Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-06-11

to work all of that day and part of
that night in order to be ready for
Thursday. A proposition has also
been made that the committee might
hold continuous sessions, members sit
ting in relays. / would oppose this
plan, too, because it might result in
confusion as to the report of the
committee. Every member should
take part in all deliberations, that
there may be no chance for a mis-
understanding on the floor of the
convention. It is quite certain, how
ever, that the report will be handed
to the convention Thursday morning.
In that case the delegates viii be
able to proceed with the nominations,
and should be able to complete the
work before adjournment on that
day, thus carrying out the original
program for convention. -
The Ohio delegation viii reach the
city Sunday, and will be called into
caucus Monday afternoon. At that
time Mr.. Dougherty win be proposed
as member OF the credentials com
mittee, and 1t is also on the slate
that Wade Ellis. Attorney general of
the state, will be named as a member
of the resolutions committee. It had
been expected that Mr.. Ellis would
reach Chicago today, bringing with a
rough draft of tentative platform.
He left Washington last night, but
stopped at Columbus, where, accord
ing to reports circulated here, he met
Senator Hopkins, OF Illinois, who yes
terday discussed the platform ques-
ton with Speaker Cannon. It was
said here today that Mr.. Ellis and
Senator Hopkins have been in com
munication regarding the platform for
several days.
There was sudden cessation Oh
activity today regarding the vice
presidential nomination. This was
largely due to the announcement
made by Frank H. Hitchcock that the
Taft forces would not take part il
any campaign for second place on ths
ticket. The leaders of the "allies'
adopted the attitude that it had no
been customary for the party to con
slider the vfce-pre sidncy until ate
the first place on the ticket has beel
been filled, and that there was d,
present reason to depart from thil
precedent.
What discussion was heard cen
tered largely about Senator Dolliver
of Iowa, and Secretary Cortelyou
Lafayette young, one Of the dele
gates at large from Iowa, said toda.
that friends Of Senator Dolliver il
his own state were not anxious to SEE
him leave the ranks Of senators 70,
the purpose of presiding over the sen
ate. He said further that he had re
ceived promises from some of the en-
ergetic friends of the senator outside
of Iowa to cease agitating his name
| as candidate.
| Friends OF Governor Guild SCENE,
today satisfied with the results o
their work thus far, and there was n.
| announcement forthcoming from tn,
headquarters established yesterda,
| for John Hays Hammond.
An indefinite rumor, which could
not be confirmed in any direction
but which was none the less persist
ent, prevailed today to the effect thai
Governor Hughes would not permit
his name to go before the convention
This rumor, coupled with an assoc
lated Press dispatch from New York
| in which Timothy L Woodruff, chair.
man of the New York central com
mittee, expressed himself as believing
that his ticket is entitled to second
place on the ticket, of Governo
Hughes is not given first place, lee
to much discussion as to whethe,
the governor of New York could no
be induced to accept the vice presi
] dental nominatiin. The entire stor,
however, was indifinite and coul,
| not be substantiated in any quarter
Il u