The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1904-10-07

Coincident with this arrangement is
the work of reorganizing and solidi-
flying the old Mckinley Hanna faction
into a powerful political force which
will begin active work soon after cleo
ton
Expect Roosevelt Victory.
elected president these plans would be
needless, but a majority of the senators
Roosevelt's election is assured. A leader
of the coalition said today:
There will be no more confirma-
tons of nominations like that of Gen
eral Wood.
There Will be no more plots and
treaties, like Panama.
There will be no more jamming
through, like the Cuban reciprocity
bill
There will be no more submission
to bullying and threats
senator Lodge in the future will
not crack an executive whip over the
senate.
speaker Cannon will rule the house
without advice from the president.
Mr.. Roosevelt will not be renomi-
mated in 1905"
After the death of Senator Hanna
it became apparent that Mr.. Roosevelt
was certain of nomination. The sena-
tors last conferences with mis- lieuten-
ants had been characterized by bitter
denunciations of the Rough Rider in
the White House, who was riding over
the Mckinley republicans more relent-
lessly than over democrats. The men,
DRY of these talks was not obliterated
from the minds of the Hanna leaders
by the demonstrative truce reported to
have been patched up on the sena tors
deatnbed.
Not to lmperiI Election
Within a week after that event the
Mckinley Hanna leaders had a series
of informal conferences, to decide on
a plan of action. The result was a de-
cision that it would be better to do
nothing to imperil the success of the
coming election. All agreed that Mr.
ROOsevelts nomination vas assured
and this being the case they would sup
port him until the day after election.
One Of Mr.. Hanna's last utterances
to his lieutenants was: That man in
the White House is president of the
United States. but l am leader of the
republican party. He was placed there
by the party and the country holds
the party responsible"
With this for their keynote. the old
guard set to work to hold their organt-
zatlon intact as a party independent
of the president. Instead of being
wrecked by the deaths of their two
leaders. its leaders assert that grief
cemented them closer together, and
the methods OF Mr. Roosevelt have
served to make the old Mckinley SEN
timent stronger than ever throughout
the country.
Looking for a Leader,
The old republicans have been look
ing around for a leader to take the
place emptied by death.
Their first choice fell on Secretary
Taft, who fills the Mckinley ideal in
more ways than one. But there is a
hesitancy to make him leader for the
simple reason that President Roosevelt
is certain to shelve him into the SUI
preme court the moment he becomes a
possible political rival.
The man now under consideration is
Senator Fairbanks, whose recent cam
paigning has displayed qualifications
and ability hitherto unsuspected MS
unsympathetic characteristics and lack
of personal magnetism are the chief
points against him.
Senator Hanna's first lieutenant in
the senate has been making a tour of
the middle west and the east nrenar-
ing for the campaign to begin the day
after election. To the World CORE
SpOndent he said.