The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-17
.CUMM|NS DOOMED
 FOR SECOND PLACE
Iowa Seems to Be Growing In
 Favor for Honors J
IOWANS DISCUSS MATTER
Fairbanks, Hughes, Sherman and Gov ernor Guild Are Still Possibilities and No One Can Tell Who
 Will Get the Nomination.

Chicago June 16.-The boom of Governor | cummins of Iowa for the vice presidential
 examination was the distinctive feature of the day in the contest for the second 1 place on the ticket and it received much 1 favorable consideration. Senator Boran of Idaho, who early this morning started
 the agitation on behalf of the Iowa gov- ernor, spent much of the day sounding western delegations in his behalf, and at the close of the day announced that he lad found much encouragement. The men ton of Governor Cummins name was re- eeived with varying emotions by the mem bers of the Iowa delegation, and It soon became evident that In the event the gov ernors candidacy should be more ener- getically pressed his Iowa support would not be confined to the so-called sCummins faction. Several Allison Deliver adherents promptly announced that as matter Of state pride, if for no other reason, they
 would support the governors candidacy
 A umber of Iowans associated politically i With Governor Cummins, after confer ence tonight, stated that while they had ; not communicated with the governor on the subject, 1t had been determined to assume the responsibility of presenting the claim of Iowa for second place in the event there developed continued purpose ! 1 Washington to insist on an Iowa man.
 cummins' Conference. This conference was attended by Con- gressman E. H. Hubbard, Chairman Frank r. Woods of the republican state central committee former Representative George ] McCurtis, Robert Healy, delegate from the home city of Senator Deliver; Dele gate Samuel Drinker vice chairman of the state central committee A. D. Clarke, the second delegate from Senator Dolli- ver's district; Gardner Cowles of Des Moines, George c. Call, railroad commits sioner; w. l.. Eaton, J. C. Welliver and others.
 After the conference 1t was said on be- half of those present that communications have been coming to members of the Iowa delegation from all parts of their state indicating a development of senti- inent hostile to the attitude assumed by some of the anti-Cummins members of the delegation. It was stated that for the zt members of the delegation, the real an tagonism to the nomination of either Sen ator Deliver or Governor Cummlns is confined to three men.
 Basis of Harmony. The conference agreed that as a basis of harmony it should be understood that if Senator Deliver were nominated for vice president, Governor Cummins muss succeed him in the Senate, and in turn Senator Deliver be guaranteed the sup port of the Cummins element for return to the Senate following the retirement of Senator Allison, thus guaranteeing to Sen ator Deliver, as was claimed, that by ac- ceptIng the vice presidency he would not effect the termination of his own official career.
 On the other hand, it was proposed that if Governor Cummins were nominated for vice president, his followers would be sat isfed with the arrangement.
 It was also stated that Senator Borah had presented Governor Cummins' quail fications to President Roosevelt and that the suggestions had been warmly re- ceived
 There was much discussion during the day of the possibility of the nomination going again to Vice President Fairbanks.
 There is strong sentiment in his behalf,
 and many predict that he will again re-
 ceive the honor of the nomination unless
 the convention can be made to believe that if nominated he will decline. The
 vice president is doing his best to create
 this impression, and all inquiries meet
 with the uniform response that he will
 not accept.
 New York Unsettled.
 New York remains in it's unsettled and somewhat embarrassing position-pledged
 to the support of Governor Hughes for
 the presidential nomination, but more or
 less openly desirous, as far as the per-
 sonal preference of most of the delegates
 is concerned, of securing the nomination of Representative Sherman. There was
 to have been a caucus of the delegation at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, and thor notices for it were actually prepared, but
 tonight it was postponed, on the theory
 that the committee on credentials and
 resolutions would probably consume such
 time, and there was therefore no need of
 haste in taking formal action.