Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-16
SECOND NAME
HARD PROBLEM
FORCONvENTION
SENATOR D0LLIVER CENTER
OF COMPLICATION
ROOSEVELT Is ANXIOUS TO HAVE
IOWA MAN
Fairbanks VIII Not Accept If Again
rendered Vice Presidency and
Sherman Looms Up
Prominently
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
CHICAGO, June 15.-The vice presi-
Dental question has continued today
to maintain it's puzzling position. 1t
has presented a new aspect for almost
every hour of the day, but at no time
has 1t shown disposition to. become
less complicated.
Senator Dolliver has today as for
some time past, been the center of the
complication, and it is generally ad-
mitted that there will be no solution
until he is either nominated or en-
tirely eliminated from the equation.
In the early hours of the morning 1t
looked as II the Iowa senator was out
of the race but when, soon afterwards,
the news came from Washington that
there had been a declaration from the
White House that the candidate for
the second place must come from
Iowa, the boom was given renewal
of life, and the senator's friends were
willing to say his nomination was as
sured.
The Washington news was appar-
emily without effect on the Iowa
friends OF Senator Dolliver, who do
not want him to accept the place on
the ticket and they refused to attach
much significance to the Washington
pronouncement. The Dolliver boomers
gave just as little heed to a letter of
the delegation to withdraw his name
should 1t be presented.
All told therefore the developments
in the Dolliver candidacy were not
satisfactory and+it was generally con-
ceded that Senator Long, who Is still
the champion of the Iowa senator. had
spoken correctly when he expressed
the opinion that time would be neces-
sary to solve the Dolliver problem.
The announcement that the president
would ask that Governor Cummins be
nominated If Senator Dolliver should
not be aroused interest, but the men,
bers of the Allison Dolliver faction
would not for a moment consider this
contingency.
If Senator Dolliver, should be elimi-
mated the contest as now presented
would be between Senator Fairbanks
and Representative Sherman of New
York, and both received much encour-
agement during the day. 1t was stated
on behalf of Mr.. Fairbanks that IL
nominated he would not accept.
The shift of the administration to the
candidacy of either Senator Dolliver or
Governor Cummins Of Iowa for the
nomination for the vice presidency is
regarded as the outcome of the devel-
opment during the last couple of days
which have indicated that Representa-
tive James Sherman of New York
would probably get the support of that
state for second place on the ticket.
1t is believed that If Mr.. Cortelyou
had developed enough strength in New
York to give him the support of the
delegation the announcement today in
favor of Dolliver and Cummfns would
not have been forthcoming.
Sherman Too Conservative
Sherman is regarded by the adminis-
A,-1k L..
servative to take second place on the
ticket and also is looked upon as lack
ing ability to carry on a whirlwind
campaign, which the vice presidential
nominee will probably be expected to
do. There are many advisers of Mr..
Taft who favor his remaining at his
Ohio home to receive delegations and
to make, perhaps, short speeches OF
welcome to them. There are many dan
gers awaiting the presidential nominee
as a result of momentary mistake
of judgment in making political
speeches which would be part of a gen.
eral stumping campaign. For that rea-
son many of hose who are interested
In Mr.. Taft's candidacy will not wish
to see him make tour OF the country.
But In the case of the vice presiden-
tial nomine just the opposite view pre-
walls. Either Senator Dolliver or Gov
e.hor CuIiiiiihs is Iookeu upon as an
ideal campaigner. They are both ad-
vanced in political views and would
readily. it is declared. meet the ap-
proval of the great west and Pacific
coast states. They are both ready talk
ers and are familiar with what are
known as the Roosevelt policies, both
Of them having been particularly ener-
getic in cooperating in carrying them
out,
1t is believed that on the stump
either of them would be able to fully
satisfy the campaign managers by call
ing forth enthusiasm for the Repub-
lican ticket. At least such may au-
thoritatively be stated to be the ad-