The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-06-03

thirteen far Western States with
total Of so delegates may all be count
ed with the administration. The
friends of Vice-President Fairbanks
claim that he has. made some inroads
with the Southern delegates, many of
whom of course will be colored men.
The President even in the teeth of the
most bitter opposition and despite tho
opposition on the part of the negroes
aroused by the Brownsville incident,
still has eight Southern States we'll in
hand, namely Arkansas. Florida, Geor-
gia. Louisiana. Mississippi, Tennessee.
Texas and Delaware, which with the
District of Columbia will give him $50
votes in all In all human probability
these votes could not be drawn for
an anti-Roosevclt candidate.
Strength of Fairbanks.
Mr. Fairbanks is credited with some
strength In the seven remaining States
in the South alabama, Kentucky,
Maryland, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Virginia and West Virginia), in
all of the New England States, in Hi
nois. in California, Oregon and Wash
the thirty delegates from his own
State. If be is given the delegates
from all of these States, the number
would be only 372. He has of course
no chance of getting even this number
of delegates, as he could not control
the negro delegations in many of the
States mentioned, The presentation of
the name of Senator Crane as the ia
vorite son Of Massachusetts may as
likely mean that this State is to be
held for the administration candidate
as that any Of the delegates will vote
for Mr.. Fairbanks. This leaves only
Ohio with forty-siX votes to be account
ed for and if Roosevelt is really strong
anywhere in the country he is strong
right in Ohio. At the same time il
may be said that where red hot fight
is on In any section there are posi-
bilities that almost anything may hap
pen But the Ohio situation does not
help Mr. Fairbanks, for even with the
entire delegation from this State he
wocld have only AS votes, whereas the
President could undoubtedly control 500
votes in the convention for the man
representing his policies. Less than
one half the 4lS delegates would prob
ably come nearer representing The
strength of Mr.. Fairbanks. 1T does
not appear as though Speaker Cannon
could swing the Illinois delegation for
Fairbanks ana against Roosevelt, even
should he desire TO do so. The same
is true of Massachusetts. where Sen
ators Crane and Lodge can be counted
on to hold that State in line for the
administration. With these States un.
certain. and they would certainly be
uncertain so far as Mr., Fairbanks is
concerned. and with due allowance for
negro vacillation in the Southern States
a couple Of hundred delegates may be
the high water mark for all the Vice
President IS work and affable endeavor,
covering as it has done a period of over
two years,
Philosophy of Situation.
The facts and the philosophy Of The
situation, therefore, apparently point
TO a Republican convention dominated
by the spirit of Mr. Roosevelt and
ready within certain range of candl-
dates to nominate candidate per
! sonally agreeable TO the President and
pledged to continue his economic pol
icies for the curbing Of the powers
Of the corporations, regulating for
tunes, and increasing government con
troll over the railways.
More and more IT becomes apparent
that the key TO the situation is found
in the question as TO whether President
Roosevelt can be induced during the
next twelve months to accept Governor
Hughes as the man 20 carry out hls
ideas and his policies. II Roosevelt
would only Indicate that he would be
as pleased with the nomination OF
Hughes, as he has been willing to in
dicate. he would be pleased TO have
the presidential mantle fall upon the
Dortly shoulders of Secretary Taft, il
is difficult to sec how the nomination
I of Hughes could be stopped, In the
case Of Secretary Taft, his boom soon
A c"'lides with the personal views OF
A Senator Foraker of Ohio. And while
n it should be acknowledged that Taft
has already won out in Ohio as against
n Foraker, nevertheless the senior Ohlt
Senator is recognized as one OF the
most daring and resourcetul politician:
Il in the country. II he should suddenly
make up his mind to do so desperate {
thing as to quit the Republican party
in the event Of Taft refusing him {
A denomination for the Senatorshlp-lf h,
n should suddenly take a notion TO ap
4 peal tc the people OF Ohio direct as al
n independent candidate. while he coult
n not OF course accomplish great deal
\ nevertheless lie might accomplish
a enough TO bring about the defeat o
Taft in his own home State OF ONO n
4 least, But here in New York will
Roosevelt Joining forces with Hughes
\ no such an internal fight would be pos
z sible in New York, as has been wit
with Roosevelt fighting Hughes-tha
would be battle royal. But wit
\ Roosevelt and Hughes fighting side b.
side. there is not politician or pub
lie man in the Republican party in tn
A State who will dare 10 oppose Hughes
III MANY there are who believe tina
n Hearst will be the Democratic nomlne