The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-19
WHO WILL RUN
WITH ROOSEVELT?
REPUBLICANS ARE ASKING
AS THEY GATHER AT CHICAGO
FOR THEIR CONVENTION.

Roosevelt Will BE Given the Presi-
Dental Nomination With Much
EcIat, But the Same Cut-and-Dried
Quality Seems to He Lacking i'm
the Vice Presidential Matter.
FnirbanISs' Sphinx-Like Attitude
Said to Hurt His Chances.
Chicago, June 1S.-The advance
guard of the delegations to the Repub-
lican National Convention has arrived
in Chicago and the greater number of
them are expected to come tomorrow
and on Monday morning.
The running of the Derby to-day
interfered sadly with the political game,
as nearly all the members of the Ma
tional Committee and great numbers
of the delegates deserted their head
quarters to visit Washington Park.
From all advance indications. the
convention promises to lack something
of the excitement of other gatherings
of it's kind. The chief interest so far
centers in the vice presidential nomi-
nation. The opposition to Secretary
Cortelyou for chairman of the National
Committee seems to be dying out some
what and various members of the Ma
tional Committee predicted to-day that
he would be elected without opposition.
The fight against him, they declare,
Is not strong enough to make any
trouble
The attitude of Senator Fairbanks
regarding the nomination for Vice
President is not pleasing to many of
the arriving delegates, who say that
he should declare himself more ex-
pllcitly. The great majority of the
delegates who have so far arrived
favor him, or are not actively opposed
to him, but they desire a statement of
some kind.
Fairbanks Very Quiet.
Congressman James A. Hemenway
of Indiana, who is a close friend of
Senator Fairbanks, said to-day that the
Senator would not make a statement
Of any kind: that he would accept
the nomination if it is presented to
him, but that he will not declare that
he wants it. When asked if Indiana
would present the name of the Senator
when the names were called for, he
said it 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
rived during the afternoon and regis
tered at the Palmer House, where the
Nebraska delegation will make it's
headquarters He refused to say a
word regarding his candidacy except
to remark that he was satisfied with
the outlook.
The LaFollette people are making
preparations for a desperate fight be-
fore the Committee on Credentials and
expect to carry on the struggle to the
bitter end.
The members Of the New York dele
cation, the majority of which arrived
during the afternoon and evening. made
It evident that the Empire State is
not in favor of Senator Fairbanks for
vice president. Elihu Root. who is to
be temporary chairman of the conveu-
ton, was the first of the prominent
New Workers to put in an appearance.
There is a strong Hit sentiment in
New York" said Mr.. Root, land we
are of the opinion that he will make
stf ong candidate. The fact that
Senator FalrDanks mas expressed no
wish for the place has served to aid
the candidacy of Mr.. Hit"
Chauncey NJ. Depew. in discussing
the vice presidential matter, said he
favored Cannon.
Secretary Dover Of the National Com
n1ittee announced this afternoon the Of
ficlal programme for the three days OF
the convention. II is as follows:
Programme Of the Convention.
Tuesday, Juiy 81. Convention called
10 order By Chairman Henry G. Payne;
prayer BY Rev. Timothy p. Frost
Reading Of the call for the oonyen-
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