Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-06-27

become candidate and that he had
not changed his position from the
time he was first mentioned for the
place. The senator world not be put
in the attitude of seeking the place
The members of the delegation sale
that the senator would accept, but l.
was not the intention Of Indiana %
present his name to the convention.
cullom Defeats Yates.
Chicago, June 21.-At a meeting o.
the Illinois delegation yesterday Sen
ator Shelby NJ. Cullom was elected
chairman over Governor Yates. c. IL.
Deere was elected vice president Of
the delegation. Graeme Stewart was
named for member Of the committee
on credentials and Senator Hopkins
for resolutions. Frank o. LowdeH
was chosen member of the natiOna
committee. Isaac Elwood on the com
mittee TO notify the president and Yes
pasian Warner on the committee to
notify the vice president.
New York for Fairbanks.
The New York state delegation in
caucus last night instructed Senator
Platt to cast its rs votes for Theodore
Roosevelt of New York for president
and Charles w. Fairbanks of Indiana
for vice president The meeting was
very harmonious. Governor O'Dell
personally named Senator Plat as the
chairman of the delegation and that
he be allowed to cast New York's vote
as unit on all propositions. When
( the governor moved that New York
instruct for Fairbanks for vice
president there was a cheer and il
was unanimously adopted. Senator
Depew was chosen chairman, Sen9'~r
Platt to cast the vote of the delega.
ton and William l.. Ward to be ma
tiOnal committeeman. The Brook. l
DELEGATES were absent but ii was m
derstood that they were being dine
and that they had previously &C nj.
esced in the program followed by tE
delegation.
After the Jew York state deieGa
/ ton had adjourned with three chez $
\ fc~ the ticket there came the f~';
enthusiastic incident of the day. Sen
ator DePew, trying to pass down
stairs, was intercepted by a crowd OF
delegates among whom were many
Indiana men, Compelled amidst great
cheering and the music Of a band e
speak. Senator Depew said:
I'VE of New York have held a con
vention which will be ratified tomar
row and next day. We have nomina;
ed Theodore Roosevelt for presiden.
and Charles w. Fairbanks for vice
president and they will be endorsed
We have written a platform OF primo!
pies that will be ratified tomorrow o:
next day We are the people who
have received grace and are absolute
~ sure Of salvation. daughter
Our convention is qUiet simply be
cause a certainty produces no ex
citement. In convention wher
they riot and tight they fear public
opinion. have never seen more har
mony than that at the New YOrl
meeting tonight. This is important
because as goes New York so goes the
nation.
Boost for Fairbanks.
The New Hampshire. Texas anC
Delaware delegations yesterday en-
dorsed Senator Fairbanks for the vice
presidency.
The Kansas delegation elected f. d
Smith a member of the resolution
committee and ID. w. Mulvane a.
member of the national committee.
A vigorous campaign has been in
auguratcd by the unseated "lill!
white" delegation from Louisiana t.
have the committee on credentials re
verse the action of the national com
mittee. Ex-Governor Warmoth q
Louisiana, in charge of this cam
paign is authority for the statemen
that national committeeman Harry S
New told the national committee tina
Indiana would be lost to the republi