The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16
ALL STATE DELEGATIONS
 NOW AT HEADQUARTERS
Republican Leaders Are Busy Discuss ing Platform and Candidates. Question of Vice Presidency
 Far From Settlement.


 lican national convention finds Chicago on the tiptoe of anticipation, with final prep arations well matured for candidates and platform, except the ever doubtful wee presidency and with the whole city asur with those tumultuous scenes which nsher fin a national convention. Tonight the streets are ablaze with lights; flag day has brought forth wealth of color on the tall puiid- ings and in the open air marching clubs In fantastic regalia parade the main thor oughfares singing, Taft Ia1t, of s'Knox. Knox" and there is that universal pandemonium which befits the night be- fore a national convention. The force Of the invading army is now here-leaders and followers delegates and rank and file marching clubs and glee clubs, pahos and drum corps. The last of the state delegations from the far south came In tonight.
 Final Preparations.
 Rut while the din proceeds without, the final nreparations of the leaders proceed within Their plans are we'll laid prob ably with greater precision than has ever
  has met. and unless the unexpected hap pens or the spectre of stampeoe rises from it's grave, the convention or isoo will establish a record for the methodicai execution of well established plans TO morrow will see the convention assem- bled in the coliseum building with the first flow of eloquence from the veteran senatorial orator, Julius Caesar BUTTONS, and the first opportunity to greet the name of Roosevelt, Taft, Knox, or some other favorite with an ear splitting ana bewildering demonstration breaking all records for volume and duFation. Senator R,rrows arrived today, his shasey beard much whiter than when he last attended q rational convention. In view or the re- ,orts that the senator's speech omits tribute to President Roosevelt, it Is oeing contectured tonight that the senator Will depart from the prepared text, put whether he does or not the pent-up en- thusjasm is sure to find expression to- ,rcrrow in a tociferous demonstration
 With MT. Burrows arrived Asher c. Kinds. the expert parliamentar1an or Congress, who will stand at Burrows elbow to weather any storm that may blow. Kinds was with Speaker Reed during the turbulent days of his iron rule. then with Speaker Henderson. and is now with Cannon. His genius IS Tor immediately solving the knottiest par liamentary tangle, and should the un- exnected stampede show it's head to- morrow, Kinds will be relied upon to throw against 1t the full force of pre- cedent and established procedure. Ait CT the preliminary gathering of to- morrow there will be period of sus- pense for practically two days during which the committees will meet and the organization be perfected, so that the actual nomination of the President is not liable to occur before Thursday
 selection of Officers.
 The business of today has been divided chiefly between the canvassing of states for selection of officers and representatives on the various commi! tees-platform, credentials, natlonai committee etc. These selections by the states have a decisive influence In determining the complexion of the various controlling committees of the convention. The caucuses today left little room to doubt that the Taft forces would be in substantial control of the organization when the full com mittees are assembled.
 Among the more important state con- ferences of the day were those of Ohio, New York Indiana and Iowa, as each had some bearing on the perplexing question of the vice presidency. Each of these gatherings brought forth the odd negative conclusion of declaring not to be in favor of any candidate for the vice presidency--Ohio, because the Taft leaders did not wish to be in the attitude of dictating; New York be- cause advocacy of sherman or Low, or any other New Workers might impugne the loyalty to Governor Hughes; Iowa, because the state wants Dollivar to re main where he is in the Senate and thus avoid a hari-kari of state pol- tics: Indiana by long distance persua sion has not induced MT. Fairbanks 70 change his attitude toward the secon and first places on the ticket. 9th sr state caucuses were equally fruitless in solving the vice presidential mys- tery, which deepens as the ballot ap- breaches until it really seems that the prize may be thrown into the arena Of the convention for q nerve-racking struggle.
 Deliver Movement.
 The Deliver movement experienced varying fortunes today. Early in the day N was reported that the White House favored an 1owan-either Deliver or Gov ernor Cummins-which sent the Deliver stock up with a bound. But this was offset by tho action of the Ohio managers, who are supposed to reflect Secretary Taft's wishes in formally declaring Taft forces are scrupulously avoiding the sup port of any vice presidential candidate. Moreover, Chairman Perkins of the Iowa delegation and Congressman Hepburn of Iowa called on Ex-Governor Herrick. chairman of the Ohio forces, and told him positively that Deliver could not and would not be candidate. This brought inc Deliver stock down again. and to- night 1t stands at the same level as yes- terday.
 The movement for sherman or some