The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-16
viee-PreslaentlaI Problem.

dentIal situation has continued today to maintain its puzzling position. It has presented new aspect for almost every hour of the day. but at no time has 1t shown a disposition to become less complicated.
 Senator Deliver has today. as for some time past. been the center of the complication. and 1t is generally admit ted that there will be no solution until he is either nominated or enteirely eliminated from the equation. Tn the early hours of the morning it looked as if the Iowa Senator was out of the race. but when, soon afterwards, the news came from Washington that there had been Q declaration from the White House that the candidate for the second place must come from Iowa. the boom was given a renewal of life and the Senator's friends were willing to say that his nomination was assured.
 The Washington news was apparent ly without effect upon the Iowa friends of Senator Deliver. who do not want him to accept a place on the ticket. and they refused to attach much signih- canoe to the Washington pronounce ment. The Deliver boomers gave just as little heed to a letter of their favorite in which he authorized the delegation to withdraw his name if 1t should be presented.
 All told. therefore. the developments in the Deliver candidacy were not sat- isfactory, and 1t was generally con- ceded that Senator Long. who is stifl the champion. of the Iowa Senator. had spoken correctly when he expressed the opinion that time would be necessary to solve the Deliver problem.
 The announcement that the President would ask that Governor Cummins be nominated If Senator Deliver should not be. aroused interest, but the mem bers of the Allison -Dolliver faction would not for a moment consider this contingency.
 If senatof Deliver sholld be elimi- hated the contest as now presented would likely be between Vice-President Fairbanks and Representative Sher- man of New York. and both received much encouragement during the day. ri was stated on behalf of Mir. Fair- banks that if nominated he would not accept.
 The Platform.
 Chicago, June 15.-The i've most important blanks of the Republican platform formulated by President Rooseyelt and Secretay Taft and drafted by Wade H. Ellis, Attorney General of Ohio, and now In the pos session of prospective members of the Resolutions Committee of the Natinal GOuKSnllOn NAS NOAS- with given.
 They are the blanks on trusts. anti injunction, railroad rates. tariff revision and currency.
 The trust plank is as follows;
 The Republican party passed the Sherman antitrust law over Demo- cratic opposition, and enforced 1t af- ter Democratic dereiiction. It has been a wholesome instrument for good in the hands of a wise and fearless ad- ministration, but experience has shown that its effectiveness can be strength ened and it's real objects better att tained by such admendments as win give to. the Federal Government great CT supervision and control over. and secure greater publicity In the manage ment oe that class of interstate corpor- ations having power and opportunity to effect monopolies. and at the same time will not interfere with the exist ence of associations among business
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