Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-16

tration prefers either DoIliver y
or Governor cummins of Iowa >
for the nomination for the vice y
presidency.
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Chicago, June Is. A new
turn was given the vice presiden-
tial speculation shortly after noon
! today when intimation was receiv-
ed from Washington that the
President desired the nomination
of either Senator Dolliver or Gov
ernor Cummins. The Iowa friends
of the senator were greatly sur
prised by the announcement, but
were unmoved by it. Chairman
Perkins Of the Iowa delegation ex-
presses the opinion that Iowa will
oppose Delivers selection even
in the face of the Presidents pre-
ference for him. "We cannot con-
sent to his nomination" he said,
and added this decision was as
much in Delivers interest as in
the interests OF the party.
The Allison-Dolliver delegates
from Iowa do not take any more
kindly to the suggestion said to
emenate from the White House at
Washington that Cummins might
be nominated for vice president
than that Dolliver might be given
the place, but their reasons are
different. They do not take kindly
to comforting this honor upon
Cummins, they say, because if
nominated many members of this
faction would on that account re-
fuse to support the national ticket.
Chicago. June 15.-The convention
TO name new Republican candidate
for president Of the United States is
at hand. The gathering will be called
to order tomorrow by Chairman New
of the Republican National committee,
who will introduce Senator Bur
rows of Michigan, temporary chair
man. Burrows will make an extend
ed speech designed to embody the key
note of the coming notable campaign
and proclaim the principles and
achievements of the Republican party,
during Its many years Of existence.
Burrows will announce the impor.
tant committees Of the convention.
which will adjourn. until such time as
the credentials committee is ready to
report. 1t Is certain the committee
will not be able to report on perma.
nent roll call until Thursday at the
very earliest, if the "allies" opposed
to Taft insist upon their announced
determination of presenting at least
$50 of the original 229 contested dele
gates cases to the committee. There
is likelihood the permanent organi
cation may be deferred until Friday.
Taft on First Ballot.
just as soon as the permanent list
of delegates is concluded the nomina
tions for president will be in order
The managers of the Taft campaign
profess to have not the slightest
doubt as to the results of the first
ballot and declared they have no ap
prehension as to the action of the
credentials committee upon the con
tested delegations. The "allies" how
ever, continue to maintain bold front
and declare not until the first ballot
IS ended will the admit defeat.
Platform building and the welding
of opinion as to the most available
vice presidential candidate to be put
in nomination for selection by votes
of the delegates in the open conven
tion also are occupying and directing
the influence of the various state dele
cations today.
The .-:.uation as to vice presiden,
continues quite remarkable in it's as
poets of complete uncertainty ant
lack of definite information is serving
to encourage the managers of the var
ious candidates that have been openly
announced or widely intimated.
With Dolliver out of the way ths
contests narrow practically to Fair
banks and Sherman with Fairbank.
declaring emphatically over the lon,
distance telephone that he will not ac
cept the second place if it tendere,
him.
Talk Vice Presidency.
Presidential ticket makers took III
the question of the vice presidenc,
today at the point at which they ha,
left it last night, but there is ap
preciable falling off in the talk TO
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