New-York tribune., 1908-06-18
TAFT TO CHOOSE MATE
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# was repeated from mouth to mouth through
out the evening
Some members of the Illinois delegation. on
the other hand, decided that Senator burrows
selection unquestionably indicated that the ad-
rninictration had it's eye Governor Deneen'
and in some quarters there was entertainer :"
pleasant anticipation of Mr. Deneens oens
ra,,,oved from the political equation in Illinois
This boom however found most favor with the
-Deneen faction in Illinois. The enthusiastic
cheering of the President during senator
Lodges speech added to the conVictioh vi 'iio
more thoughtful that the Taft administration
forces would be able to thoroughly coiiiiia"u
.bo situation whenever they got ready 10 take a
hand and that some person not yet mentioned
might be brought forward by them Ihls pro'eu
depressing to the managers OF already eS''o
lished serious booms such. for instance as tho'o
of vicePresident Fairbanks and Representative
chairman and some of the advocates OF these
movements insisted that it was useless for them
:. do moro until they learned the wishes of the
Presidential nominee.
DISAPPROVE HUGHES'S TELEGRAM-
The attitude of Governor Hughes in replying
as he did to the telegram of Representative al
sons has not increased the Governors popularity
with the members of the delegation from MS
state who say that his attitude, however logl-
cal II may he is not dictated by realization
of the practical situation, and that without
douh+less Intending to do the Governor Is
merely preventing Jim" Sherman's nomination.
The Taft people. however. say that Whatever
might be the effect of Mr.. Hughes course uhuer
such circumstances, it is rash Judgment 10 say
that the Governors course Is the ohly ops'aeie
to Mr. Sherman's nomination
The nresent programme Of the Taft people is
70 make the selection of the Vice-Presdential
candidate at a, separate session of the conVeh-
+ion 70 he held on Friday They expect that the
platform will be adopted and the freSlueh'i'i
candidate nominated tomorrow and that adj
tournment will then be taken until noon on Fri
dav. when the candidate for second place Will
ba chosen This complain the allies is TO
olive the committee on arrangements an oppor-
tunitv to perfect and issue it's orders.
The friends of Ex-Governor Franklin Murphy
Of New Jersey are jubilant tonight at the i'm
proved prospect of making Mr. Murphy the can
didate for Vice President A. " DalryHplt' the
NIurnhv manager saws that the withdrawal OF
yicepresident Fairbanks from the race means
that Mr. Murphy will be Taft's running mate
"There was a tentative agreement between
the Fairbanks and Murphy men that II we
couldnt nominate Murphy we would swing to
Fairbanks" said Mr. Dalrymple tonight. While
we have no distinct pledge that the Fairbanks
men Will return the compliment and help us
nominate Mr. Murphy, we feel assured that that
is what will come to pass. Mr. Murphy was in
consultation to-day with some of the New York
leaders and learned that there was absolutely
no hope on their part of uniting on candidate
for Vice President. TIE delegates are instruct
ed for Governor Hughes, and will vote for him
until a President is named 1t will then be too
late for them to get together on a candidate for
Vice President. We certain of some of the
New York delegates. We received to-day as
surrances from Charles F. Brooker. the Connect
icut leader that the Connecticut delegates would
vote for Mr.. Murphy on the first ballot
THE strength OF Murphy on the first ballot
is going to be a big surprise ali around
The New Jersey delegates have made ar
rsngements with the Alabama delegation for
New Jersey to take the place of Alabama on
the rocali. and Mr.. Murphy doubtless will be
the first one to be nominated for Vice-President
The Murphy headquarters thronged o-nisht
with callers