The Washington times., 1906-07-29
FAIRBANKS Wins,
PREDICTS WARREN
Wyoming Man Sees How
Vice President Can Be
come President.
TAFT AND CANNON LOSERS
Believes Roosevelt Is Out of Race.
Cannon Handicapped by rs
Birthday.

Fairbanks looks at present like the
winner in the Republican race for the
Presidency: Roosevelt Will not accept
another term; Taft and Cannon are
out of the running; Foraker Is a pos
sibility
These are the salient points IN sum
ming up of the field of Presidential as
ator Francis z. Warren OF Wyoming,
who discussed the situation thoroughly
yesterday. Mr.. Warren has AN eye like
an eagle when it comes TO things po-
litical, and his view Of the political
game is worth considering. He never
talks unless he has the goods TO show
the strength Of his wOI Is
He believes Roosevelt is not In the
race, and thinks that OF the large mum
Der Of aspirants Fairbanks has the best
show at present, but that radIcalism
may eliminate him. Root Is Warren
ideal candidate. but he admits that the
New Yorker will not figure I'm the NOM
mating convention.
Roosevelt Out.
president Roosevelt meant what he
said on election night, when he declared
he would not again become candidate
for President" said Senator Warren to
a correspondent yesterday. Il give
him credit for the utmost sincerity. /
think he has different views and diff
ferent objects in life than 20 undertake
10 perpetuate his incumbeucy of that
Office.
Furthermore. as time passes / believe
the people viii realize that. nOtwlth-
standing the great popularity of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and their great love and
admiration for him. they cannot afford
10 change their unwritten law of two
terms. OF course, the President has
really had but one fun term.
The party mas plenty of good ma
terial for the Presidency. ANY one of
the candidates that have been prOml-
nently mentioned is fully equipped and
CAPABLE 10 take the reins OF govern
mcnt. Beside. there are many more
who have not as yet been talked Of
In fact. the country and the Republican
party are rich in able. experienced and
thoroughly competent men 70 hu the
Presidency and the other high offices
az IHS Gnu VI INC F''7I''~ ''H'L'''''9
trauon.'
How Taft Suffers.
who is the leading candidate 10 sue
coed Mr.. Roosevelt"
The time has not yet arrived when
the index finger of public sentiment
points To any one man as the accepted
candidate. Secretary Taft has been
much In the public eye. But his re
cent declaration that he is not a can
didate, with the probability of his ac-
ceptng a place on the Supreme Court
bench. has in way served To turn
the attention of some of his admirers
in other directions"
How about Secretary Shaw"
Secretary Shaw has greatly increased
his popularity because Of the ability
shown In the handling OF the Panama
Canal bond issue
Then there is Vice President Fair
banks There is nothing on earth
against him: he is competent i'm every
way The question will probably arise
between now and the day of the nom
mating convention whether the country
will continue in the direction of radical
legislation and administration or
whether the pendulum viii swing back
toward a pronOuncedly conservative
candidate. In the latter case. Vice
President Fairbanks would certainly be
at the head of the list"
Corporation Fame.
Senator Warren was asked about an
Eastern candidate and Elihu Roots
name was mentioned.
''No man has been named or viii be
named" was the cU1ratic reply, who
energetic and successful President than
Elihu Root. But the trouble IS he is to-
tally Indifferent himself. is too good
friend Of others wh3 are candidates to
speak up for himself Then he has a
reputation. whether earned OF not, OF
having devoted much of his legal prac-
tice in the employment of the corpora
tions. which hurts him with some"
rs Speaker Cannon a faCtOTT'
Probably nothing in the world could
hold Uncle Joe Cannon ont OF the
Presidency except consideration for his
years-nOt his age, but his years-for he
is not an old man, but pre-emincntly a
young man. But unfortunately he, like
some OF the rest Of us. recorded his
birthday in the Congressional Record
when he entered Congress as a young
man NOW ne nus ID acknowledge lIldI
record Notwithstanding his genuine
youthfulness.
Foraker a Possibility.
"Our friend Foraker, too. is a very
large possibility. In fact, the woods are
full or good men. George Bruce COrtel-
you for instance. has been built up. sea-
soned. tempered, ana refined in the hard
struggle and patient work of public ser
vice. and the country would be ALSO
lutely safe in his hands. But hc is a
young man and can wait. The general
public is not acquainted with his pub
lie services as are those who have view
ed them al short range
Where DO you place Mr.. Ia Fol
letter"
The time has not yet arrived for
the consideration OF Mr.. La Toilette
We are not radical enough as a people
TO accept him as President, although
We all acknowledge that he is a bril-