Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-21
DELEGATION HOLDS A CAUCUS
AND DECIDES ON
ACTION.
CULLoM TO NOMINATE
Senator VIII Place Illinois Man's
Name Before the Convention and
At Least TWO secondlns Speeches.
Will Be Made.

Chicago, June 90 Illinois has dc. |
clded to make an aggressive active |
campaign for Congressman Robt. Hit |
for vice president. A caucus was held |
Sunday afternoon in the state head.
quarters and formal plan of cam.
paign in the interest of the Illinois con.
gressman was adopted. After q dis. !
cnssion between the leading men Of
the delegation it was arranged that |
Senator Shelby M. Cullom of Illinois
should present the name of Hit to the |
convention and seconding speeches
will be arranged for by at least two
delegates one from the middle Missis-
sippi valley and the other probably
from New York.
The Michigan delegates, after hear.
ing of the statements made after the
Illinois caucus, declared that they
were in favor of Fairbanks.
Fairbanks Is Not Popular.
Senator Cullom of Illinois said after
the caucus: There are many dele
gates in Illinois and in other states al
SO VIII. do not favor the attitude TAX
en- by Senator Fairbanks and prefer
that the place shall go to man who
will show little more appreciation of
It, Illinois has a good man in Hit.
and rather than let the thing slide to
Senator Fairbanks in an aimless sort
OF way, we have decided to push the
fight for Hit as strenuously as pos
sible'
The continued silence of Senator
Fairbanks as to his pleasure regarding
the yice-presidential nomination was
the basis of the vigorous movement to-
wards Representative IIitts The opin.
ion was strongly expressed al q "a,
ering of the Illinois delegation that III.
| til Senator FairbanI1g iin1otralced hi a.
self there was no reason why a fnGy g.
ment for Mr.. Hit should not progress.
Each delegate was commissioned to goss
out and hustle for Mr. Hit. Graefne.
Stewart, illinois, member of the nation.
al committee, was put in as chairman.
Delegates generally4 express the view
that Senator Fairbanks should indicate
his desires one way or the other. In
the absence of this indication and with
positive assurance that Illinois Is se.
rious in the Hit candidacy many state
delegations seem to be willing to march
under the Hit banner.
Another meeting of the Illinois dele.
cation is scheduled for today when
the Craftsmanship will be settled Both
Senator Cullom and Governor Yates
are aspirants for the honor.
President is NoncommittaI.
Several personal representatives Of
the President who arrived made an en-
phatic declaration that the President
was positive in his determination to
express no preference regarding the
selection of his running mate
Both Senator Lodge and former SEQ
| retary Root said this to all the dele
gates who approached them on the
subject. Speaking for themselves the
close friends of the President say they
do not doubt that Mr.. Fairbanks would
be acceptable to Mr.. Roosevelt, but
they are not willing that the Presidents
name should be dragged in to assist the
nomination.
| Senator McCumber Of North Dakota
has come out for Fairbanks and thinks
| that sentiment in the northwest Is
crystallizing on the Indiana man. The
| effort is being made by Senator Fair
banks more enthusiastic supporters to
have an Alabama delegate nominate
| him.