Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-15
Vice President and Platform Now tbs
Questions Of Interest.
PRESIDENCY IS ALL SETTLED
Opponents Concede Taft Will Head
the Republican Ticket
IN THE LMEL1GHT
Many Inquiries for the Nebraska
Governor, who L. Not Vet on the
Ground-Burkett Boom.
ing HIN,

CHICAGO. June lL-(speeial reiegrsm)-
The convention city began TO take on an
appearance Of something doing today, ar
riving trains bringing delegations from the
four points of the compass TO participate
in the making Of the next president OF the
republic. Iobbies Of the hotels took on an
old-tlme convention appearance, the alb
sence OF many OF the wheelhorses OF the
republican party however. being generally
commented upon, while the presence Of
younger set Of men was much remarked
Everywhere the talk wss Of two things.
The vice president and the platform the
pro-convention crowd being wholly at sea
as to the running mate OF William Howard
Taft whose nomination on the first ballot
IL now conceded by the allies" Senator
Burkett added considerably to the interest
in the vice presidential talk by bringing
with him from washington a full fledged
boom for Governor Sheldon for second
place on the ticket. The senior Nebraska
senator also brought with him his speech
secondng the nomination OF Taft and in
his hip pocket had concealed a few pencil
| lings upon the platform.
Burkett Buay for sheldon.
Burkett got busy for Sheldon the moment
he arrived. seeking out the delegates from
| Nebraska already In town and going over
with them the politics Of the situation
While he did not get overly far in crystal
izing sentiment for the deservedly popu-
lar COVE vernor of the Antelope state. he was
not averse to saying that the administra-
tion was friendly to Sheldon. who made
| favorable impression when in Washington
in attendance upon the White House con-
ference.
Sheldon. who had not yet arrived, was
eagerly asked for by the crowds In the
| Hobbies of the hotels, interest having CEN
tered somewhat in him, because the Iowa
delegation was using the Nebraska gov
ernors name as a set-off to that OF Sen
ator Dollver. whose boom they are trying
to head off The newspapers have made
! mention OF Sheldon as likely possibility
for second place on the ticket. ard 80 the
interest grew.
At noon the following delegates from Ne
braska we're in the city; Senator, Norris
Brown, Victor Rosewater and Allen W.
Field Of the delegates-at-large; an dot the
district delegates, Senator Burkett and j.
II. Arends of the First districts William
Huse of Norfolk. Third district: A. w.
sterns. Grand Island. Fifth district; and
O. O. Snyder, o'Neill. and w. A. George
Broken Bow Sixth district The following
alternates are also on the ground, ready
to iump into the breech whenever the alb
sence of their principal makes such action
necessary: Irving @. Baright OF omahA
and T. II. Doran Of Burwell
Presidency All Settled.
..yhy didn't you get here in time for
the conven Iin?"
That is the cheefuily facetious query
that is being hurled at all new comers
delegates, newspapermen and casualists' by
the folks who have been here on the ground
during the sitting of the national commit
tee.
"'Tis all over but the shouting" they tell
YOU with wide -grinned emphasis "Ot
course there's a vice president to be chosen
and as / said before nobody knows yet
who II will be-and some other little mat
ters but so far as the main idea, the real
reason. the big noise is concerned tis all
over and the history is as good as written
and this too. despite the fact that the con-
ventIon doesn't convene till Tuesday next
at the hour of noon.
But the village cut ups to the contrary
Notwithstanding, there is plenty doing and
some fragmentary odds and ends OF history
may be written yet. For with the vice
presidency up In the air and the credentials
committee scrap in prospect and the ma
! tional platform still In a nebulous condi-
tion in spots at least there Ia still room
for something unexpected ana interesting
, to happen.
Iowa In Evidence.
Iowa has a big, brainy bunch Of delegates
I on hand and still some mole 10 come, their
/ main effort in the last few days being to
not blanket the insidious boostings OF Dolli-
yer for second place on the ticket and this
they seem to have accomplished at last
accounts.
George d. Perkins. the veteran editor OF
! the Sioux City Journal. is chairman Of the
Iowa delegation buttressed by Lafayette
y Young, editor OF the Daily Capital of Des
Moines, Joe r. Lane OF Davenport and
Frank w Simmons OF ottawa. They are
the de!egates-at-large, the following being
district delee ates: F. NJ. Abbott, Creston;
n Doud Brant, Iowa City; Andrew d. Clark,
e AIgona; NJ z. Dewolf Spencer; J. s. De-
n Well Missouri Valley; Frank w. Ellis,
= Clinton: James r. Guthrie, Dubuque; l. A.
' Hayes, Knoxville; Robert Heady Fort
Z Dodge; John w. Harvey. Leon; Major John
e f. Lacey. Oskaloosa w. c. Metcaf, Paul
a lima; Milton A. Mccord. Newton; Ernest
g r. Moore. Cedar Rapids; L. f. Potter.
q Harlan; C. e. Quade. Ames; Duncan Rule.
s Mason city; Horace s. Rand, Burlington;
d Eugene schaffter, Eagle Grove; Hazen o.
h Sawyer Keokuk; Charles Webster, Wan
coma: S. Wertheim, Belle PLANE.
An Informal meeting of the Hawkeyes
: was held this afternoon and IL vas tenta-
lively agreed that Major Lacey should be
d assigned TO the committee on resolutions.
Frank w. Simmons, one or the delegates
at-large. wants a place on credentials, but
a as Simmons comes from the same district
!. as Lacey IL would look as II the Sixth
!, was trying to hog the whole show and
d in consequence there is some good -natured
a kicking, However the stalwarts OF Iowa
e will iron out the ereases and everybody
d will be happy when Tuesday comes
. around
!, The Iowa delegation has already opened
q quarters in the Auditorium annex and ID
), giving the glad hand TO hundreds OF ths
e faithful who are living or have lived IL
n the old state.
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