The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1908-06-16
DoILIvER ON TOP.
Iowa Senator The Leading Guess For
Second Place.

are manifestIy at sea is the vice-presi-
dcncy. No agreement has been reach
Ell in this regard, but there has been an
undoubted elimination Of one candi-
date after another, until now 1T Is the
guess Of some of the most expert men
III the convention that the real candi-
dste from whom the second choice will
bc selected have been narrowed to three
men, They are as follows: j. P. Doll
liver, senator from Iowa5 G. w. Fair
banks, yice-president, and j, S. Sher-
man, member Of Congress from New
York.
Iowan Opposition to Dolliver.
These men are named In the order in
which it il supposed they are likely to
receive the nomination. Senator Dol
liver continues to be the first choice OF
majority of the strong Taft men in
the convention. The principal thing,
and ia fact the only thing which stands
in the way, 10 the opposition Of the
standpat element ia Iowa. They have
made vigorous protest, and take the
ground that the national party cannot
afford to split up the Iowa Republicans
after they have just concluded hard
Senatorial fight which has left many
sears. They admit frankly that the ss-
lection Of Deliver means a probable
choice Of Cunimins for the United
States Senate, and that is d thing they
are not ready TO face at the present
time. The Cnnmins men are yet to
heard from. They may be able To
show that they are in 4 majority in the
state and that tksy have d perfect
right TO expect TO benefit by the promo.
national party. II would DO wrong to
say that Senator Deliver is out Of
the running for the vics-presidency up
To the present TING On the contrary,
it is probably true that bic has the
hest chance 81 all those who have been
named.
There Is demonstrated q manifest
disposition on the part of the allies 10
unite on Vice President Fairbanks
for denomination to the place he now
holds. Individual delegates and lead
ers from Illinois, Indiana, Pennsylya-
MIA, New York and New England are in
agreement In this respect The move
Tnent does not come from Vice-Presi-
dent Fairbanks in any way. On the con
trary. he has discouraged 1t by every
means in his power. He has written 70
Indiana leaders telling them that he Is
not to be doomed for denomination un-
der any circumstances. He il grateful
for the united support of his state for
the presidency and is perfectly willing
TO retire to private life at least for 4
time.
Ever since the national committee
enished Its work over the contests diff
ferent Representatives OF the allies have
been busIly &c work endeavoring to SCI
enre something out of the wreck Of
their hopes. In the first place, they
want some representation during the
campaign. They hope to get that, at
least ID part, from 4 shading down Of
re platform Secondly, they would
ike SOME representation on the ticket.
They admit that Taft's nomination IL
now absolutely certain, and although
tAey propose to make show in the
committee on credentials, as matter
Of form. it is known in advance that
the permanent roll Of the convention
viii be substantially the same as the
temporary one.
Delivers 0ratory.
Senator DolIivar IL due to come To
the Chicago convention and make
speeeh seeonding the nomination OF
Taft. The choice Of either Deliver on
Beveridge as temporary chairman would
have been satisfactory to the admins
tration. When Senator Burrows was
selected 1t was insisted that Deliver
must take part in the proceedings. and
Tie agreed to second Tsft's nomination.
If he does make such i speech and
does 1t with his old-tiIne fire, II will be
extremely difficult to prevent bis noIni-
nation for second place, no matter what
the party managers may agree upon
Hepburn For Fairbanks.
Congressman Hepburn Of Iowa favors
Fairbanks for pice.president.
"He has made the most progressive
yice-president we ever had. said he.
aHe ii dignifed and vigorous, and il Il
due to him that the Senate has not of
late degenerated into an interminablc
debating society. In two rulings in the
eunshoe speech Of Stone he stopped a
useless talk that might have continued
Tor an indefinite period.
"Afr. Deliver is less than so years
old. He has been Senator for eight
wears and might continue in the Sen.
ate until he Is SO, serving his state
and his country al he could serve 1t
"a no other capacity. For man like
hum to take such an Office with his pros
poets would indicate mental defects
that would unfit him for the Office
Another of the politicians brought
up again the subject Of Senator Dol.
iiyer's farm near Fort Dodge. It ap
pears that this farm consists Of 600
ceres and is worth something like $780,
600, that It IS all he has, and that the
Senator fears that the expense Of the
Office of vice president win leave him
without any farm or competence when
be returns to private life
A Message From Fairbanks.
Vice President Fairbanks Yesterday
sent message oevr the telephone
which. bis friends soy, puts him OBJ
eoIutelv outside the vice presidential
possibilities. Senator Heminwav, one
Of the stanchest followers Of Fairbanks
ia Indiana, was the conveyor az the
message. which the Senator put into
the following language:
i have stated a thousand times that
the vice-president would not accept u
nominated. I can now only reitefafe
and that I do with ali the emphasis at |
my command"