Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-18
"JjM" SHERMAN TO De SUP
PLANTED ON TICKET sY
BETTER VOTE GETTER.
WILL CON.
cEpE PLACE TO PROGRESSIVE
Taft Would Prefer Borah or Some
Other Republican Whose Antasonism
to Administration Policies Has Not
Been Too Notorious-Situat alton is
Embarrassing.
Especial correspondence

Washington, Aug. 1S.-Those who
have been watching the trend OF polltl-
cal matters lately have failed TO OBJ
serve any violent outburst Of enthus-
iasm in White House circles over the
idea of renominsting sunny Jim
sherman for vice president. If the
president or the men closest TO him In
shaping the campaign for denomination
and reelection are stirred to joyous
frenzy over the idea OF having MIR.
Sherman once more for running
mate, they are wearing their poker
faces and carefully concealng their
feelings.
Seeking Progressive.
AS matter of fact, there is no White
House enthusiasm on this proposition.
Good reason exists for the belief that
President Taft and the men who are
shaping his campaign would, much pre-
fer some other man as the Nominee for
second place. 1t is well known that
the lieutenants of President Taft have
been casting about to find suitable
man for the nomination for vice presi-
dent, Il man who would materially add
to the strength of the ticket. one Of
the men seriously considered is Sen
ator Borah OF Idaho. and there is no
doubt that if Senator Borah could be
induced TO go on the ticket it would
delight the administration. Various 9TH
ar men of progressive type have been
thought over and their merits and
dement's have been given an accounting
and balancing. One Of them is Sen
ator Cummins and another is Cover
nor Hadley of Missouri.
Threw Brick at Reciprocity.
Since the vice president wrote his
famous letter to ne American Pro-
tective Tariff Ieagu. in which ne prac-
tically threw brick at Canadian reci-
procity, there has been a lot Of quiet
talk about his course among men close
10 the president. They do not deny II
is embarrassing They are not blind
to the fact that it would be still more
embarrassing If in the 1912 campaign
there should arise a situation in which,
with President Taft clarifying recipro
city. and Sherman making campaign
speeches, the democrats were assiduous
in putting out literature and making
speeches calling attention to the way
the vice president has inveighed against
the chief OF the administration poll
cles.
Situation Embarrassing.
The situation is made the more acute
and the more interesting by reason Of
the recent declaration OF Senator Cum
Minis in the open senate that there
would be fight before the next ma
tional republican convention to find
out whether the republicans of the
country We're going to stand by the
policy embodied in the Canadian agree
ment. Insurgents and others opposed
to the Taft Canadian agreement will
do their best to get a plank in the
platform that either expressly or i'm
pliedlv discredits what Taft considered
his principal achievement. 1t is true
that some of the men whom President
Taft would like to see named for vice
president have opposed reciprocity.
But they have not occupied a position
that seemed to require them TO sup
port the administration, as Mr.. Sher-
man has done
Sherman . Handicap.
1t is plain that 1t will not be with
out much embarrassment If the presi-
dent has to be yoked up once more to
Mr. Sherman But there are consider
ations Of politics that may bring it
about, nevertheless. Chief of these is
the fact that New York state is going
| to be the great storm center OF the
next campaign. I. is almost indispens-
able alike to republicans and demo-
Gratis. The outcome of the election is
| likely to turn on New York. This af-
fords a powerful argument for putting
| a New York man on the ticket with
Taft The friends of Mr.. Sherman are
not slow to see this. On the other
hand there is some talk Of going aside
from the vice president and still pick
ing some New Yorker and in this con-
nection Secretary of War Stimson who
is rapidly making good here is freely
! mentioned.