Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
HARD PROBLEM
FOR CONVENTION
SENATOR D0LLlVER CENTER
OF COMPLICATION
ROOSEVELT is ANXIOUS TO HAVE
IOWA MAN
Fairbanks Will Not Accept If Again
rendered Vice Presidency and
Sherman Looms Up
Prominently
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expects to be nominated for governor to
succeed Cummins, today telephoned to
former Representative George D. Per-
kins. who heads the Iowa delegation at
large, and urged him to abandon oppo-
sition to Senator Delivers nomination
and recommending that Iowa place the
senator in nomination If there appeared
to be general demand that his name
go on the ticket. This man, whose
name is withheld, is said to have de-
clared it is believed in Iowa that Dolli-
yer is being opposed solely because it
meant Cummins' election to the sem
ate.
Indiana Wants Fairbanks
A majority of the members of the In
diana delegation now desire to put
forth their best efforts to promote the
denomination of Vice President Fair
banks, but Senator Hemenway, Gov
ernor Hanly and James P. Goodrich.
chairman of the state central commit
tee. all delegates at large, and Joseph
B. Kellogg, political manager for the
vice president, are holding out strongly
against suggestion that Mr.. Fair
banks name be withdrawn as a candi-
date for president. Their argument,
stated briefly, is that Indiana instruct
ed it's delegates to work for the nomina-
ton of Mr.. Fairbanks for the presi-
dency and not for any other office. They
have refused to be moved by the argu-
ment from some other members Of the
delegation that now Mr.. Fairbanks
may not secure first place and that his
continuance as a candidate for presi-
dent is destroying whatever opportunity
the state has to furnish the vice preSi-
dent.
Practically the whole Republican
state delegation has arrived in Chi
cago prepared to insist that an Indi-
ana man go on the national ticket,
whether it be first or second place, If
political strategy can bring about such
a result.
The Republican state ticket is headed
by Representative James E. Watson,
who is the nominee for governor. On
the subject of whether Mr.. Fairbanks
should again go on the ticket in Sec
ond place, in view of the fact that he
has been and still is a candidate for
the presidential nomination, Mr.. Wat
son said Speaking selfishly, I should
like to see Mr.. Fairbanks nominated
for vice president if he cannot get the
first place. It would help the Republi-
can state ticket. In the interest of
Mr.. Fairbanks himself. however,
must say l do not think 1t would be
wisdom for him to again take the vice
presidential nomination"
The indication is that other members
of the Republican state ticket do not
share Mr.. Watson's view as to the poll
teal wisdom of Mr. Fairbanks con-
senting to the use of his name for the
second place, or that they think the
interest of the state ticket is of more
Importance.
Stir Up Sentiment
Upon arrival in Chicago of the nomi-
nees of the indiana Republican con-
vention they began to stir up senti-
meut in favor of another term for Mr.
Fairbanks as presiding officer of the
senate. Those who determined to up
set the objections of the Fairbanks
managers to the mention of the vice
president foe denomination include
Fremont e. Goodwine, Republican cam
didate for lieutenant governor, and
Secretary of State Fred Sims, Attor-
ney General James u. Bingham, State
Auditor JohE Bellheimer and Supreme