The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-15
LEADERS ARE SURE ROOSEVELT
WILL CARRY STATE, DESPITE re-! g
FAcTIoNAL QUARREL. y
MAY Vet BE
PAciFiED-9uoeE GRAY
FINDS FAVOR IN SIGHT
or MANY DEMOCRATS AND MAY
WIN NoMiNATioM--Fa &
OSES GROUND.

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home. and / wont talk about the
or aanythinE else,
Besides. i don't know anything about
il, and don't want to know anything
about it,
s Sneaker j. G. Cannon, who arrived
from Washington this morning, at.
ter a brief conference with Score.
tary Elmer Dover. of the National
Republican. committee. left for his
his home in Danville. Speaker Can,
non viii WELD the gavel at the Ma;
tionaI convention next week and
wants to get rested before entering
upon the job.
Among OTTER things which Uncle
Joe" is credited with saying in con-.
nection with the Vice Presidency. is
the following.
Il don't want it'll won't take it.
Ii We're elected to it in spite of my
self would go up there and take the
oath Then would appoint pri-
yate secretary and messenger and
a telephone clerk and go away and
never again go near the damned.
chamber TO be hr1niliated,
Chairman H. c. Payne, OF the Ma
tiona1 comittee, who came IN from
Washington with Speaker Cannon,
declined to be interviewed on the
Wisconsin contest, saying that II was
a matter to be settled by the whole
commi ttee when 1t meets on ednesi
day. Mr. Payne spent the forenoon
in conference with Secretary. Dover.
f,f he
and expressed himself satisfied with
the arrangements.
The leaders who are here make no
attempt TO conceal their anxiety over
the situation in Wisconsin While
they are free to admit the serious
ness of the factional fight in that
State, yet they claim that Roosevelt
will be given a big majority. At the
recent State conventions of both fac
lions Tut one of the Presidential cleo
tors was chosen Thus, the leaders
contend, the National ticket will not
be endangered. A number of Wis,
consin. political notables are expected
tomorrow and Wednesday. An at
tempt Will be made to get the leaders
of the two factions before the Nation
al committee on Wednesday and eff
feet compromise.
The subcommittee on credentials,
which will report to the full commit
tee. will have task on its hands
with the twenty-five contests which
are scheduled. The decisions in only
few of the contested cases are fore
gone conclusions. Most of the con-
tests will need extended hearings.
Gray Looming Up.
Neither Parker, Olney, Hearst,
Cleveland nor German will receive
the Democratic, nominations for Pres
ident at the St Louis convention,
according to politicians who are ar
irving here. These students of the
Democratic situation assert that
neither faction will have the neces-
sary votes in the convention. 1t re-
curing two-thirds to nominate. Such
being the case. either wing of the
party. the Bryan-iearst following on
one. side and the Parker-Cleyeland
..reorgarizers" on the other, can Ell
fectually block the nomination of any
candidate presented by the opposing
faction.
The nominee. it is asserted, viii be
a man who will be satisfactory to
Bryan, unobjectionabie to the east
wing. which now seems to favor Par
lSer. and agreeable to the[ South
Folk, of Missouri, is such man, but
he is young and untried. Mayor Nc
,Clellan, of New York, is barred, not
only on account of the question of his
eligibility, but because of his connec-
ton with Tammany.
In the opinion of many harmony
Democrats there is more probability
of the convention being swung to
Judge George Gray, of Delaware.
than to any man who will be present.
ed as a candidate. The Eastern or
sound money Democrats would ac-
cept Gray; the Southern Democracy
would give him enthusiastic support,
while assurances have been given, i 7
is, said, that Bryan will not only sup
port him, but will aid in his nominal
ton.
Not Promising for Parker,
NEW YORK, June 13.-Seyen
and eighty-four more delegates We're
elected to the Democratic National
convention. Virtually three:fourths
OF the delegates to that body have
now been chose o out Of "a total
membership of 994. Yet the conYen-s