Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-06-04

whole attention to my duties in tn
senate"
senator James w. Wadsworth o.
New York issued the following state
meut;
Mr.. Roots name will be presented
to the convention by majority of the
, New York convention. His candidacy
means no attack on any other candi-
date or group. He is pre-eminenuy
the man to nominate.
Mr. Root. if nominated, will carry
New York by a big majority and that
means a electoral votes.
Il do not think there is going to be
any difficulty in the party getting to-
gether on both the platform and the
candidate. There is a very marked
spirit of cancellation apparent every
where
Watch Parade.
During the day and evening the
political leaders found time between
conferences to pay some attention to
Chicago's great preparedness parade.
Managers of all the aVowed candidates
realized the significance of the great
demonstration and made il plain that
their respective candidates were with
the paraders in spirit and with any
movement that would adequately pre-
pare the country for any cVcntuallty.
George w. Perkins of New York
in formal statement on the demon
stration said:
Roosevelt the American.
The spirit of America is being
aroused as it has not been aroused
since 1860. Far be it from me i'm any
way to try to make capital for Colonel
Roosevelt out of what ! have seen,
but cannot help saying that he
typifies, if ever a man did, all that
these great parades mean. lie is the
leader There can be no other real
leader The people know this and
are calling for him"
1t was estimated that about three
| hundred delegates had arrived here
up to tonight. The great influx will
| begin tomorrow. Numerous state
caucuses will be held Monday night
and Tuesday.
There was much activity about the
Indiana headquarters today. Sup
| porters of the former vice president
are making preparations for big
| demonstration in honor of Fairbanks
next week. Ten thousand persons
from Indiana, il was said, will come
| here In special trains and much red
| fire will be burned.
The rooms of Frank H. Hitchcock
were crowded with Hughes delegates
! from different states throughout the
day The Arizona delegation called on
| Mr.. Hitchcock and announced that
five of the delegates from that state
would vote for Hughes and one for
| Roosevelt
Friends of former Congressman
Charles n. Fowler of New Jersey an
nounced today that he is a candidate
| for the Republican presidential nom
| ination and would open headquarters
| here in few days
| Efforts to bring about a settlement
| of the Louisiana contests in which l2
delegates to the Republican national
convention are involved, failed today.
The Republican national committee
| heard evidence. but postponed taking
a vote in the hope that an amicable
settlement might he reached.
Throughout the day members Of the
regular delegations ard of the contest
ing delegation. which claims to mer-
II recognition because negroes were
| barred from a New Orleans hotel in
which the state convention was held,
were closeted with conciliators To-
night representatives of the contest
ants declared they had been offered
half Of the delegation and other con-
cessiors. but had refused to accept the
propositi n. They demanded the
seating Of their entire delegation.
Contest is Mootcd.
This contest has given the national
committee more concern than any
other.
When the committee adjourned ot
| $40 O'Clock tonight to moot AZ q
| o'cIoc, Monday mnrring n ,,os ~
derstood that tbo Iciisiano dis,,I,t,
would be one of he first taken up.
In the meantime mcmbore Of tho co,n-
mittee viii attempt to rorr,,Iato a
plan on which both deIogotions CON
In tho mast tbraa dave boorir,s
the national committee disnosed 81 "a
deIogata contoetg ia s1,.an -tn,,.,
leaving % casos vof :" ho so,
tied The contests rcard ana detor-
mined were.
A1abama-S doIaoafos ot iaroo
and ono congraesio,.ai district AZ
rntc.
Georpio- -Tour doIoc,tos Of Ior-,o
and ~ district deIcgatee
transformations district doIocota
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