Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1908-06-06
OPPOSITION TO
FAIRBANKS CAUSE
SECRETARY TAFT's MANAGERS
ARE SAID TO FAVOR PLACING
ANOTHER MAN THAN INDIAN
IAN ON THE TICKET.
Washington Bureau OF
The Ottumwa Courier,

washington u. ", June Z. II
The Dolliver vice presidential boom
it is stated, on the best political au-
thority will presently prove that is
the real thing. Within few it is
confidentially predicted the Taft peo-
pie will be in the open working and
organizing for the nomination of Sem
ator Dolliver of Iowa for second plaza
on the ticket.
Several considerations have prac-
tically determined this course, Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the VIII tie House
have not given any intimation Of in
terest Or concern with the matter as
yet, but it is known that the Taft
people are permitting the intimation
to get abroad that they regard Dolli-
yer as the right solution of difficult
situation in the first place, it has been
found necessary to do something #
Vice President Fairbanks is to be
prevented from getting the. vice pres
idential nomination by default.
Despite assurances which his PEG
pie give out, that he would not ac-
cept second place, it is we'll under
stood by politicians that he not only
would take it, but that his people are
laying their wires, and doing it most
effectively with view to the nomina.
ton
1t happens that the Taft people do
not consider the Taft-Fairbanks com.
bination strong one.
They do not want Fairbanks on the
ticket, to put it plainly Casting about
for means to assure against such
possibility they have alighted on Dol.
liver and in a very few days he will
be recognized as the Taft candidate.
Political considerations which involvs
Iowa and midwestern conditions are
being weighed in this connection
It is pointed out that if Mr.. Dollivsr
becomes vice president his senatorial
site would naturally fall to Governor
Cummins This would be an easy AMI
natural solution of the fractional trou-
bles in Iowa.
Senator Allison has apparently car
ried the Republican primaries for the
senatorial nomination, against Cuni-
minis, by very close vote and after
a bitter contest, the fear that the
next legislature might be democratic,
no matter whether Cummins or Alli-
son carried the primaries, has been
prominent in the minds of Iowa people
in Washington OF both factions, for
months past. Related to this is the
possibility that the electoral vote of
the state might be endangered, though
this is not regarded as nearly so seri-
Gus as the danger of losing the legis-
lature to the Democrats and costing
the Republicans senatorial seat,
which they are most anxious not to
lose.
The selection of MT. Dolliver for
vice president would bring about sit
uation in which Cummins and ALI
son could both be elected to the SEN
ate by the legislature that will be
chosen the coming November. Mr..
Allison for full term and MI. Cum
minis for the unexpired part Of the
Dolliver term. The developments Of
the last "a hours justify the state
ment that these things have been con-
templated carefully; that Dolliver will
very soon be the avowed Taft candi-,
date for second place; that he will ac-
cept If nominated; and that, this done
every effort will be made to compose
faction differences in the state and
send Cummins and Allison both to tho
senate.
]. @. WeIliver.