The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-18
FAIRBANKS WON'T
TAKE THE SECOND
Vice President Formally De-
clares He Will Not be Can
didate Again For It.
POLITICIANS STILL INSISTENT
Withdraws His Name From the Con-
vention By Use of Cautiously
Worded Letter.

Vice President Charles Warren Fair
banks formally declared himself out of
for denomination in a let
ter which was given out last night by
Joseph B. Healing, his Indiana cam
paign manager. 1t is as follows:
Indianapolis. June 16, 190S-Mr.
Dear Mr.. Healing: 1 appreciate
fully the compliment paid me by
my friends in their insistence that
should accept a denomination for
vice president yet my determine
ton not to be a candidate again as
announced before the close of the
last session of congress through
you, is absolutely irrevocable ny
conclusion does not grow out OF
any want of appreciation of the
honor for the vice presidency is
an honor which any man may well
covet. No one is obliged to sten
down to 1t.
It have enjoyed the great honor
which came to me unsought and-by
the. undivided voice of my party,
for all of which l am profoundly
grateful
This renewed expression of the
confidence of my friends touches me
most deeply. They need no assur-
ance that 1 have come to the con-
clusion I have reached deliberately
and I trust that the personal con-
siderations which I have advanced
will commend themselves to their
approval. I am the more confirmed
in the wisdom of my conclusion be-
cause Of the fact that there is no
party or public exigency which,
would sem to suggest a contrary
course.
| Accept for yourself and other
friends my grateful appreciation of
your generous. unfalling. ana loyal
support. 1 remain, faithfully your
friend
CHARLES ". FAIRBANKS.
Not as Specific as Hughes.
1t is apparent at first glance that NJ
Fairbanks does not go to the full e.
tent 70 Governor Hughes in his refusi
to consider himself as a candidate fl
second place or to allow himself to
considered for it. Mr.. Fairbanks lett
lis carefully worded and he does NJ
say that he would refuse to accept IL
nomination if given to him.
There is no doubt in the minds of an
lof the republican leaders who kno
that the letter was sent that the VII
president is entirely sincere in his d
sire not to be renominated. but at Il
same time there is a feeling that b
announcement on the subject instead
withdrawing him as a candidate. real
has made him one.
Thissis merely conjecture on the pa
of the men interested in the selectiC
of the vice presidential candidate. The
believe that Mr. Fairbanks will do VIII
his party wishes him to do. but it
easily appreciate that he cannot affoi
for a moment to be placed in the pos
tlon of being even recepticely cand
date for the office.
Stiu In Presidential Race.
He still is a candidate for the pres
: Dental nomination and manifestly ca
/ not at the same time be a candida
: for vice president or even allow t
/ suggestion that he considers himself
, candidate to gain a foothold.
I The party leaders accept his letter
petfect good faith and know that n
Fairbanks prefers not to be named f
, the place, but they insist that they st
have the right to consider him availab
', iii spite of himself.