Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-06-16
Sneclal 10 the Leader.


Columbus, o. June 15.-The Repub
licans of Ohio may yet have presi'
Dental candidate. The New York Suns
endorsement of Senator Joseph Benson
Foraker for the presidential nomina'
tion in 1904 was as surprising as II
was gratifying to the Republican par
ty leaders of the city, for the reason
that the Sun passed right over the
head of Vice President Theodore
Roosevelt in placing Foraker in nomi-
nation.
Another thing which is exciting fa-
vorable discussion among the state Of
ficlals and oilers is the cordiality of
the Suns Endorsement of Foraker's
candidacy. Its pen-picture of the man
aptly describes him. The one sentence
which causes the most comment
among those who know the Senator
best is that. "He IS as old or as young
as it is well to be. being in the first
youth of maturity. BY this is meant
that while he is old enough to be
rich and ripe in experience, he is still
in the vlgor of his manhood and COM
bines all the qualities of dashing
and winning leader.
BLAINE AND FORAKER.
The Sun compares him to the late
James G.. Blaine, and says that, with
IAN American such as he in the white
house. one would need have no fear
for the country, nor would the Ameri-
can eagle live in terror lest it should
have to hide it's head When Blaine
was living there was frequent comment
on the similarity in the style, manner
temperament and magnetic leadership
of these two men. This comparison
of Senator Foraker with Blaine has
called forth the comment that while
Foraker combines in the highest de-
gree all the clements of leadership pos
sessed by Blaine, there has been moth
ing in his political or legislative car
eer to arouse the intense personal ami
mosities and jealousies which existed
between Blaine and Garfield on. tne
one hand and Conking Platt and other
party leaders on the other
THE FIRST SUGGESTION.
The first suggestion of Senator For
aker as presidential candidate was
by Senator John NJ. Thurston, of Ne
braska, at the Philadelphia convention
year ago. His nomination of Senator
Foraker was seconded by other distin-
guished Republican leaders, who had
watched his career in the senate with
interest and pleasure and who had
contact with him, only to be charmed
with his eloquence and impressed with
his striking personality. The extreme
western and eastern sections of the
country are represented in these de-
mands for Senator Foraker's nomina-
tion for the presidency by the Repub-
licans in 1904.
Many things have combined to at
tract attention to Senator Foraker.
There have been no more marked
changes in any man in public life than
in Foraker When he was governor OF
Ohio he was an impulsive young man,
but with age and experience have come
conservatism and today he is regard
ed as leader among leaders. Twenty
years ago he was an impulse. Today
he is thought. His reputation which
had preceded him, was his introduction
to men in public life at the national
capital and he at once took a COM
manding position in the senate. Sena-
tor Foraker has been constantly grow
ing in the estimation of the people, and
no man today has a warmer place in
the hearts of his countrymen than he.
Senator Foraker is known as loyal
Republican and patriotic American
citizen.