The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-03-29
fNAUGURATES CAMPAIGN FOR THE
PRESIDENCY BY DINNER TO
NEWSPAPER MEN
FAIRBANKS URGED TO RACE
Indiana Delegation Thinks Contest
Between Roosevelt and Repub-
Iican Chairman Would Give
Him n Good Chance.
TARIFF IS AGAIN AN ISSUE
FROM THE GLOBE BUREAU,
Washington, ID. c.

Washington, ID. c.
WASHINGTON, d. c., March 2S.-Sen-
atOr Mark A Hanna has inaugurated his
campaign for the presidential nomination
by giving dinner to the Gridiron club.
This organiZa ton, representative of the
correspondents in Washington, is disposed
to take up and encourage the Ohio leader.
Long experience as head of the national
campaign committee has taught Senator
Hanna the advantage of having the news
paper men with him. A boom without
publicity would be no boom.
Senator Hanna's presidential boom has
resulted in placing Indiana in a delicate
predicament. Senator Charles w. Fair
banks has been in favor of postponing all
presidential agitation until some date
nearer the convention. He has been
quietly laying his wires but has been
careful to remain officially on good terms
with the White house, not wishing to be-
come a target any sooner than necessary.
But Hanna's recent activity and the ad-
vertising which his boom has been get
ting have aroused Indiana to action.
Urge Fairbanks Into Race.
Members OF the delegation in congress
have been anxious to have Fairbanks
come out with some kind of declaration.
They do not ike to see the fight narrowed
down to Roosevelt and Hanna with no
talk Of compromise candidate.
President Roosevelt as intimated to a
number Cf his visiotrs lately that there
might be a special session of congress
called next summer to revise the tariff
1t is not anticipated that there win be
anything done in this direction by this
congress-unless it be the Cuban sugar
Teduction-Or at the short session next
winter But by that time Roosevelt be-
lieves the time will be ripe Off action.
The suggestion came in the course of in
terviews concerning the Cuban tariff
Wrangle. The president made it evident
to his visitors that he favors reciprocity
and tariff revision, not only IN Cuban
sugar schedules but likewise in steel
wood pulp, tin plate wines, lumber and
all the schedules which have resulted in
building up industries which are no longer
entitled to be called infant" but are
gigantic and in many cases subsidized
monopolies.
Thinks Trusts Main Issue.
The president believes that the country
VIII sustain him in demand for the re-
moval of duties from trust-made articles.
He has observed a strong sentiment in
the Middle West in favor of reciprocity.
The position taken by members from this
section on the Cuban sugar fight has only
intensified his impression that the trusts
nave secured too firm a grip on the
legislative branch of the government: the
agricultural interests do not like the way
they are ignored in the matter of putting
up or taking down the tariff wall
president Roosevelt believes that the
antitrust issue will be the one on which
the next presidential campaign will be
fought. He is willing to accept that
gauge of battle. He has already made
effort to show his position by his move
against railroads under the antitrust
law and the interstate commerce law; be-
lore the elections of 1904 arrive he will
show also that he is not afraid of the
trusts which have been built up by the
tariffs.