The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-06
PRESIDENT MAKING.

The Western visit of Vice President
| Roosevelt is made the excuse for dis
cussing presidential possibilities from
the Republican standpoint. There is
no doubt that Mr.. Roosevelt is anxious
to succeed Mr.. Mckinley. and 1t is
probable that he is even now planning
for the presidential nomination of his
party.
1t is admitted that he is popular in the
West. AT the last Republican National
Convention delegations from several of
the Western states expressed their will
lingness to support him in preference
TO Mr.. Mckinley. And his popularity
does not seem to have waned in the
least. During his present visit he has
been enthusiastically received wher-
ever he has stopped.
There is story in the Western pa
pers to the effect that he has had a
conference with Gov. Yates of Illinois,
relative to the latter being a candidate
for Vice President on the same ticket
with him in 1904. Gov. Yates is an am
bilious young man, and it is believed
that he thinks he is on the road to
the presidency. AS far as known he is
not a man of any particular ability.
He was nominated for Governor by &C
cident. There was several stronger
candidates before the convention, and
deadlock. Gov. Yates was nominated
as compromise candidate. Before his
nomination his chief claim to distinc-
ton was that he was the son of the IA
nous Gov. Dick Yates.
But Mr.. Roosevelt's idea seems to be
that young mems ticket would be a
popular one, and that if he and Gov.
Yates were nominated they would re-
spectively represent the biggest state
in the East and the biggest state in the
West.
But it is a long way from certain
that Mr.. Roosevelt will be the choice
of New York. 1t is claimed that his
influence in that state is not what it
was, and that unless he gets on the
right side of the Republican bosses of
that state he will stand no chance of
getting the presidential nomination.
1t is also worthy of notice that in
some of the Republican papers the
name of Thomas B. Reed is being men
toned for President quite often. 1t is
true, of course, that Mr. Reed is little
out of touch with his party and with
its leaders. In the hight of his career
h. resigned from Congress and went to
New York for the purpose of making
money. He had made none while in
Congress. That fact does not help
him in the estimation of the men at the
head of his party, but it makes an i'm
preston on the public mind, an i'm
preston that is still very vivid. The
people look on him as an honest man,
as well as a very able one. Therefore
it is not at all improbable that there
will be a demand for him as the time
approaches for making a presidential
nomination, even if the Republican
leaders do not feel kindly towards him.
Not only is his name spoken in con-
nection with the presidential Office, but
there appears to be a strong element
in the population of New York city
that thinks that he is the man to lead
the fight against Mr.. Croker and Tam
many for the control of New York city.
Therefore it seems that because he is
known to be a man of force and is
thought to be honest he is in demand
all around. In the meantime, however,
he says that he is out of politics. 1t
would no doubt be gratifying to Mr..
Roosevelt if he would stay out.