The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-09-30
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NAstI1NGT0 \, Sept % With the
President away might De guessed
that Washingto would again ba 70.
Iliiucaly dull. Hardly Most OF the
cabinet ofieers will remain and The
chief politician Of them all Secretary
Cortelyou viii he at his desk very
soon after the dedication Of the M
Kinley monument at Canton next
Monday. Then we will have Elmer
Dover here as a resident after octo-
Der LIST. He remains secretary Of inc
Republican National Committee and
the bare fact that he has planned "a
live in Washington this coming win.
ter, after a two years residence in
New York, means something to the
wise men in politics. Dover has al,
ways been disposed to the Taft ambi,
ton and only declined the national
management OF the Taft cause rot.yt'lc
reason that TAFT or some one higher
in party or family counsels would not
admit any, concessions to Foraker In
Ohio, This meant, Of course. that the
administration had in mind to cruch
Foraker forever and that was not COZ.
sldpred good politics by Dover. who
believes in the spirit Of kindness sal
concession in politics as well as In
daily life. There is now feeling that
once Dover is settled in Washington
and receives eminent Republicans day
by day at the office Of the naticrol
committee, there may be a, getting to.
gether Of men who are both fond Of
Dover and devoted to Taft. From
now on it will be very interesting 10
watch the many conferences that Will
occur between Dover and the practl.
cal politicians from every State in
the Union. Harry New, the chairman
of the Republican National Commit.
tee, will be here for visit prior to
the meeting of the committee in De;
cember BY the time that the com.
1nittee meets Dover will net OF
heard from, al the members and he
will know us will the former Chair
man cortelyou, just what the com
,nittee members think Of the next M
ton conventions probable action al
regards to a presidential candidate
There is a very strong feeling fol
cortelyou in the committee and this IL
vol known to the Taft managers
who also know that the cortelyou fol
lowing is not especially friendly to the
Secretary of War. There is, however
some consolation that the man nov
in tile White House can control ever
! those who personally prefer cortel
you to Taft as a presidential canHl
date.
Those earnest Republicans VIII
really want Roosevelt my enemies
may force me to do some things tina
| l do not wish to do This remarl
was made to Robert P. Porter, one
director Of the census, and now {
hard working every day newspape
man. Porter tried to get an expires
sion from the President as to thir'
term and Roosevelt reiterated his az
iginal determination not to be can
didate, but the sentence quoted wa
used in connection with this state
ment. That some Of those who ar
fighting the administration have mad
the President mad goes without say
ing and he may feel inclined to Tux,
the nomination If only to crush thcs'
who have aroused his anger. Afte
all he is only human and if some e,
cellent gentleman should say tina
Roosevelt could not be renominated
he wanted to be, he would be all tn
more anxious to disprOve the state
ment.