The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-05-14

IorWard by his state as a candidate TOT the Presidency. His vote was not a cut sorry figure in a gathering that was dominated by the shouters for the late James c. Blaine. Tn that copven- tion. Theodore Roosevelt was dele gate from New York. He refused 10 follow the lead of the political bosses of the Empire State and supported Senator Edmunds for the head of the ticket.
 Roosevelt Was Angry.
 The triumph of Blaine was bitter pill for the chen youthful Theodore Roosevelt, As the negroes would say, he "rar'd and snorted." and in private vowed he would bolt the ticket. But he didn't. The future President then had ranch out in Dakota. Before leaving Chicago no one could get a direct statement from him. A state ment, he said. would be forthcoming in due time.
 The late Carl Schurz was quick to bolt. Blaine and when the Democrats later nominated Grover Cleveland, the distinguished German boldly came out for him. On arriving at St. Paul, Theodore Roosevelt consented to an interview. For several days, it was generally thought such pink of a young politician would under no cir cumstances support any one with such an unsavory public record as the Maine man. However. Teddy" as they called him then and even now, took his full dose of crow" went out in rhe cam paign for the "tattooed' candidate, and his friends declared at tho time he had to literally hold his nose in depos.tin g his ballot for man he detested. Old man Edmuns had to do the same thing. and all the world knows that even though the contest was red-hot MT. Cleveland won by a narrow margin, and the Maine mans last chance for the Presidency vanished.
 Mir. Edmunds, In the opinion of those who know him, speaks by the card in asserting that President Roosevelt will not be in the race next year. This seems to be reassuring to quite a num- Der of the friends of the various can didates for the Republican nomination. notably the followers of vice-President Fairbanks, who are quite numerous in this city. and who are doing quiet work in their respective States in the inter est of their favorite
 This being somewhat of a "between season" period, not many of the real heavy weightS in politics are coming here from the States in which the live Hest contests are expected to take place. More or them will happen in here towards the latter part of the month.
 To Oyster Bay in June.
 Early in June he President and his family will leave Washington for oys- ter Bay. and will remain there until the latter part of September unless something makes it necessary for the head of the nation to return to the seat of Government sooner.
 It is a noteworthy fact that most of the Republicans who come up from the South take special pains to have themselves interviewed. and almost without exception they declare that if President Roosevelt will consent to nc- cept another nomination 1t will be his for the asking so far as Southern Re- publican delegations are concerned. This sort of talk is rather dtscouraging g to the Fairbanks and Cannon boomers.
 Predictions are being freely made here at this time that in view of the fact that the Taft supporters have licked the Forakerites in Chic the po- litical manipulators of the Republican party in the South will try from now on to hop on the Roosevelt-Taft band wagon. The charge is also made that this combination will have the support in the South at least of all the leading Federal officers, and particularly of the
 
 Alabama. All these men, it is believed here, will be expected to put in their best licks for the administration can didate.
 Politicians of the Republican school who pinned their faith to Senator For aker. and who thought he was a game fighter, are known to be not only dis gusted but indignant. You can hear around the hotels that he simply showed the white feather" and gave up completely when former Boss" Cox of Cincinnati. issued his edict that everybody sidestep and get out of the way for Secretary Taft.
 Taft Versus Fairbanks.
 The main tussle, quite a number of the politicians say, will be between Taft and Fairbanks The latter has lots of money for organization pur- poses.
 The negroes in the Northern and Western States are much disappointed that Senator Foraker ingloriously sur rendered. They expected him to re- main in the field until the finish. and on account of his championship of the discharged negro soldiers who got into trouble at Brownsville intended to ral- " around his standard. Senator Dick did lot of blowing, they charge. as to what he and the Ohio organization would do to Taft and the rest of the people in the Buckeye State bold enough to espouse the cause of Taft. The anti-faft people heard here to comment on the situation do not hesi- tate to say that Senator Dick made n political monkey of himself. and their comments would indicate that they think he ought to keep his mouth shut for the rest of his life
 Investigation of the Brownsville af fair will soon bo resumed by the Sen ate committee unless 1t is called off That Is why Senator Foraker has re- turned to Washington. Senator Pettus