The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-01-20

for granted: but now Indiana places
it's strength. though indirectly, on rec
ord as against the president.
Roosevelts followers planned to pass
resolutions indorsing the successor OF
Mckinley at each of the thirteen con-
ventions held in the respective congress
sional districts for the nomination or
state central committee. -Four con-
ventions adopted resolutions eulogizing
but not instructing for Roosevelt. The
nine others remained silent, the presi-
dents adherents fearing to act in the
face of the Oppos ton encountered
These facts, in conjunction with the
enthusiasm at every mention OF Han
mas name, clearly indicate the pref
erence of Indianas republican poll
ticians.
With the republican strongholds and
with Ohio, Indiana, probably Illinois.
New England and the south arrayed
against him, the presidents ascenden-
cy becomes a very doubtful question.
Hanna denies his own candidacy. but
a denial, if a clamor should be raised
equivalent to a demand, amounts to
nothing whatever; and Hanna's delay
in defining his position looks
very much as if he were sounding SEN
timent and quietly working along the
various avenues of the machine. The
Ohio senator's attitude is by no means
conclusive, his several utterances not
withstanding. Accordingly, the con-
tributors of funds being against Roose-
Welt because they are afraid of his err
ratio ways and the organization OPP
posing him because it can't control
him, each day renders it more certain
that the business magnate who manag-
ed McKinley's destiny will attempt to
retire the impetuous young man from
New York.
Coincident with the news of Indi-
ana's action came a report of the utter
ance Of Henry Chisholm, a Cleveland
millionaire. Roosevelt is too strenu-
ouS,' he said. Business men fear
him. We need a man like Hanna, and
he will be the nominee OF itself
this is nothing, but it is a duplicate
of what is heard in many corners Of
the land.
Do men who talk in such fashion be-
lieve that the nomination of Hanna
would increase republican chances at
the polls? They probably do not since
nm h1y- no mo inrifV of VOTING
republicans are for Roosevelt The in
evitable deduction follows that the
presidents enemies would rather lose
the election than see Roosevelt rc.;tor-
ed to power. They know that ,ht sit
uation is such in the senate that no
straight democratic legislation can pass
during the next four years. And they
think that Il conservative demo-
cratic president would better re-
store commercial confidence and inter-
nal stability than Roosevelt. He would
be understood and trusted by the peo-
pie.
The republican split constitutes an
argument as to the source of that par
" strength. win ana represent
ing the moneyed interests it is compact
and powerful. That element removed
it merely drifts, torn by dissensiOn and
factions. Whatever differences exist
among democrats, they are differences
upon measures or men; and there is
no question of submitting or not sub
hitting to domination of special mon
eyed interests. If the financial influ-
ences secede from the republican camp
they cannot control in democratic coun-
ellis and the action will be based only
upon a conviction that a safer and a
saner government will be secured under
democratic rule. The election Of a
democratic president depends. then.
solely upon a harmonious union within
the party; upon the wisdom exercised
in the selection of candidate.