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Show POLITICAL POT BEGINSJTO BOIL Delegates Besiege the Wsndy City. Chief Interest in Republican Convention Is the Vice-Presidency. Vice-Presidency. New Yorkers Talk in Favor of Hltt as Roosevelt's Running- Mate. i CHICAGO. June IS. The advance guard of the delegations to the Republican Re-publican National convention has arrived, In Chicago, and the greater number of delegates ure expected to oome tomorrow and on Monday morning. morn-ing. The running of the derby today Interfered sadly with the political game, as nearly all the members of the National committee and a great number of delegates deserted their headquarters to visit Washington park. So many of them attended the races thit the down-town hotels, where tho crowd will be the greatest when the convention Is In full blast, wero about as quiet as on days when there Is nothing particular In view. Will Lack Excitement. From all tho advance Indications the convention promises to lack something of the excitement of other gatherings of its kind. The chiof Interest so far centers In the Vice-Presidential nomination. nomi-nation. The opposition against Secretary Secre-tary Cortelyou for chairman of the National committee seems to be dying somewhat, and various members of the National committee predicted today that he would be elected without opposition. op-position. The fight against him, they declare, is not strong enough to make any trouble. Want Fairbanks to Talk. The attitude of Senator Fairbanks regarding the nomination for Vice-President Vice-President Is not pleasing to many of the arriving delegates, who say that he should declare himself more explicitly. explicit-ly. The great majority of the delegates who have so far arrived favor him or are not actively opposed to him, but they desire a statement of some- kind. Will Not Present His Name. Congressman James A. Hemenway of Indiana, who Is a close friend of Senator Sen-ator Fairbanks, said this morning- that the Senator would not make a statement state-ment of any kind; that he would accept ac-cept the nomination if It Is presented to him, but that ho will not declare that he wants It, When asked If Indiana In-diana would present the name of the Senator when nominations for the place were called for, he said that It would not, and he did not know whether any other State would do so. Webster on the Ground. John 1j. Veb3ter of Nebraska, who Is a candidate for Vice-President, arrived ar-rived during the afternoon and registered regis-tered at tho Palmer house, whore the Nebraska delegation will make its headquarters. Ho rofused to say a word regarding his candldaqy except to re'mark that he was satisfied with the outlook LaFolletto People for War. Tho LaFollctte people are malting preparations for a desperate fight before be-fore the committee on credentials, and expect to carry on the strugglo to tho bitter end. II. W. Chenoweth, who argued the case of Gov. LaFollcttR before be-fore the national committee, said today: to-day: "This is going to be a fight to a finish. There can be no compromise, and If the national convention follows the lead of the national committee wo must make a final appeal to the voters of Wisconsin." Hawaii Nob Instructed. The Hawaiian delegation, headed by Gov. G. H. Carter, arrived shortly bo-fore bo-fore noon and at once went out to the Derby. "We have no Instructions," said Gov. Carter, "except to vote for President Roosevelt. We have formulated formu-lated no plans for the Vice-President, but wo favor Senator Fairbanks at present," New York Against Fairbanks. The delegates of the New York delegation, dele-gation, the majority of which arrived during the afternoon and evening, made It evident that the Empire State Is not In favor of Senator Fairbanks for Vice-President. Ellhu Root, who Is to be the temporary chairman of the convention, was the first of the prominent promi-nent New Yorkers to put In an appearance. appear-ance. "There Is a strong Hltt sentiment senti-ment in New York," said Mr. Root, "and we arc of the opinion that he will make a strong candidate. The fact that Senator Fairbanks has expressed no wish for the place has served to aid the candidacy of Mr. Hltt." Depew Favors Cannon. Chaunccy M. Dopow arrived at the Auditorium during the afternoon as did Gov. Odell of New York and Senator Piatt. Senator Dcpew. In discussing the vlce-prcsldentlal matter, said. "There la ono man whom I consider eminently qualified qual-ified for tho place, and in my opinion ho would bo the strongc-ot candidate we can havo as a running mate for Mr. Roosevelt. Roose-velt. Ho Is one of tho old Lincoln Republicans, Re-publicans, and the lines of tho early Republican Re-publican faith have not been ironed out of him yet. I am almost afrnld to tell his name, because I know that he has said that ho does not want tho place, but I am I In favor of Joe Cannon. I mc,m I would like to be for him If I was not afraid to be so. I understand that ho had men thrown out of the recent Republican convention con-vention In thlfi State Just because thoy mentioned him as a candidate for Vlce-Prcaldent. Vlce-Prcaldent. As to Senator Fairbanks, r understand that ho will not say ho wants tho placo and that ho will not seek It In any way. I do not thing ho can bo elected to tho position If ho will not noek It a little bit. An IlllnolH man In tho second nlaco on the ticket would pleaso uaMn New York." Califomians on Deck. Tho California delegation arrlVed on a special train, which Included a carload of the best fruit and wine that the State produces. Then; wcro 125 pooplo In tho party and thoy marched from the Chicago &. Northwestern depot to tho Auditorium, headed by a brtuw band. J. W. McKlnlcy, l tho cliali ion ot tho deletratlon otdthat ho could not nay definitely whom tho Stato would prefer for Vice-President. Tho Stato was rather fnvorablo to Senator Fairbanks, but that ho should dcclaro himself mo'ro doflnltoly than ho bos done. Tho members of tho Vermont delegation delega-tion arrived In tho afternoon and registered regis-tered nt tho Palmer housu. Tho delegation delega-tion In In favor of Senator Fairbanks for Vlce-PrcoIdonL Missouri for Hitt Tho Missouri delegation, tho majority of which came In during tho day, la un- Sledged, to a vlco-presldentlal candidate, ut floveral members say that thoy prefer Hltt. Secretary Dover of tho National committee com-mittee announced this nftornoon tho official of-ficial programme for the throo days of tho convention. It Is as follows: Progrnnimo for Convention. Tuesday, Juno 21 Convention called to order by Chairman Henry C. Payne; prayer by P.cv. Timothy P. Frost; reading read-ing of tho call for tho convention by Secretary Elmer Dover; Introduction of Temporary Chairman F.llhu Root, who will address tho convention and report tho names of the temporary ofilolala; appointments ap-pointments of committees on permanent organization, credentials, rulca and resolutions. reso-lutions. Wednesday, June 22 Prayer by Rev. Thomas 13. Cox; report of tho committee on resolutions; report of tho committee on permanent organization; Introduction and speech of Permanent Chairman Jo-ocph Jo-ocph G. Cannon; report of tho committee commit-tee on rules; naming by Stato delegations of tho members of tho new National com-mlttoc. com-mlttoc. Thursday. Juno 23 Prayer by Rev. Thaddeus A. Snlvely; call for Presidential Presiden-tial nominations; presentation of name of President Roosevelt by Frank C- Black of New Tork and seconding speeches by Senator Bovcrldge of Indiana and others; nomination of Vice-President; selection of committees for notification of candidates. First Sign of Fight. Tho first sign of a fight in the committee commit-tee on resolutions came Into sight today In tho efforts of Senator Hansborough of North Dakota to enlist recruits In favor of a declaration for revision of tho tariff. Tho Senator claims that In his Interviews with delegates anil members of tho National Na-tional committee ho has found a strong fentlment In fuvnr of reciprocity, especially espe-cially with Canada. The Senator would not say that ho expected to get such a plank into tho platform, 3 he clearly un-'derstood un-'derstood thot the "stand-patters" are In control and will bo likely to have mat- tors their own way. However, he Is determined de-termined to make a fight before the committee com-mittee for the Insertion of a revision :lank. t |