The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-22

i 41oa. talked things over. But within
& ana without there wss no excitement
Oniy the worn carpets. the nnser.
marked woodwork, and the Uttered
V noors showed that a popular hero
\ formerly held forth there.
On the platform or the convention
haia, the men in CONTROL taking no
interest in the forgone conclusion
that was the order of the day, We're
making plans for n vice presidential
nomination. Their messengers were
sent one after another TO Hadley.
Cumnins, Borah and Senator Ken
yen, cf Iowa, who for the past week
has haan booming Cumming. with all
the energy Of brass band.
Decline Vice Presidency.
One by one the lot refused 70 hear
az 4 nomination for the second pIsos
on the ticket At last Root, whose
patience has been wrn to wire edge.
Ia the past few days, said to Crane:
wen have to take sherman. There
cant be any compromise even on
the second place on the ticket"
The news that sherman was likely
10 be the man, Was music IN the ears
OF Barnes barnes has practically
given up any hope Of hughes lie is
willing TO take Taft II he must, and
he regards Sherman SIS q sufficient
reward for that sacrifice.
Charles Warren Fairbanks, and
Nicholas Murray But}era who have
been tolied of to write tte platform.
were kept In the convention voting
on contests all days and as a result
could not complete their work. When
at s O'Clock this evening the conven-
4aan ADJOURNED, the pair dined to-
gefher at the Blackstone, and re-
newed their discussion Of plans.
Later they went into session with
Barnes and the other members OF the
resolutions committee. and anpoune-
ed that they would have the platform
all ready Tor sUpTHfEy1uH m the cpr'-
xention tomorrow. The platform VIII
De reactionsry- in every particular. VIII
denounce the recall of judicial de-
oisions and Of judges, but Will prob
ably contain a direct primary clause.
as a SOP to the progressives. 1t In
the purpose of Butler and Fairbanks
20 to frame II that in the event OF q
third candidate. a near-progressiVe
can run on st. Barnes Is against The
direct primary plank. or any plank
that was ever advocated by Roose-
Welt But IN this matter, he viii
probably be outyoted.
IN&TA Will 6e the NApctt1u SHApAsH-
ment Of the Taft administration, tns
advocacy OF a revision of the tarin
so worded that 1t will be meaningless
and a boost for the Taft prosecutions
Of the trusts.
stall Talk OF Commins.
OF the third candidates. Cumnins
was the only man talked OF today
HadIey, who took en- active part IT
the protracted session, did not gel
more than a handicap when he APP
peared. and attracted no attention
later as he went about the corridors
Of the hotels.
Kenyon was very busy with thu
t.ummins boom He began by taking
n to Roosevelt for endorsement, but
ne got direct slap In the face.
Roosevelt told him. ia. 60 ruaay
words, that he was not for Cum
minis, Hadley. or any other of tht
third candidates that have been
mentioned.
Ee saiti that tire Ht4as44aat4aTs hal
been stolen from him (RooseFeIt). ahc
that he did not want any other mar
ri be the beneficiary OF stolen goods
II was in this conversation that ht
frst expressed the hope that Tar
would be the beneficiary Of the 1901
which he later repeated.
When asked II he did not exrec'
help instead Of hindrance from the
La Toilette forces. the colonel shoWee
the only trace of his habitual rage
j that he exhibited during The day
pistrusts la Toilette.
ia Toilette is sitting at Barnes
door" he snapped, Barnes has I
strong hold on him. and can pull hin
In whenever he need him"
That vas all he would say chou
the matter.
Today has marked the beginning oi
an exodus our OF Chicago. that vii
leave great gaps In the convention
when It coneenes al 10 O'Clock To-
morrow morning All the deserte-.
thus far are Roosevelt men, who know
that they cannot do any good, M
matter how long they remain. As
soon AZ the colonel save out that NJ
axpected no bolt or no convention AZ
side the convention hall, his few tol
lowers lost all interest and began Il
get their tickets for home: Most "a
them, who are aot rich. or eTnployet
bv the rnoneyed boomers have gon'
Through ail the money they brousn
with them. and want 20 get horn'
while there is anything left 10 pa
. railroad fare with.
The Taft people are holding all thei
men To do workman-lfke job @
TIE business al MANU. tiiFg HSnu I'll
their votes and are keeping them
Word was going about that no goct
Taft man need have any uncasil.~s'
abou. hts room rent or board blu
that mamma would soon be dropping
all about in Chicago. If not ut ar
rnageddop.
The convention getting back 4
business at 10 O'Clock tomorrow morn
Ing, will try to go right through Z,
a nomination. That is the !ea0er.
wli try TO. Biz expense will be in
xuived tn "a Saturday session. and eX
pense has ceased 10 be a joke, nov
there IL no longer any light.
TO hold the hall, $4,000 extra tick
els mist be printed. ami han's. 's'f'E'
sengers, clerks, srenographers aud ok
ira help Of every kind. must be hlred
TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars adj
rionai expense at least would bc in
yolved. and the leaders feel thai al
that is wasted money now.
Besides that. many Of the big mer
have business of their own which POI
long been neglected, and 80 which rheN
are anxious TO return.
When the Texas and WashlngFdT
= contests HE only ems remaining A.
passed upon, permanent organization
will be effected and Committee OF
resolutions will report
II the proRressiVes begin hght ~
platform, demanding q ro!l call OF
every plank, only 10y en- all nlght seq
sion can "a nomination he reached. Roo
will be made permanent chairman
probably by reclamation. There vii
be no use for the progressiVes 10 hxh