The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-15

and the southern delegates, stoutly
protesting their allegiance to Otis the
while, argued that the matter go over
until the delegation reached Chicago
Senator Flint. who met the delegation
here. reversed all of George Stones
legal opinions. He handed down a de-
c1sion 10 the effect that the delegation
could not elect, and the arrival of Chase
was a life saver for the southern dele
gates, who saw themselves hopelessly
adrift with the wrath of Otis on one
side and popular indignation on the
other. Some of them viii have an
uncomfortable session with Walter Par
ker, who, Otis real friends insist, will
demand an explanation Of the fall down
on express orders. but with Flint's ex-
position of the law and the presence of
Chase, they are not entirely hopeless
of placating the mighty wrath of Her
rims man.
The Hammond boom met I'D with an
other severe frost from the hills of
northern California tonight. when
George A Knight refused Hanmond's s
request to put the mining man in nomi-
nation. knight told Hammond to stick
TO the mining business. which he un-
derstood. and leave the vice presidency.
which he did not understand, alone
That there is strong reaetionary
undercurrent for Fairbanks for second
place and that the attitude of the Cali
fornia delegation will be material for
several days. if the plans of the na-
tional committee are carried out. is
strongly apparent tonight. The ma
tional committee is making strenuous
efforts to prevent anything like crystal
lization of vice presidential sentiment
until after Thursday noon, by which
time IL is believed that the credentials
committee will have finished its work
and Tafts nomination will have been
accomplished. The senatorial phalanx
is unquestionably for Fairbanks, and
the senators on the national committee
are pulling for a program which con-
templates a recess. probably on Thurs
day afternoon, and a threshing out at
that time of the vice presidential situa-
tion. A senator who is qualified TO
speak with authority for both the COM
mittee and the senate organization
pointed out to me, with decided empha-
sis. that. with the presidential nomina-
tion out Of the way, Fairbanks could,
with propriety, permit the discussion
of his name as his own successor. With
flying wedge of senators on the
ground to bring their unmistakable in
auence on the delegations from their
respective states, Fairbanks nomina-
tion would be no far cry.
FEEL SENATORIAL INFLUENCE
I have it from the same excellent au-
thority that in the event Of the de-
scribed situation being brought about
the proper pressure" could be brought
to bear on Fairbanks and that he would
consent to tarry longer with the SEN
ators, who are loud in their expressions
OF affection for the Indiana man and
whom they extol as Just the man to
succeed Taft in the event of his death
before the completion OF his term"
The effect of the senatorial influence
has already shown itself in numerous
several delegations. Idaho furnishes
striking instance When the Idaho
crowd joined the California train at
Ogden 1t was lined up TO give Ham
mond complimentary vote and go TO
Hughes when the mining man was or
the list Senator Hepburn was on the
job when the delegation arrived in
Chicago and in less than an hour and a
half the delegation had reconsidered
the complimentary vote plan and was
without vice presidential candidate
The California headquarters at the
Auditorium annex, thanks to the decor
ative skill Of Sergeant at Arms George
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