The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-20
FAIRBANKS BOOM FOR
 THE VICE PRESIDENCY
INDIANA SENATOR SEEMS TO BE
 FIRST CHOICE.

ness to Support Him-He Remains on-CommittaI-The Movement for
 Push It--The Tariff Plank of the Plat form.
 Chicago, June 19.-The vice -presiden- ty and the tariff plant in the platform were the principal subjects of discus sion among the delegates to the repub- llican national convention to-day and this evening The state delegations twill meet tomorrow to organize and select members of the various commit
 tees, and it is expected that declaration will be made on the presidency which will determine who will be the candidate.
 From present appearances Senator
 Fairbanks will be the choice, as a suffi- cient number of leaders have declared for him and announced the probable support of their delegations for him to
 indicate his selection. The Indiana sem ator remains non-committal as usual, his position being that the nomination can neither be sought nor refused. The
 knowledge that the senator will not re- fuse has been communicated to the del- |egates and has largely increased the prospects of his nomination. The movement to-day for Represents
 ative Hit sems to have been precipi- tated to some extent by those who felt that Fairbanks should make declara- tion. Then again, the Illinois men feel that, in view of the action of their state convention, they must make an earnest effort for MT. Hit. It is a fact, how ever, that the illness of MT. Hit at
 Washington has dampened the ardor |of his supporters. who acknowledge that this will work to his disadvan-' tage.
 There is no doubt expressed about the selection of Secretary CorteIyou for |chairman of the national committed. although many men prominent in the party are found who do not hesitate to privately express some disappointment that a more experienced politician was not chosen.
 There is so far an absence of crowds that are usually on hand at this period before convention. Many clubs and throngs of enthusiasts are expected tol arrive tomorrow and be on hand when the convention convenes Tuesday. Tt is not true" said Senator Gallin- ger of New Hampshire, speaking of the vice presidence, that all New England lis for Hit. On the contrary, think the sentiment in the eastern |states for him is confined to Massachu- setts. I know that New Hampshire is for Fairbanks, and am very confident that he will be nominated"
 Delegates from Iowa, Missouri Ken- lucky, and Kansas expressed them selves favorably to MT. Fairbanks.
 In view of the determined effort to secure a statement from MT. Fairbanks. Colonel Dan Ransdell sergeant-at-arms of the senate, who is a close personal friend of the senator, found it neces- sary to repeat his former statement of the senator's position. Senator Fair banks will not open his mouth on the subject" he said, for he is not cam |didate for the nomination in the ordi- nary sense of the word. But while he lis not a candidate, he will accept the nomination if it is rendered him.
 MT. Hitt's friends attribute New York's advocacy of Speaker Cannon for the vice presidency to the desire on the part of the members of that delegation to make a vacancy in the speakershlp in the interest of Representative Sher-
 man for that position.
 Senator Lodge of Massachusetts arr rived with draft of the platform in his pocket. He has been notified that he will be recognized to move the ap- pointment of the committee on resolu- tions. and this means his selection as chairman of the committee.
 All interest in the platform centers in the tariff plank, and the sentiment is that there would be straight declara- tion for protection without promises for future tariff revision or reciprocity Senator Hansbrough has a draft of the resolution promising both, but it met with little favor among the republican leaders. Senator Allison of Iowa has been consulted regarding the tariff plank and has advised against making any pledges for future action It is also understood that such course will suit the president.
 Senators Gallinger and Burnham of New Hampshire, anl Dillingham; of Vermont all declared for the policy of with the present tar tiff, but MT. Dillingham; added that he should like to see a declaration favor- able to the Blaine reciprocity.
 Two active vice presidential aspir- ants were about the Auditorium cor riders during the evening, John Lee Webster of Nebraska and John w. Springer of Colorado.
 Unless some very unforeseen incident intervenes the New York state delegal ton will tomorrow night select Will liam Ward to succeed the present na- tional committeeman, George H. Shell don. This deciseion, contemplated for some time by Governor Odell, was not arrived at without considerable friction and the announcement was not receiv- ed tonight with great cordiality by many of the delegates.
 Senator Platt was for Sheldon's re- tention first, and if that was refused. was either for former State Chairman