New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-20
THE DELEGATES FLOCK IN
". Z. Uard for NeU-YOrk's Ma
tiOnaL Committeeman.
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Chicago. June 19-Charles Warren Fairbanks.
United States Senator from Indiana viii be the
next Vice-President. unless all signs fail The
Senator has issued no formal statement. nor has
he definitely announced his desire for the NOM
ination. but his friends are canvassing the in
coming delegations in his behalf. and member
Of the Indiana delegation has been CHOSEN to
make the nominating speech. The New-YOrE
delegation IS favorable to Fairbanks. as Is the
delegation from New-Jersey. and. though no
delegation except his own has taken formal ac-
tion, there is a general sentiment in his favor.
The determination to push the interests OF the
senior Senator from Indiana was reached at a
hurry-up meeting of the Indiana delegates this
evening 1t has been arranged that the Indiana
delegation shall hold It's formal meeting to-mor-
row evening, and that programme VIII probably
he followed out, but the activity Of the Hit
boomers caused the friends Of the Senator some
alarm. and Chairman Goodrich Of the Indiana
state Central Committee sent out kilograms last
night calling to Chicago as many members of
the delegation could get here
l. d. Straus. of Ligonier. Ind, one Of the
Fairbanks boomers. was hard at work to-day
for the Indiana Senator. Mr.. Straus Is a
banker. and travels around the State a good
deal
Senator Fairbanks" said Mr.. Straus. lis rot
reaching out FOR the Vice-Presidency He re-
CARDS himself as an eligible candidate for Presi-
dent. and that is just the way the Republicans
OF Indiana regard him. If the convention nom
mates him for President he Will accept the
honor His nomination will make Indiana
safely Republican. and that is why the rank and
file in our State want TO see him on the ticket"
Representative Hits friends are also at work.
but they do not appear to be numerous Sen
ator CulIom discoursed long and earnestly this
afternoon on the availability of Bob" as he af-
fectionately calls the chairman Of the Foreign
Affairs Committee
CULLOM WORKING FOR HIT.
Bob Hit5" said the Senator. 'is AZ. ideal man
for the place. he is an accomplished diplomat.
Il statesman Of high character. "a genial and adj
nlirable fellow IN every respect. and would make
a strong candidate. No one can beat him on
the stump. and all this talk of his being too old
and too delicate in health is pure nonsense You
can say that the Illinois delegation IS strong foT
him. and l think that. when the oJh-r delegU-
tions get here and the sentiment is caHvlssed.
it Will be found 70 be strongly in his favor
Senator CuIIom said that he had had con-
ference with Senator Lodge and ex-GovernOr
Crane Of Massachusetts. who was to-day elected
National Committeen.,n from assaChusetts, 10
succeed Ambassador Meyer, and he was quite
Hit.
Illinois and Massachusetts, give US fine
start in the race ne said. Speaker Cannon
does not want the rcminatiou-wiH not have 1t.
in fact 8Ir. Canaors friends in other States
doubtless viii be- only glad to honor him in
the banoting hut We are going TO nominate HIT
for Vice-Pr5sidcnt. No stronger ticket could be
named than Roosevelt and Hit
The Nev-York delegates Will caucus on the
ce-Presidency on Monday night at O'Clock.
after a series OF conferences Tomorrow with the
leaders of the various State delegations The
Empire State men are not in a mood at pres
ent to make anything beyond n good natured
fight for the candidate of theiG- choice for the
second place on the ticket but while they are
at it. they want TO pick the winner, Senator
Depew is openly for Speaker Cannon. The Gov
ernor has not committed himself but he is Un-
derstood to be for Cannon.
REPRESENTATIVE James 5. sherman, of Utica.
saws he is not a candidate for the Speakership
In case Speaker Cannon is chosen as the Presi-
dents running mate.
SHERMAN NOT OUT FOR SPEAKER
Il am not a delegate and am not candidate
for Speaker OF the House" said Mir. sherman
tonight Il had my turn as a candidate in
1888. and have not been a candidate since. and
will not be. The boom By New-York delegates
10 nominate Speaker Cannon is not deep laid
plot to shelve him and put me in his place
There's nothing in the rumOr- think that
Speaker Cannon viii stick by his decision not TO
be a candidate. AS presiding officer of the con-
vent!on, he should be able to do a good deal
toward heading of any one who tries to nOmi-
nate him; but if the pressure should become too
strong it might turn out Just exactly opposite to
the way he planned and result in stampede
for him"
II don't believe the Speaker viii change hts
mind" said Representative Payne. chairman OF
the Ways and Means Committee and one OF the
Speakers closest personal friends. HE regards