The Washington herald., 1908-06-16
COMMITTEE ON CREDENTIALS.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
STATE CHAIRMEN.

~HlCdbo, june l0.-1ne lndlana delega-
ton met to-day and elected Senator Bev-
eridge chairman Of the delegation and
named Senator Hemenway for the COM
nnittee on resolutions.
Mayor Charles II. Bookwalter, Of In
dianapols, IS 20 be the States representa-
tive on the committee on credentials. He
VIII lead the fight for the allies In the
committee and upon the floor OF the con-
vention If necessary for the seating OF
the 80 delegates which the allies claim
the national committee unrighteously
have unseated. Mayor Bookwalter in
sists that Fairbanks IS in the race for
President TO the end
While Mayor Bookwalter was making
this announcement Vice President Fair
banks caused II 10 be known here that II
the convention really insisted upon his re-
nomination for Vice President he could
not see how he could refuse to obey the
call. and in so many words the Vice Pres
ident said that he would obey the orders
OF his friends.
Want Southern Contingent Cut.
The Pennsylvanians met and named
John Dalzell for member Of the commit
tee on resolutions, and reelected Senator
tPenrose national committeeman. Repre-
sentative James Francis Burke presented
his resolution for slicing down the South
iern representation in national conven-
tions, and Mr. Burke is 10 present this
tresolution TO the committee on rules. The
lHeystone State chaps are still for Knox.
The Illinois men are still for Cannon.
The Wisconsin men speak Of Senator La
Toilette with enthusiasm as Presidential
timber
The New Yorkers. al their meeting OF
the delegation, selected Timothy Wood
run as chairman OF the delegation and
reelected William l.. Ward as national
committeeman. BY resolution presented
by Representative Parsons, Gen. Wood
ford was requested 10 present the name
of Gov. Hughes as the choice OF the dele
cation for the Presidency.
Mr.. Parsons also moved 10 make Con-
gresham S. Z. Payne the States mem
Der Of the committee on resolutions. This
was unanimously adopted. Congressman
J. Sloat Fassett was selected for the
credentials committee. Speaker wadsworth
for the rules committee and Senator De-
pew as honorary vice president.
Hughes stays in Race.
Representative Parsons to-day tele-
graphed 20 Gov. Hughes urging him 20
retire as New York's Presidential aspi-
rant but Gov. Hughes declined 10 do 81.
The basis for Mr.. Parsons request was
that the delegation here is utterly with
out standing. 1t IS pretty nearly the
laughing stock Of the convention city. II
is tied UP partially 10 a Presidential can
didate for whom the delegation has not a !
single word 10 say. To man they want |
Gov. Hughes 10 retire. so that the State !
may have a chance 70 name the Vice
Presidential candidate The delegation IS 1
not for Representative James S. Sherman 1
Any boom that Representative Sherman /
had collapsed after the meeting OF the
delegation. Several Of the deleEates-at ]
large reiterated their belief that Seth
Low could be nominated for Vice Presi- /
dent.
Mr.. Low also telephoned 10 Gov
Hughes to-day asking him 10 withdraw
but without avail. Gen. Woodford IS 20
make a speech for Gov. Hughes. and
yet Gen. Woodford told several of his
friends to-day that if the situation did
not clear up, President Roosevelt would
be renominated.
Delegation Not for Hughes.
The delegation is not for Gov. Hughes
When ex-Gov. Odell entered the meeting
of the New York delegation he had in his
pocket a resolution which called upon the
forty-two delegates instructed for Hughes
20 break their instructions. State Sena-
tor John Raines took Mr.. Oden aside and
told the latter that it would be looked
upon as very queer politics II Odell who
insisted upon the State committee last
fall and the State committee this spring
indorsing Gov. Hughes. should introduce
such a resolution. Mr.. Odell accepted the
advice from Senator Raines.
The Hughes headquarters in the Audi
torium, which the Hughes National
League and the Hughes State League ,
nave opened, have been deserted from the
start
Nothing Is heard about the Woodruff
Doom for Vice President The idea now
Is TO give Gov. Hughes the largest vote ]
possible in the delegation on the first bal
lot. and then 10 drop him and attempt TO {
get together and solidify the delegation :
for candidate for Vice President.
Fort Heads New JerseyIteH.
AZ the meeting OF the New Jersey dele {
cation, Senator Kean was elected chair 7
man Of the delegation by the vote OF "a 10
%. Gov Fort getting the To- In the IN 7
-erest Of harmony. and in order TO give y :
he State solid delegation for ex-Gov. .
franklin Murphy for Vice President. Sen 5
'tor kean Immediately resigned as chair ?
nan OF the delegation and moved that n
3ov. Fort be elected TO the place. This
vas done unanimously. The delegation
'oted against an anti-injunction plank
md declared for the protective tariff. n
At the meeting OF the Ohio delegation
'x-Gov. Myron T. Herrick was made
halrman OF the delegation, and Arthur
. Norys was elected national committee Z,
nan succeeding Mr. Herrick. Attorney :,
Ieneral Wade Ellis is the States member -
u the committee on resolutions. and =
iarry NJ Daugherty is the member of u
he committee on credentials. p
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