Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-16
AWAITING REPLY
FROM WHITE HOUSE
DAVID HRANT SIGNS LETTER OF
IOWA DELEGATION SETTING
FORTH REASONS FOR oPPos.
ING SENATOR'S NOMINATION
~. X. DoueHERTYl

Chicago, June 15.-(Special)- Sen
ator Dolliver authorized the Iowa dele
cation to withdraw his name If 1t
should be given serious consideration
In the convention for the vice presi-
dency In letter to George B. Perkins,
chairman of the delegation, which was
read at the caucus of the delegates at
noon today
The letter to Perkins was written
after the Lafe Young letter and an.
ticipated the demand of the Iowa dele.
cation for more unequivocal refusal
from Dolliver. In a letter to Perkins
Dolliver said he had not seriously con-
sidered the matter at first because he
thought it was only newspaper
boom, which would die out.
He realized that it had grown be-
yond this point and while appreciate
ing the honor done him must urge up-
on the Iowa delegation to press his
refusal to stand as a candidate.
Fight in Convention.
II the matter should go to the con-
yention floor, Dolliver urged Perkins
as chairman of the delegation, to with.
draw his name. The Iowa delegation
will be governed by this request and
will carry the fight to keep Dolliyer
Off the ticket to the convention floor
| IL necessary
| Dolliver's exact language In urging
the delegates to fight the nomination
IS: you have my full authority
to take such action as may be thought
necessary to withdraw my name from
consideration in connection with this
Office, II such consideration is found
to be seriously contemplated.
Jonathan P. Dolliver.s
Beverldge at Iowa Caucus.
Senator Beveridge, head OF an IN
diana delegation was admitted into
the Iowa caucus to present Fairbanks
as presidential candidate. In am.
swer to Beveridge's speech Perkins
said the Iowa delegation might be with
Fairbanks for the vice presidency,
| but Beveridge said Indiana did not
want the second place. 1t is believed,
| however, that Beveridges activity is
aimed at throwing Iowa's strength 10
Fairbanks for vice president, as Fair
banks Is said to have his eyes on
Bever1dge's seat in the senate.
The members of the Iowa delegation
took their coats off yesterday
and began an organized fight to
check the wave of Dolliver sentiment.
! which had begun to sweep through the
convention headquarters like prairie
| fire. After caucus of the delegation
following which it was given out that
eighteen Of the twenty-six delegates
would fight the Dolliver boom to the
! floor of the convention If necessary.
after letter had been sent to Sena.
tor Dolliver urging him to come out in
a more emphatic refusal Of the nomi.
nation, and after kilograms had been
sent to President Roosevelt asking
him to withdraw his advocacy Of Doll
liver's candidacy, the Iowans checked
the apparent stampede to Dolliver to
the extent that for the second time
the announcement was given out by
the Iowa leaders that the Dolliver,
boom had been punctured. From
sources advancing Delivers candi-
dacy, however, 1t was denied that
there was any change in the situation.
The appeal to President Roosevelt
to transfer his support from Dolliver to
some one Of the other candidates in
the field was brought about by the
arrival at the convention of Senator
| Borah of Idaho, who had been sent to
Fort Dodge, ostensibly by the admini1
istration to place the vice presidential
proposition before Dolliver, and Of Sens
ator Long, who came in from Fort
Dodge and aided in spreading the Dol.
4 liver boom by constituting Delivers
4 refusal of second place on the ticket
as an acceptance.
Guns Turned on Administration.
That two emtssaries were sent ia
Fort Dodge to lay the vice presidential
matter before the Iowa senator, or, at
least, to learn with just what degree
OF receptiyeness he would entertain
the proposition of being placed on the
national llcket, was taken by the Iowa
leaders as an indication that the adj
ministration is not viewing the vice
presidential situation with the degree
OF unconcern that has been so repeats
edly and emphatically asserted.
4 Viewing the situation from this
angle Frank W. Simmons, George D.
Perkins, and Lafe Young, leading the
/ fight against the Dolliver boom, turned
their guns on the administration. The
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