The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-02
hERMAN APPEARS
INROLE OF BARKIS
"sunny Jim" Is Willing to Be
Candidate for Renolni-
nation.
HIS FRIENDS IN CONTROL
If Republicans Name Him Again
They Will Depart From
Precedent
HIS FRIENDS IN CONTROL
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n Especial to The Times-DispatcR.J
nv Washington, July 1-Discussion OF
5sfr available candidate for second place
Bon the next ticket OF the Republican
that of Vice President Sherman.
Those who know the New York Re-
publican situation appreciate the fact
that the present State committee is
/ controlled by Sherman's friends The
chairman. William Barnes. Jr. long
has been one Of Sherman's strongest
kSupporters and loyal personal friends
ne recent return of Barnes to the
81 airmanship was brought about chief
y Is by the old sherman guard. and no
one was more enthusiastic about il
than the popular citizen now presid-
ingI over the United States Senate.
The friends Of Sherman are largely
1nicontrol of this committee. and they
pibmise 10 be very much masters OF
ne next State convention, which meets
III New York to elect delegates at
3arge and pass resolutions demanding
she denomination of President Taft
and Vice President sherman. No sit
i uation can be imagined in New York
J that could take away the control OF
the present Barnes committee.
Dit PuzzlinE.
1t seems bit pulling to those who
Z recall that in the past a new man al
ways has been chosen with the second
nomination accorded the President
Hannibal Hamlir was elected with Lin
coin the first time. then Andrew John
/, son. With the first nomination of Cen
eral Grant. Schuyler ColfaN. of Indiana
was the nominee for Vice President
and Henry Wilson. of Massachusetts,
thee andidate in the second campaign
of 1872. Then. in 1876, Hayes. of Ohio.
and Wheeler. of New York, was the
. , - IL.
publican National Convention, while
still faithful TO the idea of making
the ticket from Ohio and New York.
named Garfield and Arthur. the latter
from New York City, where he had
been collector of the port.
The devoted friends of President Ar
thur. and the present President was
one of them. tried had enough TO make
him the nominee in 1854, but the ticket
was Elaine and Logan. 1t lost, and in
1SSS Harrison and Morton won Vice
President Morton was not renominatcd
IN 1892, but had other honors handed
him by his State. Then. In 1895, Gar
ret Hobart, OF New Jersey, was elected
Vice President with William Mckinley.
and died in Office
There was no effort toward the re-
nomination of Vice President Fair
hanks at the end of his term with
j president Roosevelt, and James :.
! Sherman. while not originally desired
by the Taft organization, was nomi-
ysnated by the demand of New York for
Its accustomed place on the national
ticket. And now that Sherman and
his friends indicate a desire TO depart
p-froH the old habit OF picking a new
man for second place every four years.
there Will be much attention paid in
the admission by Sherman that he is
willing TO leave it to the delegation
from New York in the next Republic
can national convention.
Can HIVE His Wish.
Sherman desire for denomination CON
cede that he will be on the ticket II
ne wishes. but that the denomination
of both Taft and Sherr ln-Ohio and
New York-means making a ticket by
the opposition that will have peculiar
strength in two such important States.
There has been suggestion of Har-
mon and Din as the Democratic ticket
that would give Taft and Sherman
most distress. but there also has been
much suggestion of Woodrow Wilson
for President and Judson Harmon for
second place.
1t is argued that Harmon is big
Enough to accept the vice presiden tial
nomination for the sake OF his party.
-sa4att ~sopebQw the, down-deep sentiment
among Democrats in Congress inclines
TO the nomination of a strong Eastern
man for first place. II is evident from
the discussion among Democrats about
the Willingness Of Vice President SHEER