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Show CONTROL OF THE CONVENTION. Thorc is an old story of how tho bosses of politics in New York got together to-gether boforo a Stalo convention, settled set-tled on tho candidates, and wero about to pass tho slate along as agreed upon, when ono of tho bosucs noticed that thero was an oflico of no importance that had not been considered. Tho big boss said, "Let it go; let tho convention conven-tion itself settle if." And it turned out that the only real, spirited work that was doue by tho convention was in regard to that nomination, over which thero was a general scrap. All else was harmoiry and common consent. Ono is reminded of that story by tho framing up of things at tho Republican Repub-lican National convention, which meets in Chicago toda3'. Tho nomination for President is alrca'dy sottlod, barring accidents ac-cidents and the sweep of a Roosevelt cj'dono; the platform is dictated; tho opening speech of the temporary chairman chair-man is to bo censored if ho will allow it; and tho guiding forco of tho "Big Slick" is over all. But there seems to bo some uncertainty uncer-tainty about tho nominco for Vice-President. Vice-President. That oflico is of comparatively compara-tively small importanco under tho customs cus-toms that have been adopted. It could well, as in tho New York precedent, be left to the convention to setLlc. But the guiding force assumes also to settle thnt nomination. Thero arc protests, and it is quite possible that tho convention con-vention may be allowed lo really make this nomination. Iowa protests against the "Big Stick" point to Dollivcr; New York is uneasy about what Governor Gover-nor Hughes may do or say, recalling tho report that camo from that delegation some time back that it was not in fact a Hughes delegation at all, but a Cor-tcb'ou Cor-tcb'ou delegation, tho indications thereon there-on pointing to the nomination of Cor-tclyou Cor-tclyou for Vice-President. Cortolyou is a favorite of Wall street, and New York is an important. State. It is also a doubtful State. Tho Republican parly par-ly needs strengthening thero; it also needs to yield something to. Wall street, for the shock that President Roosevelt gave it, and through it the whole fabric of financial stability, credit, and currency cur-rency of tho country. It will probably be figured that the uomination of Cor-tclyou Cor-tclyou will strengthen tho party, both politically and financially, in New York; and Now York is too big a State to neglect. Wo thereforo "judge that at this time the probability is decidedly that the convention will tender tho nomination for Vice-President to Mr. Cortolyou thai is. if the power in control con-trol leaves it to the convention lo decide, de-cide, as tho New York bosses did in j the case cited. |