The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-05-24
WHO WILL lit BE?
Eh5 Political Pot Begins to Sim
mer over the Country
SOME Bo0Ms HEARD

Minor Skirn.ishcs. The Peerless
Bryan is Acknowledged to be tho
Standard Bearer Of tic Jefferson
ian Democrats md Will Win the
Race.
Political activities are engaging
the attention Of millions of people
Throughout the United States at the
present time. Tie Question of who
will be the candfdateSf Ton the Pres
idency put forth by theR two great
political partlesis most s@igrossing.
In several states bot 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
Wan 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 SOM 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 understood that he will
do so early in June in a 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. 1t
must not be thought, however,
that Ohio will rule the convention,
simply because it has come out in
support for Taft, instead of indoors
ing Foraker,a rc-actionary, for there
are many other candidates in the
field for Presidential honors.
There are Fairbanks, who has al
ready been assured the support of
Indiana in the convention; Hughes,
of New York, whose little boom
started by former Gov. Odell, was
not heard far: Elihu Root, who
would like to be President, but who
will have to work hard to get the
backing Of New York state, and Sen
ator Knox whose Presidential boom
has not been heard of since it was
launched by Pennslyvanians in Wash
ington a couple Of months ago. All
these men are possibilities, and
strong ones, too, for they are all men
of marked ability in Executive work.
BOoMS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The we'll defined political move
ments in favor of certain possible
candidates y not general. The
Taft boom has no root in New York
state: the Root movement has no
tendril in Ohio: the Fairbanks boom
has ventured into several states, but
it has had the effect Of lowering the
POLITICAL temperature considerably;
the Hughes stir had a short gasp in
New York state, although Gov.
Hughes has gained great populari-
ty and respect in many states on
account Of his individual work for
good government; the Knox boom,
just a tiny little noise, has not been
heard outside of PENNSYLVANIA pand
the Foraker boom is dead and buried
under the massive predonderance of
Secretary Taft. Therefore, it is
seen there has been no definite cam
paign operations launched by any of
the "favoritc sons"
The Roosevelt movement is the
strongest Republican current in the
political SCI at the present time.
There are millions of the admirers
of the President who are anxious
for him to Ii again for the office
he has graced SO well. Fol many
months, in spite Of the Presidents
statements that he will not be a can-
didate to succeed himself, there will
be a popular movement throughout
the country, the object Of which
will be to force the nomination on
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 adhcrents of the
"favoritc sons" are beginning to
become worried ver the probable
outcome Of the agitation.
IN THE DEMOCRATIC CAMP.
All roads lead to Bryan in the
Democratic territory. Without a
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 Ike to
hive n of its Democratic states
men President. There are those
in the South, however, who are of
the opinion the time is not ripe Cor
booming a Southerner as a Presi-
Dental candidate.
They think that a smouldering
animosity exists between the old
men Of the North and the South.
That is doubtless SO, but it does not
deter the Southerncrs 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
cral, has been spoken Of as a prob
able running mate of Bryan. IIokc
Smith, Of Georgia, a seasoned polit-
zeal warrior of the strenuous type,
has also been mentioned as a man
fit to travel in double harness with
the Nebraska statesman. Senator
Daniels, OF Virginia, one Of the
deepest thinkers in the Senate, has
been singled out among Democrats
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