The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1905-07-14

ground for the belief that |
as Secretary of State he will de- |
vote his entire energies and abil- !
tiles to the interests of the coun
try with absolute certainty of
purpose.
The selection of Mr. Root for
the first place in the cabinet
places a new significance on the
political situation within the Re
publican party and is accepted
by many leading Republicans as
unQueStiOnable evidence that the
President hopes to make Ellhu
Root his heir to the Presidency.
Even Secretary Shaw, who cher
ishes large-sized presidential as
pirations of his own, fears the
result of Mr.. Roots accession to
the Secretaryship of State, fears
it so much that he is almost in
clined to give up the fight for
which he has already been max
ing elaborate preparations.
What became OF The pre>ideu-
tial aspirations with which Sec
rotary Taft has been credited is
not known. and Mr. Taft is not
hete to talk for himself, hut it Is
lntimated by those on the inside
of Republican politics that Mr..
Taft will receive compensation in
the form of promise from Mr..
Root of the Chief JuSticeShip of
the Supreme Court in the event
that Melville W. Fuller is not
sufficiently accommodating either
to resign or die during the pres
ent administration. Mr.. TAFT is
essentially lawyer aud he would
dearly love to preSi e over the
Supreme Bench. That is life
position whereas the presidency
may not last more than tour
yearS-cannot last to exceed
eight III any eyent-and besides
Mr. Taft might not command Suf-
ticient support to secure the nom
ination, whereas Mr.. Root. who
has the absolute confidence of
the Wall Street crowd could,
doubtless, with the assistance of
the President command the
nomination and would then be
subjected only to the danger of
defeat at the polls, a danger
which will prove small unless
the Democrats beStir themselves
and perfect stronger and ADLER
organization than they now pos
sess between now and the sum.
mer of 1908.
News has reached here from
Tokyo and St. Petersburg which
has b, en- interpreted to mean that
tie first formal meeting of the
peace conference between Russia
and Japan will occur in Washing
ton on August LIST. III accord
auce with the earnest representa-
tions' of the President that all
possible expedition should be
used to prevent, in SO far as may
be. further loss Of life in Man.
churia. 1t is now expected that
the pleuipoteutiaries will hold
one formal meeting in Washing
ton. after which they will adjourn
to meet at some sea shore city in
New England. 1t is further ex
pected that the plenipOtentiaries,
with their respective suites, will
embark at Washington on naval
vessels which will be provided
for the purpose, and will sail
directly to Oyster Bay, there to
pay their respects 10 the Presl
dent. before proceeding to such
place as may be ultimately Sc
lected for their summer meetings
Whatever place may be selected
for the meetings OF the plenipo
tentiaries during the hot weather.
it is assumed that they will re
turn tc the national capital for
their final conference and will
hsre sign "the treaty Of Washing
TOM which it is expected, will
be the product of their confer
ence. 1t would surprise no one
if these meetings extended over a
considerable period of time, say
three or four months. and it is
expected that before the time
comes for the signing Of the
treaty the temperature 10 the
national capital will have be
come once more bearable.
The Republican party is con
stantly finding itself in a di
lemma as the result of employing
honest men to conduct investi-
cations and make recommended
tions. Such was the case when
Fourth Assistant Postma ; t G r
General Bristow Investigated the
Postotlice Department. Such was
the case when Secretary TAFT
found that the protected hags,u
were trying 10 rob the govern
ment by charging domestic prices
for materials for the Panama
Canal and such is now the case
since Mr. BristOw in his new
capacity Of Special Panama Rail