The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-05-13
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Senator Fairbanks is playing his cards we'll to secure the nomination for the yiee-Presidency. There sis no doubt he cherished hope of being put at the head Of the ticket. That was while Han na was alive and when two elements in tn. Republican party were at logger heads, the boodlers pure and simple and the good and saintly fellow who be- l,evcd that the party should be dedicated to high and holy causes. Fairbanks is not boodler. by practice or profession. and things high and holy concern him not at all He has made e fortune out of q patent medicine: he is United ful State. If q wrangie started between Hanna and Roosevelt-it had started in fact--therer steod Fairbanks. a natural compromisa. on whom the two contendins factions could agree. The Indiana man hugeed this illusion for rnonths. It was an illusion and delusion. Roosevelt was daily buying Hanna's supporters by gracious condescension. by crawling in fact. He was crawling before Hanna himself. Mckinley had said of Roosevelt while Roosevelt was yet Assistant Sec retary of the Navy, "he ds one of the shrewdest politicians in the country" Roosevelt proved this so far as securing a nomination was concerned. by chiselins Hanna and the entire body of followers Hanna had. out of any possibility of dominating the Chicago convention. Han- na begun to see this before his death and pressed as he was by his immediate friends and feeling as he assuredly did, that there was profound dissatisfaction prospect of having Roosevelt as a stand ard bearer. he yet kept silent and waited. The hour had not struck. In our opin- ion it would have never struck for him. Speculation was put at rest by his death. Rooseveit's nomination became a certain ty and Senator Fairbanks who was be- ing himself jostled by his young colleague in Indiana begun to consider the second place on the ticket. This would in truth be a great place for the Senator. He has no opinions; at least the country has been left in the dark as to these in spite of his service in the Senate He dislikes making up what he is pleased to call his mind and the vice-presidency offers the ideal retreat for a man of this tempera- ment. He decided he would content him. self with that post If he could get it. How best get 1t? That seemed easy enough. Appear not to want 1t. He ap- peared not to want 1t. His State con- vention under instructions from him omit ted all mention of his name. It must be case Of the office seeking the man and not the man seeking the office. This little scheme just now appears to be working very we'll Every other man in the Republican party. except Webster of Kansas. has turned and ran away at the suggestion that he should serve as the tafl to Roosevelt's kite. Webster of Kan sas is his only opponent for. the nomina- ton and we incline to believe Fairbanks will beat Webster. If this forecast proves correct the ticket will read Roosevelt and Fairbanks. This will be scatteration and an Interrogation point scatteratIon will gs the sgh ARa interrogation '-E1st'e sF.,s4fBsS ,3
 Senator Beveridge is willing for his col- league to go up as a candidate for the second place; he would have compelled a reckoning if Fairbanks had ever won sufficient notice. seriously to be talked of z that for himself. As plew boy he knew he would be a lawyer. As a lawyer. he knew he would be a United States sena- tor. As a Senator. he knows. at least lie has no hesitation in saying he knows. he will be President of the United States.