The Oskaloosa herald., 1908-06-04
WANTS SECOND
/. PLACE ON TICKET.
JOHN HAYS HAMMOND OUT FOR
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.
HAS MANY STRONG POINTS
Oregon Chooses Gov. Chamberlain,
Democrat, as senator-Arkansas I.
lnstructs for w. J. '
] Bryan.

Washington, June 3.-After consid-
Grafton of the suggestion of his west
ern friends, John Hays Hammond has
decided to enter the contest for the
nomination for vice-president on the
Republican ticket.
He is being urged by his friends on
the ground that he Is Californian by
birth, has a very intimate knowledge
of all problems, political and economic,
affecting the west, and is now a resi-
dent of Gloucester, Mass. Mr.. Ham
mond was formerly connected with
the Guggenheim Mining company. but
has no connection with the smelling
trust Besides this he has the ad-
vantage, 1t Is urged, Of a strong fol
lowing among business men and this
il is considered may be an important
feature of his candidacy. For the past
year Mr. Hammond has been engaged
independently in his professional work
as mining engineer without any con-
nection with mining companies.
John b. Montgomery of Colorado
will leave for Chicago at once to es-
tablish headquarters In the Audi
torium Annex in the interest of the
candidacy of Mr.. Hammond.
Three Trains for New Workers..
New York, June 3.-Three special
trains will leave this state on June IL
carrying the New York delegates and
their friends to the national Repub-
lican convention at Chicago on June
16. The delegates instructed to vote
for Gov. Hughes will have a train by
themselves. This train will start from
New York and make stops en- route
through the state to take on board
other delegates.
A second train will carry William
Barnes, Jr., Of Albany and members
of the unconditional Republican club
of that city A third train will start
frapl Utice carrying the friends OF
Congressman James s. Sherman, who
are supporting him for the vice-presi-
Dental nomination. The headquar-
tiers of the New York delegation will
be the Auditorium hotel and the cau-
Gus of delegates will be held on Mon
day, June Is.
Chamberlain Wins in Oregon.
Portland, Ore, June Gov George
E. Chamberlain, Democrat, is the
choice of the people of Oregon for the
United States senatorship to succeed
Charles w. Fulton, Republican, and a
Republican legislature has been chosen
to elect him. 'Chamberlain's majority
over his opponent, Henry NJ. Cake, Re
publican, will exceed 1000, 1t Is be-
lieved.
Chamberlain's victory Is in the ma
ture of a personal triumph. Oregon
normally is Republican, and in 1904
Roosevelt's plurality was 42,434. Gov.
Chamberlain has twice been elected
governor of this state.
Prohibition was an important fea.
ture in the election, the anti-saloon
element making a surprising showing.
From the returns at hand 1t is be-
lieved that 10 counties voted dry
Equal suffrage was defeated by a
heavy vote.
Arkansas for Bryan.
Little Rock, Ark, June 3.-The
Democratic state convention which
convened here at noon Tuesday elect
ed delegates to the national conven-
ton, adopted a resolution binding the
delegates to the support Of William
jennings Bryan as the party's nomi'
nee, besides disposing of matters of a
routine character. Wednesday the re-
suit of the primaries for state officers
will be ratified, platform adopted
and a national committeeman elected.