The Aberdeen Democrat. (Aberdeen, South Dakota) 1???-1909, 1908-06-05

Chicago, ILL.,, June 5.-Policitcal
activity commenced in a nest yes
terday around the Aud = fium and
the Auditorium Annex the Col
iseum, where the repu q Fan ma
tional convention is to b S.leld. Can
non headquarters were manently
opened in the Auditoril g = and the
announcement was made 81 a num-
ber of the politicians frie to can
didates other than Will H. Taft
that the Foraker headq ters will
be opened today in the Great Nor
thern Hotel.
Charles f. Kurts, of Columbus,
Ohio, who has been Foraker's lieu
tenant for thirty years, is to have
charge of the senator's interests.
Charles P. Taft of Cincinnati, broth
er of the secretary Of war, came to
Chicago yesterday and promptly an
nounced that he expected the secre-
tary to be nominated without diff
Guilty on the first ballot. He smiled
as he cautioned listeners to remem-
Der that he was prejudiced witness
but asserted that there was no doubt
in his mind that only one ballot
would be cast. He said that in his
opinion figures of the Taft bureau
should be taken seriously because
"our figures from the beginning OF
the fight fors@the republican nomina-
tion, have always been nearer right
than those of the other fellows. 2
Vice Presidential gossip was prom
inent yesterday for the first time,
the names of Senator J. p, Dolliyer
of Iowa, and James S.. Sherman, OF
New York, being mentioned. John
Hays Hammond, well known mining
engineer, was also talked of. At
the headquarters Of Joseph H. Can
non it was declared that the estim-
ate Of strength made by the Taft
people, were largely overdraWn and
John Eversman, confidential man OF
Congressman Mckinley, of Cham
paign, who is in charge of the
headquarters at present, asserted
that the Illinois candidate would not
only have more strength than has
generally been credited to him, but
that the Taft people would not be
able to show more than $50 votes
on the first ballot.
The republican national commit
tee will meet today at noon to hear
evidence in contests.
Governor johnson, of Minnesota
arrived in Chicago yesterday and
spent short time at his headquar-
ters in the Grand Pacific hotel dis
cussing political conditions. He said:
II believe that the Denver CON
vention will be a deliberative body
and that nobody has sufficient
number OF delegates to assure nom
ination. / regard conditions as fav-
orable for democratic success If the
right man is named and the right
sort Of platform made. Nothing il
recent developments has changed my
attitude, and am still a candidate
for nomination"
Il The full republican national com
mittee will meet today at II
o'clock and begin the hearings OF
which will he determined contest.
involving 229 seats in the conven,
tion. The number Of contests filet
Is 50 large that their settlement eas
lily has become the most important o
the pre-conventio proceedings.
The nomination OF the republican
candidate for president hinges abso
lutely upon the decision Of the mem
bers Of the national committee ant
subsequent approval Of that decision
by the credentials committee of th.
convention. Half Of the contests
decided in favor Of Secretary Taf'
would result in his winning on thu
nrst ballot, while failure to capture
this number unauestionably Woult
put the nomination In doubt.
Realizing the necessity OF keep
Ing 3 majority Of the contested del
egates out Of the Taft column, rep.
resentatiyes Of other candidates have