The St. Louis Republic., 1904-07-04
Friends of G.. 4. X. Commander in
Chief Lay Plans to NOmi-
nate Him.
MARSHALL FIELD MENTIONED.
Delegates From West Favor Rose
of Milwaukee East and
South Want Doubtful
State Man.

A delegation of Illinois G. A. f men
from Chicago. Joliet and Springfield ar
rived yesterday with boom for General
Jehn c. Black for the nomination for Vice
President and proceeded to distribute but
tons bearing the picture Of the G A. r.
commander in chief through the lobbies
of the various hotels where State delega-
tons are stopping.
There was pronounced sentiment for the
Illinois veteran in the conversation of
groups that stood in the corridors at the
Jefferson. Planters and Southern, but its
extent was limited Arrays by the question
OF locality. which. IL is very apparent must
control the selection of man for the Sec
ond place.
The mention of John Sharp Williams for
the place was frequent. but it is admitted
by Mr.. Wililams's friends that he will not
be nominated. for the reason that he comes
from Il section that is already safe for the
Democratic nominee for President and his
selection would add nothing to the
strength OF the ticket. For the same rea-
son the trend is against Senator Carmack
Of Tennessee
WESTERN STATES FOR ROSE
The Republican factional fight in Wis
consin lends the color of proba bility to the
belief that there is more than a fighting
show for the Democrats to capture the
electoral vote of that State this year and
there Is strong sentiment in the East for
the selection of a Wisconsin man for the
second place on the national ticket. AL
though former Senator George Turner of
Washington has been very prominently
mentioned. the Western delegates are dis
States.
1t is the expression Of delegates from
Virginia. Florida and Alabama and other
Eastern and Southern States that there
ls an excellent opportunity to carry both
Wisconsin and Indiana, and the DISPOSE
ton is TO name man from one OF them
for Vice President.
We had a candidate from Virginia"
said National Committeeman J Taylor
Ellyson of Richmond yesterday. but We
are willing to vote for man from a sec
tion where there is show for US to win
the vote of doubtful State. 1t would add
nothing to the ticket to name man from
Virginia. That State is safely Democratic
anyway.
so is Tennessee and so Is Mississippi.
The Republicans have put up a man from
Indiana to bolster a puny chance in that
State. IF the Democrats can geI a good
strong man from Indiana or Wisconsin or
Illinois can see no plausible reason for
US to deliberately forfeit a chance to get
the electoral votes of those States. espe-
cially when there are no candidates from
the South or East who seem to have any
special desire for the nomination.
MARSHALL FIELD MENTIONED.
1T is generally admitted now that the
nominee for President will be from the
East. 1t follows naturally then that the
nominee for Vice President must be from
the West"
Marshall Field of Chicago was talked of
very freely yesterday. but there seemed
to be no one In authority to speak for
him. II is expected that when the ILL.,
nois delegation arrives to-day there will
be some definite move toward bringing his
name before the convention.
Mr.. Field however. has stated repeat
edly that he would not accept the nomi-
nation. and in the face of his emphatic
stand il is hardly likely that his friends
will induce him TO change his mind
Among the delegates from Washington
and Idaho and other Western States there
seemed to be strong sentiment for David
s Rose of Milwaukee G. V. Menzies Of
Indiana picked UP some lead over the
other candidates from that State yester-
day as result of the general shaping of
opinion that the vice presidential nomina-
tion would go to one of those two States
or to Illinois.