Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-10-04
PRESIDENTIAL FORECASTS.

The Suns Washington correspond.
ent writes as follows of the prob.
able candidates for President and
Vice President: i
The Chicago Tribune recently com
pleted a political poll of the country
which has brought out some very in.
teresting facts. At the present time
the pfeponderance Of Republican
sentiment is for William H. Taft for
President-provided Roosevelt de
clines to be a candidate. Fairbanks,
Knox, Cannon, and Cortelyou, held In
high esteem by party men every
where, apparently are not in the run
ming, while Gov. Hughes of New York,
who is as yet little known in the politi-
cal world, overtops them all. The
most astonishing thing is that La Fol-
lette, that prince of radicals, bids
fair to become stronger than they.
From this it appears that radicalism.
while not so violent now as il has
been, is still exceedingly strong and
healthy and the conservatives at this
writing appear to have but little show.
Taft, so far backed by the efforts and
eulogies of the administration, has
had rather smooth sailing But there
have been no determined efforts in
his behalf except in his own State
Ohio. The politicians of the great
States of New York, Pennsylvania,
Wisconsin, Indiana, and Illinois, have
their own axes to grind, and he will
have a pretty hard row to hoe when
his campaign i'm those States reaches
an active stage Without the sup
port Of those States his case is well
nigh hopeless, though If Roosevelt
can force the New York delegation
to Taft 1t will be strong factor in
mis- favor. But In New York Hughes
must be reckoned with, and he is
man who cannot be dictated to. He
has his State behind him. and should
he intimate to the delegates that he
would like them to consider him,
Roosevelt, Taft, and everyone else
would be thrown overheard
THAT Bryan is all-powerful and a
man to be feared is evidenced by the
efforts of the Presidents friends to
have the Republican nominating con-
vention held over until after the
Democratic convention, when it will
be known who the Republicans will
have to contend with. They take the
ground that Roosevelt Is the only
man who can beat anyone the Demo
Gratis may nominate, and they fear
that II Roosevelt should be nominated
in advance of the Democratic selec.
ton, Bryan will be the man to go
against him, and in that event Bryan's
principal argument would be against
third term for any President, In
that event a short campaign would be
in favor OF the Republican party,
1T is also said that Judge Parker
has designs on the Presidential chair,
and that his New York friends are
earnestly working for his nomination.
They believe that the wave of radi-
calism is now receding, and that by
the time the National campaign opens,
Parker, as a conservative. will be the
most available man for the Demo.
Gratis to nominate and go up against
the Republicans They are, however,
making a big mistake. Because the
lusty hue and cry against the corpora.
lions has somewhat subsidized is no
sign that the radicals are losing their
first enthusiasm aud becoming more
conservatives The public has learned
it's lesson well, and so have the sensi
BILE business men OF the country Per
feet peace and quiet will only come
when the necessary reforms have
been accomplished. People have be-
come enamored OF the Roosevelt doc
trines. and Of the Democrats Bryan
is the only man who closely ap-
proachcs that standard, and - IL
growing in strength every day. The
question that will confront the Demo