The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-06-20
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Chicago, juno l9.-From prescott in
dications Senator Fairbanks, Of India
ma, will be nominated for yicopresi-
dent by the Republican national con
vonti0n which cunyencs Tuesday
A boom was started today for Re
preventative Hit of Illinois, bu, his
sickness may dampen his chance
Speaker Cannon tonight again rctus
cd the nomination for second place
Senator Lodge arrived with the
draft # resolutions. and he will pro-
hahly be the chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions. II is thought no
change in the tariff will be recon-
mcnded and reciprocity will be ig
nured
Chicago, June 19--llinois has de.
cided TO make an active, aggressive
campaign for Robert HIT for vice
pres sidcnt A caucus was held this
afternoon in the state headquarters
and a formal plan of campaign in the
interest Of the Illinois congressman
was adopted After a discussion be-
tween the leading men Of the dele
cation, II was arranged that Senator
Cuilom, Of Illinois, would present the
name of Hit to the convention and
nocondng speeches he arranged for
by at least two delegates, one from
the middle Mississippi valley and the
other probably from New York. AZ
ter the adjournment of the caucus il
was announced thar EeC0ndns
speeches would be delivered by Scna
tor bolivar. of Iowa, and, some one
yet to be selected. bolivar was out
OF the city today visiting friends ani
could not be seen, but members Of the
Iowa delegation secuted the idea tha
he would speak for Mr. Hit Accor
ing to them he had received and ha
not accepted invitations To speak 70 |
the nomination Of Senator Fairbank |
and John Lee Webster, of Nebraska |
aud under the circumstances it wa |
not probable he would second The |
nomination OF Hit.
Moreover, there is a decided senti
mcnt among Iowa men in favor oi
Fairbanks although a number q
them favor HIT
Michigan delegates, after learning
of the statements made after the Iii
nos caucus declared that they favor
ed Fairbanks and not Hit Senator
Cull0m, OF Illinois, said after the eau
Cua:
There arc many delegates in Hi
nois and in other states also. who do
not favor the attitude taken by Sena
tor Fairbanks and prefer that tht
place should go to a man who will /
show little more appreciation Hi /
nols has a good man in Hit and rath
or than lcf the thing slide 10 Senator
Fairbanks in an ainless sort of way
we have decided to push the fight for
Hit as strongly as possible y
The continued silence of Senator
Fairbanks regarding the vice prcsi.
Dental nomination was the basis OF a
vigorous movement towards Repre- |
sentative HIT. The opinion was
strongly expressed at gathering OF
the Illinois delegation that at least
until Senator Fairbanks announced
himself there was no reason why an !
active campaign for Hit should mol
Each delegate was commits I
stoned to work for Hit. Graeme z
stewart. the Illinois member of the !
rational committee. was nominated l
md put in charge of the endeayor e
Several personal representatives OF
he president who arrived today made
emphatic declaration that the prcsi
lent was positive in his determine
ion to express no preference regard
ng the selection of a running mate
Senator Lodge and Secretary Root
aid this 10 all the delegates who ask Y
d.
Senator McCumber. Of North Dako
a. has come cut for Fairbanks and
links that the sentiment in the
northwest is crystaliziug on the lndi
ina man.
Senator Allison tonight said that Z
he Iowa delegation had not discuss v