The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-06-19
The Vice Presidency Too
Honorable an Office to
Be Thrust Aside.
Plan to Displace CorteI-
you With IN Execu-
tive Committee.
Committee Unwilling to
Pay Him a Salary of
$4,000.


CHICAGO. June 1S-Two definite stems
have been made toyvs.rd a settlement -
the Vice Presidential and national CHAIR
manshiD muddles.
Friends OF Senator Fairbanks OF IN
diana. who wishes the nomination for
second place. but declines to say so pub-
lcly. announced today that while the
senator was in no sense candidate. he
leit the Office WAS such an honorabls
one that he could not but accept It II
the convention deemed him fitted to fIl
the post.
Gov. Franklin Murphy. Of Nax Jersey.
this afternoon consulted with Temporary
Chairman EIihu Root. relative 10 per-
Uniting the national committee 10 Sc
81 its own chairman
IN lieu OF placing Secretary Cortelyou
al the head OF the committee sae would
create board of twelve members to
De known as the executive committee. 10
be presided over by the man whose pur-
posed selection 10y the President TO ulaa-
age the campaign has created such con-
7ternation among the Republican lead
cortelyou Asks $4,000.
Cornelius ~ Bliss is unoerstoo5 N
have been suggested as the intermediary
TO bring the matter TO the Presidents
attention. Root seemed to favor ths
plan. but deferred a final answer untn
after the arrival OF Bliss.
Another objection to Secretary cortel-
you as manager OF the campaign has
just been raised. 1t is charsed Dy the
leaders that Cortelyou insists upon
salary e1 $4,000 for taking charge ot
, the campaign They say / salary has
never before been paid a nstionaI chair
man. and openly declare the amount
should not come out or the campaign
funds. but should be contributed by
President Roosevelt and his friends.
Depew BOoms Cannon.
Coincident with the arrival here to-
day Of Senator Depew OF New York.
there reappeared the Cannon Vice Presi-
/ Dental boom that Uncle Joe" has
/ openly and formally cussed, and stamped
upon, and choked more times tnan he
/ has fingers and toes.
Friends OF Mr.. Cannon are irritated,
while Senator Depew laughingly de-
clares his belief that the Illinois leader
win be selected as RoOsevelts running
mate.
No Mention of Negro.
It is reported upon excellent author
ity tonight that II the Presidents wishes
are respected. there VIII be made in the
/ convention no special reference TO the
! friendly interest the President has mani
tested in the negro race.
/ G. Z. Cummings. the negro lawyer. OF
/ Baltimore. Nd. has been cautioned it
is said. t0 forego his intention of laud-
ing the Presidents course toward the
members Of the cOlored race, not only
politically, but personally. when he sec
onds Mr.. RoOsevelts nomination.
Delegates Begin to March.
The first touch OF convention color
manifested itself today when the Cali
| fornia delegation arrived with banners
/ flying. band playing. and the delegates
wearing upon their breasts a leather
badge as elaborate as it was mammoth.
/ The hotels are filing rapidly. BY
Monday morning it is believed an head
! quarters Will have been established.
Then Will follow the organization Of the
respective delegations.
Many Hanna Portraits.
Adverse criticism of the decorations
ia the convention hall have been raised
| by close friends of the President They
charge that the friends Of the late Sem
atOr Hanna in paying special honor to
I his memory, have undoubtedly done an
injustice to the President over a score
OF Hanna pictures grace the hall. but
/ few Roosevelt portraits have thus Tar
/ been exhibited
Suspended a0ove the platform over
the spot where the chairman viii be
seated is Il monster II anna portrait II
has been suggested the { before the con-
vention opens this may be moved slight
q IL ~frrrr Of
Roosevelt portrait beside it.
Ganinger on Mormonism-
Senator GaIlinger. of New Hampshire.
whose name has been prominently men,
/ toned as a suitable candidate for Ma
! tionaI Chairman has joined the ranks
of anti Mormon tgitators. He viii offe-
! a resolution in the convention, he de-
/ clares, pledging the Republican party
to an determination OF pOlygamy.
The Senator says the platform OF lSG
/ declared against the Twin Relics OF
Barbarism-Slaver and FoIygamy."
and insists the party should abolish the
latter evil as thoroughly as it did the
former.
Rathbone Clears CoTtelyou.
Someone having started the story that
Secretary Cortelyou was once a Demo-
/ crlNs AlaloE T. u EhdluDoLes VI Oillos
has come out as CortelyOu's defender.
He says Cortelyou never was Demo-
crat. and first entered the postal service
1 under a Republican and not under
Democratic Administration.
When Rathbone was chief Rostoffice
| inspector he recommended Cor eIyou for
the position of stenographer 70 Colonel
l Wheeler. the Inspector in charge in New