The morning journal-courier., 1908-06-19
TAFT ASKED TO NAME HIS RUNNING MATE Candidates Supporters Are Silent on Second Place
 Pending Reply From
 Washington. SAID TO FAVOR D0LLIVER Sherman Boosted Into First Place - Connecticut Wants New Yorker-Hammond
 Boom Bursts.
SAID TO FAVOR D0LLIVER

Chicago, Juno fS.-The presidential candidate will be permitted to name , his running mate if he so desires. No sooner had the convention adjourned, today. than MT. Taft's immediate sup porters set to work to ascertain his wishes regarding a candidate for the presidency. They wired him dl- rect and pending his reply refused to voice any opinion as to the probable outcome of the balloting As a rule, the Taft men manifested a willingness to abide by the secretary's wishes. but there were some among them who took the position that the delegates should be permitted to cast their votes accord- ing to their own desires.
 For the first time there was an ac- tive propaganda in the interest of Con gressman Sherman of New York. It was stated positively that he would have the support of the entire deega- ton from his own state and if was stated by Chairman Woodruff that he would get Oklahoma solid and that he would have votes from many other state specially Pennsylvania Illinois, Michigan. Indiana. Colorado and many of the New England and other states.
 There was also renewed talk in the interest of Senator Deliver. There was q growing belief that Secretary Taft would declare for the Iowa senator and 1t was freely predicted that he would be nominated In case the secretary's preference should he made known be- fore the beginning of the balloting be- gan yesterday.
 The Iowa men were not unprepared for the movement in behalf of their man. and they were actively engaged in heading 1t of. They held meeting during the day and declared for Cum mins: but when they began a canvass in his behalf did not find general en- couragement.
 There was still talk of the renomina- ton of Vice. President Fairbanks but his stick went down before the fre- auently expressed opinion that the sec retary would not give him the prefer ence of his endorsement. There was some resentment among the Taft peo- pie over the sighting allusions to their methods made by the vice presidents g friends in the speeches in the conven- ton today and it was evident that unless the Taft management became convinced of the wisdom of renominat. ing the vice-president in the interest of the ticket he would not be chosen
 There was no intimation tonight but that Massachusetts would present Gov ernor Guilds name to the convention
 IA number of the Massa chusetts men sought out the other New England delegations tonight and urged concerted action in behalf of Governor Guild They met with some encouragement but 1t Is understood no actual promis- es were given. None of the New Eng land states held meetings tonight al- though 1t was said that some of tho states would seek to agree upon can didate when the delegations came to- gether at the convention hall tomor- row
 Rhode Island and Vermont were In. clined to favor New York man for second place, and the consensus of opinion among the Connecticut party was in similar vein
 It seemed probable that the Illinois delegation would cast its solid vote fo, Congressman James S. Sherman oi New York
 In the hope of staying off the ad ministration's understood preference for Senator Deliver, George D. Per kins, chairman of the Iowa delega tion, wired President Roosevelt in thu name of himself and nineteen other. of the committee as follows:
 "The following members of tho , Iowa delegation protest in the strong est terms against the selection of Dol liver as vice president"
 New York state restored herself to- night to the convention map, her posi- ton on which has thus far been ob scured by lack of harmony in the del egation. In the caucus, with marked evidence of enthusiasm, 1t was unani mously voted to back with the whole states strength of 7S votes, the candi. dacy of Representative James S. Sher. man of Utica In accepting the eau GUS instructions to present sherman. name in the convention tomorrow State Chairman Woodruff said he hat been informed that the candidacy O John Hays Hammond had been with drawn and If desired by New York Colorado would therefore give way tc New York on the roll call in order tc get Sherman's name early before tn, delegations, that he had official as surances also of the support of a mum Der of other states, especially nclud ing Michigan, Illinois, Pennsylvania Indiana, Maine, Iowa and Idaho. Tn, Hughes men were among the mos enthusiastic in their support of Sher man In the caucus