Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-16

oTTuMWAR, IOWA DELEGATE AT
LARGE ENDEAvORs TO HEAD
OFF DoLLIvER TALK THROUGH
HITCHCOCK.
IBy j. X. Doughertyl.

Iowa is made the vice presidential
nominee or whether Dolliver retains
his seat in the senate and another
man, probably Secretary Cortelyou, is
given second place on the ticket, de-
ponds on the result Of three hours
conference between Frank w. Sim
mons of Ottumwa, one of the four
Iowa delegates at large, and Frank w.
Hitchcock, the Taft manager and adj
ministration representative on the
ground.
At ] o'clock the two men were still |
in conference and the vice presiden.
tial situation still hangs fire.
After it was thought the Dollivar
boom had been effectually spiked. the
victory of Hughes In the anti-race
track legislation turned sentiment In
his direction.
An unequivocal refusal by Hughes
to consider the vice presidency turned
| the sentiment westward again and
Dolliver talk was heard on all sides.
This was the situation when Simmons
arrived this morning and he at once
sought Hitchcock, laying before the
Taft chief the political combinations
that would ensue in Iowa, If the next
legislature has two senators to elect
A belated Cortelyou boom that ar
rived with the New York delegation
aided Mr.. Simmons, as the Ottumwaa
pointed out that by throwing the New
York Hughes strength to Cortelyou, a
man was made available for the place
who was of the Dolliver calibre. The
matter rests with the administration,
however, for despite the declaration
that Taft and Roosevelt will take no
part In the vice presidential scrap,
there is no doubt that the administra-
ton Is determined to get man Of its
choice on the ticket. And as Hitch
j cock is the administrations man on
the job the word he will give to Mr..
Simmons viii settle Delivers future
political activity.
Admission to the Coliseum.
There are going to be great many
disappointed people in Chicago next
week. Excursions will be run In
, from all directions bearing convention
j visitors and nearly all Of these pleas.
!, ure seekers will expect to gain admit.
, lance into the Coliseum to see a presi-
dent nominated. A few of them will
be able to secure tickets. but IL they
do it will be because they have been
pulling wires for weeks. The other
visitors may find solace by lining UP
on the sidewalks to see the big guns
go by, or by strolling through the no
tel Hobbies. 1t has been given out
that admission to the convention hall
will be by ticket only, and most Of
these tickets were spoken for weeks
ago. There will be a few left untakeI
: by the non-arrival of some of those
xr,1o ~ h,,f MY
Der will not be large and will moi
materially reduce the size of the
overflow meetings.
However, after the first session OF
two of the convention and the novelty
J is more or less worn off there Is {
n chance to get standing room by get
n ting "stand i'm with the door-keeper
t And as National Committeeman Har
d has managed to secure places as door
e keepers for eight Iowans, there is ;
d chance left for some of the Hawkeyt
g excursionists to successfully run thu
g gauntlet
y The Program Of the Convention.
" The convention will be called to or
g der at noon Tuesday by Chairman
Y Harry S. New of the national commit
v tee. The doors, however, will d,
a thrown open an hour and half earle
IS In order to seat the convention throne
a. On the succeeding days the doors will
a. open an hour before the hour of cor
e vening. The business of the frs
e days session will be preceded by pray
Is er by Bishop P. ]. Muldoon of CHI
q. cage. Secretary Dover of the nation
al committee will then read the cal
of the convention. The address b
Temporary Chairman Burrows wi
n follow, the temporary officers Of tn
L convention will be elected and the ro
n of states will be called to make u
a the list of committees. Each stat
30 will announce it's member of eac
er committee as the roll call proceed:
d, being governed by the selections mad
le at caucuses the preceding day. TIL
y, convention will adjourn for the da
n when the committees retire to take u
IS their work.
IN The program of the second day
Is proceedings will be governed largel
is by the work of the committees. If tn
is committee on credentials is ready
G. report shortly after the convention
&C. opened at noon with prayer by tn
Rev. William o. Waters, rector {
Grace Episcopal church, Chicago, til
business Will pTOCeeu. IL Iue TepO
is not ready the delegates will be e.
= tertained by parades Of marchin
= clubs through the coliseum. This wi
give an opportunity to the enthusia
) tic statement to let loose of fe
/. cheers. When the report of the cor
. mittee on permanent organization
!, made the permanent chairman, Hem
20 Cabot lodge and the other permanel
- officers will take their seats. Repor
a. of the committees on rules and ord,
u of business and on resolutions WI
u then be in order, but it is doubtful
the latter will be reached at tn
time. The selection of members
the national committee and honoral
~, vice presidents will close the day
sy, program.
on Thursday will be the big day of Il
lly convention. The candidates for pre-.
lsent will be nominated and the foo