The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-06-16
SECOND PLACE IS IN TNGLE Taft's Rv,iing Mate in Joubt. MUcHs FRACTIONAL FEELING Indiana and Iowa Both Claim the Honor. Nominees es the Indiana Republican
 Convention Are Stirring Up Sea-
 timent for Another Term for
 Mir. Fairbanks. 
FEELING

Chicago, June 15.-The vice-presi- dential tangle has developed factional feeling in Indiana and Iowa, The sit- uatlon in the two States Is not identi- cal but in both Indiana and Iowa, there are prominent Republicans on both sides of the question as to whether the State should bid for the honor of narn- ing the running mate for the presiden- tial nominee.
 The latest phase of the Iowa situa- tion is that there Is danger that some of Governor cummins's following may show only a lukewarm interest in the State campaign for the election of E. F. Carroll as Governor and other Re- publican candidates for State officers. if opponents of Cummins continue to bar the way to Senator Delivers nom- ination for Vice-President.
 The ticket headed by Carroll was named at State primaries at which Senator Allison defeated Governor Cummins for seat In the Senate and the State ticket Ia not regarded as friendly to Cummins. While Governor Cummins and his friends would be ex- pected to support the choice of the Re- publlcans of the State as expressed at the primaries. 1t Is believed there might be serious defection in the Republican ranks If such a direct slap at Cummins as that proposed by the Iowa delega- ton Is given.
 urges Dollivers Nomination. A representative of Mir. Carroll to- day telephoned to George D. Perkins who heads the Iowa delegation at large. and urged him to abandon op- position to Senator Delivers nomina- tion and recommending that Iowa place the Senator in nomination if there ap- peAred to be general demand that his name go on the national ticket. This man whose name ia withheld, Is said to have declared that 1t is believed in Iowa that Deliver Is being opposed for tho vice. -presldeney solely beranse 1t meant Cummings election to the Senate. The Iowa delegation ia not q unit on the qnestien of eDnoslne Delhi yer. z M A majority of the. members of the Indiana delegation now desire to put forth their best efforts to promote the renomination of Vicea President Fair banks, but Senator Heminway, Gov ernor Haniey and James P. Goodrich. the chairman of the State Central Com mittee, all delegates-at-large, and Joseph B. Heating, political manager for the Vice-President, are holding out strongly against the suggestion that Mr. Fairbanks name be withdrawn as candidate for President. Their ar- gument, stated briefly. Is that Indiana tnELEuCLGu tL8 uclCkAISG to WuTA TOT the nomination of Mir. Fairbanks for the Presidency and not for any other ohice. They have refused to be moved by the argument from some other mem bers of the delegation that now Mir. Fairbanks may not secure first place and that his continuance as q candi- date for President is destroying what ever opportunity the State has to fur nish the Vice-Presidenf. Practically .f.n arrived in Chicago to insist that an Indiana man go on the national ticket. whether 1t be first or second place. if political strategy can bring about such result The Republican ticket is | headed by Representative James E. Watson. who Is the nominee for Gov ernor. On the ject of whether MT. Fairbanks should again go on the | ticket in second place in view of the fact that he has been and still is candidate for the, Presidential nomina- ton, Mr. Watson said:
 Speaking selfishly, I should like to see Mir. Fairbanks nominated for Vice. President if he cannot get the first place. 1t would help the Republican State ticket. In the interest of Mir. Fairbanks himself, however. must say that do not think 1t would be wisdom for him to again take the Vice-Presi. dential nomination"
 The indication is that other members of the Republican State ticket do not share Mir. Watson's view.
 Fairbanks Sentiment.
 Immediately upon arrival In Chicago. the nominees of the Indiana Republi- can convention. they began to stir up sentiment in favor of another term for Mir. Fairbanks as presiding officer of the Senate. Those who have deter mined to upset the objections of the Fairbanks managers to the mention of the Vice-President for renomination. include Fremont E. Goodwin, Republi- can candidate for Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State Fred Sims: Att torney General! James U. Bingham, State Auditor Bellhelmer and Supreme Court Judge D. A. Myers, all of whom except Mir. Goodwin were renominated to succeed themselves. These men reached Chicago deteEmined to use ev- cry influence to bring about the nomi- nation of Mir. Fairbanks for Vice-Pres- ident.
 Arguments advanced by candidates for State offices have sharply divided the Indiana delegation.
 Speaking of the report that Presj- dent Roosevelt had expressed a desire for the nomination of either f'Senator Deliver or Governor Cummins of Iowa for tho Vice Presidency, Congressman Hepburn of that State tonight said that in conversation last Friday with the President, the subject of the vice-pres- idential nomination had been discussed and that his impression from this con- versation was that the latter had no particular desire that Senator Deliver be a candidate, and moreover that he had no desire to express preference in the matter.
 If was announced at Iowa headquar- ters tonight that Senator Deliver had expressed a preference for the renomi- nation of Vice. President Fairbanks and 1t was stated that if given the oppor- tunity the Iowa delegation would cast its vote for the Vice-President.
 sheldon Is Mentioned.
 Nebraska adopted resolution en- dorsinE the candidacy of Governor George l. Sheldon for ce-President and unless there Is a combination in the selection of the candidate, his name will be presented to the convention by Senator Norris Bornown. The decision to place Sheldon In the running was reached after a couple of hours of dis- cussion. Senator Burkett proposed Sheldon hfnself expressed his beiief