Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-25
PRESIDENTIAL BEES BUZZ.
Several Republican Booms Floating
Around Loose.

Several Republican Booms Floating
Around Loose.
Washington, July 21-While three
years must elapse before another
presidential campaign, two re-
publican booms have so far been
launched-one for Governor Shaw,
Of Iowa, for which Senator Allison
stands godfather, and the other for
Senator Hanna, whose nomination
Perry S. Heath recommends.
There are some grounds for the
impression that Senator Hanna be-
lieves himself available and thinks
if nominated he would be elected.
Should he receive sufficient en-
couragement to make the trial ne
might easily become formidable
competitor, standing as he does for
all the republican party represents
protection, trusts, subsidy, expansion,
imperialism. While Mr.. Hanna is
the living embodiment of republican
policies, the fear that he would be
too shining a target might prevent
his nomination if his name should be
seriously presented.
Governor Shaw is regarded as IN
fortunately located. There is NO
more reason to believe that the "e-
publican party will at this time cross
the Mississippi river for it's candidate
than that the democratic party will
go south of the Mason and Dixon line
fer a candidate. Governor Shaw is
little known in the great pivotal
states of the east and has never been
a prominent figure either in the
affairs Of the country or in the
councils of the republican party.
With the exception of the campaign
of 1884 the republican party since
1860 has chosen its candidate from
Indiana, Ilnnois or Ohio. Illinois
this time will probably present no
candidate. Senator Cullom will be
fairly along in the seventies, Senator
Mason may have dropped out Of sight
when the convention meets, and Gov
ernor Yates and Comptroller Dawes,
who hopes to succeed Senator Mason,
will probably be regarded as too
young.
Indiana has Senator Fairbanks, who
will doubtless be presented by the
Indiana delegation as the candidate
of that state. Ohio might present
Foraker if Hanna decided not to be a
candidate.
Senator Lodge is now mentioned as
a possible candidate. Unfortunately
for him he comes from a state whose
electoral vote is certain and he has
never played a part on the national
stage such as that which finally won
the nomination for Blaine, who was
similarly disqualified geographically
Some political wiseacres hold tina
New York is in POSITION to demand
the nomination at the hands of the
republican party. Vice Presider
Roosevelt's ambition is we'll undel
stood, though Governor Odell is
probably regarded as strong man in
the state organization. Up to date it
seems that Fairbanks, Roosevelt and
| Odell are most talked of as can.
didates. Of those mentioned Senator
Fairbanks appears most likely to be
'the administration candidate" If
Hanna does not take the nomination.
| But administration candidates 10 not
always win. The name of Roosevelt
provokes enthusiasm away from
| home, but in New York his relations
are strained with the machine
element He is no political manager
himself and has no strong political
backing. His chances for the
nomination must, Therefore, be based
solely on the Spontaneous enthusian
in the convention.
On the other hand Odel1 is himself
a political manager Of sagacity ant
executive ability. As chairman O.
the republican state committee h
identified himself with his part.
machine, while his seemingly indie
pendent attitude as governor helpet
! him with tho REFORM TS