The DeLand weekly news. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1887-190?, 1906-05-25

/ sateS pled6ed 70 make him the mos
formidable candidate for the n0mina
lion.
Mr.. Fairbanks has had the Presl
Dental bee In his bonnet for many
years He was a great favOrite ol
President Mckinley. and many persons
believe that llr. Mckinley desired q
see Mr.. Fairbanks succeed him IN
tho Presidential chair.
1 There have recently been long con.
terenoes between Indiana politicians
Mr. Fairbanks, and bis friends, and
there Is g0od reason 90 believe that I
great deal has been accomplished n
the way Of perfectlng the organization
formed for the purpose OF securing the
Republican nomination for Indlana'z
son two years hence.
Beveridge D. In Llae.
Everything Is said TO be lovely for
Mr.. Fairbanks In Indiana lie has
cleaned - the opposing faction In the
Republican party there. headed by the
youthful Senator ReyeTidre. Who Is un-
derstO0d 10 have responded 50 readily
10 the treatment applied that he now
gives three cheers every time the name
ence. SaAatoF Beveridge Is no longer
in q position 70 hamper the progress
Of the Fairbanks boom In Indiana. In
the factLoaal Eght over the state chair
manship. Dir. BeveTidge suffered an e.
nominiOus rout, and even Il he does
not train with Mr. Fairbanks In the
future. no win not actively oppose
him.
In his cangaisn to secure delegates
for William Mckinley In lS96, Marcus
A. Hanna began his operations In the
South. He had securely nailed down
that section before the representative
q other candidates had began to work.
STR. Hanna enlisted In the cause a
number Of young men. who went out
looking for delegates and Eot them
Mr. Fairbanks knows something about
the methods Of Mr.. Hanna. and bis rep
resentatiyes are now treating with
leading party men In the South. While
the Republican party In the South 10
short on votes on election day. u ID
long on delegates In the national con
vention- This fact Is kconly apprcci-
aNN4 ~ NJ AaAIlAAhhs
chaaees In IHinola.
Tho visePrssidsat Is certain O. In
diana'S delegates. and he 8 counting
upon Illinois His fortunes In thai
State are In the hands OF Charles G..
Dawes, former Comptroller Of the Cur.
rency, one OF Mr. Hanna's young men"
In the preconveniiOn campaign made
in the interest Of the cansgiacy Of Mr.
Mckinley. Fairbanks had s;ToRs and
Influential friends In Illinois and his
chances Of s1ruring the dcleEaiioa from
that STATE are probably better than
those OF any other man who has been
mentioned for the Presidential nom
iEation. with the exception Of Speaker
Gamma. Mr.. Dawes 70 understood 90
he the western manager Of the Fair.
hanks loom. ~ least. sub a report
was circulated recently, and Il has
never hcCn denied
Tie Nice-rrcsllcnt and his friends
profess 20 believe the next staniar
bearcF Of the Republican party viii be
q western man. Ohio has two favOrite
sons In the persons Of Secretary Taft
and Senator Foraker. Both are very
strong IN Ohio and both are widely
and fayorably known thrOughout the
country. The Fairbanks mn believe
that the rivairv % Taft and Foraker
win prevent either Of them occurring
the united support OF Ohio's deieratiou
TO the next CONVENTION. Therefore
Fairbanks Is hguring on the Burkeye
state. Some OF the HOosier's frieads
are very en- tuetaefte ani IN kear ~. -,
enc would thinl TAT the formallties %