Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1908-06-16
DECISION.
Fearing Complications in Presidential
Nomination, Secretary Will Permit
Vice Presidential Contest to Go by
Default Until His Own Nominations
Is Made-East Talks cummins.

didly supplement Taft, it is explained.
Moreover, he was the original Iowa
idea" tariff man, and the Iowa idea
is the basis of the tariff declaration
which is going into the platform. Fin
ally, he is very strong with the radical
and progressive elements all over the
country. and especially In Illinois, and
the middle western states, in which Z
great fight must be made.
Fairbanks Boom Has Nerve.
The Fairbanks boom meanwhile is
getting more nerve than anything else
in sight. The Indiana politicians de-
mand Fairbanks, saying they cannot
carry the state without him on the
ticket II the administration would ac-
cept him and he would say he was will-s
ing, Fairbanks might easily be nonnil
mated, but neither Of these things
expected to happen.
Standpat Ranks Demoralixed.
There was tremendous Detection
in the ranks Of the standpatters OF the
Iowa delegation last night and today
as result Of the definite confirmation
from Washington Of the reports that
the president and Secretary Taft de-
manded the nomination Of either Sem
ator Dolliver or Governor Cummins for
vice president, and were not particu-
lar which of the two they got White
the choice was an easy one for Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Secretary Taft,
because both men looked good to them,
it was mighty difficult for the Iowa.
tories to choose between the two men.
because Major Lacey, Lafayette Young
and George d. Perkins, who have been
leading the fight against harmony in
Iowa, found difficulty in deciding
which they really hated worst, Dolliver
or Cummins. Colonel Young fairly
turned white in the face when he was
shown copy Of a last evenings Chi
cago paper with tremendous head
lines reading: EITHER Dolliver or
Cummins is Roosevelts fiat" Uncle +
George Perkins found a ready explain
alton by announcing that of course the
matter was the invention Of some per-
son utterly unauthorized to speak for
the white house interest. But this
morning, when all the newspapers carr
rled the same story, and when it was
definitely confirmed that the White
House had practically issued the uli-
matum that the Iowa tories would<'
have to accept either Dolliver or Cum
minis, the Perkins Young-Lacey trium.
virate went finally into mourning.
Looks Less Like DoIlivsr.
Early in the day western senator
who is known to represent adminis-
tration opinion, set about to pass
around the word that the president and
Secretary Taft wanted everything set
up for. the nomination Of Governor
Cummins for vice president in case
conditions should so develop that Il
should become necessary. Briefly this
means that if the platform comes out
of the committee and Is adopted BY
the convention in such form as win
be unsatisfactory to organized labor.
the political necessities will dictate the
nomination Of Governor Cummins be-
cause Of his strength witch labor.
1t looks today rather less like DOLL.
yer and more like Cunmins.
Will Await Developments.
Conferences Of the numerous friends
Of the governor who are now on tho
ground resulted In the decision to
await developments and to be ready to
push either the governor or Senator
Dolliver, according to the require-
ments of the situation. The conven-
ton interest now largely centers in
Iowa's fight, which Is everywhere de-
clared to be utterly unique in the
history Of convention politics. An irn-
mense number of Iowans are here and
every train adds to the throng.