New-York tribune., 1907-12-06

..o.fon is fhe same. If Mr. Roosevelt ooes -1"'
make il clear that he will not accept aiio'As
nomination. all these states will SEND hooseNeit
so,epations If he does, the delegations VIII pc
instructed for Taft while it is entirely posslpe
that some Of the delegations VIII go TO the con
.r+;or instructed for Roosevelt for hrst choice
and Taft for second.
,.,s Leland national committeeman from
,.o,cae said that his state was uhoouoleu1'
for Nr Roosevelt, and that his popularity was
-. b., any means on the wane. If the Presl-
dent adheres to his election statement ne salu
,ao naonIe would probably turn to Mr.. Tart
The second place on the Republican TICKET mas
not feen generally discussed. according TO MI
,,s although Kansans would like TO see
westerner chosen.
Louisiana is for President Roosevelt, accord
,r., ,o Pearl Wight national committeeman from
chat state, who says:
Things are so shaping themselves IN our state
at present that the entire delegation VIII De
instructed to go to the national convention ana
vote for President Roosevelt TO succeed hiin-
self We do him the honor TO believe II was
sincere In his election night statement but we
want him to change his mind about the "hoie
matter and accede to the wishes or the people
We have not given much discussion to second
choice but if there be any believe 1t is Mr.
Taft. / think II wouiG De Wen 10 nave oAA
early convention and long campaign
Il am In favor OF holding the Republican con-
vention about June IS in the town that shows
the most interest in having US with them salo
REPRESENTATIVE Walter p. Brownlow, of Ten
ressee a member of the committee L "ahl
a convention that will give every candidate an
opportunity to marshal his forces Candidates
who are away from their home districts should
have time to get home and do a little organic
ing and there are several other reasons why a
convention on June 1 would be inadvisabie. or
course Tennessee is for Mr. Roosevelt. and,
eliminating him. for Mr.. Taft
J w Babcock ex-Congressman from wiscon-
sin and member of the national committee from
that state. is favorable 10 Chicago as the con-
vention city and is not inclined 10 have much
preference as TO the time
John G. Capers. Of South Carolina. said: Il
eva in favor of going to the city that makes the
best offer. and thus far Kansas City seems to
have done this The bank failure to-day does
not seem to have affected the offer Of 100000.
Robert Reyburn national committeeman from
the District of Columbia. is not inclined to argue
over the time place. but wants President
Roosevelt to be indorsed by the committee.
Cecil A. Lyon. of Texas. favors Kansas City
and is a strong Roosevelt man He was not
particularly lntefesteu d ~ ''i0 1''0 "a ~ wa
vention.
This evening assurances were received from
Chicago that if the convention should come to
that city the Coliseum, with q seating capaeiS
q. fourteen thousand. would be provided, with
,-oner faciIis:as Cor holding the convention
rent free and that the city would give as large
an amount for convention expenses as 1t has
ever done. With these assurances, those VINO
advocate the selection Of Chicago will go before
,be committee tomorrow confident Of success