Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-20
a ADMINISTRATION
PICKED SHERMAN
THE NEW YORK CONGRESSMAN
WAS NOMINATED ON THE FIRST
BALLOT AT 1924 THIS FORE
NOON
LRY j. X. poueHERTY.l

Chicago, June 19.-(Special)- after
running after an Iowa man for second
place on the ticket for week, the
administration, last night, took a
change Of front and announced that
1t would go elsewhere for vice presi-
dental nominee. This action came as
a surprise to the Iowa delegation as
1t had patched up a harmony program
and had sincerely united in a plan to
place the name of Governor Cummins,
before the convention as Iowa's candi-
date. Then conference was held.
with Frank H. Hitchcock, represent
ing the administration, and after
Hitchcock had taken time to reach
the ears Of other administration
leaders he brought back the answer
to the Iowa delegation that there was
nothing doing.
1t was not known until late at
night that the administration had
decided 1t would not come to Iowa for
a vice presidential nominee. After
the caucus in the morning aala lsteI.
caucus was held at night In which it
was decided to withdraw the name of
Dolliver and present the name Of Gov
Cummins as Iowa's candidate for
second place on the ticket. Hitchcock
was seen by George D. Perkins and
Joe R. Lane, representing the Iowa
delegation and the quiet Taft manager
mcde the announcement that the ad-
ministration forces had decided an
Iowa man should not be the nominee.
The caucus held in the morning was
not attended by the entire delegation,
and for this reason a called meeting
was held last night in order to take
some action binding the delegation
upon the vice presidential proposition
Lafayette Young offered the follow.
ing resolution which differed litMa
from the wording Of the resolution
adopted in the morning, with the ex.
ception that whereas the morning
resolution was made binding merely
ION those present the resolutions of
last evening were made binding on
the delegation.
Resolved. That A. B. Cummins is
the choice Of the Iowa delegation for
vice president, and that Robert Healy
present his name to the convention
There were IS of the rs members
of the delegation present, Hazen T.
Sawyer Of ,Keokuk being absent. This
resolution was adopted by a vote OF
18 to Z.
Simmons Offers Resolution.
Frank Simmons then offered the fol.
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That Hon. George d
Perkins is hereby authorized and in
structed to withdraw the name of Mr.
Dolliver from the convention in ac
cordance with the wishes Of Senator
Dolliver as expressed in letter now
in the possession of the chairman oi
this delegation.
This was decided on by vote ot
iS to 6.
Joe r. Lane made motion that
the two resolutions be adopted unani
mously by the delegation. On the
motion to withdraw Delivers name
an agreement was reached without +
dissenting voice.
After the delegation adjourned
Major Lacey announced that he would
vote for Cummins for vice presidency
but he added, 81 do not think he has
chance to get the nomination.
George D. Perkins and Joe R. Lane
then went to see Hitchcock and tolt
him what had been done-that lowe
was ready to present the name O
Cummins for vice president, provided
such action met with the approval o
Secretary Taft. Mr.. Hitchcock sait
he would let the Iowans know abou
the result in a short time
The Iowans then sent out feelers
Nebraska, Wisconsin, South Dakot;
and number of other states wer,
ready to vote for Cummins.
When they returned from thei
scouting expedition at midnight tn;
administration ultimatum was await
ing them.