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Show Latest Developments in Political Circles CHICAGO. June 0. Joseph Cannon, i Speaker of tho House of Representatives, arrived In Chlcugo today from his homo I In Danville. III., and dcclarod hlmsolf a candldato for President "until thoy stop voting or elect some one else. "I am hero on business," said tho Spoakor. "1 Just ran up from Danville this morning and will return homo tonight. to-night. I am not hero to open headquarters headquar-ters tho boys aro doing that for me. I won't even go down there, nor will 1 visit any othur place whore the boys aro mixing It." ..... , , , Mr. Cannon declared that In his opinion opin-ion It waa not the proper thing for a candldato for the Presidency to "mix In personally," but ho should "lcavo that sort of trouble for the boys." When told of the fact that Krank Hitchcock was no longer acting as assistant assist-ant secretary of the navul t:onunlttee, lie remarked: "Well, If ho was removed, tho people doing things probably knew what they wore doing, but as to that 1 am not fully acquainted." When asked if he was In the race to "stick," he sat upright In his chair and snapped: "Stick? Why, man, I can't do anything olse but stick. Tho State of Illinois Is behind mo, and that Is enough to maJto a man do almost anything. Stick! Well, I should say so " Mr. Cannon was cheerful as lo tho outlook, out-look, declaring in conclusion: "The end la not yet by a long shot." Senator Charles Dick of Ohio, announcing an-nouncing himself as a Foraker man. Ilrst, last and all tho lime, arrived here today. He will probably appear beforo the national na-tional committee in the Interest of some of tho Foraker contesting delegations from the South. He declined to express any opinion as to tho situation, saying that he has been in Chicago too short a tlmo. WASHINGTON, June 0. It has boon determined by the friends of Gov. Curtis Guild of Massachusetts that his name shall bo presented to tho Chicago convention con-vention as a candidate for Vice-President. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massachusetts, Massa-chusetts, who is to bo permanent chairman chair-man of the convention, will leave tho chair during tho proceedings to present to the convention tho candidacy of Governor Gov-ernor Guild. Tho nomination, It has been arranged, will be secondod by Chase S. Osborn of Sault Sto Marie. Mich. Governor Guild arrived In Washington today. Primarily the object of his visit was to attend lo some private business. Incidentally, of course, his visit had some political significance, but he Is Inclined to doprecato much discussion of that. "Tho fact Is," said he, smilingly, "tho only" real political slgnitlcance In my visit Is a desire on my part to dispel an Illusion Illu-sion that has been hovorlng about llko a ghost that I will not be able to take tho stump noxt autumn In behalf of tho Konubllcan party. Somo discussion has appeared in tho newspapers concerning my candidacy. If so It can be termed, for tho nomination for Vice-President. As I have said all along, I am merely In a receptive mood. My name probably will be presented to tho convention but I am nob In Washington Washing-ton for the purposo of promoting my political Interests." Governor Guild took luncheon with President Roosevelt. Ho will not attend the national convention. PORTLAND. Juno 3. Tho Oregon Democratic state convention met here today, elected four delegates at large and two delegates from each congrosnlonal district, and passed a resolution indorsing William J. Bryan for tho presidential nomination. Tho resolution dlreets tho Oregon delogatea to support Bryan oo long as his name remains before tho convention." con-vention." Tho convention was a love feast from beginning to end. and there was no contest con-test or dolay. Tho platform cxprcscn general satisfaction satis-faction at tho selection of Governor Chamberlain by tho people of the slate ax nominee for United Slates senator, advocates ad-vocates reform In tho postal laws, Increased In-creased wages for letter carriers, ravors enlarged powers for the Intorstalo Coin-morco Coin-morco Commission. Indorses tho Oklahoma Okla-homa banking law; direct election or United States senators, "and that the Democracy of Oregon Is a unit In favor of that cmlnont statesman. William ,len-nlngs ,len-nlngs Bryan, for presldont of the United States, and that as a whole, the poop o of tho ntato look with favor upon his candidacy." WASHINGTON, .lunc 0. Wade H. Ellis, El-lis, Attornoy-Goncrnl of Ohio, tho draftsman drafts-man of the Taft-RooHovelt platform suggestions, sug-gestions, left bore tonight for Columbus, O., and Chicago. Mr. Ellis expects to bo in the convention city within two J"-ya-lie will take with him tho planks of the platform which have been perfected. The last conference over these planks look placo today In the office of Secretary TafL Tho product will be placed bofore tho resolutions committee of the convention, conven-tion, with no attempt to disguise the fact that thoy represent the views of Mr. Taft as well as of Prosldent Hoosevcll. Mr. Willis had nothing to say regarding tho work he has been doing, and In response re-sponse to a qutry as to his aspirations to become a member of the resolutions committee remarked that ho was a candidate, can-didate, and that as a matter of fact he know of no other candidate for the placo from Ohio. SIOUX FALLS, Juno I). Returns a I midnight from tho Republican primary election, though far from complete, Indicate Indi-cate the nomination of Gov. Coc I. Crawford Craw-ford for United States Senator over A. IS. Klttredgo, Iho Incumbent, by at least 8000 mnjorlty. Tho nomination of State Senator W. G. Vassey of Watertown, the Crawford candldato for Governor, Is probable, prob-able, while Indications point to the success suc-cess of Burke and Martin, tho Klttredgc or "stalwart" candidates for Congress. Returns from tho Black Hills counties, which arc supposed to be solid for Klttredgc. Kltt-redgc. have not yot been received, but it is not anticipated that tholr majorities will bo sufllclont to overcome the Crawford Craw-ford lead In the rest of the Stale. CHICAGO, Juno 0. Tho first headquarters headquar-ters for candidates for vice president were opened today at tho Auditorium Annex for John Hays Hammond. They wore In chargo of John C. Montgomery of Now York. Mr. Montgomery declared that Mr. Hammond will arrive In Chicago late this week, or on Monday. A telegram wa3 received re-ceived today from J. G. Helt. penal commissioner com-missioner for Alaska, saying ho would not attend tho convention and asking that his proxy bo continued with Arthur F. Slater. NEW YORK, June 0. Further slight gains woro mado by W. R. Hearst In to-dav's to-dav's recount of the ballots In tho contested con-tested mayoralty election of 1905. The 23 boxes recounted gave Hearst a net gain of 23, making his total not gain for 2Sj boxes 139. |