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Show ILLINOIS MEN I HUSTLE FOR HITT 11 If Fairbanks Wants It, l Must Say So. 11 Vicfl-Presidsntial Nomina- l tion Not Going to Anyone I !H by Default. A M I jH President's Friends Say He Will Take j m No Hand In tho Contest for Ipl Second Place. ' jr CHICAGO, Juno 19. Illinois has dc- i cided to make an active, aggres- j MM Hive campaign for Hitt for Vice- I President. A caucus was held to- i jH day in the State headquarters and a t 'j campaign In the Interest of the Illinois j, 1 Congressman was decided upon. ' I 'After a discussion between the lead- v'l ing men of the delegation It was ar- 1 ranged that Senator Shelby M. Cullom vk should present the name of Mr. Hitt to I the convention and seconding speeches I will be arranged for by at least two del- , egntes. one from the middle Mississippi S valley and xhc other probably from ! New york. ' After tho caucus it was announced, by ! U some of tho Illinois men that the sec- $ onding speeches would be delivered by 'M Sonator Doll Ivor of Iowa and some one ffi else yet to bo selected. The Senator was out of the city today visiting M 'k friends and could not be seen, but mem- xvl bers of the Iowa delegation scouted the '2 'H idea that he would speak for Mr. Hilt. , , f.! According to them he had received and ' al'iia had accepted invitations to speak for i gi mm the nomination of Senator Fairbanks I J .mm and John L. Webster of Nebraska, and ' 'f under the circumstances it was not at I yfl all probable that ho. would second the ifilH nomination of Mr. Hitt. Moreover, J &' MM there is a decided sentiment among the iVh'B Iowa men in favor of Fairbanks, al- 1 I though a number of them are in favor j Michigan Favors Fairbanks. j Jf The Michigan delegates, after learn- ' lng of the statements made after the nU'lifl Illinois caucus, declared they were in I 4nl'H fnvor of Fairbanks and not of Hitt. I M'lii Snator Cullom of Illinois said: ! 1 Tlr'H "There am many delegates In Illinois Ik'-vB and in other States also who do not 7 'iii favor the nttltude taken by Senator Hj)' Fairbanks and prefer that the pjace a 'M should go to a man who will show a . MM little more appreciation of it. Illinois 1 a mm has a good man in Hilt and rather than ' 8 lmm let thc thing slide to Senator Fair- t V, 'MM banks ln an aimless sort of way we 'ff H havo decided to push the fight for Hitt (J ,H as strongly us possible." t The continued silence of Senator ;H Fairbanks as to his pleasure regarding iH the vice-presidential nomination was ! the base of tho vigorous movement tow- .IH nrd Representative Hitt. The opinion ! was strongly expressed at the gather- 1 ,rj lng of the Illinois delegation that at ' fl least until Senator Fairbanks an- t nounces himself there Is no reason wh)- i r, .H an active campaign for Mr. Hitt should 'H not progress. Mt! H Each delegate was commanded to go f.P. 'H forth and hustle for Mr Hitt. Graeme i'l ? mm Stewart, Illinois member of the Na- tlonal committee, was nominally put ln 't charge of rthese endeavors. While the M.H work of the day has not been com- 1 'li'l piled Into a single roport, each worker '!! 'H heard from has encouraging news for luii'iil the Hitt boom. lift Delegates generally express the view i u that Senator Fairbanks should Indicate I ? his desires one way or the other. In rj 'H the absence of this Indication and with j 1 positive assurance that Illinois is so- rlous in the Hitt candidacy, many j 4')' State delegates seem willing to march n under the Hitt banner. 'Ml Another meeting of the Illinois dele- t, j gatlon Is scheduled for tomorrow, when - ,; j M the chairmanship question will be set- . i !' ' tied. Both Senator Cullom and Gov. ff Yates are aspirants for this honor. j President Has No Preference. n l-H Several personal representatives of the President who arrived today made I u an emphatic declaration that the Presi- ' dent was positive In his determination i to express no preference regarding the J selection of his running mate. Both Senator Lodge and Secretary Boot said !' this to all the delegates who approached : them on thc subject. ' ji Speaking for theinselvew the close kTH friends of the President say they do 'MiH not doubt that Mr. Fairbanks would be , i-jlH acceptable to Mr. Tloosevelt. but they fi'l are not willing that the President's i name should be dragged ln to assist L , Mt the Indiana Senator's nomination. '''H Through an envoy of several north- , K west delegations who called on the , I J'H Presldont several days ago and ln their. 'lIl'bH behalf oxpressed a wish to support the 'l-kilH man whom he preferred, the President ':fllH has sent word that while he nppreci- , ( ntes the compliment he will leave this ' hhH entireh' to the convention. f PiiH Senator McCumber of North Dakota !wH has coma out for Fairbanks and thinks ('vH that sentiment ln the Northwest 1 j j'H II ; ( l! crystallising- on the Indiana man: An i;Ki jj "v cft'ort la' made by enthusiastic support-fill support-fill Y ' ors oC Scnator Fairbanks to hnvo nn 1 1 iff 1 1 ii - Alabama delogato nominate him. flj U-'j Senator Allison said tonight that the Ir1 ' Iowa delegation had not as yet dis-k dis-k 1 1 ' jj cussed the question of the vlce-presl-r,i'i, dency, but would hold a meeting tr- 1 il J v morrow to decide what action they will if" i take. He would not mention hl3 own ' n ' choice, i i , (1 Senator Kcan of Now Jersey was out-j out-j ! 1 A X spoken In hrs support of Fairbanks. i y H Bhode Island Has No Choice. i i ' 5 The members of the Rhodo Island 17 . j ! , delegation arrived this afternoon and I ' w;f i opened headquarters In the Great 3 u r t , Northern hotel. "We expect to play a 'F i' !N negative part In this convention," said" v J 1 Charle9 Alexander, one of the delegates. Ml rJ t "Wq have no especial candidate for ) I " 'i -J Vice-President, have not considered for ) whom wo would voto and have no Ifjl , - planks for the platform." liJli, The Missouri delegation announced Mil'. Z that the name of Cyrus P. Wallbrldge 1 1 Li ; of St. Louis would be presented for I n1' J Vice-President. Although all the mem-I mem-I Hi m here of the Kentucky delegation had not , I.,fl arrived tonight, John W. Yerkei', Com-jjh't, Com-jjh't, 5 mlsflloner of Internal Revenue and one 'df'.tf of the delegates from that State, Paid I J ," that while no formal meeting had been 'j 'I ' held a majority of them were favorable j 'i' ' to the-nomlnatfon of Senator Fairbanks i 11 1 for second place. I . i The present position of the New York delegation with respect to the Vlcc-' Vlcc-' ' Presidency was announced tonight by i ! 1 1 Senator Depew. At first, he said, the i t)Ki , delegation thought it would be a . " picturesque thing1 to nominate Cannon, 'i bnt Inasmuch 'as the Speaker would not 1 1 have It, and Senator Fairbanks will, ' they will decide for Fairbanks?. " ' With one exception the- New Hamp-il Hamp-il shlro delegation Is for Fairbanks?. ?'. Senator Burnham expressed confidence il - In the ability of the remaining mem-y, mem-y, t berg to bring over the anti-Fairbanks ' delegate. The Massachusetts delegation arrived i 1 with an Idea that Illtt would be the li 'i candidate, but after the delegates had I ' ', been here a few hours they decided to i wait until tomorrow before announcing ' a preference. Several delegates said lj' ' that the Illinois men" seemed to have I 1 gotten to work rather slowly, and that I If irM,l,l V.1 irlcor -it- A f n a an nil 1 1 an H c frt I In i withhold action. !)' i Repreentatlve J. A. Thull. Senator A - Allison and Gov. Cummins declare Ibwa h i, has no chance for the Vice-President, (' I I but Is favorable to Senator Fairbanks. i Senator Beverldge, Gov. Durbln. I t,l U Representatives Overstreet and Wal-i'J Wal-i'J I . son and most of the Indiana delegates jj i . arrived today. The delegation will j meet tomorrow morning. Senator Bev- ' orldge has been elected chairman of 1 1 the delegation. il On every train delegates arrived to- j, , , day and tonight the hotel corridors are I' , taking on a convention aspect. J Quite the most picturesque entry Into 'm j' the city was that of the Alaska delo- , 1 I gatlon, half n dozen- strong, each man ' carrying a miniature totem pole on j ' which was mounted a big white-necked ' Alaskan eagle. A band enlivened the march from the station to the hotel. |