The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-12-07


certainly looming up as one Of
the strongest possibilities In this
connection and it would only take
a word from him to start most
formidable boom in his behalf. In
realty, a number Of Mr.. Shaw's
friends here have already
started quiet boom for him. In
the mean time It is most interest
ing to note that the action OF
Senator Foraker of Ohio In
coming out in open revolt agains,
President Roosevelt and Secretar,
Taft and in announcing that he Il
q candidate for Presidential and
not for Senatorial honors, has
created a profound impression here
as well as in other sections ol
the country. Few people consider
that Foraker's claims upon the
Presidency are sufficiently strong
to insure him the nomination
but it is likewise felt that his op.
position to the President and ali
that he represents makes It at least
reasonably certain that the privil.
ege of leading the Republican tick.
ct in next years. fight may after
all have to 70 to other than a
Roosevelt man. OF late a number OF
men high in the councils of the
Republican party in New York
State have declared their allegiance
to the candidacy of Governor Char.
les E. Hughes, and by some he
is rewarded as one of the mos,
formidable in the race. However
among those in position to best
know the true inner workings Of
the party. Mr.. Hughes IL :, not as
seriously considered as might ap.
pear on the surface. especially as
" is hardly conceivable that the
Roosevelt faction will never become
reconciled to him.
Local politicians in the Demo
cratic camp, OF no matter what
affiliations, have become greatly
impressed with the constantly in
creasing strangth of William Jen.
nings Bryan, and even his mos
bitter opponents are now forced tc
confess that he is the only rea
candidate their party has to pre-
sent to the convention with any
chance whatever of winning. The
New York World has all alonl
been very bitter in its denuncia
tion of Mr.. Bryan as the candidate
of the Democratic party, the pol
of Democratic Representatives and
Senators now in Washington JUS
taken by that paper. however
proves conclusively that Bryan I.
the overwhelming choice of his
party, but the poll also indicate,
that his present adherents insist
that he must run on conservative
platform, a decision which tho
"Peerless Onev has evidently Ions
since arrived at. In recen
speech at New Haven, Conn.,, MIR
Bryan deslared that I'm the mex
campaign the Democratic platform
will be progressive. definite. posi-
tive and one the people can reat
| and understand. Continuing h,
said "We have had in the pas
platforms which read one way be
fore election and another afte
election. The people were betrayed
Now there is an awakening OF con
science. We have not got to in
vent principles. Every situation cal
be met by the old principles.
Everything the party stood TO
has not been vindicated. Our prin
ciples as a party has been vindi
catea In a negative way at leas
by the party in power. The sign
all point to great support O
these principles. - From these sent
ments 1t is clear that Bryan,
called upon to lead the Demo
cratic hosts, will make the figh
along somewhat similar lines t
those followed In this previous can
paigns, but among those who kno'
the Nebraskan best 1t is thorough
ly understood that his views o
several subjects have become grea
py modified and that he may b
regarded as one OF the most cor
servative of the several men VIII
have been more or less prominen
ly mentioned as qualified I
head the Democratic ticket I
| 1908.