The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-09-12
ROOSEVELT HAS
COMPLETE CONTROL
ChanIer Looming Up as
MISUNDERSTANDING
Democrats

great deal of interest manifested here
among Republican politicians as to
the character of speeches the Presi-
dent will make on his southern tour
FIe is scheduled to make five talks
and il is known that he put great
deal of his lime in on them at Oyster
Bay this sgmme, Whether the
speeches will be academic. or what
might be called political is what q
good maLy people, with Wall stree
connections would like to know As
yet no one. not even the ubiquitous
Loeb has an inkling of what Is on tn ,
Presidents mind
The politicians. who have been op-
posing Taft. have Just awakned to
the fact that the President seriously
intends to force his nomination on
the party There will be 992 dele.
gates in he next Republican national
convention: and 1876 enoIgh to nomi-
nate The South will furnish 1872 OF
these delegates I'M the shape of Fed
aral Office holders. The delegates
from the territories 26 in number.
will be of the same stripe Wes. Of
the Mississippi, there will be some
thing like 1856 delegates. every one of
them a Roosevelt man With this
aggregation ali the President W.
have To do is press the button and
the convention will do the rest At
this time II looks as If Taft was as
good as nominated
II Is suspected that one reason why
the President is going to make these
five speeches is ia pave. in some fash
ion. the way to this result The pro-
ceed,ng is a little high handed. even
for a Roosevelt, and needs a little
softening
The Democrats in the South are
alive to what IS going ON and they in
tend to line up this time behind
live candidate. II is expected that
when PresidolC Roosevelt visits the
South, Lieuteh0nt Governor Lewis
Stuyvesant Chahlcr. OF New York,
will also be there. Gov Chanler has
been invited to make Southern trip
by some of the most influential Dem
ocrats OF the South. Since the candi.
dacy OF Chanler for the Presidency
has been announced the Democratic
leaders of the South. who have been
at the capital. have taken very kindly
to g.
Chanler'5 father came from most
distinguished Southern family. He
married daughter Of John Jacob
Astor, aud made his home I'm New
York, where he won fame as a lawyer
In this sense the Southerners look
upon Chanler as one Of their own
They feel this is not the time to ask
N4r. I. &
a man who lives I'm the South for
President. so in rallying 10 the sup.
port OF Chanler. they are doing the
next best thing
Chanl viii not disappoint his
Southern audiences He has a pleas
ing personality stands over six feet
and is fiery orator when he gets
going
His visit TO the South will stand ont
in vivid contrast 20 the one made bY
Senator David Bennett Hin. OF New
York, on his memorable hunt for
Southern delegates a dozen years age.
HUI was cold and calculating and
never for a moment could he get
away from the business that took
him South
Chanler Is good mixer He Is
as chivalrous as a Bayard. and while
he Will keep his eve open for any
thing tha Is doing politically he
can be relied upon to measure up to
she requirements demanded by the
Southern gentlemen
Il is predicted here that when Coy
Chanler gets through with the South
he will have the delegates OF every
state that goes to make up the Solid
South With him
The candidacy OF Chanler has given
the Democratic party wakening up.
II has brought an the Fighting men IN
the party 10 the front aud they nov
talk hopefully OF winning OF course.
the fact that Chanler Is million
aire may have something 20 do with
that Politicians are known 10 be
much more eager for battle when they
see the shadow of the "long green"
even IN the distance BE this as Il
may Chanier is force Ia the Dem
ocraiic party and win continue 10
grow from now on