The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1904-06-20
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Gathering in Chicago.
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platform were the principal sub
{ jects of discussion among the delegates
4 TO the Republican national convention
today.
+ From present appearances Senator
F Fairbanks viii be the choice iOr vice
/ president as a sufficient number of
: leaders have declared for him and an
+ nOmced the probable support of theic
/ delegations for him TO indicate his Sc
+ lection. The Indiana senate" vas seen
/ for a few minutes I'm the corridor OF
/ the Auditorium and was greeted by "a
/ JhrOHg of men, who indicated to him
/ their desire 10 see him named for sec
/ Ond place on the ticket. He remained
/ n0u-cOmmittal as usual his position
1 being that the nomination can neither
/ be sought nor refused.
! The knowledge that the senator win
! not refuse has been communicated To-
/ the delegates and has largely increased
/ the prospects az his nomination.
HIT Old and III.
/ The movement today for Representa-
/ tive Hit seems to have been prompted
! TO some extent by those who felt that
Fairbanks should make a declaration.
/ Then again the Illinois men feel that
+ in view of the action of their state
/ convention they must make an earnest
/ effort for Mr. Hit. 1t is a fact, how
ever, that the recent illness of Mr.. Hit
at Washington has dampened the ar
dor of his supporters, who acknowledge
that this viii work to his disadvan-
tage
Two active vice presidential aspir-
ants were about the Auditorium CORR
doris during the evening-JOhn Lee
Webster of Nebraska and John W,
Springer OF Colorado.
-eUafor T.0dcp Df Massachusetts ar
rived with a draft of the platform i'm
his pocket. He was notified that he
Will he recognized 10 move the appoint
ment of the committee ON resolutions, /
and this means his selection as chair
man of the committee.
Centers in the Tariff.
All interest i'm the platform centers
I'm the tariff plank and the sentiment is
that there viii be a straight declara-
ton for protection without promises
for future tariff revision or reciprocity.
Senator HansbrOugh has "a draft of a
resolution promising both, but IL met
with little favor among the Republi-
cam leaders The North Dakota sen
ator wiz be- "a member of the committee
ou resolutions and VIII urge the adOp-
ti0u of the resolution he has prepared. !
He thinks lhe committee viii hesitate /
before voting down such resolution /
when offered and il Will not so into /
the convention with "a minority when
voted down.
Senator Allison of Iowa has been
consulted regarding the tariff plank
and has advised against making amy
pledges for future action. 1t is also !
understood that such a course viii suit
the president
Fight on COrtelyou.
There is no doubt expressed about the I
selection of Secretary CorteIyou for /
chairman of the national committee, +
although many men prominent I'm the
party are found who do not hesitate to /
privately express some disappointment /
that a more experienced politician was
not chosen
There is so far am absence of crowds
that are usually ON at this period be-
fore a convention. Although many
delegations arrived today, they were
not accompanied by clubs and thronss
of enthusiasts. These are expected to
arrive tomorrow and be on hand when
the convention convenes Tuesday.
1T is not true" said Senator Gal /
linger of New Hampshire, speaking of (
the vice presidency. that all New F.
England is for Mr.. Hit. On the con- 4
trary I think the sentiment i'm the .
eastern states for him is confined to
Massachusetts. i know that New
Hampshire is FOR Fairbanks. and / am
very confident that he viii be uomin- .
ated'
Delegates from Iowa. Missouri. Ken
lucky and Kansas expressed them
selves as favorable to Mr.. Fairbanks,
Receptive Candidate.
In view of the determined effort 60 Z
secure a statement from Mr.. Fair
banks, Colonel Dan RamsdeH sergeant
at-arms of the senate, who is a close
personal friend of the senator. found it
necessary to repeat his former state
ment of the. senator's position.
Senator Fairbanks win not open
his mouth on the subject" he said,
FOR be is not candidate Tor the nor
inatiou I'm the ordinary sense of the
word. But while he is not a candidate,
he VIII accept IF the nomination Is ten
dered him. I know this to be true aHt
7 would not say il If did not
know it,"
Mr. Hits friends attribute New
YOrk's advocacy Of Speaker Cannon for
the vice presidency to the desire on the
part of members of that delegation To
make a vacancy in the speakership I'm
the interest Of Representative Sherman
for that position
Senators Gallinger and BUrnh3m of
New Hampshire and Dillingham; of
Vermont al declared for the policy of
uou-iuteTfereuee with the present tariff.
but Mr. Dillingham; added that De
should like to see a declaration favor
able to Blaine reciprocity.
Among the members of the Ohio dele
gatien Harry Daugherty is the only one
who IS discussing the vice presideucy-
lie is foU Fairbanks and believes tha
state VIII be Tor the Indiana senator.
Senator Dicks desires on the subject
are expected 80 be thc controlling in-
duence.
NEW YORK HAPPY FAMILY.
Poor Old Boss PIatt in His New Role
Of Cipher.
Chicago, june IS.-Unless some Very
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