The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-05-01

Spooner. Knox. La Toilette. are all
receptive" The Presidents quasi
candidature would maize short work
OF these. 1 hope one may discuss the
possible in this connection without
oGease-. There is no man who ever
bet and lost on horse race but Knows
that man Is powerless in the grasp OF
circumstances. and circumstances is
whimsical enough to send Theodore
Roosevelt to the post in 1905. though
it may spare him Would he be elect
ed II nominated That depends
There is a prejudice against third
term, but how many votes 1t would
affect nobody will ever know until II
is tried. Then there are thousands OF
men in our country who love novelty
and innovation to the extent that they
would support AR. Roosevelt for
third term simply because it would be
the third term. SO we can ten moth
i1s about it until it is tried
With Roosevelt out Of the running
there is going to be the protest con-
test for the Republican. nomination
since 1SSo-four Cabinet officers. four
Senators, the Vice President, and the
Speaker of Congress, all strong men
and all active candidates. And the-=
are others Nobody knows what a
day may bring forth. We do not know
bur that by 1905 the Republican party
viii be hunting for a candidate as
little like Roosevelt as possible L
so, he can be found. He presides ore-
Tic deliberations of the Senate daily
Roosevelt keeps the country constant
iy guessing. The country would ns--
cr be at loss to guess wat Fair
banks was going to do. and so. II there
shall be demand for a man as little
like Roosevelt as can be found. M
money goes on the Vice President
Uncle Cannon is the best party
rnan in Washington. II he were Pres
ident. the G. o. P. could go TO sleep
| for four years. He would keep nobody
guessing. He is man of convictions.
and here is the beginning and ending
CT them a1I-whatever is TO The adrian
! tage of the Republican party IS GOOD
for the country, and whatever pro-
| notes the fortunes of the Democratic
party is bad &C. the country
That is Uncle Joe's politics. ana
there might be worse In theory. II
iesst. we have party government, and
Il we had complete party government
1t would be all the better. Cncle ice
and Uncle Pete Hepburn yos:2d
;:ss-ainst The repeal silver law. an
doubtless they were impeneJ . 4"
so because 4 Democratic President
was strainins every nerve TO bring
about repeal. The Speaker is part
san OF partisans, and If he w-ef>> >-esi
! dc:lt OF the United States r,,- dt,:--ala-
| istration would be more Republican
| tnan any other II our history TIE
| Spcakership came TO him late IN lie
and after II had coquetted with hin
! for long years Stranger things have
happened than the nomination and
| election of. Joseph G. Cannon to the
aois. and Illinois is IN uncertain State
IL a Republican National coavea-
ton. There is no doubt that the bee
is buzzins in Uncle Joe's bonnet aa2
| as yet he has not said scat" to It
Ohio is even more uncertain state
in Republican National convention
than Illinois, as Chase and Sherman
found out II Ohio were for Taft as
zeaiousIy as She was for Mckinley,
or as Loyalty as she was for Hayes.
Mr. Taft would be very strong can
! diaate for the nomination. Il Roose-
Welt had it to go over again, he would
be confronted with this situatioo-ae
would be required to give bond that.
his administration would be Repubh-
can. That was one Of the few over
sights OF the G. o. P. Doubtless. Mr.
Taft viii be required to execute such
! Paper before he IS intrusted with
supreme command The Secretary
| Of War has done some things that
startled. if they did not shock. his par
t.. But there IS an impression tha-
he would run like the cholera as
John Van Buren, said If nominated
and it is absolutely certain that The
Republicans will need that sort Of
candidate in 1905. which is not going
to be a good year for 'tyaller dogs.
you can depend