The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-06-20
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With.
THE HIT BOOM TRAIL ALWAYS
LEADS BACK TO FAIRBANKS
WHO Will BE NoMi-
Mated.

CHICAGO, June 2O.-In national
conventions there is always some
name TO iusgle with. This time, its
Cannon's. If Uncle Joe were TO give
the word, the pail would be lifted and
gathering of demonstratve gentle
men with dignified mien would be
turned into an occasion of enthusiasm
and excitement.
But Uncle Joe. availing himself Of
the license which his popularity
gives him declares THAT he'll be
damned if he takes the VicePresiden-
tial nomination. That settles it.
Never before has word, refusal or de-
ity carried with it so much weight;
never before has it served SO effective
" as q fire wall in the path of the pO-
1itical incendiaries who would burn
down the house over his head and
drive him out into the field for which
he has no liking.
But for this disposition to take I'm
Gle Joe at his word and to leave him
in his beloved place at the head of the
gress; but for the Willingness of
the vast majority OF delegates to
worry him and drive him to a declina-
ton of the nomina tiOn-for everybody
believes that he would carry out his
threat to do that very thing-Speaker
Cannon would be sure to occupy sec
ond place on the ticket with Theodore
Roosevelt. The New Workers who
undertook to foisr the Cannon prop
uganda on the convention were soon
compelled to reckon with this senti-
meEt and have made but little head
way
Others, particularly the Illinois del
egates. took advantage of their fail
ure, and tried to work the Hit boom
in various ways. But the trail al
ways led back to Fairbanks, the In
diana man, whose coyness became less
pronounced as other bOOmlets threat
ened TO assume more tangible form.
He would not say much for himself
he never does. But jim Hemenway,
the Congressman from his State, con-
fided to all Corners that if the nomi-
nation came in proper shape-what-
ever that they may be-Senator Fair
banks would accept it. There the sit
uation rests and to put it mildly, the
lanky hoosier gentleman OF huge per
pendicuiar attainm erts occupies a pO-
sition quite commanding and secure.
Secretary OF the Treasury Shaw
discussed the secrets OF the Republi-
can platform with the newspaper
men to-day.
In my judgment the tariff will
come first he said. The declara-
ton on that subject will practically
follow the one OF four years ago.
There has been no change in condi-
tions, and the utterances OF the par
ty will be reiterated. The Iowa idea
has been shelved by Iowa itself, and
although there Will be no declaration
TO the effect that there will be no
revision of the tariff schedule, Meth
er will there be any promise OF re-
vision in the near future or later.
"Of course, the platform will con-
slider the trust question. The admin
istration policy viii be approved, but
there Will be no declarations calling
on Congress for riotous action. There
will probably be a demand that the
tariff be removed from that which
there is no competition in trade, but
l do not think it will go farther than
that"
Secretary Shaw says that there will
be Philippine plank, promising some
sort OF autonomy to the Filipinos, but
that conditions will be attached which
will bring high standards of civiliza
ton from the brown men before this
step is taken. He also declares that
the financial planlls OF past platforms
will be approved.
DOWN IN OLD kAINTUCk.