The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-23
BOOMING C0RTELY0U.
Anti-Taft Forces Want Secretary for
Second Place.

Washington, May 23.-Republican
politicians temporarily have dropped
discussion of the presidential nominal
ton for consideration of a vice presi-
dental candidate. The "allies'' are
going to try to save the second place
on the ticket and they are for Secre-
tary George B. Cortelyou, it is under
stood.
Senator Delivers name is seriously
considered and unless there is some
earned protest from the Iowa sena-
tor 1t will go before the convention.
Despite his recent announcement that
he would not permit the use of his
name as a candidate for the vice
presidency, but would ask a renomi-
nation for governor, the availability
of Governor Fort of New Jersey is
being discussed.
The New Jersey convention, as a
sort of consolation prize because of
it's refusal to elect him a delegate
presented the name of Ex-Governor
Murphy as a vice presidential candi-
date. but the announcement created
little enthusiasm. Governor Curtis
Guild of Massachusetts will be urged
the restoration to health of the
Massachusetts governor will make
him formidable candidate. Eastern
influences have become aggressive in
the support Of Secretary Cortelyou,
but the mention of his name is of too
the Republican masses would accept
him.
Fairbanks Does Not Want 1t.
Despite the insistence of some oe
the Indiana friends that Vice Presi
dent Fairbanks would accept
nomination it can be said on good
authority that the vice president does
not want the place. He has not gone
SO far as to say that he would decline
nomination il rendered, but he has
protested earnestly and vigorously
against the consideration of his name
in connection with the office.
Mr.. Fairbanks will not listen to the
suggestion that he is out of the rum
ming as presidential candidate" and
has demanded that his friends "stay
put His headquarters already are
established in Chicago and it is an
nounced that he will contest every dis
puted delegate.
1t has become certain that the same
kind of contest will be precipitated
in Chicago over the selection of a vice
presidential candidate that has been
fought out before the people and won
by progressives for the presidential
nomination. The sudden candidacy of
Secretary CortelyOu is part substantial
ton of this statement. But the ac-
tivity of the "safe and sane" contin-
gent in the Republican party for Taft,
now that the fight has been won for
the secretary of war, and the possibili-
d
form as we'll as conservative vice presi-
Dental candidate, make the game well
worth the effort.
So long as there was chance 10 de-
feat Secretary Taft it was impossible
to arouse the people on the subject of
the vice presidency. But now that the
delegates all have been chosen, the Sc
lection of running mate for the sec
rotary of war must be considered
Upon the vice president will devoive
most of the campaigning. Roosevelt
made the speaking campaign for the
ticket of 1900 and Fairbanks in 1904
But a question of even greater impor-
lance is the possibility of vice presi-
dent becoming president. The genu-
inc supporters of the Roosevelt poll
cies will insist upon a candidate for
vice president who will be in sympathy
with the Taft administration. The OPP
ponents of the Roosevelt policies will
argue that a candidate for vice pres1-
dent who will help to harmonic the
party differences must be chosen.