The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-15


from Fort Dodge last Friday, Senator
Long today manifested a disposition to
weaken in his advocacy of the Iowa
Senator. He did not say in exact
fNAeds thai he would cease his efforts,
biz. he did express\sympathy with the
IoV4 Republicans. sHd he was by no
meanS& so determined as formerly IN
nreesInS the claims of his friend. 1t
was asSersAi BY others THAI before the
cIosa ~ ma day Deliver would put
himself in Communication with his
boomers and that he would positively
saV mar ha would dedline tine nomina-
tion If tendeysN. The indications now
ar hat he wiif.not have to go to so
great an extreme. but that a simple
reonest from hfn viii be sufficient to
induca them to. ceaseN their efforts IN
his behalf.
: with DoIIiver Oui of the way the con
test nnrroyss practically NF"irbnnks
Mummy and sherman. with .Fairbanks
declaring emphaticnlIy over theAIong us
t.nce ,uhone that he will not accept
second place II rendered him. Senator
Hemenway is his spokesman here' anu
he said:
1T have stated a thousand times Nhat
the Yice-Presideut would not accept IL
nominated; | can now only relterAte,
and that l do with all the emphaslsNa '
my command"
Mr. Fairbanks's friends say that thefe
will be a revulsion of sentiment against
what they characterize as the presenA
policy of debating the national hoini-
nees from Washington, and they con-
tend that il he holds himself superior
10 present inducements and MAINTAINS
a dignlhed position of opposition TO TINS
plan hi will be most eligible Tor the nrst
nlace four wears hence. They admit,
however. that the Vice-President would
he nlaced in an embarrassing position
nv the tender of the nomination. Among
those on the ground who are urging
his candidacy are the Republican can
didates for state offices in Indiana, in
Guiding the ~gubernatorial candidate,
Mr.. Watson. They are representing the
necessity of naming Mr.. Fairbanks In
the interest of themselves and the party
In that state.
McCarter TO Nominate Murphy.
Mr. Murphy's name will be placed in
nomination for Vice-President at the
national Republican convention by for
ner Senate Thomas n. McCarter,
president OF the Public Service Cor
poration of New Jersey. who is here as
a delegate from TIE third district OF
New Jersey. Mr.. MeCarter has been
here since last week. aiding the Muir
pby boom. and has been consulting
with Mr.. Murphy and Alfred n. Dali
rymple constantly.
Other candidates for the vice -presi-
Dental nomination have been sitting VI
and taking notice the last few days 0l
the Murphy boom. While the Others
have had their names blazoned in the
-wspap as sure winners, Mr.. Muir
ply and some of the most Influential
Republican leaders have been workinf
quietly and have been corralling dele
gates, until Mr.. Murphy today has
promises of 352. thus giving him II sub
stnntinl FIGHTING basis, far stronger than
that of any of his rirnIs. even including
the New York candidates.
Murphy Headquarters Alive.
The Murphy headquarters in the
Auditorium Annex are the most promi
nent of any. They are close to the
lobby of the hotel, only a short flight
of easy stairs from the lobby, and sc
located hat the feature of the Muir
ply headquarters can be brought tc
the attention of the crowds in tbs
lobby. This ho'el and the lobby in Il
are the centres of convention life, Sc
the advantageous location of the head
quarters can be easily realized.
Moreover, tie APARTMENT is one of thu
fipest in the establishment. and is
known as the Green Room" On the
floor is a thick velvet carpet ant