The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-06-25

NAllA LII SslAMW
NEW LET TER
4 cHleAGo: June 81. nat tie Re-
Publ lean national convent ton was 4 q
million dollar Prize for Chicago Isl
shpwn-b this balance sheet; n
Receipts. II Il S. 3:,S
Retail houses Z. L. Il. s550.0op
Thirst emporinms SOC. 900
4 Hotels 4. Y. IS SO 900
Entertaining Of chicagoians. 200, 900
Total I. !. !. - ]; ]. !. {. 200 900
Cost 81, Il $50 900
Profit !. !. !. z !. 1. i ,050 900
According TO C.. 81. Treat. secretary
Of the convention bureau of the Chi
cago Association of Commerce. the
visitors numbered 10000. nut John C..
Roth. president OF the Hotel KeeperI'
Association, says they did not number.
more than 5000. It being a fact
worthy Of not that the railroads issued
!, no passes to this convention and did
not reduce rates much. their failure
to do SO being TO some extent made up
by the two-cent-a-mlle rates that pre-
vail in the Chicago territory. The
real convention was held. as some ono
! has remarked. in the big lal,e front
hotels which were overcrowded with
j guests. visitors and high tension con-
= fabs. The marching clubs. which
spent large sums to attend the COLI
vention. were lavish spenders and
, feeling runs high because there was 4
failure to furnish the members with
seats at the Coliseum. The Philade:-
/ phia Marching Club. for instance. paid
out s22 900 for their expenses and this
was about a fair average for the
Others. Everyone benefited by tho
convection. the butcher, baker and
candlestick maker, the dealers in the
necessary commodities more. than tho
rest. and the hotel men. provision
men and restaurant keepers most.
Now that 1t is all over, 1t trans.
rlres: thnt with no campaign fund or
organization back of him. a clever
Washington correspondent! j. C:sWell;
liver. formerly of Iowa. nearly won for
Iowa the honor OF furnishing Taft's
running mate on the Republican ticket.
Only the fear OF losing strength 1.r
the party in New York State defeated
his bold, single handed attempt to Sc
cure the nomination for Iowa. In spite
of that states certainty" Welllver
/. is political editor of the Washington
Times, an authority on railroad taxa
ton matters and wIthal person of
acumen and skill which President
Roosevelt recognized by special COM
mission to make an Investigation In
Europe last year. Prior. to coming
to the convention he lad fcrecasted
I, in correspondence the PROBABILITY that
Senator Delivers name would ne con-
sidered: this caused a great stir in
Iowa because OF the factIoral sltua-
lion that was involved in the proba.
BILE boosting OF Governor Cummlns to
Senator Delivers shoes should Dol
/ liver be elected vice president. The
political wheel horses hurried here
end from his first day In Chicago Well.
liver was the center of one of the hot
test fights OF the convention. one be.
meath the surface. Even up to the
eve OF the vice presidential nomination
Welliver was the Invest wire In the
contests and. politicians will never
to be amazed at what one man and his
pencil was able to accomplish in ma
tional affairs.
The question what Makes Grain
Center is answered In the annual re-
port of the Chicago Board o: Trade
for 1907-iust completed-by secre-
tary Stone. who said 1t was. In large
measure. the weighing department of
n city's grain exchange that was re-
sponsfble. The statement is made In
connection with the facts that 49,
100000 bushels were handled BY the
weighing department OF the Chicago
Board and that the clearances jumped
from s4s.4S0.45 in 1906. to s1OG.5sG.119
In 1907. "The weighing department
says Mr.. Stone. "has maintained its
reputation. moi. only In this market but
In the chief grain markets OF the