The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-06-14


Judgments on the comparative merits Of !
the nlatforms. Wherefore the deep con-
Germ of all factions about the work of /
The resolutions committee.
Despite the determined opposition of |
those Iowa. politicians who assume 20 be 4
the special friends of Senator DOlliver, /
lint who, IN truth, are merely the enc |
miles of Governor Cummins, the DOlli- |
yer candidacy for Vice President has
lsteadily gained ground. and tonight Dol
Aliver seems certain to be the COnven
ttiou's choice, unless he shall take him
sself OUT of the consideration, or the
iplans of the Washington powers SHAH
change.
Senator Long OF Kansas came during
the day from Fort Dodge. Senator Dol
llver's home, and made a rather vague
report as 20 Nh Delivers attitude
about accepting the Vice Presidential
nomination, which was PROMPTLY con-
strued 10 mean that the Senator Will
accept if properly urged
Out for DOIliyer.
This was capped with the report that
Senator Eorah of Idaho had gone 10
Fort Dodge to acquire material for
use in the speech nominating Mr.. Dol
liver Despite the sweep of the Dolltver
movement Iowa managed during the
day to produce another Vice Prestden-
tial boom, tagged with the name of Ed
ward Z. Clark, Interstate Commerce
Commissioner, resident of Cedar Rapids
and for many years head of the Order
OF Railway Conductors.
The obvious explanation was that the
railway organization membership OF
something more than 100000 voters is
~ra-4v~f
Taft because of his injunction record
when on the Federal bench. and that
Mr. Clark might give strength to the
ticket. Indeed, IT is seriously suggest /
ed that If the platforms plank on anti
Injunction should prove particularly OBJ
jectionable 10 organized labor & might
be regarded as good politics 10 sugar
coat the pill.
The movement for Kellogg, of Mime
sofa, for second place, subsidized TO a
considerable extent during the day.
simply because there wasn't room for
any other boom of the first magnitude
so long as Senator Dolliver was occu-
plying SO much attention.
The New Jersey people have been do
ing "a deal of work for former Gov.
Franklin Murphy, and the claim has
been advanced that he will develop UNI
expected strength in case New York
does not agree on a candidate Of It's
own. It is claimed that the Jerseymau
IN that case would command the initial
support of his own state, Pennsylvania,
and New York.
The New York delegation, with few
exceptions, wants TO support Represen- I
tative Sherman for second place, but
there are just enough Hughes men In
l.T. la Tr
unanimous to spoil the ointment.
Delegates Saving Money.
With the first meeting of the conven-
fion only three days in the future, the
number of delegates on the ground is
remarkably small. Three big cOntin-
.gents-those from New York, Pennsyl-
Vania, and Indiana-and some smaller
ones, came in today, but the big crush
scarcely will be here before tomorrow
night or Monday.
Thus does the anti-pass feature OF
the railroad rate law operate against
the Chicago hotel keeper. Heretofore
delegates having nothing to pay but
tacir hotel bills have been willing TO
come on several days ahead OF the ac-
tuaI meeting of the convention. and
zDsnd their time renewing Old aC-
quaintances and discussing all OF the
party issues. which. in the meantime,
were being determined by the leaders
behind closed doors.
All but the latter part of this is now
caanged. The party candidates and
platform will be decided upon in the
same old way but the delegates VIII all
come in in g bunch. viii transact their
part, and then will hustle home.
New Workers Barred.
4 new turn IN the Vice Presidential
situation developed tonight, when the
news reached here, coming, 1t was said.
directly from Secretary Taft, that
neither he nor the President desired TO
have a New York man named for Vice
President Their opinion is that with
the practical certainty that Bryan viii
be nominated at Denver. New York and
all Of the Eastern States can be safely
counted Republican,
With the arrival Of this tip. the stock
Of the Sherman, CorteIyou, Guild, and
Murphy booms promptly took a drop
while the Doliyer and Kellogg adher-
ents became greatly elated.
A now boom was started tonight in
behalf Of Senator Nathan B. Scott. Of
West Virginia, for the second place on
lucky farhered it, and the idea seemed
10 take well with a number Of the dele
gates. Senator Clark Of Wyoming, who
arrived tonight, pledged the votes Of his
State and those of several other Of the
mountain States.
Eager for Roosevelt.
IN celebrating a plan for the allies"
a leader referred 10 a statement at
tributed TO Senator Fulton of Oregon,
that The delegates from his State were
for Roosevelt that the sentiment for
the President there Is so strong that
Il his name went before the convention
It would be political suicide to vote
Tor anyone else.
Getting RoOseyelts name before the
convention would be easy, he said. The
Utah delegates are instructed for
Roosevelt. They have every reason TO
urge his claim. SO some state well
up on the alphabetical list will be
asked TO give way TO Titan. Then a
real spelIbinder will be drafted 10 pre-
sent his name.
Manager Hitchcock. Of the Taft