Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-01-13
so-caIled Plans of the Anti
Roosevelt Republicans Are
Revealed
TAFT WILL SUIT WALL STREET
The Brooklyn Eagle Also Declares That
the Hanna Boom is Only a Stalking
Horse-lmpossible for Taft to Accept
the Nomination if it is rendered
Him.

MN u oih Jan. bt l'l bpNiN -
Eagle reveals the so-called plans OF
the anti-Roosevelt republicans. 1t de-
elares tliat the old Mckinley leaders
VIII nominate the new war secretary,
William Fl. Taft. for president, despite
his expected refusal Taft, the Eagle
says. has been pronounced acceptable
by Wall street. The Eagle further de-
ciares that the Hanna boom is only :,
stalking horse.
In part the Eagle says: Today Taft
is considered by old MoKinley leaders
10 be the heir presumpt!ve of the Nc.
kinney mantle. He is the man whom
senator Quay, Governor Odetl, Senator
Scott. Senator Wolcott, Perry S. Heath
ard a dozen other leaders rally support.
TAFT will arrive at San Francisco
from the Philippines on Jan. %. His
loom viii be launched then.
Politics of the kind that Blaine am
conkling and Cameron and Carpenter
p.ayed in the seventies has made the
Taft candidacy interesting to rspub-
llcan leaders for several months. Much
hinges on Quay's action.
In Washington. as in Philadelphia,
the opinion prevails that in the end
Quay Will yield to the pressure OF in
terests with which M IS allied and viii.
oppose the president. Quay is not re-
sarded by these republicans ay likely
10 place himself, ON inadequate con-
sderations. out of touch with the
vested interests of his state which con-
troll ard will continue to control. with
or without him, the republican ma
chine.
In addition to these matters of re-
lection there is the fact that Quay is
lot insensible to advantages of the role
required of him by less conspicuous
Warwicks of repubMcanism.
A very pretty contest cray develop in
New York II the Taft candidacy goes
into the state convention with Hanna
and Quay and Governor Odell behind
ii. and Senator Platt leading the
Roosevelt forces.
Mckinley interest and Mr.. Roosevelt
would divide the New York delega-
ton. and 10 that extern. at least mitt-
gate against the candidacy of the
president. The possible consequence OF
such contest on republican chances
al the rolls is the subject of much
concern among the republican leaders.
who do not as rule believe that any
republican candidate can win unless he
carries New York.
President Roossvelt's demonstra.ed
friendship for Secretary Taft leaves no
course open to Taft but positive de-
cJination. 1t is. therefore. expected
that the first thing Taft will say whsn
he reaches San Francisco will be that
ne vii, rot accept the nomination If 1t
is rendered to him.
This contingency Is discounted by
the fact that the new secretary pos
sssses no deliverable strength in ma
chine republican politics and can pre-
vent no action upon which his friends
are set. 1t appears 10 be one OF the
certainties OF the unstable republican
situation that Taft's future personal
attitude. no matter how definitely 1t
may he taken. can neither reliave the
president of the opposition that hese:s
mini nor eliminate the row war seurs-
tary from the presidential situation
under the convention acts.
The aim of the Mckinley element in |
opposition to Roosevelt IS to recast the
ssues of tbs, campaign along lines tina;
Will allay discomfort OF commercial and |
financial interests of the country. t
With Roosevelt as candidate 1t is
claimed that there can be no credita-
bic alteration in that direction. In COM
.rast to the assumed Weakness OF the
president with the commercial and
financial interests. the strength of his
position on the expansion issue, as ex-
emplified in important details in Pan
anna. is conceded.
Friends. of Taft vii: advance the
that his services in the
prove him to be the fore
most sxpansionist of the country. while
mis- conservatism of character and
alignments in republican politics in
sure avoidance under him as president
Of international difficulties charged up
against the account of Roosevelt. To
of the Mckinley school
this statement of the case will. 1t is ex-
pected, appeal with force. 1t is as
In fact by opponents of Roose-
Welt who favor the candidacy OF Taft
that no other man can be found to
whom the republican party could safe
~ at this tuncture transfer its inter-
csfs and movers