Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-06-16

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 onicial reporter-M w. Blumenberg. Washington.
 Chief of doorkeepers- Stephen R. Ma son, Baltimore.
 Chaplains = Bishop F. J. Muldoon, Chicago; Rev William o. Waters, Chi cago; Rev. Tobias gfhanfarber, Chica- go; Rev. John Wesley Hill, New York city; Rev. Lorenzo D. Case, Chicago
 Assistant secretaries Charles Brooks Smith, Parkersburg, w. Va; Ernest Walker Smith, Hartford. Conn.,; Philip NJ. Heofele, St. Louis. Mo; NJ. ]. To bin, vinton, la; Charles M. Harger, Abilene, Kan; Allen Hollis, Concord, N. H.
 Reading clerks Thomas w. William son, Edwardsville, Ill.,; Albert Berg, Beaudette, Minn.; George A. Wilson, Des Moines, Ia.; W. J. Seitz, West Lib- erty, Ky.
 Tally clerks--Roy NJ. Watkins, Grand Rapids, Mich; Clyde w. Miller. Osage City, Kan; Frank R. Bentley, BaraboD, Wis; W. A. Steele, Van Buren, Ark
 Messenger to the chairman-Empsir- dell Stone, Indianapolis
 Messenger to the secretary--John H. Jackson, Cincinnati. o.
 It is not expected that the nomina- ton for president can be made before Thursday, the intervening time being filled with the work of the committee on credentials and other necessary preiminaries.
 The preponderance of Taft sentiment has robbed the presidential nomination situation of much of it's interest the only other matter in this connection to engage the serious attention of the delegates and the onlookers being the alleged revival of the third term" movement.
 Delegate to Name Roosevelt.
 The promoters of the Roosevelt boom movement declare that they have secured the services of dele gate from state other than Alaba- ma that will be reached early in the roll calr' to present the presidents name to the convention. Former Rep resentative Thomas w. Phillips of Newcastle, Pa, declared that MT. Roosevelt's name unquestionably will be sprung in the convention, but he declined to give the delegates name or the state he represents in part. These facts, he says, will remain se- crets until candidates are placed in nomination.
 The Roosevelt boomers are counting on stampede of Taft delegates to the president if they can get the latter's name before the convention in force full manner. The opinion was ex- pressed by Mir. Phillips that the boom which he is engineering for Roosevelt Is growing.
 The hotbed of the Taft defection is at the Lexington hotel, where the West Virginia delegation is quartered. A meeting was held there under the leadership of MT. Phillips, but it was attented by only few delegates and q large number who have no votes in the convention.
 Secretary Taft lost delegate in his own state, and Foraker gained him. according to the statement of Charles Kurtz, the manager of the Foraker campaign. The man is Zane Burley of the Eleventh Ohio district, and he is under instructions to vote for Taft. He has declared, however, says Mir. Kurtz. that he does not believe that Taft, if nominated, can be elected or even carry his own state. He thinks Senator Foraker can carry both the state and the country and has decided to bolt his instructions for that req. son.
 Taft Men Uneasy.
 The Taft managers became some what uneasy. 1t is declared. over the rumors and signs of Roosevelt stam. pede. Managers Hitchcock and Vorys sent messengers out to run down every report of breaks in various states, par. ticularly in Oregon. Montana, Wyom. ing. Indiana and West Virginia. They reported that no conclusive proof could be found.
 Without instructing, the Utah con- vention expressed Q preference for the renominatlon of President Roose- welt. and Senator Shoot said that If there should be an appreciable move ment In the interest of the president the delegation would cast its vote for him. Otherwise he thought the vote of the state would be thrown to Taft. He said the delegation would vote for Fairbanks for vice president.
 It Is, however. in the vice presiden- tial situation that the greatest interest of the convention is to be found at present. It seems now to be a case of "Dolliyer against the field" (which includes Governor Cummins of his state. Iowa. despite the formers re- peated declarations that he is not seek ing the nomination.
 Senator Deliver of Iowa has, flor some time past been the center of the complication. and it Is generally ad- mitted that there will be no solution until he Is either nominated or entirely eliminated from the equation. For some time t looked as If the senator was out of the race. but when soon afterward the news came from Wash ington ths. there had been a deelara- tion from the White House that the candidate for the second place should come from Iowa the boom was given A rnnewnl af life ana fha senafnrsa