Connecticut western news. [volume] (Salisbury, Litchfield Co., Conn.) 1871-1970, 1908-06-18

1t was declared that after Indiana
has done its duty by casting its vote
for Fairbanks for president his follow
ers will take off their coats and go to
work in downright earnest to land him
in second place.
eff we can't have wine we'll take
beer" said one of the Fairbanks men,
who frankly admitted that Indiana
would take the vice presidency in pref
erence to nothing.
The Cummins Boom.
The only other vice presidential
boom that showed signs Of really Wig
orous life was that Of Governor Cum
minis of Iowa. Senator Borah of Idaho,
who started the agitation on behalf OF
the Iowa governor, spent much of the
day sounding western delegations in
his behalf and announced that he had
found much encouragement The men,
ton of Governor Cummins' name was
received with varying emotions by the
members of the Iowa delegation, and 1t
soon became evident that in the event
the governors candidacy should be
more energetically pressed his Iowa
support would not be confined to, the
70 called Cummins faction. Several
Allison-Dolliver adherents promptly
announced that as matter Of state
Bride, II for no other reason, they
would support the governors candi-
lacy. s. ..
There was a bigger show of Sher-
man buttons, and that seemed to be
the only sign of life among the New
York delegation in the matter of the
vice presidency. Little was heard of
the movement to nominate Governor
Hughes for the presidency.
John Hays Hammond expects to get
the Massachusetts vote after 1t has
been cast as compliment for Gov
ernor Guild.
other Second Place Boons.
The booms of Governor Sheldon Of
Nebraska, Frank B. Kellogg of Mime
sota Senator \. r. Scott of West Viz
ginia and Franklin Murphy OF New
Jersey all received some attention, but
their supporters did not seem very con-
fident of success.
The Taft forces disclosed the fact
that they We're in complete control of
the credentials committee Of the con-
vention within few minutes after the
committee was called to order. 1t had
been expected there would be opposi-
ton to the selection of Senator Charles
wv. Fulton as chairman, but when his
name was proposed by erasmus r.
Tyler of Connecticut and seconded by
Harry NJ. Daugherty of Ohio no other
names were suggested.
All Of the contests had been certified
from the rational committee to thc
committee. They involved
219 seats, and 216 of these had been
given to the Taft forces ON the tenn
porary roll. Representatives of Fair
banks, Hughes, Cannon and Foraker
had designated counsel to look after
their interests before the committee
There was no counsel for the Taft
in attendance, which was
taken as an indication that dependence
had been placed in their being able to
carry their point.
Fight Carried On.
There was disposition on the part
of some of the members of the Gre
dentials committee to accept the de-
cision of the national committee with
out further hearings, but this PROPOSE
ton was defeated in the subcommittee
of five by, vote of to 2. In the
whole committee there was motion
made to lay on the table the report of
the subcommittee recommending that
brief hearings be granted, but it was
voted down.
AS soon as decision to hear the con-
tests was announced by the committee
the counsel representing Cannon, Fair
banks, Hughes and Foraker submitted
a statement showing that they pur-
pose to submit cases involving 40
seats, principally from the south.
The Alabama contest, involving the
entire delegation of twenty-five, was
decided by the committee within two
after the close of the argu-
ments in the case. The verdict, which
was by a rising vote, was 3S to in
favor of the Taft delegates, headed by
Joseph o. Thompson. The decision of
the committee sustained the action of
week. An effort was made by the
anti-Taft people to bring about q roll
call, but it failed.
The Fifth Arkansas district went to
Taft by default.
Louisiana Contest Withdrawn.
The work Of the committee was
greatly shortened by the action of the
factions in Louisiana. 1t
was decided to withdraw the contest
and allow the decision of the national
to stand. This gives each
faction a full number of delegates,
each with one-half of a vote.
The Taft delegates were seated in
the First and Third Georgia districts,
the only contests in that state The
contestants in the Third district were
not allowed to present their case be-
cause they had not appeared In person
before the national committee.
The Taft delegates in the Florida
at large and three from
diStrictS-were declared entitled to