The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-06
Ohio Senator Afraid to be Cam
didate Because Of State Of 81
His Health. 83:t3 sStf.S
WHY mr.. ROOSEVELT \
MUST BE NOMINATED i
Though Opposed BY the brains Brains
Of Ills Own Party, He Has Isl
Made Himself Poptla st
Masses BY His Streilu-
osity-Docs Things ii t5s
In1petuous Way. 3s55
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The meeting Of the Republican Nation
al Committee In this city on the 1ltha
inst Fill be one Of the most mportant.s
and decidedly the most unique the
history OF the party. .$ l I viii be lmror-.g
tant becauTe h Of !. the tndlsputatles fact
that the Rc-uhlican lead ars see that there
are many elements OF weakness develop-%
Ing every day. In the position the Repub-%
llcans hold as rulers OF this country. and
unique because lt;is confidently expected
OH a II sides that it will take some step#
which will regarded as endors emeEtEofs
The candidacy Of a President Roo-evels,S
who is no.tthe candidate OF a. majoritysofs#
his party. ..5 4 .bs8
ca parties lkere las ever teen a. tine
when man who Is So cons plcuous ~ soLta
of favor With the tleldets nus so 9com-3
pleteiy dom M ted N the s.tultions87 Z 2 ere
is not on the committee on es slng Ell ma NJ
who Is at heart a Roosevelt M n. sEl tiI5ssgs
believed that every one OF them, n With
probably tour or five EXCEPTIONS, are sforS
Hlnna for the#nom.natioil,@8 X Bu there ls35
no duuut5 thu y they viii hay e y to 4Whoopgs
/ 1t up for he man they 4 hou ght IA heys
had disposed of iforeYe three sea RS ago .S
place on 4 the Ticket with William Nc
I'ss HANNA N 81 4A ND DIpATBl SSlI
There Il Is mo Iike lhood 81 that s enatorss
Hanna wil!7be q candidate for the no ,r.0 .ns#
mind. but he will not ma ke the rae e.$s He
will retire fromsthe committee la!ld d devnGe$i
f the le.nainder9o his life to his SO t In tEe8
senate. This is iegaroed as absoiute.yss
correct. IL. .Sss5 IN fs5
the i President re @ OF Of .e e United s;ates.5II:
doctors have told him that he was r OF
strong enough to make the campaisn:5
He would at the present moment tte sang II
apowed candidate & for the nomlnat ation#
against Mr.. Roosevelt were It not for 3 he
fact that he had la very severe a 5tack
last winter and spring, and that his phy...SS3:S
stefan has told rSr1s with the sutmo-tS8
plalrnase that his life, or the very MI VI
$teral shortening Of 9h's idavs. r.n,.ld be n
the result OF the work and worry OF q II
ca -opaign for he presidency.
Nothing could more delight the hearts Y
Of the grent ma jority OF the co-r----fHttee&j
thar, the nrrnuncerent. .ns8t thatr' y 4 = scvSs
| OF Senator Hannah He Isl by@a II odds the 4.
strongest m, the Republican norty.8tle eS
would get more Democratic vctcs ttan A
any man the Republicans could nomirate. s
Senator Gorr,1n would roll q larger tv7te \
among conservative Reruhl'cnns than &
any Dc~ocr,t thntEcould be, or ire ted .&l
OPPOSED TO ROOSEVELT f$
There Is No discussing the fact aE q 5asaws5
make the attnmnt. that the ren who III
corav-t TIE Renurllc1n compnlgn are u
bitterly opposed to TIE aro~lira ton, ofs Mr., e
Roosevelt. He Is Universally regarded
among the leaders Of his PARTY as unsa fe,2S4
ard table TO so .o~ ~ tn nrert u ~ ygs
JJcIf lad h1,n Day,
icons .l--ost ae heortilv as re is Stss.t
great bulk OF Democrats. The fact that vi
he has notAthe sy-nr,trv Of tie Test ---s"n ~
In the party, and that he cannot control "
the brains OF 1t, Fst beng eSe~pllhed every
day here now. when.the Senate, - lied
IN extra session to nass the Cure n rsci- q
uroc,tv bill, meets every third dny, Is In "a
session a. fcw --'..-tcs%2duringt which " n:
formally refuses TO discuss the measure,
and then adtourns, s55 55 " .s5aS
The cueTt'on bowls tGthat the Srnr1l-S
ration Of iRooseveltle a aiorevon4 ccrcl%-s
zion If he IS so unporular' rs natural
I one He re- made himself rorul,r with
tive rr.hlrpIre r~n-sa- TIE nv.-a-s n
!, A~erlcan, to his discredit. prere-s rasn
,ndunthrkins action and sreech5 II -
cy,E There. Is always "so,' rth'rs t'r..'ns .$'
With Roosevelt. 1t Is senerallv someth'rg 8s
w>''oh rates biz TIE ltlanvh n ~ .-n-k \
OF the p,r'v lender srd ~ the nemo-
VERY STRENUOUS
r~ hne h.en . verY 6e~oc~Ntir nrrst-
dert. "There are no airs cb,ut r,c.';' hs II
seams N sa, In 81 r dcas. F'A trr,rs
4 his horee ovA~ s,y-fcnt fNrn-e-- disr NJ. he Il
have an Y S.raet rhotorrnnfer& t.ere to- &
taFe him IN the act, ard Is not VI O. x
tu-o I, the ARTISTS ulrdow IN -''t-ars II
ne I reo-re s---' around th~ circle to n
the dI-tnrce ~ - c01 r,les. shrbirq a3Aa
rrary ra-ds as he err rr,sp " thst ttr,a5
az = .-,,'.'ro MY. srcre hnsithan ,~,nnv a
ro,'tEcion hos TIE cN-rca II m,'-a In
tte co,,rre Of a llsat''rey to soy nr.t 4 II
or tn, tnrusrrd of babies tissed ord tie
ou,"ttiv of soft so7p tisrersed al towns
whose mares are on the mans only IN &
tie finest of tyre, Pc Is streruors Es
AFFECTS love of hard Wy ard fghtrg,
He thinks himself esrecially fitted 70 tho
rerroes to oHce n Southern Sta es
against the advice OF the gray-hea6s of All
his own party, and writes let ers boldly
srurn'rg the counsel offered him And
asts his closest fr ends how his act on
will affect the delegation from tha S ate
to the national convention, He cuitira es q
and encourages the stern virtues cf 8ciur-as s
nce and honesty In the adninistrat on
of the duties of ofce, ard consults wlthIS
5his chief political adviser beffre dawn at III
the White Hose with a view 70 lsa5n y
how the probing OF charges Of ihleHery g
and general corruption In tfe Postofts = &
Department clli Test be stopped. and tts q
efrects uron the next election and his own "a
nom!na ton layotted. u # Ks. .5,ssaa as
"a. JOKE ON REPllB!I IcAN Ms.
yhe 1okA = "a Sha I--apnolcans. ara ens