The Washington times., 1906-08-13
LABOR CANDIDATE
FOR RUNNING NATE
Political FOreCaSter Names
Sargent For Vice
Presidency.
BID FOR FEDERATION VOTE
Second Place on Roosevelt Ticket May
Guard Against Trouble for
Republicans.

IF Won accept what the politicians
saw there will be no need OF holding a
national convention TO nominate candl-
dates for President. The only work
for the delegates viii be 10 adopt plat
form and nominate candidate for Vice
President.
So said an old observer, who has read
the handwriting on the wall for the past
twenty years.
But" the old observer remarked. the
advent of the American Federation or
Labor into politics viii make both OF
Tho old parties think a bit The Ike
nublican marty is n splendid organiza-
tfon. full of resourcesfuliness that never
fails. And in tho next Presidential cam
uaign It VIII play a trump card that
win take the wind out Of the Demo
cratic sails AS things are now snap
ing il will be Roosevelt against Bryan
OF course. the President has said with
deep earuestness that he viii not again
lie a candidate. and Secretary Loeb has
reueated recently that the President S
decision is .irreVoCable' } doubt not
thar is true. But then the President is
first a soldier and he has never been
known 10 shirk a duty. It Is this un-
hinching devotion 20 duty that viii re-
woke his decision Of the night Of Noyem-
ber s. 1904
Sargent for Running Mate.
Now. the question presents itself;
Who viii be RooseveIts running mate:
il is the answer 10 this question that
will prove the statement that for re-
sourcefuluess the Republican party can
not be beat. The man nominated TOT
RooseveIt's running mate Will be one VINO
can carry the labor vote And that mar
is Frank p. Sargent, of Illinois. the pres
ent Commissioner OF ImmlgaJiOn. Sar-
gent is a Republican from the sole oI
his feet 10 the crown Of his head And
his record as an advocate or LABOR neg
islatiOu at once inspires cohAoehc'
among the great body OF laboring men
AS Commissioner of immigration ne mas
been faithful and consistent IN the en-
forcemtnr of the law FOR the prOtecIloI
of American labor.
Organized labor is strong in Illinois
and the labor organizations OF ina
state can turn the election there ont
way or theO Their So. too. in Indiana
OHIO Pennsylvania. New Jersey, an'
New York. And it is just this sltuaJOl
that suggests Sargent as the one Ike
publican who can control tnat vote.
Individual Republicans May Suffer.
THE Republican Congressman who ar,
on the black list Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor viii feel the weight o.
labor's influence In the November elec
ton. And there Will be many new faces
in the SiNtieth Congress. This taste O
politics will encourage the labor leader
10 go after more. and perhaps cause tn
MANAGERS of the two old parties TO d.
some nirtinE with tho labor leaders
But the Republicans have the deck an
Roosevelt is dealing. And you make n
mistake in counting Roosevelt lu
smoothest politician in his party W.T.
a man Ike Sargent or John Mitchell o
the ticket IL would be a WhiTlWind cam
paign Organized labor would vote IN
ticket with wild enthusiasm.
THAT the President appreciates IN
strength of the labor vote his recen
order for the strict enforcement Of III
eieht-hour law IS the best evidence II
dfvidual Republicans running Tor II
election 20 Congress Will suffer IN IN
campaign now on. but in the next Pres
Dental campaign. under the ieadershi
OF Roosevelt the Republican party vi
get the vote of organized labor.