The daily sentinel., 1908-06-15
OR
SEN. D0LLIVER
Warm Fight Dopes Over Vice Presidential Nomination Roosevelt Favors One Of
Two lowan But the Shaw and Allison Crowd Afraid for Doer
Give up Senatorshp All Ready for the Opening Of Great
Convention Tomorrow--lday Last Five Days
Temporary Affairs Announced
[By Associated Press. |

Chicago, June 15.-The convention
to name the new republican candi-
date for president is at hand. The
gathering in the big Coliseum Will
be called to order at noon tomorrow
by Harry S. New, chairman of the
republican national committee, who
will introduce Senator Julius c. Bur-
rows of Michigan, as temporary
chairman. who in assuming the gavel
during the temporary period of the
conventions existence, Senator Bur-
rows will make an extended speech
designed to embody the keynote of
the coming campaign and to proclaim
the principles and achievements of
the republican party during its many
years of existence.
Senator Burrows will then an
nounce the important committees in
Guiding the committee on credentials
and the convention will then adjourn
until such time as the latter commit
tee is ready to report. Considerable
discussion as to the length of the
convention all the prominent leaders
are holding te the original estimate
of five days, and others who are more
optimistic declaring that three days
should see the end of all deliberation
and the departure of all representa-
tives for home.
1t is not thought that the ere
dentials committee will be able to
appoint roll call before Thursday,
and if the ''allies" opposed to Secre-
tary Taft insist on their announced
determination in presenting at least
$50 of the original 229 contested
delegate cases to the committee there
is some likelihood that the permanent
organization will be deferred until
Friday. Just as soon as the perma-
nent list of delegates are completed,
the nominations for president will be
in order. Managers of the Taft cam
paign profess to have not the slight
est doubt about the result of the frs.
ballot. The "allies," however, con
tinue to maintain a bold front and
declare that not until the first ballot
is ended will they admit defeat.
Wednesday will be gwen over to
parades of visiting delegates and the
marching clubs. The failure of num-
ber of the old time marching clubs
to come to the present convention is
a great disappointment to those who
look for color and excitement in ma
tional political gatherings. The city
however is now prCruseiy decorated
with bunting and flags, and today
saw the arrival of number of
marching clubs, including 500 mem
bers of the Blain club of Cincinnati,
who aroused much enthusiasm Plat
form building aud talks on vice presi-
dental candidates occupied the at
tention of the state delegations to-
day. The situation on the vice presi-
deney continues quite remarkable in
is aspect of complete uncertainty.
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tative James Sherman of New York.
Vice President Fairbanks and Form
er Governor Franklyn Murphy of
New Jersey, continue to be more gen
orally discussed for the vice pres!-
dency.
The proposeG anti-injunction and
tariff revision planks continue to at
tracs attention and these are said to
be the only points upon which any
issue may be raised.
Dolliver Boom Dead.
There was an appreciable falling
off in the talk of Senator Dolliver for
vice president this morning. The To-
wa men who are opposing his nomi-
nation were out early and headed off
the boom of their senator
The anti-Dolliverites were soon
joined by ex-Secretary of the Treas
ury Shaw. who sought out Senator
Lodge at breakfast and went right
to the point.
you don't want another LaFol-
lette in the senate, do your" he
asked. "Well. then, do not open the
way for sending Cummins to the SEN
ate, which you will do should Dolli-
yer vacate his seat there
With Dolliver out of the way, the
contest practically narrows down to
Vice President Fairbanks and Rep
resentative Sherman of New York,
with the former declaring emphatic
ally over the long distance telephone
that he will not accept the second
place.