Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-17
SECOND PLACE UP IN AIR
senator BOrah Starts Boom FOR Gov.
ernor Cummins.
DOIL1vER ADVISES FAIRBANKS
Iowa DeiesatiOn said 90 Favor cuHi-
Minis, but LATE Young is strong
In His DisapprOvaI
.rsa-efH Him.

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CONVENTION HALL. June 1e%ssnator
DoIlivsr has tslsgTaphed Chairman Per-
kins Of the Iowa delegation advocating
Fairbanks for the vice presidential nomi-
nation, and. II HI II not available, some
strong man from rev York or the Pa
cifio coast.
CHICAGO, June t6-Following sharp
upon ysaterdRy'B announcement from
washington that the president and secre-
tary Taft were Inclined to insist hat the
vice-persidential Candidate must come from
Iowa and that they would be satisfied with
either Senator Dolliver or Governor Cum
Minis. a boom was today formally launched
for Goverh6F Cinnhifs. It was fathered
by Senator BofRh Ok Idaho, who as
early as sao'cfodk was in telephone con-
nection with potvnteswashingtOn friends
OF the Iowa GOVERNOR. As soon as he came
out OF the telephone booth he announced
his advocacy OF the Cummins candidacy,
and when he had bwauowed a bite Of break
fast he started out with real western energy
to promote the new boom.
Change Comes s~uddenIy. '
The move is significant in view Of the
fact that as late as yesterday Mr.. Borah
was among the most ardent of Senator
DOliNer 3 SuUDOTIGIbs Il hON ba99 ~ 10
conyiced that Of the two men, Mr.. Cum
minis is the most available, declares he can
carry a much larger vote in the far west
than any other man, says the complications
are such that It dces not seem wise to
longer attempt to nominate Dolliver, and
announces thatEsef has the most positive
assurance that G6vernor Cpmmins' nomina-
ton will unacceptable to both President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft. He says the
governor will have a formidable, following
from the beginning. and declares that from
this time forward the governor Is in the
front OF the race, IAN there TO stay 90
Roberts FavOra Cummins.
According to George D., Roberts, former
director Of the mint, and one OF the Iowa
men prominent in the movement to steer
the yice-presldential nomination way from
Senator DolivaF, sthe Iowa delegation will
give its undivided support to Governor
Cummins for second place on the national
ticket. When II was reported from Wash.
ington that Secretary Taft was said to
favor the nomination of Cummins for vice.
president, Mr.. Roberts said:
THE Iowa delegation, would be satisfied
with the noninatio1fto OF Governor Cummins.
1 believe that II would be a good solution
OF the iowa controversy. low would feel
honored II the vice-presidency should be
given to that state, but as friends OF Dolll-
yer. who ls stu a young man in the senate
with a bright future before him, we felt
bound 10 pf6test against' his being offered
up. as u .sRerificesss .,- ..
LATE Young RaIks.
George d. Perkins, former representative
from Iowa. who, heads the delegation, and
many other prominent ,Iowans voiced the
same opinion as expressed by Roberts.
tt.wben the statement by Mr.. Roberts was
shown toYColenel Lafayette Young of Des
Moinas. eone of sha-6owa delogateAsat-iarge
he said that tMR Roberts does not live In
Iowsss4te dive An illinois," He expressed
disapproval of any movement TO f'recog-
nice Cummins. on. the national ticket, and
h~dded;g,N sEst2 - sr'~ Soy s
Tie might be, namInated ON a ticket with
BRYAN, but ceFtainiy not on the republican
ticket. s-s.s ,l,,.o, a.
IpsDIFed at white House.
WASHINGTON June 16-The news OF
the launching of sths Cummins' vice presl-
Dental boom was sreeeIved at the White
House, through tho Associated Press while
the president iwaA oloseted with the mem
bers qf his cabinet, this being the regular
day for the cabipet meeting,
Just what reception the news met when
laid before the. cabinet could not be Of.
fielally learned, but II was quite evident
that It was not upNelGome.
Secretary Taft himself had nothing tc
say for publication ,oPs this subject, which
OF course, was consistent with the policy
adopted this morning, of retaining from
Intervention openly in the vice presidential
sontest in order to avoid jeopardizlng the
'uceessful woridng out of the program fol