New-York tribune., 1908-06-16
RISES
BUT STILL ON THE CURB.
Protests of Ioscans Detrimental to
DOHirer Boom.
rBy Telegraph to The Tribune.I

| rT3v Telegraph The Tribune.l
| r-,fcago yune 15-Fairbanks Nice-Presiden-
| ,,al stock took decided upturn on the curb
| market to-day and in the absence of any tip
| from, Washington the professional traders be-
gan 10 take notice of it, although the ex-
| change it was slow. with few takers. Those
| closest to the administration refuse to invest
without some indication from Washington that
the Dolliver preference is being dissipated by
| the powerful and almost fiery protests of proni-
nent Republicans from Iowa.
Here and there, however, there is A change Of
| sentiment in administration circles. Senator
| Lodge. for instance, has begun to regard Mr.
Fairbanks as good second. Governor Guild. Of
course holding first place in the forecasts Of
all true Massachusetts delegates. The Oregon
delegation formally indorsed the Indiana states
| man for second place to-day, and leading mem
| bers Of the Montana contingent expressed them-
| selves heartily in favor of the Hoosier can
didate, among them being Senator Carter VINO
I is not delegate. and Charles Pray, who is
The Kansas delegation is about evenly d.
vided between Mr.. Dollver and Mr.. Sherman
Senator Long is perhaps the most consistent
Dollivar boomer the grounds. Senator Cur
It's. the other hand, is booming Mr.. Sherman
and Representative Victor Murdoch is for Fair
banks. Senator Borah of Idaho, also predicts
the nomirati of Mr.. Fairbanks, and of course
Senator Hepburn, who is prominent ally Is
for the denomination of the vice-President-
Frank H. Hitchcock. who. perhaps. holds the
key TO the situation more nearly so than any
one else in Chicago like 'Brer Rabbit keeps
''sayfn' nothin,'' and many conservative admin
istration delegates adhere to the original Wash
ington tip that Dolliver will be the man.
HAS FAITH IN TAFTs VIEWS.
Secretary Taft is a careful logical man.,
said national committeeman from the North
west to-day. He would never have chosen
Dolliver for his running mate without excellent
reasons and after & careful survey of the en-
tire field. Having chosen the Iowa Senator. 1t
is going to require little short Of earthquake
to shake him. There reasons why Mr. Taft
has chosen Senator Dolliver which probably we
not familiar with, and you bet on it
that they are good ones. 1 shall not change my
opinion that Mr. Dolliver will be the man until
learn good authority that Secretary Taft
has altered his views"
This is view taken by many of the older
men. who refuse to attach great Importance to
the violent protests of the Iowa leaders On the
other hand, Colonel Pete Hepburn is making
hercuean efforts to avert what he terms
Threatened calamity" and declares that he will
take the floor in the convention and protest
against the ''treachery' Of such a proceeding.
There has been unquestionably subsidence
of the sentiment for Dover under the constant
pounding of the Iowa men. Even Senator Long.
Of Kansas, who has been the most consistent and
persistent advocate Of Mr. Dolliver for second
place, has about abandoned the hope and 1t is
said by prominent Iowans that they have in
their possession a letter from the Senator au-
thorizing them to withdraw his name should it
be presented to the convention by any other
state. while they insist that no Iowa man will
nominate the Senator
OTHER CANDIDATES HOPES RISE.
This situation in Iowa is of course. increasing
the hopes Of other candidates Assistant Sec
retary Coolidge says he is making great prog
ress with the boom of Secretary Cortelyou and
that he Will soon be in a position to give the
figures, but thus far he is keeping his counsel
with regard to details.
General Stewart l. Woodford. president of the
Hughes National League, suggested o-day to
some Of the delegates from his state that a
happy solution of the Vice Presidential problem
would be the nomination of ex-Mayor Seth Low
When Mr.. Low was asked about it he smiled and
said: "I assume that the matter of the Presi-
dency will have to be disposed of first"
In spite of the most earnest efforts of ex-
| Representative Lucius n. Littauer. the Sherman
| boom did not make great headway to-day In
structions of the delegation to present Governor
| Hughes for the Presidential nomination is the
| thing that keeps everything tied up in q hard
| knot for Sherman. 1t was said to-day that ex-
| Mayor Low last week in a letter to the Gov
| ernor suggested that he Gow) would better see
| the Governor at Albany TO talk over the matter
! of Withdrawing the Governors name. It is un-
| derstOod that the Governor Immediately sent
| him word that such visit was not necessary,
| as the delegates had been instructed what to do
| and they responsible TO their constituents.
| The friends of Mr.. Sherman say that with the
| Governor out of the for President it would
| be feasible to make winning canvass for Sher-
| man for second place. Ex- Governor Odell. after
| looking over the situation for twenty-four hours
says that he is not going to make fight for any
| one for Vice President. Mr.. Odell thinks that
| If service 20 the organization counts for any
unite on State Chairman Woodruff. He thinks
| il will make no difference in the New York vote
| whether a New Yorker is on the ticket.
COLONEL BUTLER TALKS
| Colonel E H Butler, of Buffalo. one Of the
delegates-at-large is for Mr.. Woodruff Mr..
| woodruff has given time and money to the state
| organization" said Colonel Butler.
| "If the state organization is going TO decide
] about the --ce- Presidency he added, II think
Mr. woodruff ought TO have the nomination.
understand that he has said that he out OF
the race and that he prefers to remain state