Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-08-11

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may happen I'M that time. but iuat
now republicans are scared and they
do not takn thc trouble lo conceal a.
There % a possibility, Of course that
witdln the next two years Roosevelt
or Bryan. OF botn. may DO or say
something 20 remove them as prcai.
funtiai possibilities Bot NJ things
rs on unchanged, is the prediction
/ that comes from che four points of
the compass, 81 viii Do a &alkovor
Tor Bryan unless Roosevelt o. his
opponent.
lf. when the republican nati0nal
convention meets In the summer Of
1908. d appears that bryanB election
is certain unless Roosevelt Is nomin-
atod for a third term, what DO you
suppose the convention is going 20
dof DO you suppose Rooseyolta dec.
laratiOn that no DID not want and
would not accept q third term VIII
have great weight with the delegates
Ito that cunvCnuon3 DO you suppose
they would iamoly nominate a man
who they we're convinced had no
Ichauco 20 win. or DO you believe they
would follow the logic of the situation
and place Roosevelt again nt The head
loi the tickCt7 And, ~ another que4'
ton may DO asked without lcse males.
what do you suppose Mr. Roosevelt
would 40 N the convention nominated
him for president and then adjourned.
and the delegates went homo without
waiting .or any word from hlml
Any one who can rightly answer
, these questions VIII confer a favor by
writing a letter 10 the editor. a.
would be- such a relief 20 a large mum.
Der Of people whose cushions ara
filled Vita the pins and needles OF
anxiety.
Mt Bryan Is being subjected h
democratic crlticlam just now 10
cause he has taken a hand In the IN
nols factioual iEht and demanded the
resignation OF National Committee
man Sullivan. OF those who
criticize are M. b4san's woll.wishers
others are not. The wellwlsbors feai
Il may m8r HE Homecoming and hur
his prosidonual boom. His othel
critics hope d VIII DO both thea'
things
The chances arc nat both th'
! friendly ana unfriondly critics o.
Mr.. bryan are needlossly agitated
THE ioidont Is not likely 20 make th'
I difference oi one vote either way d
y che nominating convention TIT
4 trouble is that some people refuse q
7 see that n new era has dawned u
American pontics and that things On
, not a. they we're a generation ago
The time was when a personal quar-
: rel between two men might make o.
unmako a president. The quarrel o
I. great man, IN those Gays. involves
Ia bitterness an his followers, aid th
bitterness not infrcQuontly continues
"A after the great mans death. tn
\ American people ere too busy In Tn
n twentieth centusy. too enlightened o
n to indifferent % long bother thel
! heads about the hurt vaniiies o
!. plnchod ambitions Of their polltica
u bosses or ONCE holders. There use
n 70 be school 70 po.dca that COT
n sisted merely IN smoothing over IN
u rough places. pouring oil on waite
- when the wind blow and being vlr
n careful not TO hurt anybody's foelihgi
Some men. even men who aspire
n the presidency. sun play the game ]
- that sntiquaiod way. Hut ar. R0os'
y welt doesn't pracuco that kind OF 20
A, tiles and AR Bryan doesn't have %.
"a Why Mr. Roosevelt has nurt th
~ feelings and stepped on the toes an
- pulled the noses Of enough part
Z leaders" 20 have oYorlastlngly RUNE
~ him II the people had cared a pic
~ yune 40 an about ID. But the peopl
~ didn't care. They we're thinkln
" about the things for which Mr., R0os
81 Welt stodd, and not about he sor,
M which some disgruntlcd men we're ma
u sing And because the people didn
- care anything about Senator Smith
sore toe, or Senator Browns inlurt
a, nose. and ala care ABOUT Mr. k0oa
"a Welt and the things he was trying
d. DO. Senators Smith and Brown al
M. busy as they can be iuat now tryiI
=. 10 convince the people IN their hon
~ states tnat they have always boi
III Enthusiastically loyal 20 Mr. ROog
~ welt. NJ anyone thinks Mr. Bryan III
~ ruined himself 10y trying TO have n
~. Sullivan Ousiod from the democrat
A. national committee. they need on
NJ look at SMITH toe and Browns nos
m. and then look az Mr. Roosevelt
"a o.
rai The slate-makera already are bu
IN. with Mr. Bryan and his boom
president, Half a dozen men ha
been elected 10 90 his running ma
,lt and bis campaign manager has be-
or picked cut. Gossip So % the Va
IA presidential candidate Is about
be, idle as anything could well be, B
eal there o. undoubtod foundation for (
rn- prediction that should Mr.. Bryan
for the candidate for president IN ii
&c, senator Stone ~ Missouri would
Ice chairman OF tho democratic nation
90 committee Senator Stone has bo
be close ard consistent friend OF I
en- Nohraskan. and a. % known that
ctr Bryan has large admiration
the ls.ssuDrinns political aagncity.
rgt Tho most interesting of the m
lny who have been mentioned for VI
~, president on the democratic ticket
hat Charles A. Townc, member of q
at rrosa from New York. and q oneti
bic distinguished citizen oi Minnesota.
Son a recent visit 90 Washington,
lud rowne gave out an interesting iul
ith' ylew M which he declared hia "
are lnrness 30 accept second place on
ast ticket OF which Mr. Bryan was
me head ne declared that ht would G
lee sent lo maze the race With no one
beq cepl Mr. Bryan. Swing as one %
'ou' chief reasons that should MI hrl
ude be- elected president the vice prcsid
nat would have q seat at the admlnM
ohd ton table and play something m
aep' imuortant than an ornamental b