The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1902-06-11

What one Of the Republican senators
is wont to speak of as the meek anu
lowly Hanna boom for the presidency
was talked about q good deal the other
day in Washington, says the New YORK
Times correspondent. Ihls was uue'
of course, to the news that came from
Cleveland as to the feeling in the ONO
Republican state convention with rel
erence to Mr.. Hanna's candidacy. The
Ohio Republicans are represented as
being for Hanna in case it shall appear
that Mr. Roosevelt is not to be nomi-
mated TO succeed himself. Washington
takes this to mean that the Republic
ans of Mr.. Hanna's state expect to
have opportunity in the convention to
vote for Mr. Hanna and that the dis
claimer they make of not being in OPP
position to Mr.. Roosevelt is to be re-
garded not so much a declaration OF
admiration for him as an intimation
that in Ohio Mr.. Roosevelt is consid-
cred about the same as out of the race.
Whether this is the right interpreta-
ton of the disclaimer or not, the view
it presents accOrds with the judgments
of many of those who gossip about the
probabilities of the presidential cam
paign of 1904. The feeling is spread
ing in Washington that Mr.. Hama is
far more likely to be nominated for
the presidency in the next Republlcan
convention than Mr.. Roosevelt. A Re
publican senator, who, of course,
would not be willing to have his name
used in connection with his statement,
said recently that he believed it to be
out of the question that Mr.. Roosevelt
should be nominated in 1904.
'"NIaybe underestimate his
strength" the senator said, but my
judgment is that Mr.. Roosevelt will
not head the next Republican presi-
dental ticket OF course we all know
he is working for the nomination. 1t is
plain enough he is undertaking to build
ND a Roosevelt machine. His appoint
ments are made with that end in view;
other official acts are performed with
an eye to the main chance. It's pity
this should be so, it seems to me. 1t
would be better for Mr.. Roosevelt and
better for the country if, instead of de-
voting himself to a campaign for the
next Republican nomination for the
presidency, he would consecrate him
self. as Mr.. Cleveland used to say, to
the service of the people. There may
be some shifts that will change the
sentiment of the Republican party so
that it will demand the nomination or
Mr. Roosevelt. He may do something
lust at the right time that will give
him a tremendous popularity. Such
things l don't take into account, but
speak in expectation of an ordinary
course of events. can't see now where
the strength to nominate Mr.. Roose'
welt could come from. If Mr.. Hanna
and Mr. Roosevelt shall be the leading
candidates for the nomination, Mr..
Hanna will be the nominee"
Don't you think, senator, that Mr..
Roosevelt is building up q good ma
chine?"
II do not think so. Somebody will
nut rollers under that machine, and
away it will go down hill and to
smash. The politicians don't want Mr.
Roosevelt nominated. They want
man they can tie to-"
Isn't Mr.. Roosevelt a good man to
tie to, senator"
About as good as a comet. l should
say, and that, | think, is the feeling
that prevails among the Republican
senators. They have good deal of
business to transact with the presi-
dent. and they don't like his style very
well. Mr.. Mckinley was of different
type. We all liked him. He had had q
world of experience of the sort that
tends to make man fit for the presi-
Dental office, and besides that he was
one of the kindest, most considerate
aud most patient Of men. 1t was
pleasure to do business with him. We