The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-20
SHERMAN NAMED FOR
VICE PRESIDENT ON
REPUBLICAN TICKET

ting them; prospective meetings OF tn"
national committee to perfect plans
Ifor the campaign, and thanks and con
pratulations to the Chicagoans who
have given the convention such per
feet equipment. And then, just be-
fore noon, amid chers still echoing
and inspiring strains of the national
anthem, the national convention finally
adjourned and the multitude dis
persed
Ovation For Sherman.
The action of convention touched a
sympathetic chord throughout the city,
and tonight the party spirit of Repub
lican enthusiasm runs high, The nom
inee for vice president. sherman, is
among those Witnessing these scenes
| of enthusiastic tribute He remained
at his hotel during the ballOting today
and quickly received the message an
nouncing his nomination. Later dele
gates arriving from the convention
Hooked about him in continuous
ovation lasting throughout the after.
noon.
National Chairman Wanted.
Attention is now being directed to
the slecting Of a chairman Of the ma
tional committee. the generalin-chief
who will have supreme command Of
the Republican forces in the approach.
ling campaign The national commit.
| tee, after a session today. named 4
sub committee which left tonight for
Cincinnati where it viii confer with
! Taft tomorrow in the selection of a
aampaign manager and the details Of
the campaign.
! Two Most Prominent.
The names OF Frank Hitchcock, who
| has been prominently identified with
! Fats interests up to this time, and of
| Arthur |. Vorys, of Ohio, who is cred
Ted wiih turhing the tide in Ohio sen.
| timent at a time when II was not set.
ling so strongly toward Taft, are fre
quently mentioned. A considerable
aumber of the members of the nation
al committee have united in signing
declaration in behalf of Hitchcock.
rhe name Of Ex Governor Herrick, of
Ohio is also mentioned,
To Confer With Taft
The men who will confer with Taft
ON the chairmanship question are
Powell Clayton, of Arkansas; Myron
r. Herrick. of Ohio; Frank h. Kellogg
Of Minnesota; Charles Nagal, of Mis-
souri,: Z. T. Hart, of Iowa; Senator
Borah. of Idaho; +. c. Duncan OF
North Carolina; Frank o. Lowden, of
Illinois.
Friends Confident.
The friends of Hitchcock insist that
more than half of the eight members
will vote to elect him chairman while
she advocates of Vorys say that five
members favor the latter or of some
man other than Hitchcock. II Is con.
.edod. however, that the chairmanship
depends absolutely upon the wishes of
Taft who has not publicly expressed
any preference.
Keen interest in the selection of
political manager is taken by Charles
p. Taft, of Ohio, and Henry w, TAFT
of New York. brothers Of the Republi
can nominee In view Of the fact that
Hitchcock and Vorys both have strong
followings an effort was made today
by Charles =. Taft to have both with
drawn from She race The suggestion
that this course will be taken, when
made to Hitchcock, caused him To
state that he had at no time been a
candidate for the chairmanship and
that he would not embarrass the see
retary by asking for the place, but
would not refuse it If offered. Norys
would make no statement whatever
leaving his interests entirely with his