Arizona republican., 1904-06-21
1T IS SETTLED
Fairbanks Will Be the NOm-
 inee for ViCe-PreSident
REASON HE Is SILENT
The Indi ana Man Desired the Party to Be Obligated to Him-A Fossil ble Discharse of the Obligation Four Years Hence.

Chicago, June 2O.-The nomination of l Senator Chas. w. Fairbanks for vice l president, was regarded as settled to- night when New York decided to cast her seventy-eight votes for him. While it has seemed a foregone conclusion for some time that the Indiana senator would be Roosevelt's running mate, there have been efforts made to bring out other candidates and start a stam- pede of delegates for some other man. These attempts failed almost in their ! inception and it early became apparent that Fairbanks was the choice of most of the delegates. New York's action was more formal than that of the oth- CT states and practically settled all doubt, even among those who were op posed to the Indiana man.
 Considerable criticism has been di- Tected at Fairbanks because of his failure to definitely declare his posi- tion. All that it has been possible to obtain from him was a statement that i he did not consider the honor one which a man should seek or decline 1 and if the party wanted him and need ed him, he would accept, although he was not a candidate and would not all low the Indiana delegation to express | itself in favor of his nomination. This attitude seemed to irritate some of the 1 leaders, who saw no reason why the
 senator should not come squarely out with a formal statement.
 LOOKING TO THE FUTURE.
 There was some dealing in futures in
 the vice-presidential game today. Sen
 ator Fairbanks friends were of the opinion that if he expressed either desire for the nomination or a disin- clination to accept the place such ac-
 tion would be used against him four years hence if he should be
 a candidate for the presidency.
 By pursuing the course he has
 and accepting the party call they
 think he has obligated the party to
 kim. Had he been an aspirant for the
 place they argue, the obligation would
 be the other way. In trying to smoke
 out Senator Fairbanks, it is claimed,
 that the party leaders who have been
 active with the names of other men
 wanted to make it plain that no oblf-
 gajon was created by naming Fair
 banks for the place. While this is all
 very remote from the present situation,
 it is regarded as showing that the con-
 ditions surrounding the selection of
 MT. Roosevelt as vice-president four
 years ago are still fresh in the minds
 of the republican politicians. At the
 same time they do not agree that a
 precedent was created four years ago or will be created by nominating Fair
 banks at this convention.
 THE TAFT BOOM.
 During the day former Secretary | Long sprung the name of Secretary Taft and the Massachusetts men wen. forth and discussed the suggestion with | other delegates. Ohio received the statement that it was unfair to secre-
 tarv Taft to bring him out at this time, and further that Ohio had decided tc support Fairbanks, who is a native of that state.
 | Complimentary ballots will be cast | for many favorite sons, although it is | well known that the Indiana senator will be nominated. Colorado will vote
 for John w. Springer. Illinois for Rob- | ert Ti. Hit, Missouri for Cyrus P. Wal | bridge, Nebraska for John L. Webster and Wisconsin for former Governor | Edward Schofeld. No doubt before the ballott is completed all these states will
 change and cast their votes for Senator Fairbanks, making his nomination un-
 auimous.
 | Indiana, acting upon the wishes of tho | senator, will not present his name, but | it is expected that other states arc
 ready to do so. Possibly the nOmin-
 ation will come from Alabama, the frst
 state on the roll.
 | With the time occupied in the eau
 cuses of the state delegations which | with a few exceptions, were mere rati- | fcation meetings held to approve state | convention programmes, the day pre- | ceding the opening of the republican I national convention has been the quiet | est ever known as the forerunner o | similar gatherings. Senators and rep 1 resentatives in congress were as thicl | on the streets and in hotel Hobbies a: | they are in the national capital wher a particularly uneventful or dry debate
 is in progress in congress. Figures l prominent in the political strife of for
 mer national conventions were every
 where They mingled with delegate:
 and others nor on the inside and talked
 of everything which promised even mo | l1aentary interest.
 IT A LULU PROGRAMME
 III When the leaders reached Chicago ( few days ago they found nothing fo ] them to do. The programme for th' Il convention was mapped out weeks ago | and their was a full realization that i T was unalterable. The principal diver | sions were offered by the caucuses O the Iowa, Illinois and Washingto delegations. Governor Cummins pre-
 sented to the Hawkeye delegation tn Iowa idea" in an entirely new dress
 It was in the form of plank settin forth the ''iea" as a declaration fo T reciprocity. and a reduction of tariff
 schedules. It was rejected by the dele | ga1ion, and this sounded it's deat
 lnell SO far as the present conventio II is concerned. In the Illinois caucus Ii the contest was for the chairmanshi
 of the delegation. Senator Cullom wa II opposed by Governor Yates factior