The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1908-06-15
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CHOICE OF
TAFT MEN
Real Candidates for Second
Place Now Iowa Senator, ]
Fairbanks and Sherman /
Vice President Does Not Seek
denomination, but Has
Strong Backing !
Allies Hope to Name Running
Mate as a Concession to j
Conservatives
Opposition of Stand Pat Crowd
May Dictate Choice of Any !
Man but IOwan !
By Raymond
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE cAIL

/ CHICAGO, June 14.-With
only one day to intervene be-
fore the convention is called to
order, the principal thing about
which the leaders are manifestly
at sea is the vice presidency. No
agreement has been reached In
this regard, but there has been
an undoubted elimination of one
candidate after another, until
now 1t IS the guess of some OF
the most expert men IN the con-
Ivention that the real candidates
from whom the second choice
will be selected have been mar
rowed TO three men, They are
las, follows: J. P Dolliver, sena-
Ith from Iowa; c. w. Fairbanks,
vice president; ]. S Sherman,
NJ. C., Of New York
These men are named IN the
iorder in which it is supposed
they are likely to receive the
nomination.
Senator Dolliver continues to
be the first choice OF a majority
lof the strong Taft men in the
convention. The principal
lthing-and, in fact, the only
lthing-which stands in the way
is the opposition OF the standpat ele-
ment in Iowa They have made vig-
orous protest and take the ground
that the national party cannot AFFORD
to split up the Iowa republicans after
they have just concluded a hard sena-
! torial fight which has left many
scars. They admit frankly that the
! selection of Dolliver means the prob
able choice OF Cummins FOR ths
United States senate. and that is a
thing they are not ready 10 face az
the present time
The Cummins men are yet 70 o9
| heard from They may be able to show
I that they are IN a majority IN the
! state and that they have perfect
right TO expect the beneht OF the pro-
l motion Of Dolliver II he IS needed by
the national party.
DOLLIvERa NOT OUT
II would be wrong TO say that SEN
ator DollIver is out OF the running for
/ the vice presidency up TO the present
| time On the contrary. probably II IS
| true that he has the best chance OF
all those who have been named
There was demonstrated today q
| manifest disposition on the part Of the
l - m Vice President
4 Fairbanks for denomination 10 the
I place he now holds Individual dele
i gates and leaders from Illinois, IN
| diana. Pennsylvania. New York and
New England were suspiclously In
| agreement in this direction
4 The movement does not come from
Vice President Fairbanks in any way
On the contrary. he has discouraged
| il BY every means in his power He
! has written TO Indiana leaders telling
! them that he is not 10 be bo0med for
denomination under any circumstances
He is grateful for the united support
OF his state for the presidency and Is
/ perfectly willing TO retire 70 private
life. at least for a time
Ever since the national COMMITTEES
l finished its work over the contests
different representatives OF the allies
/ have been busily at work endeavoring
TO secure something out OF the wreck
! OF their hopes
HOPE TO SHADE PLATFORM
In the first place they want soma
representation during the campaign.
They hope 10 get that. at least In part
from a shading down OF the platform.
Secondly. they would ike some repre-
sentation on the ticket They admit
Tafts nomination now Is absolutely
certain, and. although they propose to
make a show In the committee on Gre
dentials. as a matter Of form. It IS
known in advance that the permanent
roll Of a convention VIII be substan-
TALLY the same as a temporary one
In this emergency a proposition has
been made seriously by certain per-
sons from the Taft camp TO unite In
pressing Vice President Fairbanks for
second place on the ticket His choice
would be in harmony with the old
traditions That is 10 say. II would
be c0nciIiatory. because II would in
voIve the selection Of an opposition
candidate for second place with thu
successful man.
CHOICE OF CONSERVATIVES
Besides that. Vice President Fair-
banks, as is well known. was the orig
| inal choice OF the SO called conserva-