The Washington times., 1906-01-22

he VIII not take the next nomination
that 10 do otherwise would work 10 his
serious injury. To succeed himself as
President would Se in effect a breaking
down OF the unwritten law that has
been in force since Washiugton's time
II would be another matter entirely 10
go out OF office in 1909 and then 10 ta.,a
the Presidency again four years later.
1t is known that certain of the can
didates who are looking Tor the 1905
nomination take this view. and believe.
moreover. that the PRESIDENT is planning
10 have the say in who shall succeed
him lie does not want Shaw. and he
does not want Fairbanks. It has come
In pretty direct way from the White
House that he prefers Taft
Root would be acceptable 10 him. al
though the Pres dents ideas and Roots
on corporation control do not entirely
harmonic. 1t is generally believed thar
things are now being shaped I'm New
York so Root may get the delegation i'm
ls0S. and that the President is helping
things on in that direction
COrtelyOu Impossible.
Cortelyou is commonly rated as a man
whom the President would be willing To
see nominated. but while there was
much Cortelyou talk for several months
last summer and fan. il is now conceded
that as practical political proposition
the nomination of Cortelyou is impossi-
BILE. Speaker Cannon wants the nonina-
tion. but he would be no more acceptable
70 the President than Shaw or Fair
banks. For3ker's health is not likely
10 permit him TO run
It is not overlooked here. however.
that a situation may arise that viii lead
the 1903 convention 10 turn 10 Roosevelt
because of the difficulty in getting to-
gether on candidate.
If the President lends his moral sup
port 20 TAFT or to Root, there viii even
then be some obstacles in the way of
Taft or Root nomination. For instance,
Taft has the relentless opposition of la
bor leaders because of decisions he made
while on the bench. IN the West there
IS a pronounced opposition 10 Root. who
IS suspected OF corporation leanings be-
cause OF the fact he has performed so
many services as counsel for big cor
poratious. MT. Roots friends contend
there IS no justice in opposition based
on such grounds, and that no man in
public life has q higher sense Of public
duty than Mr. Root. Stiu the fact re-
mains that politicians generally feel Mr..
Root or any Eastern man but RoOse-
Welt, would have hard time cOnViuc-
ing the West he was the sort of PTesi-
Dental material Il wanted.
1t is realized that many radicals. es-
pecially in the West, Will show strong
ieanines toward Ia Toilette, or some
man of that type Under such condi-
tions. with a number of candidates in
the field the convention might he unable
to agree on majority for either of
them. In case of srcil a disagreement.
IL would be extremely cay 20 stampede
the delegates TO Roosevelt, and in case
the President retains ~ls popularity il
would scarcely be avS:Iad- If the nomi-
nation came to the President under such
circumstances IL Is regarded here as un-
thinkable he would decliae 10 take IL
Party Desertion Charged.
When Mr. Riis said parJisanship was
likely 10 be ignored in the next cam
paign he spoke OF a subject that is
worrying the Republican leaders here
and causing t,Iesn 20 lie awake nights.
The President has been accused by
members Of his own party in Congress
OF trying Ito scuttle the party ship"
Even the Presidents most hard and