The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-18
FAIRBANKS OR
GOV. CUMM|NS
That's the Way the Vice Pres
identiaI Nomination Looked
Last Night.
FORMER STILL DECLINING
SEEMINGLY FINE OPPORTUNITY
FOR DARK HORSE.


a letter from Vice President Fairbanks.
reiterating his 'irrevocable determination"
not TO again be a candidate for the of
flee he now holds. was the most import
ant development of the day in connec-
ton with the vice presidential nomina-
ton. The letter was addressed to Mr..
Fairbanks manager, Joseph B. Healing
and the fun text follows
indianapolis, June 10, 190S.-My Dear
MI keallng-I appreciate fully the COM
pllment paid me by my friends in their
lnslstence that ] should accept a renom-
nation for vice president, yet my deter
mlnation not 10 be a candidate again, as
announced before the close of the last
session Of congress, through you, is abso-
lutely irreyOcable.
My conclusion does not grow out of
any want of appreciation of the honor,
for the vice presidency is an honor which
any man may well covet No one is obliged
10 step down TO II.
I have enjoyed the great honor which
came 10 me unsought and by the undiv-
ided voice of my party. for all of which
I am profoundly grateful.
Is Deeply Touched.
This renewed expression of the conf
dence of my friends touches me most
deeply. They need no assurance that
l have come to the conclusion 1 have
reached deliberately, and ] trust that the
vanced will commend themselves to their
approval I am the more confirmed in
the wisdom of my conclusion because of
the fact there is no party or public exig-
ency which would seem TO suggest con-
trary course.
Accept for yourself and friends my
grateful appreciation of your generous,
unfailing and loyal support.
i remain. faithfully your friend.
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS"
similar letter was written by the
vice-president TO Senator Hemenway
Still Booming Him.
The vice presidents letter is not differ
ent from various expressions made in
less formal manner by him in the past
few days. and. while he was accepted Sc
TiOusly and he was given full credit for
sincerity, it did not have much effect in
changing the determination of his ad
miTers to press his nomination in the
event of the naming of Secretary Taft for
the first place. Accordingly there were
as many prophecies after the promulga-
ton of the letter as before, that the vice
president would in the end be called upon
to succeed himself 1t was confidently
asserted that he would not decline
unanimous nomination
While this is the general sentiment OF
those who have been supporting the vice
president. largely outside of Indiana, II
remains a fact that his close friends who
have been managing his campaign Tor
the presidency openly declare that the
letter must be accepted as final and dell
mite in relieving him from consideration
for second place.
LATE Young Wires Roosevelt.
Lafayette Young, deIegate-at-large
from Iowa. today received a telegram
from Secretary Loeb. which stated that
President Roosevelt had not expressed
desire 10 see Governor Cummins name
on the ticket, or that of any other party.
ell
Spouse 70 a telegram from Mr.. Young
in which the latter asked for an eXplane-
ton of the presidents attitude on the
vice presidential nomination. Following
is the text Of Mr.. LOeb's message:
The president has not expressed any
opinion for or against any candidate Tor
the vice presidency and will no more eX-
press an opinion against Cummins than he
would against Senator DoillEeT -
Mr. Young, who has heretofore been
classed among the opponents OF Governor
Cummins said tonight that he would do
nothing TO prevent the latter nOmlna-
The developments of the day did not
materially alter the vice presidential sit
nation and the opinion tonight Is as IL
was this morning, that the nomination Will
go 10 either Vice President Fairbanks or
Governor Cummlns.
New York Out of It.
The failure by New York to caucus on
the vice presidential situation Is regarded
as practically eliminating that state from
the contest New York was in position
where. if her men could get together on
the proposition, they might have named
the candidate. but they could not get to-
gether Friends OF Representative James
5. Sherman appear 10 be a strohs ma
iOrity in the delegation, but they seem
unable to make il unanimous There were
some of the delegates still for Secretary
Cortelyou; others talked of State Chair
man Woodruff and there was mention In
the strictly Hughes portion OF the nom
nation of General Woodruff who is eX-
pected TO place the name of Governor
Hughes before the convention.
The only possibility of New Yorks get
ting the second place on the ticket lay
i'm an unanimous movement for soma
man. The last possibility OF such unan-
unity apparently vanished today, and
Chairman Woodruff announced that the
delegation would not caucus at all
Guild Won't Quit.
1t was said today that telegram to
Edward Glines, who is regarded as Gov
ernOr Guilds personal representative IN
the Massachusetts delegation, expressed
the governors intention to stand by MS
vice presidential boom until the last gun
was fired The lines nave been drawn
substantially between east ana west III
the situation. and New York being prac-
ticallv out of IT, il became an interesting
upon any man who could rally also sup
port from the west and south. In this
connection the names of Governor Guild
I and Ex-Governor Murphy Of New Jersey
were most frequently mentioned.
I The steady tendency of the day, how
ever was plainly toward the selection OF
/ a western man, and the names IN the
forefront tonight are those of Fairbanks
Of Indiana and Cummins of Iowa, WITH
Fairbanks appareLly in the lead
The California delegation in executive
! session today decided by unanimous vote
TO cast its vote for George A. Knight OF
+ San Francisco for vice president. Other
western states are expected 10 get II
line for Mr.. Knight. the Californians
also count upon the support OF a number
of southern delegations for Mr.. knight
in return for the vote of that state today
in opposition TO the Burke resolution.
Making Final Effort.
There were rumors tate tonight of Z
further effort to get the New York state
/ delegation together behind the candidacy
. of Sherman, and il was reported thai
State Chairman Woodruff might, aftel
I al nrasauf Chermau's name to the con