac oppos..ioh
against Sec etaly Co.teiyou Ior cAaif-
han vi tne NaeIoilai CoIllifit.ee seSii4s
to De dying somewhat ana various
memDe.s or the National committee
pleuicted today that he would be
elected without opposition. 1ne ngn.
against HIM, tiiey uecial is not strong
eaousn 70 n.ahe any trouble.
The attitude OF senator Fairbanks
regarding the nomination for Vice.
President is not pleasing to many oi
the arri ing delegates vino say ina,
he should declare himself more ex-
plicitly. The great maJo.ity of the
delegates who have SO far arrived
favor nun or are not actively opposed
to him, but they desire a statement
of some kind Cong essman James A.
Hemenway of Indiana, who Is close
friend OF Senator Fai banks, said this
morning that the Senator would not
make a statement of any kind: that
he would accept the nomination If IL
were presented to him, but that he
would not declare that he wanted IL.
Wnen asked II Indiana would pi esent
the name of the Senator When NOM
nations tol the place were called for !
he said that II would not, and he did
not know whether any other State
would do so.
John l.. Webster of Nebraska, who
is a candidate for Vice President. ar
iived during the afternoon and regis |
tea ed al the Palmer House, where the |
Nebraska delegation will make its
Headquarters lie refused TO say /
wo. legaf ding his candidacy. except |
to remark that he was satisfied with |
the outlook.
The La t'allotte faction from WIS
consin is making Preparations for |
desperate fight before the Committee |
on Credentials, and expects 10 carry I
the struggle to the bitter end.
II. w. Chynoweth. who urged the |
case OF Governor La Toilette before |
the National Committee. said today: |
This is going TO be fight 10 nm
ish. There can be no compromise, and /
If the convention follows the |
lead of the National Committee we
must make final appeal to the vot-
eIs OF Wisconsin"
The Hawaiian delegation. headed by
Governor Garter. arrived shortly be-
fore noon and at once went out to the
Derby.
1--WE have no Instructions said
Cove nor Carter. except to vote for
President Roosevelt. We have form
ulated no plan as to the Vice Presi-
dency. but we favor Senator Fair
banks at present"
The delegates from New York. the
majority OF whom arrived during th'
afternoon and ev. ming. made II evident
that the Empire state is not In favor
OF Senator Fairbanks for Vice-Ptesi-
dent Elihu Root. who Is to be the
temporary chairman of the convention.
was the first of the prominent New
Yorkers to put In an appearance.
There Is strong Hit sentiment IN
New York" said Root. land we are of
the opinion that he will make a strong
candidate. The fact that Senator Fair
banks has expressed no wish for the
place has served to aid the candidacy
of Hit"
Chauncey NJ. Depew arrived at the
Auditorium during the afternoon, as
did Governor Odel of New York. and
Senator Platt. Senator Depew. in dis
cussing the Vice. Prudential matter
said:
"There is one man whom consider
emnently qualified for the place. and
In my opinion he would be the strong
est candidate. we can have as a run
ming mate for Mr.. Roosevelt. He is
one OF the old Lincoln Republicans.
and the lines of the early Republican
faith have not been ironed out OF him
yet. | almost am afraid to tell his
name. because l know that he has said
that he does not want the place. but !
am in favor OF joe Cannon. | mean
] would like to be for him If were not
afraid to be so. | understand that he
had men thrown out of the recent Re-
publican Convention In this State just
because they mentioned him as can
didate for Vice. President.
'As to Senator Fairbanks. 7 under
stand that he will not say he wants
the place and that he will not seek Ii
In any way. do not think he can be
elected TO the position IL he VIII not