Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-13
on Last Of Hearinus,

Chicago, June 12.-The Republican
National committee today entered up
on the last stage Of hearing contests
and determined to finish its work In
this direction II possible before even-s
Ing. The contests remaining for de-
cision are several districts In Texas,
those from Virginia, Oklahoma, Ari-
iona, and Alaska. AS on yesterdays
proceedings the committee attracted
only a fair amount Of general inter,
est.
New York Republicans, both those.
on the convention field in Chicago and
the leaders, who still are at home,
were urged yesterday to get the state
solidly behind one of Its three vice
presidential possibilities and bring
him into the contest with Dolliver and
Fairbanks
These two, with Gov Hughes, Con-
gressman James s. Sherman, and
George B. Cortelyou, the three New
Workers., constitute the field from
which the party managers expect to
pick Mr.. Taft's running mate. Sena-
tor Do1lfver is recognized as the choice
of the secretary of war and of Presi-
dent Roosevelt at present, but 1t is
admitted that circumstances may
make the nomination Of New York
man, or of Vice President Fairbanks
advisable.
Corteyou now Is represented In Chi
cago by Louis A. Coolidge of the treas
ury department, who is working to
place his cheif on the ticket with the
knowledge that there Is no administra-
tion objection to It. Congressman
Sherman now has the backing of the
majority in the New York delegation
and Is represented here by William Z.
Ward, the advance agent Of the dele-
cation.
No Escape for Hughes7
Gov. Hughes came to the front in
spite of the efforts of his campaign
managers to keep him and this sub.
ject as widely separated as possible
Mr.. Hughes friends smile dismally
when the topic is mentioned, and they
! wave their hands as if to shoe 1t
away. It refused to shoo
1t was the direct, if unpleasant, con
sequence Of the governors success
yesterday with his racing bills. The
effort was to revive him vice presi
dentally, if not presidentially. An up
heavI of nature could not change the
presidential situation, with Taft as
sured of 533 delegates by the figures
of the "allies,'' but the legislatives sue
cess of the New York governor has
It's effect on the situation as affect
ing the second place.
New York has these three posi-
bilities, and Ward, as the most in
terested New Yorker on the scene
was told during the day to eliminate
two of them and get the state behind
him. The Republican leaders who arr
most in sympathy with the east wan
y Cortelyou. Ward has been interested
chiefly, If not entirely, in Sherman
and Hughes, entirely without his VOLTA
ton, is pushing himself ahead by hi.
own weight.
the home folks in New York, but ther,
Is not much chance that an agreemen
can be reached before the New Yorl
delegation reaches Chicago.
Iowa Fears a Vacuum.
While the Taft people prefer Sen
ator Dolliver to any of the other four
1t is realized that political expedienc
may make. it necessary for anothe
man to take the place. Iowa Reput
licans do not want to have their owl
local politics torn up by making
vacancy in the senate from that state
Mr.. Dolliver himself is said to prefe
to remain where he is at present an
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