The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-11
FAIRBANKS, ODELL
AND ROOT In Line
Three Figures Already Loom Up
as Presidential Possibilities
for 1908.
FOLK IS STRONGEST
AMONG THE DEMOCRATS
Missouri Governor Elect Seems
to Attract as Compromise
Candidate.
BY w. w. Jermane.

Washington, Nov. 1l.-Already fg-
ures are beginning to be seen on the re-
Fairbanks, Odell and Root.
Fairbanks undoubtedly accepted the
vice presidential nomination this year
with view to seeking first place later
on. If Roosevelt could break all prece-
things, SO far as the vice presidency is
concerned, Fairbanks may want to know
why he should not be able to follow in
| the Roosevelt path.
Governor Odell won an astounding
victory in the election Of Higgins. as
all on the cast Of a single die, and has
made good. The Higgins victory will
perpetuate Odell in New York politics
and make him moro of national figure
| than he has heretofore been.
Odell May Fight Depew.
There is no way Of telling at present.
whether he will try to succeed Depew in
the senate. He would like to go to the
sS ans as ocs steR aa t2ns to th
form he may get into this racei
promise to iniure his presidential
chances by making doubtful his control
of the New York delegation to the next
national convention, he may permit
Depew to succeed himself,
1t has been known for some time that
Odell has had his eye on the senate. 1t
is risky business, however, for a man
having presidential aspirations to an
from his own state: Oden lifted Platt $
scalp last summer at the state conven-
tion, which nominated Higgins, and he
might get more than he bargained for.
if he were to attempt to lift Depew s
in Jam January: DepeW realizes Iii that he IS
never given more Of his time to a CAM
paign in New York than he has given
,, this year.. He was in the field almost
continuously, speaking night and day,
and sleeping on his car.
Roosevelt Likes Root.
; While the president will take no hand
, in the contest, he is understood to have
remarked privately that he would not
, object to being followed by Elihu Root.
, Should Mr.. Root be a candidate for the
l OdeH machine, and the odds might be
= against him: However, many. repubi-
: cans who dislike Ode1l would favor
Root 81 anybody else, If by so doing
Odel coGfd be defeated.
n Rootsis the best of the three named.
e His availability will be determined by
+ the trend taken by the trust question
a during the next four years. Since leav-
;. ing the cabinet he has been in the EN-.
g | plOy Ol SoVcidl Ol Cuo ldIS6St
=. tions in the country, among them the
q Northern Securities company.
n Now that Roosevelt has removed the
! vice presidential hoodoo, it is believed
q that both parties will find it easier to
= select higher grade men for that office
- chosen.
q Folk Leads Democrats.
I, Talk in the east is beginning to cen
y, , ter on Folk Of Missouri as a strong
i. compromise democratic candidate fol
:, ly could not refuse to support him
=. for he was Folks especial champion
% "a this year, and there is nothing in his
70 record which makes him Objectionable
10 to the eastern faction. Besides, it may
II be advisable in four years to go t.
- cratic party is to recover the GROUND
N which it lost last Tuesday.
~ The chief objection to Folk is tina
he is not man Of great ability; tina
he may not measure up to the presiden
re- tial STANDARD: But after the nom p!
p in the light of Folks availability an,
e. the record he will be expected to max
VI, as governor.
re The addresses which Bryan and Par
III ker have made to the country are re
RdIOou uoIS DIS Gu0 OpOA1AS SulS " oiL
Of Coming struggle between. the conserve
ne tives and the radicals for party COZ
troll. Bryan reads the party lectur
ct for it's shortcomings under conserve
i'll tive management and points the wa
he to radicalism. Parker wants the COZ
D. servatives to remain in control an
RI saws the chief issue of the next can
M paign ought to be the trusts, with thei
he contributions to presidential campaign
MS as a prominent side issue: He say
ot- in his address that he will not agai
seek office, which is interpreted
les mean that if the nomination shout
"a come his way he would not turn hi
let back on it.
nd Factions Rallying Point.
ed If the contest between the faction
an should become very bitter, with tt
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