The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-17
ASSERTED THEY ARE STEAD.
FASTLY PUSHING CANDIDACY
OF FAIRBANKS FOR PRESIDENT
TO STRENGTHEN STANDING.
NEW WORKERS BAFFLED.
The Active Candidacy Of Governor
Hughes for the Presidency curbs
Actions Of Men Seeking Second
Place.

Chicago. June 1.-THE only differ
ence today in the vice-presidential sit
uation is the increased strength of the
Fairbanks boom. News from the
white house that the administration
has not selected any candidate for the
job and confirmation of the announce
ment that President Roosevelt will
not insist either upon Cummins or
Dolliver. of Iowa. for the place. have
both done much to strengthen Fair
banks candidacy.
Senator Cummin's vice presidential
boom, was formally launched this
morning. Warning factions in Iowa,
have finally decided to give their I'M
animous support to the Cummins can
didacy.
There was apparent today a palp-
able increase in the sentiment in fav-
or of the nomination of Charles w.
Fairbanks for vice president among
the delegates to the republican nat
ional convention.
Senators Favor Fairbanks.
The senatorial contingent among
the delegates are talking Fairbanks on
every hand and in view OF their sue
cess in corralling majority of the
resolutions committee against two OF
the Roosevelt set planks in the plat
form the average delegate is giving
more heed to their suggestions and
counsel.
Senator w. Murray Crane, OF Massa-
chusetts, does not hesitate to predict
that Fairbanks will be nominated for
vice president. Again Senator Kean,
| of New Jersey, ventures a similar pro-
phecy. Senator Scott of West Virgin
ia. does likewise.A Senator Warren. OF
wyoming, one OF the strongest Taft
supporters in the city says that the
sentiment for the vice president was
tity that ii would land the Indiana
man on the ticket.
The managers of the war secretary
are studiously refraining from discus.
sing the vice presidential subject on
the ground that they do not wish to
complicate the presidential situation
by revealing their plans with regard
to the tall end of the ticket.
There has become apparent, In the
last "a hours, strong feeling among
Southern delegations In behalf OF Sec
retary Cortelyou of the treasury, but
it lacks that quality of concentration
which seems so essential at a time Of
general confusion like the present.
A number Of the Southern leaders
who would like to see Secretary Cor
! telyou nominated hesitate to inaugu-
rate a concerted movement in his In
terest in the absence of an indorse-
ment of him by the New York dele
cation.
| Empire State Men BsffIed.
| The Empire state delegates do not
know where they are at for the rea-
son, as heretofore explained. that
| Governor Hughes remains candidate
for president and thus stops them
taking any formal action on the vice
presidency.
| Repre- sentative James s. Sherman
consequently finds his candidacy AT n
standstill. He cannot turn a spoke,
and the machinery must continue in-
active until the present chaotic con-
dition ends
UnWeicone News.
| That Taft managers have received
some word regarding political condi-
| tons in Indiana that gives them a feel
/ ing of uneasiness is now definitely
known, but whether or not It has
caused them to change their previous
attitude toward Fairbanks is not yet
apparent.
1t is no secret that President Roose-
welt has not favored his denomination
and that he was not only dissatisfied
with the part taken BY Fairbanks in
the efforts Of the ~allies" to defeat