New-York tribune., 1908-06-03
M4NI' ASPIRE TO PLACE.
Tice-PresidentiaI Booms Spring Up
IN EUery Direction.
Irrom Ths Tribuns Bureau !


| Washington, June 2--Inte-est in the Vice
Presidential nomination has increased rapidly in
| the last few days. and several candidates
| have been entered in the race by their admirins
friends John Hays Hammond. mining expert.
and said { be the highest salaried man in the
world voluntarily entered his in the lists
to-day and members of the New York deega-
ton in Congress have started boom for J.
sIoat Fassett. Representative Of the SD Dis
trict. This makes three New Workers. in the
| field George b. Cortelyou. James S. Sherman
and J. SIoat Fassett.
From the West there comes news that two en-
tries have been made, one being Jonathan P
Doliver junior Senator from Iowa. and tho
other Frank B. Kellogg. trust buster in ordi-
nary to the present administration. and prose-
cutor in particular of the Standard OIL Company.
the New York Central Railroad and other cor
porations
The -vocates OF the denomination OF Vice
President Fairbanks are by no means inactivs
and it is stretching a point TO say that tbs
Hoosier statesman is out Of the race. although
the increased demand for the second place on
the ticket with Secretary Taft does have ten
dency to depreciate the stock Of the present
Cupant of the Senate rostruul- In the opinion
of some astute politicians the naming OF citizens
of two adjoining states would not be the wisest
politics, While the popular association OF Mr..
Fairbanks with the reactionary faction OF the
party is held to be against him.
runnor in circulation to-day that the uonrf-
nation would go west Of the Mississippi CAV.
something OF an impetus TO the Dolliver stock
and also brought out the name Of Frank Ksi-
Iogg, who, by the way, is national COMMITTEES
man from Minnesota as well as a renoune5
trust buster The California men also IN
tinattng that if genuine westerner IS vanteI
they have suitable entry in the person Of
George A. knight, than whom they maintain
there is no more effective on the stump.
II Is generally admitted that should any ere
of the ce-Presidential entries obtain the in
dorsement of President Roosevelt he would i'm
r -ediateIy become a safe bet. but the President
gives no indication of desire TO fndorse any
man for second place. and long he main
tains that attitude the field is probably the
saft-t ret.
The New Workers.. with the possible excep-
ton of Secretary CortelyOu, are somewhat ham
pered by the fact that they are committed to
the support of Governor Hughes and must
stand 10y. by their candidate long as he Is
i'm the race. There Is little doubt. however in
the minds OF politicians in Washington that both
Mr.. sherman and Mr.. Fassett would be found in
q highly receptive frame Of mind should Il be-
come apparent that Mr.. Hughes was no longer
in the race for first place. Should any man get
the support OF the New York delegation he
would be likely to cut quite figure In the con-
vention-
The obv- usly increasing desire to obtain the
nomination for second place by number OF
candidates is regarded excellent sign for
it not only demonstrates conclusively that there
is no longer any question III the minds of men
amply capable of forecasting tee future regard
ing the nomination of Secretary Taft. but is re-
garded as demonstrating the confidence oi
number Of capable politicians that Mr. Taft viii
be elected
Secretary Taft and Wade Fl. Ellis Attorney
General OF Ohio. have had some further confer
ences to-day. although the greater part OF N.
Secretarys day was DEVOTED to the C.cntu.xoa