The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1908-05-20
FAIRBANKS WILL
NOT WITHDRAW
Statement Issued by Sem
ator Hemenway.
WON'T ACCEPT SECOND PLACE
Is in the Race to Win PreSi-
Dental Nomination or
Lose ALL,

Washington, d. c., May 16.-Vic6
President Fairbanks, according to an
announcement made by Senator James
A. Hemenway, of Indiana, one of his
closest political advisers, will con-
tinue to be a candidate for the Repub-
lican nomination until the National
Convention assemblies in Chicago on
June 16.
The Vice President and his support
ers were greatly incensed over a story
sent out by the Associated Press re-
Gently which, in their opinion, tended
to convey the impression upon Repub-
licans that Mr.. Fairbanks might be
induced to withdraw as a candidate
in favor of Secretary Taft. They were
equally perturbed over a story tele-
graphed to the New York Sun from
indianapolis two or three days ago to
the same general effect.
In order to offset any misconception
of the Vice Presidents purpose they
decided to issue a formal statement,
and it was given out under the au-
thorship of Senator Hemenway. 1t
reads as follows:
"The friends of Vice President
Fairbanks feel that they have a right
to complain of two stories telegraph
ed throughout the country, one from
Washington and one from Indianapo-
lis, each with the same obvious pur-
pose. The Indianapolis story was to
the effect that the friends of the Vice
President were about to withdraw his
name from consideration in connec-
ton with the Presidential nomination.
mo friend of the Vice President at
Indianapolis or elsewhere was given
an opportunity to be heard on this
widely telegraphed report, which is
absolutely without foundation in fact.
"The second story is that the
friends Of the Vice President had been
in negotiation with a view to the
nomination of Mr.. Fairbanks for the
second place on the ticket. Several
gentlemen of prominence are mention
cd In connection with this story, any
one of whom, II he had been asked
about it, would have denied it en-
phatically, since there is not the
least basis of truth for It,"
Politicians place but one construc-
ton upon the second portion of Mr..
Hemenway's statement, and that is
that Mr.. Fairbanks, in the event of
his defeat for the Presidential nomina-
ton, will not permit his name to go on
the ticket in second place.
During the past week or two we'll
founded reports of preliminary ne
gotiations looking to the denomination
of Mr.. Fairbanks as Vice President on
the ticket with Secretary Taft have
been in circulation. 1t is known that
this question was under consideration
tentatively at least, by some of the
supporters of Mr.. Taft, and was even
looked upon with favor by some of tn
friends of cir. Fairbanks But Mr..
Hemenway's statement apparently dis
poses Of the proposition.
If this construction of the Senator's
language is correct-and 1t is a safe
thing to say the Vice President read
the statement before it was put out
to-night-Mr. fairbanks is assuming
an attitude which will be generally
commended
1t seems to practical politicians that
he could not with much grace accept
second place on the ticket after hav-
ing made such a determined and pro-
longed canvass for first place, espec-
tally since he is now concluding a
term as Vice President.
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