The daily tribune. (Florence, Colo.) 1903-19??, 1908-06-11
DELEGATES
Leave FOR
windy CITY

of New York delegates to the Re.
publican national convention in Chi.
cago will leave tomorrow, and will
be followed on Saturday by second
party for upstate delegates. Little
enthusiasm for Hughes is manifested
by the delegates. Astute politicians
of the Empire state look upon the
selection of Taft as certainty, and
consider Hughes only as vice presi-
Dental possibility. Hughes does not
want the office which is known as
the tail of the ticket" and has de.
clared that. If nominated and elect
ed. he would not serve. With all
probability of securing presidential
honors for New Workers removed, the
Empire state delegation goes to Chi
cago shorn of any vital interest in
the action of the convention and con.
tent to play second fiddle.
There is a confirmed belief among
some Republican politicians here
that Fairbanks will be selected as the
tail of the Taft kite. "a hunk of
fat and streak of lean," one dele.
gate has described the prospective
ticket. 1t is likely that Fairbanks
would be acceptable to a majority of
the New York delegates, although
they will attempt to boom Secretary
of the Treasury Cortelyou for the sec
ond place, and II he can be promi.
nently brought before the convention,
lie will most certainly receive the
solid support of the New York dele
CATION.
Taking all things into considera-
tion' n good many persons are COM
ing to the belief that Secretary Cor
telyou stands as good. If not better
chance, than almost any of the others
who have so far been given con-
sideration. This conclusion il. based
largely ON the assumption that MI.
Taft will be nominated. II the pres.
idential nominee is to come from the
West. his associate, it is argued, must
come from the East. This year. New
York is the most important of the
eastern states for the Republicans to
consider, and 1t is pointed out that
Mr.. Cortelyou, after Hughes, could
poll in all probability larger vote
in this state than any other man who
has been thought of for the vice presi
dency. Mr.. Cortelyou undoubtedly
has many strong friends in New York
particularly in New York city.
While there was "a chance in the early
pre- convention CANVASS. many OF them
urged Mr.. Cortelyou to make an effort
to head the Republican ticket Those
who urged Mr.. Cortelyou point out
also that he Is strong where Mr.. Taft
is notably weak, that is. with the
labor element among the electorate.
II is perhaps not generally known that
AL unusual degree the confidence and
esteem of the abor leaders through
out the United States. He knows
nearly all of them personally. and
they like him.
1t is still mooted question wheth.
er tho proposal that Fairbanks should
be renominated ss vice president came
from his friends or the Taft manager.
There are circums tantial and detailed
stories nhont giving both versions.
One thing seems certain. II the Taft
people feel certain when they get to
Chicago that they can nominate the
secretary Of war. they will not put
Mr.. Fairbanks on the ticket. They
don't want the Indianan except as
matter Of political expediency. Two
precodcnts will be broken IL Mr.. Fair.
banks should DO rsnom mated No
vice president has ever been renom-
mated to succeed himself. and no
vice presidential candidate hns ever
been taken from the same gsogrnphi.
cal section Of the country M the head