The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-03-12
HANNA IN 1904.
Possibility of Senator as Candidate
 Discussed at the Capital. a

Possibility of Senator as Candidate
 Discussed at the Capital. Ag Washington Telegram to Chicago Record
 Herald.
 Will Senator Hanna be a candidate for the President against President Roose- welt? This Is a question which Is now much discussed in political circles. II is an open secret that a good many Re publican Senators are dissatisfied with the Presidents management of affairs. None of them is willing at this time to come out in the open and say that Roose- welt ought not to be renominated. but In cloakroom gossip and private converse that he Twill not do,' and that Senator Hanna Is the man to defeat him.
 All this may be regarded as the gos- sip of the hour. In all probability it, Is a merely temporary symptom and one same time the friends of the President are carefully watching the situation. MT. Roosevelt, naturally enough is anx- tous to be his own successor. to break the record and be a Vice President who wins the office in his own right by cleo ton by the people. But he is not willing to sacrifice his independence or his views in order to secure this prize, and it Is here that friction between him and many Senators arises.
 Their complaint is that he Is not suff1- ciently deferential to them. He has too many ideas of his own about Federal DdITOndEe ana the manner III WHICH IL shall be dispensed. His action in regard to the permanent census bill offended many Senators, their grievance being that he twisted the law by interpretation so that their appointees are not sure or retaining their places.
 In all such matters the public is likely to take very little interest. The public at large looks upon President Roosevelt with broader view.
 The men who are trying to bring Sena- tor Hanna forward as candidate for the Presidency do so without his consent. MT. Hanna said recently to the corre- spondent of The Record-Herald.
 T am not candidate for the Presi- dency and shall not be- It will be impos- sible to force me into seeking that of fee. I am the friend of President Roose- welt He is the official leader of the party, and am trying to support him and to make his administration suc- cess"
 This is the way in which the Senator talks to all his friends. Nevertheless the men who do not want Roosevelt think they can create a situation in which the Senator sfrom Ohio will be compelled to let them go ahead. They believe they can make him a candidate despite his un- willingness and his devotion to the Presi- dent.
 Senator Hanna's earnest efforts to ef- feet peace between labor and capital and to promote arbitration of labor dis putes are thought my many to indicate a desire on his part to stand for the Presidency. Any such assumption does the Senator an injustice. He has been interested in the labor problem all his life. and his activity in that line is noth ing new.
 There are no indications whatever that MT. Hanna has permitted the Presiden- tial bee to gain entrance to his bonnet It is. of course, possible that he may be drawn into the contest But 1t is improb- able. If President Roosevelt makes sue cess of his administration and keeps Sen ator Hanna as close to him as he is now there will be no rivalry between them two years hence.