Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-06-15
Ex-SeCy. Of Treasury is Making a
Bitter and Determined
Fight on Him.
FAIRBANKS FRIENDS VIEW.
VIII he Revision OF Sentiment Against
What They Term Policy of Dictat-
ing Nominees from Washington.

Chicago, June l5.--The presidential
of the vice presidency today at the
point at which they had left it last
night but there was an appreciable
falling off in the talk for Senator Dol
liver. The Iowa men who are OPP
posing his nomination were out early
and giving their undivided attention
to heading off the boom OF their sem
ator They were soon Joined by former
Secy. Of the Treasury Shaw. who
sought out Senator Lodge before the
latter had finished his breakfast and
Immediately began a vigorous remon-
STRANGE against further efforts in Dol
livels behalf He went directly TO the
point.
You don't want another Lafollette
In the senate, do you?" he asked. well
then" he added, do not open the way
for sending Cummns to the senate,
which you will do should Dolliver va
cate his seat there.
Yes he went on. I'VE might vote
for Dulliver If lie were nominated. but
we are going to see to IL that he is
not nominated; must not be-"
For the first time since he arrived
from Fort Dodge last Friday. Senator
Long today manifested a disposition to
weaken in his advocacy of the Iowa
senator. He did not say in exact words
that he would continue his efforts
but he did express sympathy with
the Iowa Republicans and he was by
no means so determined as formerly
in pressing the claims of his friend. 1t
was asserted by others that before the
close of the day Deliver would put
himself in communication with his
boomers and that he would positively
hot No IL Inn
ton If rendered The indications now
are that he viii not have to go to so
great an extreme but that a simple re-
quest from him will be sufficient to
induce them to curb their efforts
in his behalf, With DolliVer out of
the way the contest narrows practic-
ally to Fairbanks and Sherman. with
Fairbanks declaring emphatically over
the long distance telephone that he will
not accept second place If rendered
him.
WHAT FAIRBANKS FRIENDS SAY.
Senator Hemenway is his spokesman
here, and he said:
II have stated a thousand times that
the vice president would not accept If
aominated;es1 can naws,, only. rciterals.
and that l do with all the emphasis
at my command"
Mr.. Fairbanks friends say thai there
Will be a revulsion OF sentiment against
what they characterize as the present
policy of debating the national nomi-
nees from Washington and they coo<
tend that If he holds himself superior
to present inducements and maintains
a dignIfed position of opposition to this
plan, he VIII be most eligible for the
first place four years hence. They
admit, however, that the vice president
would be placed in an embarrassing
position by the tender of the nominal
ton. Among those on the ground
who are urging his candidacy are the
Republican candidates for state Offices
in Indiana, including the gubernatorial
candidate, Mr. Watson. They are rep.
resentlng the necessity of naming Mr.
Fairba nks in the interest of themselves
and the party in that state.
PRESIDENT WANTS DOL1IVER.
Chicago, June ia new turn was
giVon TO the vice presidential specula-
ton shortly after noon today when a
communication was received from
Washington the president wanted the
nomination either OF Senator Dolli-
yer or Gov. Cummins. The Iowa friends
of the Senator were greatly surprised,
but We're unmoved by it. and Chairman
Perkins of the Iowa delegation ex-
oppose MIR. Delivers selection even In
him.
I'VE cannot consent to such man
he said, and he added that this position
was as much az In the interest OF
Senator Dolliver as the state.