The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-01-30
THE OUTLOOK FOR MR.. ROOsE-
WELT.


WELT.
1t is far from settled yet that Mr..
Roosevelt will be the presidential NOM
inee of his party. His friends recognize
| that this is the case. and they are
therefore putting forth every effort to
strengthen Republican sentiment in
! his behalf.
| A canvass to show what is in the
minds of the people in respect to him
was made of voters of one of the larg-
est districts of New York, "A district
which includes one Of the upstate cit
| les. This canvass was made because
some of the members of the Republi-
| can State Committee of New York are
| opposed to having the delegation from
| their state instructed for Mr.. Roose-
welt unless it is clear that the major
ity of the Republican votors are in IA
vor of his nomination.
The poll in question disclosed the
fact that nine out of ten of those in
terviewed thought Mr.. Roosevelt
wouldn't be nominated. Where the
person interviewed was a business man
the opinion was expressed that the
business men of the country regarded
him as an unsafe man to be at the
head of the nation. Almost every la
boring man, if Republican, said that
he believed he wouldn't get the nomi-
nation because of the alleged hostility
Of the capitaIistic class" to his can
didacy. The opinion of laborers among
the Democrats was that if he should
be nominated he would in all probable
ity be beaten, because the money in
terests" would carry their hostility to
him to the polls.
From these interviews it is apparent
that in his own state the business men
are against his nomination, that the
laboring men are generally for it,
though they think if nominated he
would be beaten because of the hostil-
ity of the business element.
No one who has watched the out
cropping of political sentiment in the
Republican party for the last few
months can have a doubt that there
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party that wants Senator Hanna NOM
mated. This element would increase
with remarkable rapidity if Mr.. Hanna
were to announce that he was a can
didate.
There is no doubt of course that he
would accept the nomination if it were
offered to him, but it is doubtful if it
will be offered to him. AS to whether
or not he will become a candidate and
make a fight for the nomination no
one seems to be in a position to say.
If he should make a contest for the
nomination the chances are he would
get it.
There is some ground for saying that
if he doesn't get the nomination he
will be greatly disappointed. 1t
is probable that he had an understand
ing with President Mckinley and a
number of the other leaders of his
party that he should have the nomi-
nation in 1904. Perhaps that under
standing was reached before Mr.. Nc
Kinley was elected the second time.
MI. I1dlllld AdQ VII Judlly iilduS MI,
Mckinley President. 1t was but nat
uraL therefore, that Mr.. Mckinley
should be willing to do what he could
for Mr.. Hanna. Mr.. McKinley's death
ended whatever understanding there
may have been relative to Mr.. Hanna's
being his successor.
That Senator Hanna is acting in a
way that leaves room for doubt as to
his intentions in regard to the nomi-
nation there is no doubt. Unlike Gov.
Taft he doesn't say that he will not be
a candidate for the nomination. He
says that he isn't candidate, leaving
in doubt the question as to whether or
not he will be a candidate. 1t is with
in the bounds of probability that Mr..
Roosevelt will not get the nomination,
Notwithstanding the fact that he and
his friends feel certain that he will.