The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-09
WHO WILL BE NEXT
VICE PRESIDENT
Trend of the Discussion Among Politicians of
Both Big Parties

House. Conditions have been sounded
pretty thoroughly, however, and the
attitude of some of the large Northern
states carefully reviewed.
Inc grumblings of congressman of
both branches have been occasionally
mentioned in political forecasts, but
the cool headed party leaders, who
might prefer some other nominee. are
not taking large stock just now in
such expressions of dissatisfaction.
There was congressional grumbling of
somewhat similar character against
President Mckinley during his first adj
ministration. 1t results, in part GER
tainly, from disappointments as to
patronage and denial of political IA
vors and very often gives way subse-
quently to complete acquiescence with
the established order of things. s-e
Republican senators, while not alto
gether pleased with things at the
White House, as senators rarely are,
very generally seem inclined to fall in
line for Mr.. Roosevelt's nomination.
One veteran Republican, who has in
years gone by been mentioned himself
as a presidential candidate, was asked
the other day why he did not lead off
and take a stand for a new nominee
in 1904. observed: Mr. Roosevelt is
not the man 1 would chose. but / am
nevertheless-for him. have to deal
with the question of patronage in my
state, of which he has the disposal 1
must work along in harmony with him
which is what / propose to do" A half
dozen other similar examples in the
Senate might be cited.
The effect of grumbling congressman
returning to their homes with unfa-
vorable tales will naturally be watch
ed closely, but all politicians, includ-
ing congressman, are ever prone to
follow public opinion and instead of
convincing the great body of voters to
their way of thinking, may be prompt
ly convinced by the sentiment of those
voters. Speaker Reed was the favorite
candidate of the politicians at the
start of the campaign in 1896, but long
before the time for the convention the
popularity of Mr.. Mckinley, who, it
is true, had powerful organization
back OF him, swept Mr.. Reed and his
followers out of the running.
There are some who look to Illinois
and New York as the two chief bat
tlefields of the next campaign. New
York is generally conceded to be
doubtful ground, while Illinois has
come to be looked upon as a staunch
Republican state. But Illinois is new
ertheless an emotional state in poll
not always be relied upon. Republi-
cans informed as to conditions there
are already conceding the election of
Carter Harrison again as Mayor of
Chicago at the spring election The
Republican machine of Illinois is very
odious to the voters, and the Repub-
lcan organization in Chicago is even
more in disfavor.
The possibility of Mr.. Harrison be-
ing selected for second place on the
Democratic ticket in 1904 has been con-
templated with the prospects, under
such conditions, for the rolling up of
a big Democratic majority in the
Windy City for him. Indiana has be-
come so reliably Republican that the
efforts of past presidential years to
carry 1t by the Democrats may be
abandoned in the next campaign, and
instead of the familiar cry for captur-
ing New York and Indiana, it NAV he
TO capture New York and Illinois. An
other plan is sometimes talked OF
among politicians, which would in
clude the nomination of John Mitchell
as the Democratic candidate for Gov
ernor of the state, which would. rer-
maps command a big following for the
democratic party outside the CITY cf
Chicago.