The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1904-06-21
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Chicago, June 18.-The advance
l guard of the delegations to the Re-
publican national convention has ar
| rived in Chicago, ana the greater
| number of them are expected to come
tomorrow and on Monday morning.
The running of the derby today
interfered sadly with the political
game, as nearly all the members of
| the national committee and great
| numbers of the delegates deserted
headquarters to visit Washington
Park.
From all advance Indications the
| convention promises to lack some
| thing of the excitement of other gath
erings of it's kind. The chief inter-
| est SO far centers in the vice-presiden-
| tial nomination. The opposition to
| Secretary Cortelyou for chairman of
the national committee seems to be
dying out somewhat, and various
| members of the national committee
| predicted today that he would be elect
ed without opposition. The fight
against him, they declare, is not strong
enough to make any trouDIe. The at
titude of Senator Fairbanks regarding
the nomination of vice-president is not
pleasing to many Of the arriving dele
| gates, who say that he should declare
| himself more explicitly The great
| majority of the delegates who have so
far arrived favor him. or are not ac-
| lively opposed to him, but they desire
| a statement of some kind.
| Congressman James A. Hemenway
| of Indiana, who is a close friend of
Senator Fairbanks said today that
L h. for I'D ofa 70
ment of any kind, that he would ac-
cept the nomination if it were present
ed to him, but that he will not declare
| that he wants it. When asked if In
| diana would present the name Of the
Senator, when the names were called
for, he said it would not, end he did
not know whether any other state
| would DO so.
| John. L. Webster, of Nebraska,
| who is q candidate for vice-preSidens,
arrived during the afternoon and reg
istered at the Palmer House, where
the Nebraska delegation will make its
| headquarters He refused to say a
word regarding his candi iacy, except
to remark that he was satisfied with
| the outlook.
The LaFollette people are making
preparations for a des-aratn fight be-
fore the committee on credentials. and
expect to carry on the struggle to the
bitter end.
The members of the New York
delegation, the majority of which ar
rived during this afternoon and even.
ing, made it evident th2t the Empire
State is not in favor of Senator Fair.
banks for 'vice-president. Elihu Root
/ who Is to be the temporary chairman
I. | of the convention, was the first of the
!. prominent New Workers to put in ar
appearance.
. There is a strong Hit sentimen
in New York, said Mr.. Root, 'and w,
are Of the opinion that he will max,
a strong candidate. The ract tina
Senator Fairbanks has expressed NJ
wish for the place has served to aiS
the candidacy of Mr.. HIT"
Chauncey NJ. Depew IN discussin,
the vice-presidential matter said h
| favored Cannon.
1 Secretary Dover, Of the nationa
I | committee, announced this afternoon
the official programme for the thre
= days of the convention. It is as fol
. lows:
VI Tuesday, June 2f.
Il Convention called to order by Chair
man Henry G. Payne. Prayer by Rev
Timothy p. Frost. Reading of tn
, call for the convention by Secretar
i. Elmer Dover; introduction of Temper
o ary Chairman Elihu Root. who vii
address the convention and .repor
q the names of the temporary officials
!. appointment Of committees on perma
!, nent organization; credentials, rule
q and resolutions.
Wednesday, June %.
= Prayer bQ Rev. Thomas E. Cox
t report of the committee on reSolu
: tons; report of the committee on per
IT manent organization; introduction an
= speech of Permanent Chairman Josep
n G. Cannon; report of the committe
= on rules; naming by state delegation
of the members of the new nations
. committee.
Thursday, June 23.
e Prayer by Rev. Thaddeus A Sni,
Ii ley; call for presidential nomination:
presentation OF the name OF Presider
II Roosevelt by Frank S. Black, of Ne
,e York, and seconding speeches b
Senator Beveridge, of Indiana, an
others: nomination of vice-presiden
selection of committees for notifies
D. ton of candidates.
The first sign of fight In the con
mittee on resolutions came into sigl
y today in the efforts Of Senator Han
borough, of North Dakota, to enli