New-York tribune., 1908-06-19
CHOOSING SECOND MAN
LEADERS IN CONFERENCE.
Sherman Deuelops Strength FoAosc-
ing Nee York Caucus.
fsy Telegraph TO The Tribune, ]

yor,, seems to be the favorte just now put he
| NAV be bowled out If there is any way ol se'-
| ting Senator Dolver into the race
! The conference going on at mionisn. was O.
t.nded by Frank H. Hitchcock. the iait man
aear. Senator Long. Of Kansas; senator '"
ron of wyoming; Senator Lodge Il. %. Nehoee'
! charles p Taft Representative Herbert Parsons
a cooroe A Knight the chairman or the Iaii-
| fornia delegation ,-...
ON. NJ the conferrees who came from Hitch
| cock.s rooms at about 1:3O a. m said: -
"The situation resolves back to Sherfhan an
tho time Other men have been discussed ou'
| none meets the requirements Of all 'ne "'e'
called into the conference TINS eVehi'is oi'
Senator Rorah and Representative Burton are
onnosed 10 Sherman. Borah wants man oi
| Populistic tendencies and Burton talks DoiH-
YER. He holds back the Ohio delegation from
| q Sherman Endorsement. That is the onV
thing that prevents certainty of Shermans Sc
lection
"Tba President telephoned the New YORK
de,ayation tonight to take Sherman when four
names were submitted to him end he was askeo
| to make a choice
The Iowa delegation got together to-nisht anu
| Endorsed Governor Cummins for the place lhis
somewhat embarrassed the Tart men. "ho
| wanted Iowa to present Dolllver as its candi-
date Senator Dolliver does not want It, Ihe
race seems to lie between Cummns ana Sher-
man at this time as Iowa cannot throw over
Cummins in the face of his fndorseHleht "io
| take up DoIver the choice Of the Taft men,
"It looks very good indeed for Sherman. SAID
REPRESENTATIVE Parsons to Tribune repre-
sentative
THREE STATES FOR SHERMAN.
| sherman is the candidate of New York. Illinois
ord Colorado for the e-Presidential nomlna-
+ion AT an enthusiastic meeting OF the Ne"
York delegates and alternates at the New 1orh
Headquarters tonight all the Hughes iai' anu
Cannon men swung into line for ohei iii"''
Uncle Joe Cannon, after a talk Win repie
sentative Idttauer, who is managing 'he @nei
man BOOM and who voted for Cannon to-aas'
said he would do what he could TO SWING MS
man into line. and as soon as he told them what
he wanted they got out with slee ciuD aio
band in behalf of Sherman. State Chairman
Woodruff WAS informed by the friends OF John
Hays Hammond that Mr.. Hammond had With
drawn in favor of Sherman, and that Colorado,
which was to have presented the name OF Ham
mond would cast her votes for sherman. "ilh
New York and Illinois helping, it Is conceded
that sherman has a good chance for the noHi-
ination.
But there are other candidates. II Secretary
Taft should indicate his preference for run
ming mate and that particular person shouio
Sherman,
would be out of the race Senator Borah, OF
Idaho, one of the Presidents intimate friends.
had the White House on the telephone Tonight
irving TO learn who would be most acceptable
to Mr. Taft as a running mate Senator Borah
said afterward that the field was an open one
and that the delegates would have to do all
the choosing.
1t is understood that Governor A. B. Cummins
is in the field and that he will have the backing
of the united Iowa delegation and Will be placed
in nomination by Robert Nealy. of Fort Dodga.
California is likely to present the name or
George A. Knight, who seconded the nomination
Of Secretary Taft in the convention to-day. and
whose voice fairly overwhelmed the noisemak-
ers in the galleries. He will be nominated by
Judge II. A Melvin of the Superior Court.
| Jersey HARD AT WORK FOR MURPHY.
New Jersey will present the name Of ex-Gov-
ernor Murphy The friends of Mr. Murphy have
been working hard for the last week, and ex-
pect that part OF Pennsylvania, all of Connectf-
| cut and many Indiana men will vote for Murphy
| on the first ballot. F. n. Dalrymple Murphy's
| campaign manager. says that Murphy Will have
| 80 votes on the first ballot
There is strong talk among the Minnesota
delegates to might of nominating Frank b. Kel-
| logg special United States District Attorney in
| charge of the prosecution of the against
| the Standard Oil Company. j. B. Cotton, of
Duluth. has been chosen to present his name.
| The Nebraska delegates expect to nominate
| Governor George l.. Sheldon. He will be named
| it is understood. by Senator Norris Brown.
Both the Sherman and the Guild men
| claim Michigan. State Chairman Woodruff said
tonight that New York had a better chance
| than Massachusetts of getting the Michigan
delegates. Missionary work for Guild was done
on the occasion Of the Governors speech in
Grand Rapids on Lncoln's Birthday II is ex-
pected that Chase S. Osborne, of Michigan, will
second the nomination of Governor Guild.
SHERMAN's POET LAUREATE
As soon as Uncle Joe" Cannon joined the Sher-
man forces the Illinois men got busy. Repre-
sentative Rodenburg of Illinois, composed a
song, with good swing to it, and in less than
thirty minutes he had hundred marching
around the Auditorium singing:
Hurrah for Sherman! Amt he dandy,
Hurrah for Sherman! He's the whole blamed candy.
Amt he daisy? He sets the whole bunch crazy.
Hurrah for Sherman! He's blamed fine man.
That may not look like much of a song, but
it raised the roof when it sung. The Hughes
and Tsft men were united at caucus held at
S15 o'clock at Jhe Auditorium. Representative
]. Sloat Fassett made ringing speech for Sher-
man and harmony and every fell into line.
State Chairman Woodruff presided.
A big picture of Sherman was brought into
the room, and Mr. Fassett facetiously said that
he had been for Sherman for Vice-President
until the picture was brought in. and assured
every one that Sherman was better looking
man than the campaign banner made him out
TO be.
I'VE may be asking favors OF the cOnven- |
tion Tomorrow" said Mr. Fassett but the |
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