Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 June 1908 — SECOND PUCE STILL A PUZZLE [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

SECOND PUCE STILL A PUZZLE

WHITE HOUSE BAYB THE CANDIDATE MUST BE AN lOWAN. DOLLIVER BOOM RENEWED Fairbanks Strongly Urged for Renomination and- Tangle Causes Trouble in Both lowa and Indiana. Chicago, June 16.—The vice-presi-dential situation continued Monday to maintain its puzzling position. It presented a new aspect for almost every . hour of the day, but at no time did it ! show a disposition to become less com- ' plicated. j Senator Dolliver, as for some time past, was the center of the complication, and it is generally admitted that there will be no solution until he is either nominated or entirely eliminated from the equation. In the early hours of the morning it looked as if the lowa senator was out of the race, bat when, soon afterwards, the news came from Washington that there had .been a declaration from the White House that the candidate for the second place-must come from lowa, the boom was given a renewal of life, and the senator’s friend* were willing to say that his nomination was assured. No Solution of the Problem. The Washington news was apparently without effect upon the lowa friends of Senator Dolliver, who do not want him to accept a place on the ticket, and they refused to attach much significance to the Washington pronouncement. The Dolliver boomers gave just as little heed to a letter of their favorite in which he authorized the delegation to withdraw his name if it should be presented. All told, therefore, the developments in the Dolliver candidacy were not satisfactory, and it was generally conceded that Senator Long, who is still the champion of the lowa senator, had spoken correctly when he expressed the (pinion that time would be necessary to solve the Dolliver problem. The announcement that the president wouldvask that Gov. Cummins be nominated If Senator Dolliver should not be, abused interest, but the members of the - Allison-Dolllver faction would npt for a moment consider this contingency. If Senator Dolliver should be eliminated the contest as now presented would lie between Vice-President Fair

banks ana Representative Sherman of New York and both received much encouragement during the day. It was stated on behalf of Mr. Fairbanks that if nominated he would not accept. Makes Trouble in Two States. The vice-presidential tangle developed Jactional feeling in Indiana and lowa. The situation in the two states is not identical, but in both Indiana and lowa there are prominent Republicans on both sides of the question as to whether the state should bid for the honor of naming the running mats for the presidential nominee. The latest phase of the lowa situation is that there is danger that some of Gov. Cummins’ following may show only a lukewarm Interest in the state campaign for the election of B. F Carroll as governor and other Repub lican candidates for state offices, it opponents of Cummins continue to bat the way to Senator Dolllver’s nomlna tion for vicefpresident. The ticket headed by Carroll was named at state primaries at which Senator Allison de seated Cummins for a seat in the sen ate, and the state ticket is not re garded as friendly to Cummins. Holding Fairbanks Back.

A majority of the members of th« Indiana delegation now desire to pui forth their best efforts to promote th« renomination of Vice-President Fair banks, but Senator Hemenway, Gov Hanly and James P. Goodrich, th« chairman of tbe state central committee, all delegates-at-large, and Joseph B. Kealing, political manager for th« vice-president, are holding out strong ly against the suggestion that Mr Fairbanks’ name be withdrawn as a candidate for president. Among the Indiana delegates whc want Mr. Fairbanks eliminated foi first place and named for the second position are James W. Emison of Vin cennes, John C. Zulauf of Jefferson ville, Jonce Monyham of Orleans, Wil liam A. Guthrie of Dupont, Jacob M Bauer of Lawrenceburg, Mayoi Charles A. Bookwalter of Indianap oils, and J. A. Kantz of Kokomo.

AGATHA SECOND.