The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-05-25
THE WEST AND ROOSEVELT.

The Roosevelt idolaters in Washing
ly of the president. are becoming much
excited over an exhibition of lese ma
jeste in the far west. In the national
capital the report has been received
and is being gravely considered, that
a section of the country, hitherto par
tial to Mr.. Roosevelt, is now showing
signs of hostility. 1t is believed in
Washington that this hostility will be
shown at the approaching session of
the Transmississippi congress in Den
YER According to the New York Sun,
this news has had a disquieting effect
in administration circles and has grown
out of the presidential policies relating
to the public lands and forestry. The
first evidences of this opposition were
shown in the senate last session in the
many speeches in opposition to the ap-
preparation for extending the work of
the forestry bureau and in the attacks
by Senator Clark of Wyoming. Carter
of Montana and others against the ad-
Friends of Mr.. Roosevelt must ACCEPT
not only himself, but must be obedient
in all things as we'll They must be for
his man for president of the United
States and equally for his candidate
for senator from Ohio or for any other
old place. Failure to accept Mr.. Roose-
velts candidates along with himself is
regarded as basest treachery under
the present dispensation This is why
the administration is able to discover
so much hostility in the country. But
if Mr.. Taft is not nominated it will not
be Mr.. ROosevelt's fault. Federal Of
f1cehOlders the country over are at
work creating sentiment for Taft
few months hence they will be still
buster creating delegates in response
to this fictitious demand for Taft. The
Sun has made a careful canvass of the
west with reference to the Republican
presidential nomination which DOS
sesses much interest at this time. 1t
says:
But whatever the causes of the oppUsi-
ton to the president. il is easy to locate
it In Colorado it is led by Thomas F.
Walsh and ex-Representative Brooks both
of whom are for Fairbanks. Mr.. Walsh
entertained the vice president at the
Pixies Peak centennial. Mr.. Walsh has
aspirations for the senate to succeed Sen
ator Teller.
In Utah the president seems to com
mand the situation unquestionably. The
Republican organization In that state will
be for him first, and afterward for the
man who is the presidents choice.
In Wyoming Senators Warren and
Clark control the situation. Both were
resentful over the action of Secretary
Hitchcock in dealing with public land
matters in their state. Some of Mr.
Hitchcock's agents reflected in their re-.
ports on Senators Clark and Warren. The
retirement of Mr.. Hitchcock relieved the
only bone of contention between the Wyo-
ming senators and the administration
Senator Warren's first choice for pres
| ident is Mr.. Root. After the secretary of
state he would probably prefer Secretary
Taft. They are very close officially for
Senator Warren is chairman of the COM
mittee on military affairs. He was one
of the Taft party on the trip to the Phil
ippines.
The dominating influences in the Re-
publican party of Idaho are believed to
be with the president. These are Cover
nor Gooding and Senator Borah Sena-
tor Hepburn of that state is opposing the
president. They fell out first over the
forestry policy of the administration But
MT. f1eyDurnS influence IN his state is
on the wane, and his health is so precari-
Gus that his future active participation
in politics is rather doubtful The indi-
cations are that the Idaho delegation will
be for the president or his choice
Senator Bourne declares that his own
state of Oregon is overwhelmingly for
Roosevelt or Roosevelt's candidate if he
indicates a choice.
Senator Piles of Washington leads the
administration forces in that state The
Fairbanks contingent is headed bv for
mer Senator John L. Wilson, publisher of
the Seattle Post Intelligencer on whom
the Indiana candidate is relying TO organ
ize the state Tor him The administrators
friends are well satisfied with the situa-
ton in Washington and Oregon
Conditions in California are not so sat-
factory on account OF the japanese
question. In Montana Senator Carter Is
under suspicion of aiding the alleged
conspiracy" and is classed as a Fair
banks booster.
When Pat Moran complains that he