The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1906-08-08

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make or unmake president. The
quarrel Of great man in those days
involved in bitterness all his followers.
and the bitterness not infrequently con-
tinuel after the great mans death.
The American people are too busy in the
twentieth century, or too enlightened
or too Indifferent, to long bother their
heads about the hurt yanities or pinched
ambitions of their political bosses or
office holders. There used to be q school
OF politics that consisted merely in
smoothing over rough places pouring oil
on water when the wind blew and being
very careful not to hurt anybody's
feelings. Some men. even men who as
pire to the presidency, still play the
game in that antiquated way. But Mr..
Roosevelt doesn't practice that kind OF
politics, and Mr. Bryan doesn't have to.
Why, Mr.. Roosevelt has hurt the
feelings and stepped on the toes and
pulled the noses of enough party
leaders" to have everlastingly ruined
him if the people had cared picayune
at all about it. But the people didn't
care. They were thinking about the
things for which Mr.. Roosevelt stood,
and not about the sores which some dis
gruntled men were nursing. And be-
cause the people didn't care anything
about Senator Smiths sore toe, or
Senator's Browns injured nose, and did
care about Mr.. Roosevelt and the things
he was trying to do, Senators Smith
and Brown are busy at they can be just
now trying to convince the people in
their home states that they have al
ways been enthusiastically loyal to
Roosevelt. Ii anyone thinks Mr.. Bryan
has ruined himself by trying to have
Mr.. Sullivan ousted from the democratic
committee, they need only look
at Smiths toe and Browns nose, and
then look at Mr.. Roosevelt.
Bryan's Running Mate.
The slate-makers already are busy
with Mr.. Bryan and his boom for
president Half dozen men have been
elected to be his running mate and his
manager has been picked out.
Gossip as to the e-presidential can
didate is about as idle as anything could
well be, but there is undoubted founda-
tion for the prediction that should Mr..
Bryan be the candidate for president in
1908 Senator Stone of Missouri would
be chairman of the democratic national
committee. Senator Stone has been
close and consistent friend of the Ne
braskan, and it is known that Mr.. Bryan
has large admiration for the Missouri
ian's political sagacity.
The most interesting of the men who
have been mentioned for vice-president |
on the democratic ticket is Charles A.
Towne, member of congress from New
York and and a One-time distinguished |
citizen Of Minnesota. On a recent visit |
10 Washington Mr.. Towne gave out an
interview in which he declared his will.
ingness to accept second place on a
ticket of which Mr.. Bryan was the
head. He declared that he would con-
sent to make the race with no one ex-
,ept Mr.. Bryan, giving as one of his
chief reasons that should Mr.. Bryan be
elected president the vice-president
would have seat at the administra-
ions council table and play something
more important than an ornamental
lart of the government.
1t is undoubtedly true that Mr.. Towne
would lend more or less strength to
he ticket, but the chances are very
strong that the vice-presidential can
lidate will be selected when the con-
,ention meets, and not before that
line. II