Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-17
TAFT WILL SELECT VICE.
Many Rcasons to Believe cun,mins Will
Be Choice. M

Be Choice.
| Special to Times Republican.
Chicago, June fit has been de-
cided by the people in charge of ar
rangements for the convention busi-
ness that after the nomination of the
candidate for president, an adjourn
ment shall be taken before the question
of the vice presidency is taken up.
This is an unusual proceeding in i1a-
tional conventions, because, as rule,
it is difficult to keep delegates in the
city after the nomination Of president
and the adoption of the platform. Or
dinarily, therefore, the convention pro-
ceeds at once into the business of NOM
mating Q. candidate for vice president,
and is then ready to adjourn.
Taft Will Name Man.
But conditions are different In this
convention. The administration and
the Taft organization expect to select
the vice presidential candidate, but
they are not in position to make their
selection known until after the reso-
lutions have been adopted and the
president nominated. Therefore, it will
be necessary, after the president is
named, to take recess, in order that
the instructions from ultimate author
ity may be passed along the line to the
delegates. Nobody questions that the
conventions choice will be the choice
which is, indicated to it from Wash
ington.
May Delay Till Friday.
The candidate for president will
probably be nominated Friday. when
a recess is likely to be taken either
until Saturday or with the purpose
of holding a night session Friday
night, to nominate the vice president.
AS matters stand now, the convention,
if left to itself, would probably NOM
mate Fairbanks for second place.
There are, however, two serious OBJ
stacles. One is that the administration
does not want Fairbanks, and the
other is that Fairbanks does not want
the nomination. Consequently, the
people most closely in touch with the
plans Of the Taft managers understand
that the vice presidential selection will
probably lie between Senator Dolliver
and Governor Cummins, Of Iowa.
Iowa Delegation Gets Together.
The most important development
this forenoon was the practical agree
ment of the Iowa delegation to unite
in support of Governor Cummins. pro-
vided he is finally indicated as the
administration choice. The governors
friends have specified that he shall not
be placed before the convention unless
they givt, the word; and their purpose
is that he will not be nominated un-
less they are assured that he is the
man whom Secretary Taft and Pres
ident Roosevelt favor. This arrange
ment is considered to take Senator
Dollver entirely out Of the situation
and to reduce the vice presidential
field to two serious possibilities-Fair-
banks and Cummins.
Why cummins is Needed.
Senator Borah, of Idaho. who is now
recognized as the administration
spokesman in the matter of the vice
presidency choice. today gave out the
following authorized statement:
"In view of all the circumstances 1t
is particularly necessary that Cover
nor Cum,mins be named vice president.
In the first place the whole country
knows him as the original exponent OF
the tariff plan which will be crystalfzec
in the tariff plank of this platform. In
the second place, Governor Cummins Is
particularly strong with organized la
bor thruout the country, and organ
lied labor will need consideration be-
cause. whether an ti-injunction
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