Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1907-03-21
LIFE IN IHt CUUNIRY
ONLY IDEAL EXISTENCE,
FIGURING ON TAFT
FORAKER IL NOT CONSIDERED
AND FAIRBANKS BOOM
STAGNATES

late for the Presidential nomination
With many, if not all, OF the 46 dele
Gates from his own State behind
him is regarded here as a pretty safe
political wager
For many months the managers
II the fortunes of the Secretary of
Var have been quietly at work, per-
laps without his knowledge, I'm an
fort TO solve a problem that pre-
ented itself when the Taft boom
began TO take form and substance.
The problem was embodied I'm the
TACT that the party i'm Ohio had. and
has, in the persons OF Senator Joseph
Benson Foraker and Mr. Taft, two
'avorite sons on it's hands. both of
whom are regarded as OF Presiden-
ial size and each supposed to en-
certain ambitions leading beyond the
ost of honor he now occupies 1t Is
now said that the way is about to be
feared in Ohio whereby the party in
hat state will present the name of
me man TO the Republican National
Convention of 1905, and he is Mr..
Taft
Senator Foraker, it is declared
will not be a candidate for first hon
1rs next year, and IL is said that his
support will be thrown to Mr.. Taft
with Ohio solidly behind him, the
administration openly favorable to
MS candidacy and approved by con
'ervatives who look askance upon
ome of the Roosevelt policies, the
riends of Mr.. Taft believe that he
ooms up head and shoulders above
tll-others whose names have been
mentioned as likely candidates.
Taft's availability for the Presi-
iential nomination has been secuted
'epeatedly by many practical poll
icians on the ground that Senator
Foraker standing in his way with a
grip on the State organization he
could not count upon the delegates
rom Ohio. It is expected that an
announcement will be made before
'oHg setting at rest all doubts on this
score.
The Republican party out Ohio
way fattens and prospers when play
ing winner. Leaders there are re-
ported be convinced that once it is
made known that Ohio is for him Mr..
Taft will at once be placed in the
enviable position occupied by Will
liam Mckinley in the campaign that
preceded the national convention of
1896. At that time Foraker was
showing no enthusiasm for McKin-
ley's candidacy, but Foraker and
Hanna got together and patched up
a truce that proved advantageous all
around Mckinley was nominated
and elected and Foraker came to the
Senate
In justice to Senator Foraker it
should be said that he has never
given the slightest intimation that
he was or would be a candidate.
During he next year or so there
viii be a good deal doing on the part
Of candidates who are looking for
delegates. Vice-President Fairbanks
has a long lead on his rivals, but his
managers are already beginning to
realize that the Fairbanks boom was
prematurely out into the open.
While advance agents OF the
Hoosier have been busy in the South
for the last two years. they have re-
Gently reported TO headquarters that
the Administration has a strong grin
ON the party organization i'm that
section 10 is no secret in Washing
ton that the friends OF the Admins
ration are distinctly hostile to the
Vice President IN temerament.
habit Of thought and iu their views
ON public questions the President
and Vice-Presidcut arc as FAR apart
the poles The Administration
looks upon Mr. Fairbanks as one Of
those whom son-in-Law Longwortb
described as "fcactionaries..
From this time forth until the Re
publican National Convention is held
next summer Che Fairbanks and
Taft booms win be constantly run
ming into one another IT. viii be
found that wherever and wheneve,
the Administration can put ia a good
word for Mr. Taft d. will be- done
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