, 1906-08-06

of the list"
Senator Warren was asked about an
eastern candidate and Elihu Roots
name was mentioned.
No man has been named or will be
named was the emphatic reply, who
in my opinion would make a more able,
energetic N successful president than
Elihu Root. But the trouble is he is
totally Indifferent himself; is too good
a friend of others who are candidates
to speak up for himself. Then he has
a reputation, whether earned or not,
of having devoted much OF his legal
practice in the employment of the cor
porations, which hurts him with some
is Speaker Cannon a factor?"
Probably nothing in the world
could hold Uncle Joe Cannon out of
the presidency except consideration of
his years-not his age, but his years
for he is not an old man, but pre-emi-
nently a young man But, unfortunate
ly he, like some of the rest of us, re-
corded his birthday in the COMPRESSION
al Record when he entered congress as
a young man. Now he has to acknowl-
edge that record Notwithstanding his
genuine youthfulness.
Our friend Foraker, too, is a very
large possibility. In fact, the woods
are full of good men. George Bruce
Cortelyou, for instance, has been built
up, seasoned, tempered and refined in
the hard struggle and patient work
Of public service, n the country
would be absolutely safe in his hands,
But he is a young man nj car wait.
The general public is not acquainted
with his public services as are those
who have viewed them at short range
Where do you place Mr.. La Fol-
letter"
The time has not yet arrived for
the consideration of Mr.. La Toilette.
We are not radical enough as a people
to accept him as a president, although
we all acknowledge hat he is a bril-.
liant and effective speaker and an en-
ergetio worker"
ANY other possibilities in the sen
ate?"
We'll yes. Among others there is
Mr.. Spooner, who is of presidential
size. He is much in love with his
work as a senator and holds a proml-
nent n responsible place in that bo-
dy. But do not believe he would per
nit his friends to urge him for the
nomination now
will the candidate for the west
say from Wyoming
Not on your life" replied Senator
Warren, heartily. New England and
the northwest are out of it for the
present and probably for a long time,
If not for all time. They are too thor
oughly republican n the matter of
eXpediency determines from which
state the candidate shall come, after
the ability and character of a man has
been pronounced upon. In my judg-
ment the candidates of the republican
party for president and vice president
In 1908 and probably in 1912 will come,
middle states, and the other from the
group composed of Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa and Ohio"
The president has said that Taft is
the only man that car beat Bryan"
Senator Warren was told.
My own opinion is" he answered
with deliberation, that n man the
republicans nominated can beat him,
because Mr.. Bryan occupies the unique
position of having been first a radical
and then a Conservative and now has
added a codicil that he is liable to be-
come n greater radical than ever be-
fore. Between these two or three
stools he is bound to fall
In concluding the interview, Sena-
tor Warren said:
and emotional nation. While we may
not run to fads and groundless theo-
ries, we are intense in our considera-
ton of what we believe to be the burn
ing questions of the day. For instance,
in the recent past, the country was
very much exercised over the growing
deficit in the evenu and the proba-
bility that the end of the fiscal year
would witness a shortage in the treas
ury. The public press was full of the
subject, many people were worried at
the outlook, and it was a topic of