The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1906-09-11
FAIRBANKS IGNORED.
NAME NOT MENTIONED IN CAM.
PAlGN BOOK.
His Chilliness and Attacks on Cam
non Through His Paper Is Par
TALLY the Cause of His Being Ia.
nored by the compiIers.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE republic
can campaign book for 1906, just is
sued to the public, does not contain
the name of Charles w. Fairbanks,
vice president of the United States
and active aspirant for the presi-
dency.
Other distinguished statesmen are
quoted in it by the score. The presi-
dent is there in a hundred places.
Speaker Cannon cuts a large figure in
its pages. Charles E. Townsend OF
Michigan, the pioneer railroad rate bill
warrior of the house, is in it with
one of his best speeches quoted bodily
Congressman Tawney and McC1eary OF
Minnesota are both drawn upon for
some of the hottest shots the volume
gives democrats. Senator Allison con-
tributes his share to its wisdom, as do
other senators. In fact there is scarce
ly a statesman of national fame in
either house of congress, except Fair
banks, who is not quoted on some OF
the many issues the campaign book
handles.
Has Himself to Blame.
But Fairbanks is out of it and lest
some may wonder at the seeming over
sight, it may be we'll to state that he
brought his isolation upon himself. II
began last spring when Fairbanks In
dianapolis paper began to hammer
Speaker Cannon for oapparentreasor
| except that he was being mentioned in
connection with the republican nominal
ton for the presidency. Then also
came an announcement from the Indi-
ana capital that the vice president was
not going to take any part in the cam
paign and did not propose to be drawn
into any of the local, district or state
scraps.
When the campaign opened the re-
publicans found themselves facing a
nasty situation in connection with or
ganized labor, which to some will ex-
plain why Fairbanks has been shy
At any rate it was a serious situa-
ton and one which might easily lose
the republicans the house if not COM
bated with vigor and force and all the
resources of the party.
Other Leader Jumps in.
All the leaders except Fairbanks at
once jumped in. Cannon and all the
foremost members of the house took
the stump. So did lot of senators.
including Beveridge of Indiana Even
the president took a large hand in
the game writing some strong letters,
the most earnest of which, it will be
remembered, was addressed to a mem
Der of the house from Indiana, Mr..
Watson. But Vice President Fairbanks
was combining himself, and is still con-
filming himself. to the delivery of
harmless addresses to graduating
classes and Chautauqua societies.
The result was what might have
been expected. The active men in the
party, who We're laboring night and
day to prevent the democrats from
gaining the house through the aid of
the labor vote, became sore at Fair
banks, and when the book was COM
piled they forgot him. For them he
was not on earth, and so no word of
wisdom from his lips found its way
into the little red-covered republican
book for 1906. If ssUncle Joe" should
lose control of the house this fall
Mr.. Fairbanks may gloat over his
downfall as that of a rival aspirant
for the presidency, but at this time
friends Of Mr.. Cannon are surely do
ing the gloating over the disappear
ance of the vice president from the
known world so far as the campaign
book is concerned.