The Washington times., 1907-12-16
Former Senator From
New Hampshire Urges
Hughes for Second
Place.
Says Wisconsin Mans
Radicalism Is Strength
and He Will De-
feat Bryan.

Former Senator William Z. Chandler
Of New Hampshire is out Tor La Fol
lette for President and Hughes for
Vice President. He believes this is a
combination that can win for the Re
publicans-and one of limited list
Of possible combinations that can win.
Senator Chandler Is one of the veteran
figures of the country. 1t is doubtful
II any man now living has had so
varied and extended an experience OF
actual political management. He was
retired from the Senate after long and
distinguished service there. because ne
would not bow his neck to the Boston
and Maine yoke. In announcing his de-
feat to friends in washington he sent
the famous telegram:
Run over BY the railroad"
A year ago Senator Chandler declared
himself OF opinion that with Roosevelt
out OF II, Id Toilette was the strong
est man the Republicans could name.
lie wants radical platform and a
radical candidate 10 occupy Il. Ia
Toilette and Hughes. the West and the
East. on a platform which they would
mt, he regards as the ideal combination.
Speaking OF his view Of the campaign
IN its new phase the Senator said
today:
Many Candidates Good for Party.
No fair and sensible man has doubted
the absolute sincerity of President
Roosevelt's early declaration that he
would not accept another nomination
under any imaginable circumstances.
Now that he has reiterated his deterni-
nation no efforts will be made to elect
state delegations hiding their real
preferences under a temporary decIara-
ton in favor Of Roosevelt This will
make the contest for the nomination
open, honest and salutary. A party is
always the strongest when there are
numerous candidates for its highest
elective Offices.
hat Is 10 defeat Mr.. Bryan next
year is a radical Roosevelt platform
with the nomination Of candidates about
whose sincerity and earncstness in their
determination 10 obey and carry into ef-
feet the platform there will be no doubt.
Il does not seem TO me that there is
much probability that candidates who
can be suspected OF lukewarmness will
be nominated Fairbanks. Taft. Fora
ker. Cannon, Knox. Hughes, and La
Toilette are all honorable men, and
Will obey the wishes OF the party as
expressed by the convention and an
proved by the people at the polls
Unquestionably Strongest Ticket.
Unquestionably the strongest ticket
would be that OF La Toilette and
Hughes.
Senator La Follette's radicaIlsm Is
his strength and for him, with no move
ment going on to elect delegates for
President Roosevelt, the Endorsement Of
many delegates out West bsides those
OF Wisconsin can be obtained
The situation being now as it was
in 1880 La Toilette is as likely to be
nominated at the break UP as any other
candidate. No one can safely predict /
who will be nominated Any man who
says he feels sure that the candidate
named by him will win is a pretender. |
IF the supporters OF La Toilette or
ganize an work as they ought to do il /
may readily be made to appear to the |
convention that his election VIII be
surer than that Of any other candi- !
date-especially with Governor Hughes /
as the candidate for Vice President.
New Hampshire is likely 10 send an 1
Unpledged delegation with Senator Cal |
LAA46CA oL ANo AlCd0. LNdl4lOhQ luuuenCe is !
very strong in New Hampshire. but It is /
not yet known who is the railroad can |
didate for the Republican nomination /
for President Reform has been betrayed /
in New Hampshire by its protested
friends and some OF its leaders. But
La Toilette and Hughes would get a .
larger majority over Bryan and his 4
Southern associate on the ticket than
any other combination OF national Re-
~ 10 III
granted that La FOllette's friends will
soon get busy in every Western and
mountain State