Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-06-21
FAIRBANKS SILENCE AND TAR.
IFF REVISION THE ONLY
TOPICS OF NOTE.
is STILL IN THE RACE
Indiana Senator Reiterates His For
mer Statement that Vice President
iaI Nomination Should Not Be
Sought But No One Should Refuse

Chicago, June 20. -(By Associated
Press.)- The forenoon trains today
brought in the stragglers and the
ranks of nearly all the state delega-
tions have been filled. With the ar
rival of the delayed delegates were
eliminated all obstacles to holding of
the state caucuses. Some of these
will not assemble until late in the day
or tonight and nothing remains to the
newcomers but to take their places in
the hotel lobbies and discuss the ab-
sence of contests the inactivity of the
delegations and the small attendance
of outsiders.
No Excitement.
Were it not for the gossip that SEN
ator Fairbanks has furnished by his
reticence regarding the vice presi-
dency and the little furry raised by
the possibility Of tariff revision and
reciprocity creeping into the resolu-
ions IN form obnoxious to the
"standpatters" politics would be "a
dead letter in the national republican
convention this year. Although the
convention begins tomorrow the ho-
tells are not even we'll filled.
Fairbanks Is Silent.
Senator Fairbanks continued silence
has caused some Of his strongest sup
porters in his own delegation to advise
him to make an announcement today
that he would be glad to have the vice
presidential nomination A meeting
of some of his friends was held in the
senator's room this morning with the
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decision will probably be communicate
ed to the Indiana delegation later in
the day.
| VIII Not Withdraw.
AS the day advanced it became evil
dent that the efforts to 'ssmoke out"
Fairbanks would not succeed. The
senator remained silent, but through
his friends he reiterated his position,
which is that the Office of vice presi-
dent is not one to be sought but yet
cannot be declined by any man who
is nominated for it.
Heads His Delegation.
Chicago, June 20.-When the Indi-
ana delegation met Fairbanks was
made its chairman. No mention was
made in the meeting of the subject of
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stood that silence on this point was
due to the request from the senator
himself, who still adheres to his de-
termination to do nothing that would
look like seeking the position.
Long is for Taft.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy John D.
Long today authorized the Associated
Press to announce that his candidate
for the vice presidency is Secretary of
War Taft, whom he regards in every
way the most available and best man
for the office. In event that Hit
should be nominated he would receive
the vote of Mr. Long.
Senator Cullom will organize the Illi-
nois delegation over the opposition of
Governor Yates.
Twenty-eight out Of the fifty-eight
delegates met in the senator's room to
pledge themselves to support him for
chairman at the delegation meeting lat
er in the day. This is regarded as
meaning much to both Cullom and
Yates because had Cullom lost it it
would have weakened his position for
reelection to the senatorship and cor.
respondingly strengthened Yates.
At the meeting of the West Virginia
delegation Senator Elkins was en-.
dorsed for vice president and Fair.
banks was declared to be the delega.
tion's second choice.