The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1905-03-13
RIVAL ASPIRANTS
GET EARLY START
Fairbanksand Foraker Seem
Now in the Lead.
MANY OTHERS I'M THE FIELD
Secretaries Shaw and Taft Are Among
the Possibilities-New York Has
Some Good Material.
MANY OTHERS I'M THE FIELD

President possibilities are all the
rage nowadays in the Republican
camp. They are more in fashion than
anything else that can be mentioned
Like the fayorites of the stage, the
more they are talked about the more
the public wants to hear about them. /
Rival press agents are at work, and |
consequently so much curiosity has |
been aroused in the minds of the peo- |
pie at large that they really must have |
more information, and have it quickly, |
about the various individuals whose |
names are mentioned as receptive |
candidates for the grand prize in the |
Presidential Handicap Of 1905
Getting an Early Start
Two names stand at the head Of the
list, because of the active participation
of these two men in fashioning the
policies of the day in the upper house
of Congress-Vice President Fairbanks
and Senator Foraker Whether men
toned alphabetically or in the opposite
order, these two men may be regarded
as already in the lead, with past rec
ords of which they may well feel
proud, They have enthusiastic admir-
ers who do not quail at the thought Of
working four years to put their favor
tie in the White House, and realizing
that the race is an open one, they are
letting opportunity pass by for
marking up early victories.
Observing persons have regarded with
interest the heralding of the Fairbanks
boom in the past week. While many
persons declared the welcome of the.
editors assembled in national session
here was given to Fairbanks as Vice
President and net as a candidate for
1908, the fact remains that the welcome
was given and that it was given to
Fairbanks, in his own personality.
To the Foraker adherents ii seems
like stretching too much the cordially
of the visiting editors to regard their
welcome as an Endorsement of the
Fairbanks candidacy and in proof OF
this they assert that many Of those
who applauded loudeSt. for the present
Vice President are stanch Foraker men
SO far as 1908 is concerned.
The Fairbanks Method.
Thus while opposing boomers dis
agree, the public at large sees a repe-
tition CT the Fairbanks plan which put
Hemenway into the Senate in the midst
OF the last national campaign in In
diana. While other candidates held
back until more convenient season
the managers of the Fairbanks organ
ization We're actively at work corraii-
ing votes until they had enough pledges
to win out. The other candidates woke
up too late and found they could not
oVertake the rival with SO long a start
The Foraker managers have evidently
pfOflted Dy their observations of tilt
past and are not permitting an opposi-
ton boom to get such Roadway in the
Presidential race. On the contrary
when the gage of battle was thrown
down last week, they took il up will
a1acrity-
Cabinet Members Willing.
Secretary Shaw has been regarded as
a receptive candidate for long time
and his determination TO leave the Cab
met next spring. on the completion OF Il
full four years term Of office, will pu,
him straight IN the running. Fe Will
have Governor CunIlIins TO contend with
IN his own State, but State pride VIII
give him the delegation in the national
convention unless Cummif1s himself gets
TO be of national size. Then the Cover
nor. with State machine, could spoil
the Seeretafys outlook
Secretary Taft is always considered
the proper size when big man is need
ed for any important place. He has
been that way all his life. il seems, and
is only more 50 now. It is thought he
would prefer to become Chief Justice OF
United States Supreme Court.
New York's Candidates.
New York as the Empire State always
expects early consideration and invari-
ably has good material to present for
highest honors. Prominent in the list
has been eX-Secretary of War Elihu
Root, who is giving his time and
talents to corporation law with much
success. Should the party managers
find in 1908 a demand for a man who
viii not scare the octopus they viii
find Roots name urged by many friends.
From the same State but with more
OF an antitrust leaning, is Postmaster
General Cortelyou, whose close associa-
ton with President Roosevelt has
caused him 10 be credited with q good
many OF the iatteT's liberal and indie
pendent views With the authority TO
name hundreds of fourth-class post
masters in all sections of the country.
the Postmaster General is in a position
TO build up Il great machine which viii
later On Ar- Cortelyou's friends have
no thought whatever that his Judgment
will be Influenced in the least by The
possibilities of exercising this power,
but II IS accepted as q fact not TO be
denied that men who know they have
him 10 thank for their good luck in get
ting at the Government Treasury
hand and strike down with the other
Young Senator'S Looming Up.
when it comes to men who are doing
things for the party and the Nation
the roll Of the Senate contains the names
OF two other big Isen in the possibility
ciass-Beyeridge OF Indiana, and La Fol
Iette of Wisconsin
The young HoosIer has been a ire.
mendolIs worker in TIE past session
when the Statehood fight was convuls-