The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-16

New York. and both received much en- couragement during the day. It was stated on behalf of MT. Fairbanks that if nominated he would not accept.
 Faetional Feeling.
 The vice-presidential tangle has devel- oped factionsl feeling in Indiana and Iowa The situation in the two states is not identical, 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 naming tho running mate for the new presidential nominee.
 The latest phase of the Iowa situa- tion is that there is danger that some of Governor Cummins' following may show only a lukewarm interest in the state campaign for the election of B. F. Car roll as governor and other republican candidates for state officers if opponents of Cummins continue to bar the way to Senator Delivers nomination for vice. president.
 The ticket headed by Carroll was named at state primaries at which Sena- tor Allison defeated Governor Cummins for q seat In the Senate. and the state ticket is not regarded as friendly to Cum mins. While Governor Cummins and his friends would be expected to support the choice of the republicans of the state as expressed at the primaries, it Is believed there might be serious detection In the republican ranks if such direct slap at cummins as that proposed by the Iowa delegation Is given.
 Opposition to DolliVer.
 A representative of MT. Carroll today telephoned to George D. Perkins, who heads the Iowa delegation at large, and &.a Tl.l- iivers nomination and recommending that Iowa place the senator fn nomina- ton if there appeared to be a general demand that hs name go on the national ticket This man, whose name Is with held, Is said to have declared that it is believed in Iowa that DollivUr Is being opposed for the vice presidency solely because it meant Cummins election to the Senate The Iowa delegation is not unit on the question of opposing Dolli- yer.
 A majority of the members of the Indi- ena delegation now desire to put forth their best efforts to promote the renoIn- instion of Vice President Fairbanks, but Senator Heminway, Governor Hanly and James P. Goodrich, the chairman of the state central committee, all delegates at Ia rge, and Joseph B. Heating, political manager for the vice president, are hold ing out strongly against the suggestion that MT. Fairbanks name be withdrawn as a candidate for President. Their argument. stated briefly. is that Indiana instructed its delegates to work for tue nomination of Mir. Fairbanks for the pres- Ioency and not for any other offioe. They have refused to be moved by the arBu- ment from some other members of the l elegation that now MT. Fairbanks may rot secure first place and that his con- f1x Drau al f4 whatever opportunity tho state has to furnish the Vice President. Prac- tically the whole republican state ticket has arrived in Chicago. prepared to in- SiSt that an Indiana man go on the na- tional ticket, whether 1t be first or second place, If political strategy can bring about such result. The republican ticket Is headed by Representatives James E. Wat son, who Is the nominee for governor. On the subject of whether Mir. Fairbanks should again so on the ticket in second place. in view of the fact that he has been, and still is candidate for the presidential nomination, MT. Watson said:
 Friends of Fairbanks.
 Speaking selfshly, I should like to ses MT. Fairbanks nominated for Vice Pres ident if he cannot get the first place. It would help the republican state ticket. 1T. the interest of MT. Fairbanks himself, however, must say that I do not think 1t would be wisdom for him to again take the vice presidential nomination.
 The indication is that other members of the republican state ticket do not share MT. Watson's view.
 Immediately upon arrival in Chicago, the nominees of the Indiana republican con- veption, they began to stir up sentiment in favor of another term for MT. Fair banks as presiding officer of the Senate. Those who have determined to upset the objections of the Fairbanks managers to the mention of the Vice President for re- include Fremont P. Goodwin, republican candidate for liuetenant goyer- nor, and Secretary of State Fred Sims, Attorney General James U. Bingham, State Auditor Belhemer and Supreme Court Judge D. A. Myers all of whom, except M. Goodwin, were renominated to succeed themselves. These men reached Chicago determined to use every influence to bring about the nomination of MT. Fairbanks for Vice President.