The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-03-09
ALREADY in RACE FOR
THE 1905 NOMINATIONS
By H. Gibson Gardner.

WASHINGTON March 9.-The presidential cam
paign of 1908 has begun. Roosevelt has commenced his
ADMINISTRATION with frank and final announcement that
he will again The republicans believe the next
occupant of the white house will be republican. There
fore the struggle for the nomination is
Following the entries in the great presidential han
dcap of 1908:
Eihu Root, of New York; VIM H. Taft of Ohio; JOS
B. Foraker. of Ohio; Chas W. Fairbanks of Indiana Les
lie Shaw, of Iowa. Albert J. Beverdge, of Indiana Geo.
B. Corelyou of New York Henry Cabot Lodge, of Mass
achusetts Robt NJ LaFoette, of Wisconsin, and Chas s.
Deneen of Illinois.
At least of these candidates have advanced far
have their candidacy financed For this is
of commerciasm, and
It Takes Money
to get into the running in the presidential Wa-s
is taking interest for business in two of
the candidates above named.
The candidacy of Chas. Warren Fairbanks is no news
He had planned to contest the nomination with Roosevelt
in 1904. when Mckinley IS death changed everything
Senator Jos. Benson Foraker is candidate. He is =
of large and is veteran of politics. The
bton to occupy the white house was born in his heart
many years ago. He has calmly and deliberately decided
that his chance four years hence is
AS Good AS Anothers
diff he does not win it will not be for failure to get in
and 'play the game
Leslie NJ Shaw secretary of the treasury hope
full candidate for the Mckinley succession and changed
his plans after the assassin did his work No whe is hope
full again, and plans to leave the cabinet about year
hence, in order to promote his candidacy.
One OF the most promising candldacleS, as viewed by
Westinghouse, that OF VIM. Howard Taft
tary of late civil governor of the Philippine islands
Taft is Sin the hands of his rends He is counenancing
the organization of movement and its financing to pro-
mote his nomination.
Senator Albert j. Beverage, of Indiana shares with
Fairbanks the belief that Indiana is favorably suituated
to take leading part in the presidential game he differs
with him only in thinking the state inadequatey repre-
sented by the-vice president elect.
If Roosevelt to have the naming of the cand
date, there is whom his choice would be
So Likely to Alight
Elihu Root formerly secretary of practicing
law in New York city The Root candidacy may be said
to depend on the which the Roosevelt influence
will prevail in the next campaign.
Senator Lodge one of Roosevelt closest friends but
in view of Roosevelt enthusiasm for Root Lodges
didacy which depends principally upon administration ia
must be considered as among the more remote posi-
bites.
Geo. B. Corteyou is the candidate of the younger ele
men in the Republican organization His chances fav
ored by the fact that his in the anecedan He will
have chance postmaster general to show what sort of
record he make the executive officer of big po
ico-economc proposition
Robt NJ. LaF Toilette needs no introduction to the Amer
lean public. His candidacy is promised the develop
of the railroad issue the which will engross the
country from this time Signs point to the abandon
ment of the so-caled traditional" issues and align
of the parties issues which will engross public at
tenon during the four years. issues brought out by
discussions Of the great social and economic problems
nected
With Railway Regulation
and the curbng of trusts LaFoee to be in the senate
That is all that need be said at present.
Chas. S. Deneen, governor of Illinois, is to that state
what Folk is to Missouri, johnson to Minnesota Douglas
to Massachusetts and LaFoette to Wisconsin He is the
expression of the independent VOTE rising superior to
party lines shaking off boss rule Deneen will be the fav
orite Illinois, and that state shares with Indiana