The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-11-22
MEN WHO MAY HEAD REPUBLl-
CAN TICKET IN 1908.
CORTELYoU's GOOD WORK
Popular PIuralities BY Which Presi-
dents Have Been Elected
Since 1924.

W. w. Jermain in Minneapolis Jour-
nal: Last week in this corresponds
ence the names of three men-Fair-
banks, Odell and Root-were named
as presidential possibilities in 1908 on
the republican ticket. That list must
now be increased by the addition OF
the names of Speaker Cannon, Secre-
tary Taft and Governor La Toilette.
This early talk about 1908 is caused
by the announcement that President
Roosevelt will not be candidate
again. The way is thus open for all
comers, and the republican national
convention four years hence bids fair
to be free-for all.
If Speaker Cannon holds his OWE
physically, he may be the strongest
candidate in the list named. He was
born in 1886 and will, therefore, be
" years old when the next presiden-
/ tial campaign arrives. He has shown
| 10 Sign OI puySlCdl VI SdhuOWA eAAAu AAAos
friends believe that he is good for
! fully 10 years more of energetic pub
lie service.
Senator Collum of Illinois has al
ways prided himself that he resem-
BILE Lincoln in appearance. Uncle
Joe'' Cannon, however, resembles him
in manner. Such men as Secretary
Hay say that Cannon is more like
Lincoln in essential mental makeup
and habits Of thought than any mar
the country has producted since Lin
coins time.
Cortelyou Is Happy.
One of the happiest men in the re-
publican party today is Chairman Cor
telyou of the republican national COM
mittee. While he will not claim, in the
face of the landslide, that his commit-
tee was absolutely essential to the
election of Roosevelt, it is yet fact
: that the personality OF Cortelyour and
: the high plane on which he placed the
. republican campaign were contribn-
ing factors of no small Importance.
| Mr.. Cortelyou is the best living IL
i lustration of what the civil service will
' do for the right sort of men. He be-
gan his public service as an obscure
J. clerk in the postof1ice department in
f Washington, coming in as the result OF
e competitive examination. From this
d small beginning he has gone up to un-
n expected heights of reputation and in-a
t fluence. He has been secretary to two
r presidents, member OF the cabinet Of
h one president, and is today receiving
congratulations as the manager OF one
II of the most remarkable campaigns for
9 the presidency the country ever has
il known. He is to go back into the cab
e met again, but in exactly what capac-
ity has not yet been determined. Many
tt of his friends hope the president will
# name him postmaster general, so that
e he may round out his public career in
n the department where he made his
d humble start
n RooseveIts' Plurality.
d The following statement OF the pop
IS ular-vote plurality of candidates for
the presidency, beginning with jack
N son, will give better idea OF the tre-
a mendous plurality given President
a Roosevelt:
in Roosevelt's plurality being es-
Id timated at ....s.A,4uu,VOu
Al 1924 Jackson over Adams. 5O,55l
;s 1923 Jackson over Adams i. 3Y,134
10 1892 Jackson over Clay ..... l57, 7,3l3
u 1896. Van Buren, over Harrison 24,SY3
IN 1s4O Harrison over Van Buren, 146,S15
1844 Polk over Clay ...... 38,176
$. 1848 TAYLOR over Cass ..... 13y,557
ID 1882 Pierce over Scott ..... 22O, ,8y6
IN 1896 buchanan over Fremont 4s6,yO6
1860 Lincoln over Douglas. !. 4sl, 1876
1864. Lincoln over Mcclellan. 4O7. .342
ID 1868. Grant over Seymour Z. SO5. .45S
ID 1879 Grant over Greeley ~. 762,9sl
at 1876. Tilden over Hayes 250. .93s
1890. GARFIELD over Hancock 7.0lS
1884, Cleveland over Blaine 81, ,6Ss
1883. Harrison over Cleveland S8,Ola
St 1892. Cleveland over Harrison SSO,SlS
1896, Mckinley over Bryan 6ol,sk!
1900 Mckinley over bryan 3. s4s,7sl