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nate Secretary Taft. The allies denied the
report, though as matter Of fact several
Of them said they wished they GOULD confirm
Y Gen. Stewart L.. woodford, for Gov.
ne Issued she following abatement:
"A conference was held this morning
among the representatives Of all the oan-
dldetes for tho Presidency except Secretary
Taft. II was unanimously decided to oon-
tinue the fight oil along the line until the
convention shall have made It's nomination.
'From reports received from all the
delegates already on the ground. as well as
those on their way from all parts OF the
country, We are convinced that no nomina'
tion will be made on the first ballot
Gen. Woodford, who arrived this morn
ing. said: Il win, II I live, place Gov Hughes
in nomination for President. AS for this
Wce-Presidential talk concerning the Gov.
ernor we all know that he has announced
positively that he would not accept the
have known the Governor all my life. |
was his instructor in law school. have
been in touch with him throughout his
career. When he says he cannot and he
will not he means it. Let's hear no more
Of this Vloe-Presidential talk"
The Vice. Presidential nomination has
not been settled, by any means. II the New
Workers. can unite on candidate they can
have the place. There is no dispute over
this conclusion. William L. Ward and Lucius
n. Littauer are booming Representative
James s. Sherman and hustling for him,
pet sack Of Sherman buttons are one OF the
attractions of the hotels There are two
stories about Ward. One Is that he really
is trying his level best for Sherman OF New
York and the other is that he is secretly
working to turn the New Workers over to
another Sherman. Lieut.-Gov. l.. Y. sher-
NJ The g. tip that the Great White Chief be-
lisves that Senator Dolliver Of Iowa should
be the man is still abroad in the land
and opened headquarters in the Auditorium
Annex. John G. Montgomery; Thomas F.
Watkins and James j. McEvilly are Ham,
mond's chief boomers. Montgomery said:
I'VE are in this fight 10 win. Mr.. Ham,
mond will be PLACED in nomination by George
Utah met yesterday and unanimously in
dorsed Mr.. Hammond A large number
of the Pennsylvania delegates are working
for Mr.. Hammond, and when this delega-
ton meets on Monday resolution will be
offered in the interest OF Mr.. Hammond
Dolth Atherton from Scranton. Pa, dole
gate. and Thomas II. Watkins Of Scranton,
@ member Of the commission appointed by
President Roosevelt to settle the arthra-
cite strike troubles, are in the city working
for the Hammond nomination.
The interest in the Vice-Presidentia
nomination, however. is centred in the
New York delegation. The discussion over
Hughes. however. will not down. 1t was
revived late to-day by Arthur I vorys,
Taft's Ohio manager and Harry Daugherty.
another buoyant Taft Ohioan.
Then ex-Gov, Franklin Murphy OF New
Jersey Ia not to be overlooked, although his
chances are declared to be dreadfully re-
mote.
The New Workers are to meet in caucus
on Monday afternoon to name a candidate
for Vice President. Mr., Ward and Mr..
the long distance telephones all day with
William Barnes, Jr.. Of Albany and Repre-
sentative Herbert Parsons Of New York
Louis F. Payn, the field marshal Of Columbia
county, says the talk Of Representative
Jim Sherman is little short OF ridiculous
Other New Workers say that the Jim Sher-
man boom Is only another of the chicken
gumbo soup games. mysterious and gooey
OF Ward and Littauer se