The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-16
HOPKINS WILL
Be CHAIRMAN
Senator Chosen to Represent
Illinois on Credentials
Committee.
WISCONSIN CROWD ACTIVE
BADGERS FULL OF REFORM AND
LA TOILETTE SENTIMENT.

Chicago. June 15.-Senator Hopkins
was made the Illinois member of the
resolutions committee at the caucus Of
the Illinois delegation tonight, thus
practically assuring his position as
chairman of the resolutions committee
of the convention. Senator CullOm was
made chairman OF the delegation ana
Frank LOuden, a member Of the nation
al committee. A resolution approving
the Pennsylvania proposition for the
reduction OF the representation at con-
ventiOns was adopted.
The Minnesota delegation, at its eau
Gus tonight, named Frank b. Kellogg
10 succeed himself as member OF the
national committee and also chose MN
as the states representative on the
resolutions or platform committee OF
the convention. The delegation was
enthusiastic in proposing the name OF
Mr.. Kellogg for the vice presidency and
asked his permission TO present his
name TO the convention. Mr.. Kellogg
discussed the matter frankly and in
formally with his fellow delegates and
told them as the situation nOW stands
he would prefer that his name be with
drawn: in fact. ne practically pledged
The delegation 10 make no move IN his
behalf unless some unforeseen emer-
gency in the vice presidential tangle
should arise
Depew Cuts Sorry Figure.
Absolute harmony. so far as surface
indications went, characterized the
New York delegation. For the first
time in modern politics in that state
Senator Thomas c. Plat was not in
attendance, his place being taken by
Senator Allis Senator Chauncey NJ
DepeW was chosen as the states repre-
sentative in the list of honorary vice
presidents. The conflict which existed
on the committee on resolutions caused
by Serene Payne and Representative
Herbert Parsons mad been settled over
night and Mr. Parsons himself pre-
scented MI Payne's name for the place
State Chairman Timothy l.. Woodruff
was made chairman OF the delegation.
A resolution was adopted unanimous
~ requesting Gen. Stewart l. Wood
ford TO present the name of Governor
Hughes as the choice of the state for
president There was no mention OF
the vice presidency.
The Indiana delegation today selected
members of the various committees as
follows:
Harry s. New. reelected national
committeeman. George AIDE, member of
committee TO notify the presidential
nominee; Senator Beverage, chairman
of delegation, and Senator Hemenway,
member of resolutions committee.
Fighting Badgers
The proposition Of the Wisconsin del
egatiOn bearing on national policy and
political methods bids fair 10 take up
some of the spare time of the cOnven-
ton. Tariff planks were being hewn
out this evening TO suit Senator La
FOllettes ideas Of an immediate sus-
pension of duties on articles controlled
or manufactured by trusts in restraint
of trade; for a tariff commission; for
physical examination of railroads. and
for the election OF senators by the peO-
pie. These planks viii be offered TO the
committee by Mr.. Cooper
Wisconsin viii also oppose any at
yempt 10 interrupt a complete call OF
the states vote for president. In for
mer years there have been several con-
VentiOns when the call was stopped TO
permit states to change their vote to
the leading candidate. II Is claimed
that this often caused confusion. so
that some of the states well down on
the list were not recorded. II. Locke
the Wisconsin member of the committee
on rules, viii state his position clearly
"A Il the meeting Of the convention, and
will ask that the usual procedure be
maintained and Wisconsin be permitted
TO throw its twenty-siX votes for La
Toilette without chance OF Interior
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