The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-04-02

the Pciht OF view OF the High Finar.
eier and Gamhler-Hearst Has Ap.
parentiy Abandoned All Hope Of Sc.
curing the Democratic Nomination.
New York, April 2.-The discussion
by Ne% Workers of presidential posi-.
biiities has been much stimulated by
the eeitatlOn OF the railroad control
question and by The declaration made
by Senator Foraker, Of OHIO, for The
submission Of the favorite son prop.
I0siii0H to The voters Of the State. The
discussion Of this matter by New
Workers has also been extended BY the
certainty " a conflict between GOV.
ernor hughes, who may himself b"
the fa"Grite son candidate of NV
York. AID the politicians In tie State
ltslSlsfure. who are trying 10 thwart
lie Governors reform measures. Talks
bad with men OF all shades Of political
opinion. from straight Republicans
down TO mngwumps. show that In tha
minds Of most New Ynrkers there Is
4 belief amounting - conviction that
President Roosevelt will no, he able
TO prevent his own denomination. aid
that when II is apparent that he Is the
choice Of VI least ninc.tenths Of tho
Republicans Of the country, the frrsi
dent will be compelled to yield 10 he
popular AMI party demand that he nc.
cepi n nomination for the presidency.
Whether true or not. this belief Is
50 widespread. and has tai;cu such Z
deep root, that even In Wrl! street cir.
cles, where Mr.. Roosevelt 'niDrs Scanl
popularity. there will he made no Fl.
fort to raise a fund 10 conduc. n cam.
PaiSH In the interest OF some 8;her r..
publican. Wall street docs not de-
sire 10 see Roosevelt rcnominated
which. Of course, means his re.elec.
ton. and II the great gamblers Of that
quarter believed that any mnscmen
upon their part in the interest Of some
one else could succeed, such a move.
mcnr would doubtless h. undertaken.
and II would not lack financial sup
port.
Wall Street Fears Roosevelt.
OF oil the Republicans whose names
have been used in connection with
the succcssorShip to Roosevelt. with
the pussiblc exception Of Senator La.
toilette, Of Wisconsin. Prcsidcn;
Roosevelt is the one most lislikei and
feared Ivy The big gamblers OF Wall
street. the wrcckinr gamblers Of Wall
street. the wrcckcr7 toll taken from
other gamblers. Briefly, the spccula.
live quarter Of Wall street earnestly
hopes that President Roosevelt wfli
adhere 10 tine determination which he
expressed IN The day after his cleo,
iinn no 10 accept, anlrr any circum,
Stances. n denomination for the preSi,
lrncr. Wall sirr"i. hnwnror. rrraIls
the fact that Mt. Roosevelt. when gov,
!crnor Of this Stale. announced that
he would not he candidate fnr the
vice presidency. and yet when ne saw
that his nomination In the philaAel,
phia convention Was quite as popular
MS the nomination Of Mckinley, H.
tciiaugcd his mind aud yielded 10 what
was plainly the unanimous cali Uf hIs
party. Il may alsu h. recalled that
President Cleveland, when he first ran
for the presidency, announced his con
ricii0R that no President ShaHii accept
Il denomination, and yet Mr.. Cleveland
subsequently accepted Two nOmina,
tiOns for that office. These facts do
not lend encouragement to the belief
among high Anapciers that President
Roosevelt will he able 10 Withstand
the tremendous pressure which will
he brought 10 bear upon him from aIi
parts Of the country to accept Ills par.
tvs nomination for the presidency next
summer. II, however. President RoOsc.
Welt should announce that even II ~,
nominated and reelected he would nnt
serve, and should himself prevent his
own denomination. New York State
will have a favoritc son 10 present 10
the ne:t Republican National convcn.
lion.
Ntw Works. Favorite Son.
This favorite sou will. Of course, h.,
Gov. Charles +. Hughes, who is just
Row engaged in Fl struggle with the
rracfinnLry element NJ his own party
In this State. The Republican orgail.
zatiun l. not In position Of absolute
hostility 10 the Governor. although IN.
posed to some Of the reform measures
which the Governor Is HrgiHg Hpaa
the legislature at Albany. But tho
strength nf Mr.. hughes with the ranl,
and file NJ III" party is 50 uRmiSlnha.