Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1902-06-13
HANNA FOR PRESIDENT
A Belief That the Senator VIII
Win Next Nomination.
STRONGER THAN kR. ROOSEVELT.

shat. mt Lenst. 4. the Way In which
som. Prominent Republicans In
Washington View the situation In
tb. Light of the Recent Ohio Con-
vention.
What one OF the Republican senators
IS wont TO speak OF as the meek ahu
lowly Hanna boom for the presidency
was talked about good deal the Other
day in Washington, says the New YORK
Times correspondent This was due
of course. TO the news that came from
Cleveland as to the feeling In the ONO
Republican state convention with ref
erence TO Mr.. Hanna's candidacy. Inc
Ohio Republicans are represented as
being for Hanna In case II 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 10
vote for Mr.. Hanna and that the Cos
claimer they make of not being In OPP
positlon TO Mr.. Roosevelt Is to be re-
gnrded not so much a declaration or
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
II 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.. HeIna Is
| far more likely to be nominated for
| the presidency i'm the next Republican
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 1t to be
out of the question that Mr.. Roosevelt
should be nominated In 1904.
Maybe l 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
up Roosevelt machine. His appoint
ments are made with that end in view:
other official acts are performed with
an eve to the main chance. It's pity
this should be so, II seems to me. 1t
would be better for Mr.. Roosevelt and
better for the country IT, instead of de-
voting himself to 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 1t will demand the nomination OF
Mr.. Roosevelt. He may do something
Just at the right time that will give
him tremendous popularity. Such
things | 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 a good ma
chine!'
II do not think so. Somebody will
put rollers under that machine, and
away it will go down Hill and to
smash. The politicians don't want Mr..
Roosevelt nominated. They want a
man they can tie to-"
!; isn't Mr.. Roosevelt a good man TO
tie to, SENATOR
; about as good as comet, | should
: say, and that, | think, is the feeling
that prevails among the Republican
senator's. They have a good deal of
J 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 Il
world of experience of the sort that
tends to make a man fit for the presi
dental office, and besides that he was
one of the kindest, most consderatt
and most patient of men. 1t was q
pleasure to do business with him. We
don't like Mr.. Roosevelt SO well. We
don't know where we're at when we
are doing business with him. | reckon
other persons who are in public life
have had about the same experience.
Something may happen, as | sug
gested, the effect of which will be t
give MIR. Roosevelt unexpected strength
If fortune does not favor him in that
way, | don't believe he will be nomi
mated. If Hanna is his chief opponent
the prize will go to the Ohio man."