Albuquerque citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1907-1909, 1908-05-06
FAIRBANKS TO SECOND
PLACE ON TAFT
TICKET
He Has Been Approached
With. Offer of ViCe-PTeSi-
dtnCy If He Quits Race.
ALLIED FORCE
Is BREAKING UP

Washington, May 6.-The last sol
emn rites are practically all that now
remain for the Fairbdnks- Cannon
F"raker-K Knox presidential combina-
,,Jn. al sorry stdte of the alliance
was disclose today when rumor
was permitted to ooze gently from the
Fairbanks camp that the ,ice presi 70
dent was being approached by the
Taft boom, which was ardently seek
ing to attach him to the second place
on that ticket. The Taft press agents
paused long enough in their labors
t. insist they didn't know anything
about it,
The allies" have been allies in
name only for some weeks. The
breach in the combination developed
Immediately after the Floraa conven-
tion. 1t was charged then that
Hughes had been instrumental in
sending Peabody Wetmorc, . negro
lawyer Of New York City. To that con-
vention IN an effort to b,pcL instruc-
tions for Foraker Hughes, while not
an active member of the combination
was regarded as in sympathy with its
objects When this evidence of in
torference was discovered mere was
trouble in the Foraker div son SEN
ator Dick. Foraker's maUugei, had
Representative Mckinley. Represent
ative Burke and senator Hcmenway,
managers for Cannon, Knox and Fair
banks, respectively, cooped up In his
committee room within an nour. SEN
ator Crane, general manager of the
alliance, also was present
Dick Made Them Angry.
Dick read the riot act to them. He
insisted that unless there was no in
reference with the pledgipg of south
ern delegates to Foraker, the alliance
might as well take down its s,gn and
go out of business. The negro dele
gates belonged rightfully To Foraker
he contended, and any attempt to split
the strength in the south would end
in disaster
Hem' nway and Crane Left the con-
ference in a huff" 1t also brought a
broadside from Knox, whb announced
coldly that if the allies" continued
their campaign Of fighting the presi-
dent il would wind ,up in a wreck
The conference marked the beginning
of the end. An effort was made only
a short time ago to strengthen the or
Sanization by enlisting the services of
LaFollette. Overtures w=re made to
the Wisconsin senator and induce
ments held out 20 him il he would
work in the interests Of the combina-
tion in certain territory. The terri
tory was to include Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, North and South Dakota, Ne
braska and Kansas. LaFollette re-
fused,
Stin Have a Press Agent.
Driven to desperation, the allies"
sought to shell the political We DDS by
making a strong show of activity and
giving evidences that all Was har-
mony within their ranks. They en-
gagged a press agent Jointly and for
several weeks have been actively
striving 70 keep up with the output
from the Taft men. Th. publicity
agent Is practically the only tie that
now binds the four aspiran;S. An in
dication of the desperate plight to
which the allies are reduced Is seen
in their present willingness h throw
up their hats and cheer for the prin-
ciples laid down by Senator Bourne.
They are willing to swallow even a
second-eiective-ter argument II only
they can beat Taft All their efforts
now are directed 70 this end.