The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1908-06-12


cannot see how the committee would
be able to prepare Its report for pre-
sentation to the Wednesday session
Of the convention, and It probably
will have to work all Of that day and
part Of that night in order to be
ready for Thursday. "A proposition
has also been made that the commit
tee might hold continuous sessions,
the members sitting in relays. i will
oppose this plan too because It might
result in confusion as to the reports
Of the committee.
ut is quite certain, however, that
the report will be handed to the con
vention Thursday morning. In that
ease the delegates will be able to pro-
coed with the nominations, and should
be able to complete the work before
adjournment on that day, thus carry
ing out the original program for the
convention"
Ohio Will Arrive Sunday.
The Ohio delegation, it was an
nounced, will reach the city Sunday
and will be called into caucu Mon
day afternoon. At that time Mr..
Daugherty will be proposed as a mem
Der Of the credentials committee, and
lit is also on the slate that Wade Ellis,
attorney general Of the state, will be
named as a member Of the resolutions
committee. 1t had been expected that
MT. Ellis would reach Chicago today,
bringing with him a rough draft of
the tentative platform. He left Wash
ington last night but stopped at Co
lumbus, where, according to reports
circulated here, he met Senator Hop
kins Of Illinois, who yesterday dis
scussed the platform question with
Speaker Cannon. It was said here to-
day thatsMr. Ellis and Senator Hop
kins have been In communication re-
garding the platform for several days.
Vice Presidential Talk.
There was q sudden cessation Of ac-
tivity today regarding the vice presi-
situation. This was largely
due to the announcement made by
Frank H. Hitchcock that the Taft
forces would not take part in any cam
paign for the second place on the
ticket. The leaders Of the "allies''
adopted the attitude that 1t had not
been customary for the party to con
slider the vice presidency until after
the first place on the ticket had been
filled, and that there was no present
reason to depart from this precedent.
What discussion was heard cen
centered largely about Senator Dolli-
yer Of Iowa, and Secretary Cortelyou.
Lafayette Young, one OF the delegates
at large from Iowa, said today that the
friends Of Senator Dolliver in his own
state were not anxious to see him
leave the ranks Of the senators Tor the
purpose of presiding over the senate.
He said further that he had received
promises from some Of the energetic
friends Of the senator outside OF Iowa
to cease a~gitating his name as a can
didate. The friends OF Governor
Guild seemed today satisfied with the
results Of their work thus far, and no
announcement was forthcoming from
the headquarters established yester-
day for John Hays Hammond.
An indefinite rumor, which could
not be confirmed in any direction, but
which was none the less persistent,
prevailed today, to the effect that
Governor Hughes would not permit
his name to go before the convention.
This rumor,, coupled with an Associat-
ed Press dispatch from New. York in.
which Timothy L. Woodruff, chairman
of the New York state central COM
mittee, expressed himself as believ-
ing that his state is entitled to the sec
ond place on the ticket If Governor
Hughes is not given the frst place,
led to much discussion as to whether
or not the governor Of New York
could be induced to accept the vice
presidential nomination. The entire
story, however, was indefinite and
could not be substantiated in any way.