Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-19
Governor Cummins' Name Not
Presented After Perkins Fatal
Message to White House
DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE WEST
When Stampede to Sherman Set II
Protests Flooded White House -
Either DoIIiver or cummins Could
Have Been Named But for Perkins,
Young, Et. Al.
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Convention Hall, Chicago. June -.
From the minute when the presiden.
tial nomination was made, the undivid-
ed interest of delegates, managers and
politicians was centered around the
vice presidency. All night long the
maneuvering continued. The man-
ayers were divided and unable to agree
among themselves. The washington
end of the management wanted Dolli-
yer or Cummins, while the Chicago
end seemed to be utterly paralyzed in
all efforts to carry out the orders. The
story was that Frank Hitchcock want
ed Sherman, of New York, because he
thought Sherman's nomination would
assure huge campaign fund, which
Mr.. Hitchcock will manage in his ca
pacity as national chairman.
West Protested in Vain.
From west and middle west went up
ors Of states. congressman, delegates
and state leaders from all over the
west, fairly deluged Washington with
kilograms in protest: "You have ;giv-
en- the east the president, and now
you give 1t the vice president; what
do you expect will save the west -
That was one argument. Tho other
was: do you expect that member
of the rules committee Of the do-nOth-
ing congress will help the party?"
William r. Nelson. owner Of the
Kansas City Star, went to Charles Taft
and fatty told him that with Sherman
on the ticket there would not be the
ghost Of show to carry Missouri. Sen-
ators Brown, of Nebraska, and Borah,
of Idaho, protested that the west was
being driven over to the democracy as
fast as possible by this sort Of proceed
ings."
A Sherman Stampede.
Hitchcock and Vorys felt hopeless
in the face of the Sherman stampede.
which broke out the instant the pres-
idency was disposed Of. They had
orders to head it off, Burton, Of Ohio,
insisted western man should be
brought out by the Taft people, but
even the Ohio delegation was reported
breaking to Sherman.
Minnesota was prepared to name
Frank B. Kellogg, but this was CON-
tingent on his being publicly accepted
as the administration choice. The
center Of the fight was Iowa. Wash
ington wanted Dolliver first and would
easily have secured his nomination but
for the opposition Of few members
of the Iowa delegation who had been
from the very first opposed to Dolliver
for fear it would let Cummins into the
senate.
Treachery to Cummins.
The Iowans caucused two or three
times and finally agreed to support
Cumnins. This action was STAYED OH
till late at night, when the Sherman
movement had carried all before IT
Even then, when near midnight word
came that Washington might yet tale
Iowa at it's word and set its forces at
work for Cummins, the enemies Of
Cummins in the Iowa delegation gave
out to the press that the endorsement
of .Cummins had been Withdrawn by
Iowa.
Iowa was put out Of the consideration
and from that movement It was plain
that Sherman would be the winner.
When the convention opened this mor-
ming all was In readiness for the
stampede which carried Sherman to.
victory.
Cumming Name Not Presented.
Cummins was not presented when
Iowa was called on. The thing which
finally prevented the vice presidential
from coming to Iowa was
the following telegram to Roosevelt in
reply to a demand for Dolliver, by
George D. Perkins:
"The following members Of the Iowa
delegation authorize me to protest in
the strongest terms against the se-
lection of Senator Dolliver for the
vice presidency"
The following names were given by
Perkins as authority: George D. Per-
kins. Lafayette Young Frank w. Sins
mons, Hazen l. Sawyer, Horace 8.
Rand. Frank w. Ellis, David Brant,
Eugene Shafter, James r. Guthrie.
Ernest R. Moore, g. wertheim, John r.
Lacey Milton A. McCord. L. N.
Hayes, John w. Harvey, Frank VI.
Abbott, j. S. Dewell and L. r. Potter.
Mr. Hayes is the only progressive N
the list. Ellis favored trying to
the vice presidency for Iowa a.d
signed because ne was led to believe
it would help instead Of shut the doors
in the face OF the state. which was
the effect because the White 1Ious3
gave UP the effort to stop the reaction
ary tide to Sherman when the Iowa
quarrel resulted in the telegram sent
by Perkins.
lows: Sherman Is. Murphy 4, duild Z.
OF the Iowa delegation. More. Quade.
Clark, Webster. Hayes. Shafter and
Sawyer voted for Guild; Deweh, Pot
ter, Simmons and Rand tse Nufphy,
the others fer 6hssunaA