The Cairo bulletin., 1908-06-17
CUMMINS PICKED
FORS[CONOPLACE
BOOM or IOWA GOVERNOR FEA-
TuaE or FACE FOR THE VICE
PRESIDENCY.
MAY NAME FAIRBANKS
Unless lie Can Convince Convention
That lie win Not Aecept-oil
Poured Upon Troubled Waters
of Iowa Factions.


Chicago. June 1G.-The bsom nj
Governor Cuumias Of iowa was the
distinctive feature q nbe day in tbr
contest for second place on tho ticket
and il received much favorable can.
isideratien %pn8tar Rorab of flab6.
who, early this morning started th,
Iaeitation On behalf Of the Iowa govern.
Tor. spent much If me day soundino
western delegations in bis baba,g aoJ
lat the c,lse Of tbo dav announced that
lle had fou1d much ,nco,,r,ga,,a,t
The mention of CnUmips nam. vas
,iaa,Ned with varying emotions nv tb4
members of fine I,,ya dalaoation aaJ
lid seen bncama evident th.f n NJ
,,a1t tha oo,ar,o,..s cor.li.lan, .to,,.l
ha more eoaro.tfcall,. .nrssal tt., I.,,,a
supporf would uof he confnsd to tha
en.callad Ci,u,,ius faoti,,
Several AIison-noJlfvor aJ1oren.s
IuromntIy announced that oe n,,tt., If
state plida if for ma otbar reason tbav
vopld snpport the aovsrnor.s caa1:
docv
A pumbrr cg rovane aoeociatol
,,oiitloaIr, with co,a,,t,s aftar 49,
conference topiott statad tho+ ,s,sr,
fhey han NOT communicated vim ~,
governor ON the subject no bol Lea.
lererninad to aee,,u5a tha ras,onsilfr n
ity If urasaptipa tho cl,in, of ror.s
far eacopd placa in tba a,opt tsat
thare davarcnel . continual r,rrasa
ION the mart Of tbe TAFT n,anaaar.
in Washineton IN insist rnon an Touo
man
Bae.e of Har,,on, A,raad Ilno,
This conference 1.ae attand,5 -,
IroneresstnaYY n n urbbarl cbai~.
man Frank W.Eods of tbe RenubIi.
can Stale Committee Former Rapra.
sentative George N Curtis Rohart
HeoK delegate from DolIiver's homo
city, Delegate sam D Ripikar yjca
chairman Of state central committee.
A. y Clarks second delegate from
DoIliyer's district. Gardner Cowies of
NIoines, Georgn G. C9II rail,.oad com !
misslouer w /, Eaton G Meli. /
yer and others
After = conferences If was ON bahalf
of those nrnsent that communications
have baen coming to members Of tba
Iowa dplecation from all narts nj
their state indicating JoveIon,nant
Of sentiment hostile IA tha attitnda nc.
summed NV same anti.Cummins dele
patcs II was stated that only tbrae
of tba o. daIao,t,s o,,poseJ tho nor,i.
nation Of either Dollfyer DIR Cummipg
The conference agreed that as
basis of harmony ii sboul1 he under.
stood that if DolIiver ware uouinataJ
r,,. vica rrasiIent C,,mfnine must spc
coed him in the senate and in turn
pol1itsr ha ouar,utaad tho eupport ~
the cummirs element for return to
.bo senate following tbe retirement of
Allison inns onarapteeing to DaIIi-
YER as claimed. that nv acceuting the
.ica urasila1rv ne would NOT effect a
his own official carer.
President Said To Be Wilpno.
on the other hand If was pronosel
hat if Cummins were nominated for
vice president. his followers would
,e satisfied with the arrangements
II was also stated that Senator
3orab had presented Cummins ouali
ications tn President Roosevelt AMI
hat tha SUGGESTION had chen warmly
.aceivpd
There was much discussion during ;
ne dav Of tbe possibi.ity Of the nom.
nation poina again to Vice President
There is strong senH.
nent in his behalf and many pradicf
10 will again receive the nomination
nless the convention can be made
o believe that if nominated he will .
erline The vice president is doing /
is best to create this impression and \
II inauiries meet with the uniform ,
e i'o,sg ~. ,''., ''r $500. ",,, no. I,.sr'' ,, n