The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-06-10


managers. and expressed his opinion %
fitelr conduct IN letting him go before
tifc committee to Nuke an argument
without being possGssed ofgf,ill aNt
nccurate information Of what the Tat
people proposed to do.
Negro prcsidcs Over Committee.
Tho division OH the Lonisiana com.
PROMISE was tho first test of strength
TINT has been made since tho commit
tco met. and this was not decisive, be-
cause n number OF anti-T'aft men voted
for the settlement. Later. however
n vote was taken at the conclusion OF
I n hearing OF the contest from the
Fourth Mississippi District.
Committeeman Scott. Of Alabama,
called for O division. and thirty mem
bers of the committee rose to thelE
4 feet In favor of seating the Taft del
cgates. On tho call for negative votes
nobody arose. and tt1e Taft managers
were therehy assured that they had ut
least thirty votes ooi the committee.
During the latter part of the after
noon when Chairman New was COM
PEELED by business anasrs to leave, he
called upon hudson w. Lyons, of Geor-
yla the only colored man on the conl-
mittee, to preside over the delibera-
lions Lyons presided during the hear
ing Of the greater number of tho Mis-
sissippi contests and acquitted himself
in creditable manner.
The yicc-PrcSilcnicy'.
The opening of headquarters for
John Hays Hammond. of Massachu-.
setts. during the day brought the vice
presidential situation to the front. He
was the first TO show his candidacy in
n definite form. but coincident with Iris
activity came the movement IN behalf
of Governor Curtis Guild. OF Massa.
H.. - Of r,f
when the delegation from his state
arrives late in the week.
Thc New York candidates, tentative
mud otherwise, are NUMEROUS. Tneyate
George &. Cortelyou, Secretary of the
Treasury. and Representatives James
s sherman and j. Sloat Fasset. The
East also has brought forward another
possibility in the person of trankHn
Murphy, former Governor OF New jer- !
sew. and national committeeman oftthat |
State.
Talk of Dollivcr.
From The West. United states Senator
j. p. Dolliver of Iowa, was most prom
inently mentioned. senator j. c. Bur-
rows, of Michigan, who is TO he tenn
pcrary chairman of the convention,
and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sherman, of
Illinois. also found supporters among
the politicians.
Much of the discussion as to the
availability OF these men centred upon
their campaigning abilities. On this
point the fiHends OF Governor Guild.
Senator Dolliver. Senator Burrows and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Sherman We're es-
pecially insistent.
AS to CortcIyou. 81
There was some talk that the placing (:
of Mr.. Corte)you on the ticket will be I
open to criticism, in that two members
of the present Cabinet would be run-
ming for the chief Offices of the coun-
try, provided that Secretary Taft is 1
nominated for the presidency. To this !
the friends of Mr. Cortelyou replied I
that while the secretary might be J
popular with the administration he also
possessed outside strength of his own
with the commercial interests of the
country which would render him an
available candidate.
There was a strong general feeling
however, that an Eastern man should
have the second place on the ticket.
This sentiment was used by the friends
of the Eastern candidates as a reason
Tor eliminating the Illinois, Iowa and
Michigan possibilities.
stilI Much Doubt.
In addition, it was pointed out that
the political situation in Iowa is un-
settled because OF the recent struggle
between the Allison and Cummins fac
lions. and it would be unwise for the
national party to take any step which
might again bring that contest to the
fore.
Despite the generality Of the talk on
the PRESIDENTIAL situation there
was no inclination on the part of anvil
81 me leaders to pose as authorities
Tor or against any candidate. All as
serted that the situation could not bel
brought to a focus as yet, and that de-
es,op.iien's Of the next few days might
N'ta"se inc entire aspect of affairs.