Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-06
N[N YORKER WANTED
FOR SECOND PLACE
Sentiment Among Republicans
Gathering at Chicago Not in
Favor Of Dolliver
coRTELYoU OR J. E. SHERMAN
coRTeLvou OR }. E. SHERMAN
More Than Probable That Taft's Run
ming Mate Will Be From Empire
State - National Committee Takes
Up Florida Contest - Rulings in Fa-
vor Of Taft-Platform Suggestions.

Chicago, June 1.-THE republican ma
erations today with a much smaller
attendance Of outsiders, and a far less
apparent interest in the proceedings
than was manifested yesterday The
first contest taken up was that of del
egates- at large from Florida.
It was said by number Of promi-
nent politicians roday that sentiment
on the vice presidential question
seemed to be settling over New York,
it being generally considered it to be
wise for the party to take a man from
that state. The two men most prom
inently mentioned today in this con-
nection were Secretary Cortelyou and
Representative james E. Sherman,
chairman of the congressional commit
tee. both of whom were from New
York.
Taft Men Score.
At the opening Of the hearing of the
case Of the Florida delegates -at-large,
j. N. Stripping. of the anti-Taft faction,
filed 8 protest against Frank H. Hitch
cock, Arthur f. Statter and Charles g.
Phelps, respectively manager and en-
ployes of the Taft headquarters, simi-
lar to that presented to the committee
yesterday. Stripping declared he made
no charge of lack of integrity against
the three gentlemen but said he didn't
y. optin q y1o n.
ager or employees Of any one candidate
could be in a proper frame of mind to
do justice to contests in such states
as had candidates of their own. The
protest was tabled, the committee de-
Gliding the question of the qualification
OF Hitchcock, Statter and Phelps had
been decided yesterday.
A Harmony Plan.
A movement was started early to-
day among the members of the COM
mittee to divide the southern delega-
tions, in the interest of harmony, no
definite program was outlined. and the
project SO far has not gone beyond the
stage of preliminary discussion. The
scheme was said to be in the interest
of seating colored men from the south.
i SS>AsSo
OF this plan that u compromise might
be reached in mary, or a majority Of
the southern delegates, by seating both
parties to the contests. The managers
OF the Taft movement claimed. how
ever. that little would be gained in this
direction, because the delegations as
constituted would be mixed, in any
event.
To Continue Protests.
In every contest which is to come be-
fore the committee. hereafter, protests
will be filed against Hitchcock, Stat
ter and Phelps. This will not be done
in any hope of removing them from
the committed but to keep the records
in proper shape for presentation to the
committee on credentials.
Taft Delegates Seated.
The Taft elegates-at-large from
Florida and from the Second district
of Florida were seated by the national
committee.
On the call for a hearing in the con-
test for delegates Large in Georgia
the anti-Taft claimants failed to ap-
pear and the Taft delegates were seat
ed by default.
Contests to Convention.
Representatives Of five states other
than Ohio which have candidates for
the republican presidential nomination,
met here today, and announced they |
will make formal protest to the repub-
lican national convention on the man
ner in which they at present, accord
Ing to their opinion, are being ignored /
by the dominating elements in the re- /
publican party. They claim they have
l26 electoral votes, which number lacks |
only 116 Of being able to name the
president Of the United States, and !
that they "are being ridden down in
The interests Of states which can not i
furnish single electoral vote to the
republican party" AT the meeting to-
lay were Healing, manager for Fair
banks: Humphrey, for Hughes: Nc
Kinley of Illinois, for Cannon: Senator
Penrose, and Repre- sentative Burke, of
Pennsylvania, and Senator Hemenway
It Indiana.