The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-07-26
News Of Week as NieDed by SDang.
GRAVES MENTIONED
GEORGIA ORATOR MAY HEAD IN-
 DEPENDENCE PARTY.
I'm the Event Another Ia Nominated for the Presidency, HHr. Graves VIII Be Given Second
 Place.

Chicago, July 25-with the ratiflca- ton today by the Independence Party National Committee plans for tempcr- ary organization formulated yesterday by the sub-committee on arrangements. all Is ln readiness for the opening of the National Convention of that party on Monday night. Selections for tenn porary officers were mhde as followss
 Temporary William R. Hearst. New York
 Temporary Secretary--W. A. Deford New York.
 nt-at-Arms--Frank Brust. IT. linois.
 The full National Committee met to- day to pass upon the arrangements. It was said last night that MT. Brust had declined to accept the tentative appointment as sergeant-at-arms and that another, probably an Eastern man. might be named in his stead.
 About nine hundred delegates are ex- pected to be in their seats In Orchestra Hall when the, gavel falls for the open ing session. Every State in the Union. 1t is said. will be represented by dele- gates.
 There will be no delegates from the Territories and no alternates. Prelim- mary gossip on possibilities for the Presidential nominations deals with seven candidates, or more strictly speaking. six candidates, exclusive of Mir. Hearst. who has announced that he does not desire the honor Notwith- standing he already has been endorsed by several States and the District of Columbia. After MT. Hearst, the can didates of greatest strength were said to be Thomas L. Hisgen, of Massa- chusetts; John Temple Graves. of Geor- gia. and M. ". Howard. of Alabama.
 MT. Hisgen was credited with being the choice of Mir. Hearst for the head of the ticket and it was considered likely that in the event of another than Mir. Graves being named for Pres idenh the Georgia candidate would be named for the Vice Presidency. Mir. Hearst. according to advices received at the party headquarters last night, was due to arrive in New York from Europe today and may be expected In Chicago on the Twentieth Century Lim- tied tomorrow.
 All the delegations will caucus Mon day mornig and the various commit tees will be announce dat the opening session Monday night after Mir. Hearst has delivered his Key note" speech, outlining the policies of the party in the coming campaign Since there will be no contests for seats for the Cre- dentials Committee to work over. if ts believed now that the convention will proceed without delay to the adoption of a platform. which 1t is expected will be accomplished by Tuesday noon. Nominations will then be fin order and a third session may not be required.
 Headquarters of State delegations so far have been established by the fol- lowing State:
 Alabama. Arkansas, Connecticut. Inc diana. Kansas, Mississippi. Massachu- setts. Maine, New Hampshire, New York, New Jersey. Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Texas and Vermont.
 Hearst Is Interviewed.
 New York, July 25.--Wiliiam Kan dolph Hearst, who arrived from Europe today. was asked if he would accept the nomination for the presidency on the Independence League ticket, if It should be shown that the sentiment in the league was unanimously TOT ms nomination. Mir. Hearst replied
 'I can not. I have given my word that under no circumstances will be a candidate. I have given my word and will abide by it.
 "Is there any probability in your opinion. Mir. Hearst. that the lndepeh- dence League may endorse either the RepubIIcan or the Democratic candi- date" was asked.
 saThe sentiment before I left here," was the answer. was for third tick ct. If there is any sentiment now for anex endorsement of either the Re- publican of Democratic candidate. for one. don't know anything about it. I have heard of no change in the senti- ment."
 DO you consider that the Republi- cans nominated the strongest man pos sible7"
 Mir. Hearst laughed and said: The people will decide that"
 If the sentiment of the Independence League convention of this year should be shown very clearly to be unani~ mously for your nomination as the party candidate for the presidency, would you accent the nnminatLonT''