The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-03-10
1.-The CLERGY SPEAK OUT CONCERNING PE-RU-NA.
REPUBLICANS
ARE: At ODDS
There Will Probably Be Two
Tickets in the Field Next
Election.
MANY OPPOSED TO ROOSEVELT
Some Side Lights on Foraker
and Especially ON Fair
banks.
ny WALTER EDWARD uAnnIs.

Bf WALTER EDWARD HARRIS.
WASHINGTON. ID. c., March 0.--'rhe |
Indications are that there As about to |
be launched in the Republican party
a struggle between the conservative, |
or rcactionarv, and the So scaled radi-
cal wings. which promises to be az
bitter as that which ragged between
gold and silver factions Of the Demo-
cratic party In 1896 when gold Demo-
crafts went off to Palmer and Buckncr
and Mr.. MCKINLEY went into the White
House.
The radicals claim President Roosc-
Welt as their leader. and their plat
form is further legislation regulating
railroads. antitrust legislation, tho
curbing Of land thievery, and the con-
scryatton or the fuel supply owned
by the government The hostility Of
Leading Republicans to the distinctive
policies of the Roosevelt administra-
tlon was cSelnpiifed every day during
the recent session of Congress- es-
pecially in the Senate. 1t is expected
to become more marked during the
year and to be far more apparent
during the next session. BY the time
Congress adjourns next year II is pre-
iicted that this hostility will be so
greatly increased that the line OF
cleavage will be 50 marked as to indi-
cate the practical existence or two
parties In the Republican ranks.
In the outset 1t may be stated that
there are persons who believe that
President Roosevelt is really can
didate for another nomination. and Is
trying to bring about precisely the
condition which is promised, and make
his nomination q necessity II his party
would be victorious at the polls.
Would Not Vote for Roosevelt.
A weilknown Republican Senator.
talking recently to n group Of cor
70 In pcn l.
can. remarked: IF Roosevelt We're
nominated he would be overwhelming
ly defeated. There would be two Re-
publican tickets In the field The
Democratic bolt to Palmer and Buck
ner would be AZ nothing in compari-
son. ! should not vote for him. though
should not vote for the Democratic
candidate ] should vote the conserya-
tive Republican ticket. The nomina-
ton OF Roosevelt would make as many
kinds of Republicans as there are
Democrats"
On the selft-same day this remark
was made a Democratic representative
from the South said:
(. Il believe Roosevelt is certain to be
renominated by the Republicans. IL
Is the most consummate politician
have ever known. He is making hi
denomination u certainty. i beiiev,
he would be reelected"
Such are the differences Of opinion
developed by the present peculiar sit
nation. 1t is little wonder that MI
Bryan, In the course OF a recent inter
view, should have expressed the be
lief that there would be as great diyi
sion In the ranks of the Republican,
next year as there was in Democrati
ranks when he was the candidate ii.
first time.
The conservative Republicans ar
doing an immense amount of work
Their activity Is much more apparen
than that OF the radical wing, an
.here are indications they will hav
the fight won, so far as the Republl
can national convention is concerned
.ong before tho great assemblage con
venes. The conservatives are arrang
ing with state leaders for delegate
who viii stay fixed" men who are S
thoroughly we'll broke that they ca
resist efforts to start a stampede t
Roosevelt.
If the conservative program Is car
1ied out, as planned, 1t Will make tn
next Republican convention nothin
more than an Endorsement or ratiics
lion meeting. Charles Warren Fall
banks or Joseph Benson Foraker wi
be the nominee. If the "Let-wel
enough alone policy be adopted, Fai
banks will be tho man.
Foraker and the Negro.
Although Mr.. Foraker got into IL