Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-05-26
Report That President Will At
tend Republican Conyen-
ton Revived
CLAIM 1T SHOWS WEAKNESS
"Antis" Seem to Gain Consolation from
Presidents Determination = Burton
Will Nominate Taft Senators Sc
cure Best Places in the Convention
Political News.

! Chicago. May 26.-The story that
at next months republican national
convention was revived among the pol
iticians now frequenting the Auditor
ium Annex last night. 1t was not what
could be called definite report, but
was circulated by the Fairbanks and
Hughes boomers, who just now have
the Chicago field entirely to them
selves, and found many believers.
The story was in two parts One
version had it that the president was
coming here to help out the candidacy
of Secretary Taft This was given out
of evidence that the Taft boom was
declining and unless it got active help
shortly would collapse.
The other was that the president
was afraid of the movement to NOM
mate him and was coming on to head
showing weakness in the Taft BOOM
Taft headquarters We're opened to-
day and adherents of the Ohio candi-
date now will have chance to speak
for themselves.
Cannon headquarters are expected to
he opened some time today. An agent
of the speaker OF the house is reported
to he now on his way from Washing
ton for that purpose. Wednesday the
LaFollette boom is scheduled to arrive.
1t will come from Wisconsin and not
from Washington. After that Chicago
viii be fairly we'll supplied with can
didates' headquarters.
Senators Get Best Places.
United States senators will fill most
of the important roles at the repub-
lican national convention this year, ac-
cording to plans for completing the or
ganZation now in discussion. 1t is now
settled that Senator Lodge of Massa-
chusetts will be elected permanent chair
man, Senator Burrows of Michigan
having been named by the national
committee to WELD hhe gavel during
the preliminary stages. The third role
in Importance is that of chairman of
the committee on resolutions, and a
senator likewise is scheduled by the
slate makers to I'LL 1t, says a Washing
ton special dispatch.
Two names are mentioned In con-
nection with the resolutions committee
chairmanship-Sena Warner of
Missouri and Senator Hopkins, of Illi-
noisa The senatorial clique, which as
sumes prominent part in the organ
ization and the management of party
off al hos With in any tuyn
putting out feelers as to the accepta-
bility of Hopkins.
Senator Warner seems to be pre-
ferred by the Taft managers outside
of the senate. They feel that some
prominent part in the convention pro-
ceedings ought to be provided for
the Missourian, not only in recognition
of his services in bringing the state in
to the Taft columns-altho that is one
important consideration-but because
it might aid the republican cause in a
state that was won from the solid
south only years ago. Colonel War
ner is the first republican Missouri has
had in the senate since reconstruction
days.
Burton to Nominate Taft.
Representative Burton, of Ohio. has
been mentioned in connection with the
resolutions craftsmanship, but it was
stated that he was to present Taft's
name to the convention, that his NOM
ination speech probably will rank with
any "keynote" address delivered at
Chicago, and that in consequence he
would not be considered as head of
the platform committee.
Already the leaders are talking
about various important planks. 1t
has been learned that many of the
leaders attach particular Importance
to the treatment Of matters pertain
ing to labor.
The vice presidency is coming in for
talk more and more now that the first
place on the ticket has been settled.
There has been more talk of Fair
banks and of Cortelyou in connection
with the second place on the ticket
during the last few days than of 9TH
ers in the list of "also mentioned"