The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-05-22
WHO Will 1T Be-!
The Political Pot Begins to Sim.
mer Over the Country
SOME B00Ms HEARD

And Fayorite Sons Figure in Several
Minor Skirmishes. The Peerless
Bryan is Acknowledged to be the
Standard Bearer Of the jefferson
ian Democrats and Will Win the
Race.
Political activities are engaging
the attention of millions of people
througout the United States at the
present time. The question Of who
will be the candidates for the Pres
idency put forth by the two great
political parties is most engrossing.
In several states hot battles are be-
ing waged by the adherents of "fav-
orite sons In Ohio, the modern
center Of President making" a
battle royal has been fought recent
ly by the Foraker and Taft interests
and the hackers of the Secretary of
War have come out victorious.
In other words, when the National
Republican convention meets, there
will be a solid Ohio delegation in
favor of nominating Secretary Taft
for the Presidency. He is the "fav-
orite son? of the Buckeye state to
all intents and purposes at the pres
ent time. While Secretary Taft has
not announced his candidacy abso.
lutely, it is undersood that he will
do so early in June in speech he is
about to make supporting the poll
cies of government of Theodore Roose'
welt and favoring their continuance
for four years more.
In making that speech Secretary
Taft will outline the platform
the Republican party will adopt
doubtless, at the convention. Il
must not be thought, howe yer
that Ohio will rule the convention
simply because it has come out ir
support for Taft, instead Of lndors
| ing Foraker, a dictionary, for there
are many other candidates in the
field for Presidential honors.
There are Fairbanks, who has al
ready been assured the support o1
Indiana in the convention; Hughes
of New York, whose little boon
started by former Gov. Odell, wa!
not heard far: Elihu Root, wh<
would like to be President, but wht
will have to work hard to get the
backing Of New York state, and Sen
ator Knox whose Presidential boon
has not been heard Of since it wa!
launched by Pennslyvanians IN Wash
ingtona a couple of months ago. Al
these men are possibilities, ant
strong ones, too, for they are all mel
of marked ability in Executive work
BooMs SOMEWHAT RESTRICTED.
The well defined political move
ments in favor Of certain possible
candidates are not general. The
! Taft boom has no root in New Yorl
state: the Root movement has nt
tendril in Ohio: the Fairbanks boon
| has ventured into several states, bu
lit has had the effect of lowering th'
political temperature considerably
| the Hughes stir had short gasp il
New York state, although Gov
Hughes has gained great POPULAR
ty and respect in many states OF
account of his individual work fo:
good government; the Knox boom
Just a tiny little noise, has not beel
heard outside of Pennslvania pane
the Foraker boom is dead and buried
under the massive predonderance O.
| Secretary Taft. Therefore, it i
seen there has been no definite cam
paign operations launched by any o:
| the "favorite sons.
The Roosevelt movement is the
strongest Republican current in the
political sea at the present time
There are millions Of the admirer:
of the President who are anxiou:
for him to run again for the Office
he has graced so well. For many
months, in spite of the President:
statements that he will not be a can
didate to succeed himself, there vii
be a popular movement throughout
the country, the object of which
will be to force the nomination or
the President in spite of his own de-
sires. To-day that movement is
the very greatest in the political life
of the country, and it is gaining
strength week by week, such great
strength that the adherents of the
"favorite sons" are beginning to
become worried over the probable
outcome of the agitation.
IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP.
All roads lead to Bryan in the
Democratic territory. Without
doubt, according to the leading
spirits in the party of Jefferson,
Bryan will be the standard bearer
in the coming Presidential cam
paign. The South would like to
have one of its Democratic states
men President. There are those
in the South, however, who are OF
the opinion the time isnot ripe for
booming: a Southerner as a Presl-
dental candidate.
They think that a smoulderlng
animosity exists between the old
men of the North and the South.
That is doubtless SO, but it does not
deter the Southerners from desiring
to have one of their statesmen on
the ticket with Bryan. There are
many able Democrats in the South
who would fill with ability the office
of Vice President. Senator Culber-
son, of Texas, an able political gen
eral, has been spoken of as a prob
able running mate of Bryan. Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, a seasoned polit-
ical warrior of the strenuous type,