Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
mo, THANK YOU"
SAYS SEN. DOLLIVER
VICE PRESIDENCY Is NOT HIS
AMBITION
Feels He Can Serve Iowa Just as Well
by Holding Down His COM
Portable Seat In the
Senate
BY Associated Press.


CHICAGO, June 15.-At today's meet
ing of the Iowa delegation the following
letter from Senator Dolliver was read:
Fort Dodge, Ia, June IS, 190S.-Hon.
George D. Perkins, Chairman Iowa Del
egation:
Dear Sir: desire to call your at
tention to political matter referred
to in your note of June T. I have taken
1t for granted that the talk of nomin-
ating me for vice president was mainly
a newspaper agitation. 1 have had
some experience in these vice presiden-
tlal booms and therefore have given
little attention to it. 1 desire, however,
that you, as chairman of the Iowa dele
cation, should be fully advised as to my
views in respect to the matter. Now in
first place this is an office which l do
not desire. have no ambition in that
direction. My ambitions are altogether
in serving our people from my place in
the senate, and l would not enter upon
this candidacy without going against
my personal inclinations and my inter-
eSts as well.
II do not underrate the dignity of
the office and of course the honor of be-
ing associated with Mr.. Taft in the
campaign is not one to be treated light
ly. Notwithstanding these considera-
tons, feel that my duty lies in the
other direction. I can render the party
just as good service on the stump as If
l were on the ticket. There are consid-
erations also of a political character to
call me in our state which seem to me
are almost peremptory in indicating
my duty.
Il feel that our delegation should be
informed of my attitude in this matter.
"You have my full authority to take
such action as may be thought neces-
sary to withdraw my name from consid-
Grafton in connection with the office If
such consideration is found to be seri-
ously contemplated.
yours very truly" (Signed)
~. p. DOLLIVER."
No action was taken by the delegates
in regard to the letter. 1t was received
and read as an expression of Senator
Delivers personal inclination in the
matter, but there was a general feeling
that If the delegates should finally de-
eide to present Senator Delivers name
they could find way to dose. Frank
P. Woods, chairman Of the Republican
state committee of Iowa, arrived today
with a number of prominent men of the
party outside of the delegation and be-
gan vigorously to proclaim the candi-
dacy of Senator Dolliver
The Allison Dolliver delegates from
Iowa do not take any more kindly to
the suggestion said to emanate from the
White House at Washington, that Gov
ernor Cummins might be named for
vice president, than that Senator Dollt-
yer might be given the place, but their
reasons are different. They don't take
kindly to the idea of comforting this
honor upon him, and they say that If
nominated many members of this fac
ton would on that account refuse to
support the national ticket.
Following the reading OF the Dollfver
letter to the Iowa caucus a number of
Iowa Republicans, including four men,
bers of the Iowa delegation in the con-
yention. drew up and signed a state
ment which reads:
ITO the progressive wing or the
marty 1t seems preposterous that the
great national convention should be
swerved from It's course and compelled
to abandon it's choice simply to keep
Cummins out of the senate, and that,
too. by men who have heartily disliked
Dolliver and are opposed to the Roose-
welt policies. How men can take the
position that they oppose Dolliver and
vet favor harmony In Iowa is not I'M
derstandable The first avenue of per-
manent harmony will be opened to
the Republicans of Iowa by selecting
Senator Dolliver for vice president and
unanimously sending Allison and Cum
Minis to the senate"
Nebraska adopted resolutions in
dorsing the candidacy of Governor
George Sheldon for vice president. Sen
ator Henry Cabot Lodge today headed
the Massachusetts delegation in a for
NAL embassy to the Michigan and Cali
fornia headquarters in the interest of
Governor Guilds candidacy for the
vice presidency, but met with cour-
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