The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-01-31
Indiana's Senior Senator Probably
VIII Be the Choice of the
Middle West.
CONSERVATIVE AND SAFE
And Republican Leaders There
fore Wish Him to Be in Line
for Promotion.
TALK WITH ROOSEVELT
MessrS. Goodrich, Starr, Hemen-
way and Watson Call at the
White House.
Special to the indianapolis Journal.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-Charles Warren
Fairbanks. United States senator from In /
diana. will be the Republican vice presiden-
tia nominee If he will accept the honor. |
Indiana people in Washington generally |
concede that only the Unforeseen Will pre- |
vent the nomination of President Roose- |
welt The standard bearer OF the party |
having been fixed, consideration is now be- |
ing given the second place on the ticket. |
Senator Fairbanks is regarded the logi-' |
cal man. Politicians generally admit that |
the vice presidential candidate must come |
from the middle West. The Indiana sena-
tor is popular in that section Of the coun-
try, and in addition his is the only name
that has been mentioned that is received
with any degree of enthusiasm in the East
Senator Fairbanks Is conservative and safe
Recent history has been such as to make
party managers more thoughtful than usual
in the selection of man for the vice pres
idency. One must be selected, they argue.
big enough. In a contingency, to fill the Of
flee OF chief magistrate. Three times has
the bullet of an assassin resulted in the
succession of a Vice President to the pres
identiaI chair. No longer is the office TO
be regarded as an empty honor. with no re-
gard for the possibility of the incumbent
being called TO higher responsibility. For
these reasons the nomination of Senator
Fairbanks as the Vice President is urged.
The question has been considered by friends
OF the senator. and among them there is a
difference OF opinion as TO whether he
should accept the honor. The impression
is growing day by day that the administra-
tOn Is strongly in favor OF Senator Fair
banks going on the ticket with the Presi-
dent.
MAY ACCEPT
The New York Press this morning printed
the following from its Washington corre-
spondent: Roosevelt and Fairbanks will be
the Republican national ticket in the coming
campaign according to all the indications
to-day The President. it is known, has
come to entertain much higher and more
friendly feeling towards the senior senator
from Indiana than formerly. While. OF
course. 1t is not given to any one to cite
what the President would prefer i'm regard
10 the nomination of his running mate on
the national ticket. il can be said with no
betrayal of confidence the President would
not object TO Senator Fairbanks's nominal
ton for Vice President. AS for Fairbanks
himself, IL also can be said authoritatively
tonight that, although some Of his close
personal and political friends have advised
against his acceptance of the nomination for
second place this year. pointing that he
would do better TO wait until 1908 and be-
come a candidate for the party's nomination
for President. Senator Fairbanks himself
will not refuse the nomination for Vice Pres
ident IL it should come TO him at the conven-
tion in Chicago next June"
If President Mckinley had lived to COM
plete his second term in the White House
Senator Fairbanks undoubtedly would have
been prominent candidate for the nomi-
nation for President this year Senator Fair
banks is regarded as a conservative, able
and wise Republican, a good lawyer, quiet,
unassuming man in politics. He has won
many friends who respect worth Of that
kind.
1t is believed by many of the Presidents
friends that Senator Fairbanks's nomina-
tion for Vice President would be well re-
ceived by the voters and that the ticket
thus composed would be impregnable in
the Middle West. where the Democrats are
boasting of making inroads this year.
INDIANIANS SEE ROOSEVELT.
The national capital is somewhat agitated
over a conference held at the White House
to-day between President Roosevelt on the
one hand and Representatives Hemenway
and Watson and James p. Goodrich chair
man of the Indiana state Republican COM
mittee. aQd Harry Starr, of Richmond The
gOssips Will have IL that these distinguishes
1ndianians were at the White House Ito fix
things up for Roosevelt" II anything of an
important nature was discussed or accom-
plished the performance was finished in
double quick time. The Indianians were
with the President about fifteen minutes
While they were with President Roosevelt.
Senator Beveridge was waiting TO see the
chief magistrate. Nothing can be learned
from the Indiana as to the object OF
their visit to the White House.
One OF the reports is to the effect that
Chairman Goodrich and Mr.. Starr brought
a message Of good cheer to the President
from Indiana Republicans. The reports that
the question of the instruction of Indiana
delegates to the national convention was
discussed is pronounced as absurd. THAT
question will be decided in the convention. -
said Mr.. Goodrich. When questioned as TO
what is in the air." Mr. Goodrich mani
Tested some impatience 'T wish 1 could
come to Washington to visit the boys here
without any publicity" he said.
''Is II true that you were at the White
House. Mr. Goodrich?' one correspondent
asked.
1T is" the reply
Ibid you talk with the President?"
II did" responded Mr.. Goodrich.
Then the man from Winchester discussed
the weather. the Panama canal and the
signs of the times. Mr.. Goodrich's unwill-
ingness TO talk about his call at the White
House is not strange-that is his way.
NO POLITICAL SIGNIFICANCE.
From all that be learned here the
visit OF Messrs. Goodrich and Starr has
no special significance Ii is natural that
they should desire TO confer with the Indi-
ana members relative to the situation in the
State. The time for the convention has
undoubtedly been considered. One of the
members said tonight that a date between
the 10Th and 30th OF April would be selected
by the state committee. There are many alb
surd rlmors concerning the purpose of Mr.
Goodrichs visit 10 Washington, but il is
probably safe 10 say that he was prompted
10 come here only by desire TO confer in
formally with the Indiana members on the
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