Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-06-20
FOR VICE PRESIDENT?
Delegates Discussing Cannon,
 Fairbanks and Hit.
ROOSEVELT WILL NOT MAKE A CHOICE
Illinois Will Put Up a Big Fight For Their Congressman-AIas Arrive With Totem
 Poles.


 Roosevelt, left Chicago for Washington last night he was the bearer of a mes- sage of protest on the part of the na- tional committee against the selection of George E. Cortelyou for national chairman.
 MT. Loeb was requested by the ma jority of the members of the commit tee to inform the president that they did not think he ought to insist upon Mir. Cortelyou's selection. He was asked to further say to his chief that all of the members of the national com- mittee were his friends and that the only reason for not wishing to have Mr. Cortelyou at the head of the com mittee was their belief that the cam paign~would be better conducted if it were in charge of a man who had had experience in national politics.
 Tn nutshell the situation regarding the Republican national convention is as follows:
 There is a feeling on the part of some of the members of the national committee that the selection of George B. ,Cortelyou to be chairman of the committee inay turn out to be mis- take
 Senator Charles w Fairbanks of In diana is the leading candidate for vice president, but there is some feeling that Mr. Fairbanks does not meet the demand for a popular figure. There is a strong undercurrent in favor of stampeding the convention for Speaker Cannon or Mr Hit
 Illinois has decided to make an ac- tive, aggressive campaign for Hit for vice president A caucus has been held in the state headquarters, and formal plan of campaign in the inter- est of the Illinois congressman was adopted.
 The Michigan delegation after learn ing of the statements made after the Illinois caucus declared that they were in favor of Fairbanks and not of Hit.
 Senator Cullom of Illinois said after the caucus:
 '@There are many delegates in Hi nois and in other states also who do not favor the attitude taken by Sem ator Fairbanks and prefer that the place should go to man who will C1OW q A1LbAC 1nO1O VI ANs Illinois has good man in Hit, and rather than let the thing slide to Sem ator Fairbanks in an aimless sort of way we have decided to push the fight for Hit as strongly as.possible."
 Tn double header special train of fourteen coaches 300 uniformed mem bers of the Cincinnati Blaine club have arrived here with band of sixty pieces. George B. Cox, chairman of the delegation, and other delegates ac- companied the club.
 Several personal representatives of the president who have arrived here have made an emphatic declaration that the president was positive in his determination to express no preference regarding the selection of his running mate, Both Senator Lodge and Sec retary Root said this to all the dele gates who approached them on the sub- ject.
 Speaking for themselves, the close friends of the president say they do not doubt that MT. Fairbanks would be acceptable to Mir. Roosevelt, but they are not willing that the presi- dents name should be dragged in to as- sist the Indiana senator's nomination.
 Senators Beveridge and Fairbanks, Governor Durbin, Representatives Overstreet and Watson and most of the other Indiana delegates arrived last night. The delegation met at 10 o'clock this morning. Senator Bever- idge will probably be elected chair man of the delegation, Senator Fair banks member of the resolutions com mittee and Chairman Goodrich of the state committee the Indiana member of the committee on credentials.
 Quite the most picturesque entry into the city was that of the Alaska delegation, half dozen strong, each man carrying miniature totem pole on which was mounted a big white necked Alaskan eagle.
 Senator Hansbrough's plank in the form in which he will present it to the committee reads as follows:
 We recommend an early. readjust- ment of the rates of duty in existing tariff schedules to meet the require ments of changed and changing busi- ness conditions and in the matter of OAA NOAhAAC1N1c1 1SAGtIlOAAo WILL VtACA countries
 Cannon will Not Have It.
 CHICAGO, June 20. Say" said Uncle Joe Cannon at the Great North ern hotel, "I hear they are trying to start something for me. Haven't made myself plain on this question? I want the wide, wide world to under stand that neither Ben Odell nor any other man can force me to take the nomination for vice president I am speaker now, shall be a candidate for the speakership again if the next congress is Republican. That is as far as my ambitions go.'
 Hit Is Better.
 WASHINGTON, June 2O.-Congress- man Hit of Illinois, w1io is suffering from the effects of an attack of acute indigestion and a severe cold, is better He is still confined to his room and in obedience to the advice of his physi-