Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1906-09-07
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER I, 1906
Politics.

WT#I fN ~"
1t. is rather early to talk about the
nomination Of a president which will
not take place until nearly W years
hence, for many things may happen in
that time. The good political general,
however, keeps lie eye Oh the future
and prepares To upset the plans OF his
opponents, und q glance ut the probable
, rep16licou nominee is Of importance
TO, democrats everywhere.
There are, Mt least nine, receptive
republican candidates for the presiden-
tial nomination. namely: Taft, Fair
banks, Cannon, Root. Foraker, Cum
mins, La Toilette, Kuox and Spooner.
Shaw was a candidate but by this time
must see that the denomination Of
Cumnins for governor Of Iowa over
the Shaw protest, has eliminated him
from the contest.
The repeated official denials that
President Roosevelt Will be a candi.
date. must not be- taken too seriously,
for although s01i iaith with other re-
publican candidates viii require that
the president keep his word, and his
1otabie ambition Ln rerpetuate kis FOL.
icles will perhaps urge him to use the
administration forces to that end. 1t
il possible, OF course, that vents may
force the republican national CONVEX
ton TO nominate Mr.. Roosevelt for a
third term In spite Of his protest and he
NAV copaanf IN RIM Al q ha iii for yica
president in 1870. although he had ex-
plicity pledged numerous politicians
that "he would mol under any circum-
stances be u candidate" for the vice
presidency. Gen. Grosvenor, who was
writing letters on the spot from Phila
delphis in 1900, to a New York news,
paper said: az he is nominated it will
very soon be understood that the game
has been one in which he himself has
participated, either as M organizer OF
as c%onsenting to the Performance &C.
And Grosvenor ndded: at will be SAID
OF him, either that he ia a djshonorablt
man, or else that he dill not want the
place" .l.ta
Mr.. Roosevelt accepted the vice
presidential nomination and lie my
accept a third term, in fact he may nov
be working to that end. In the even
that n third term would be unpopulau
he will at least want to perpetuRte Lii
policies. Under those circumstance
the two administration candidates ART
Taft and Root, and qs the latter has
record TINT will not bear tile intens,
inspection that always accompanies the
candidate for president, it would appear
that TAFT would then be the candidat,
pushed to the front by the administra
ton. The reformcrs, La Toilette ant
Cummins, are either through jealousy
or from being too strongly opposed Il
the railroads not acceptable to Mr.
Roosevelt, judging from the fact tllat ht
has allowed The federal official TO oppose
them.
The other republican candidates
Fairbanks, Cannon, Foraker, Knox, ant
Spooner are not in sympathy with thu
presidents policies, and their chancel
for the nomination nre handicapped b.,
their we'll known corporation sym
pathies or either past or present reten
ton M trust attorneys
The republican nomination for pres
ident therefore depends upon which o.
the Two gr0ups-the ina or tho outs
can control the convention, and a des
perate struggle for supremacy Is already
inaugurated. The administrator will
lite patronage and horde OF officials in
every state. has a vast leverage to raise
the necessary majority md that The
lever will be openly or secretly worked
blythe president is the general belief OF
republican politicians.
Tho deniocrats cnn watch the repub.
lican %iactiopal fight with interests,
knowing that however, it determines
there viii be core spots Tint will work
10 tieir advantage.