The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-16
Politicians Are Getting Busy
Over Successor to Secre-
tary Cortelyou.
FIGHT AGAINST
NEW, OF INDIANA<
Demand May Be Made For a.
Meeting of the National
Committee.
PRESIDENTIAL POSSIBILITIES BE.
GINNING TO LOOM UP ON THE
REPUBLICAN HORIZON - FOR.
AKER, SHAW, ROOT, TAFT AND,
FAIRBANKS ALL ON THE WAIT
ING LIST.
Special to The Journal.

washington, ID. c., Jan. 15-For
many months the newspapers and
others put up a cab on Mr.. Cortelyou
to resikn the Craftsmanship of the Re-
publican National Committee, and
many times the rumor went forth that
he was about to sever his connection
with the committee, and OR one occa-f
sion at least Mr. Harry S. New, of In
diana, vice-chairman, was called to
Washington, and it was at once given
out that he would Immediately as
sumo direction of the affairs of the
committee. But there was a hitch
some way, but nobody seems to know
just what, and Mr.. Cortelyou hung
on to his job. Some people said il
was because Mr.. New was from In
diana, the state of Vice-President
Fairbanks, and as Mr.. Fairbanks was
one of those most frequently spoken
of as a probable candidate before the
next convention, the keeping Of Mr..
New in the background was for the
purpose that Mr. Fairbanks should
have no advantage over other prob
able candidates Others said that Mr..
question whether it WAS proper 10
accept campaign contributions from
corporations ~-es-Sattlrd Whatever
the cause Mr.. COrtelyou did not re-
sign until after his name was sent to
the senate for secretary of the treas
urY.
Fight Continues.
Now that he has resigned the fight
on Captain New continues. Senator
Scout, who Is himself a member OF
the committee, has declared that the
committee ought to be called together,
to accept the resignation of Mr.. Cor
telyou and designate his successor.
1t was given out that Senator Hey
burn, of Idaho, would join him in this
demand, but this has been denied. It
it probable a call for a meeting of s.
the committee will be circulated.
There may be a colored gentleman
hidden away in all this, but no one
seems TO know who is to be the bene-
ficiary of the agitation. The time for ;
the nomination is more than a year
off yet, but the shaping of matters in
advance of the meeting of the con-
Ventien is about due.
II is not like it was in 1895 when
Mckinley so lowered above all other
possible candidates as to make his
nomination an assured fact long be-
fore the assembling of the convention.
Up to the present time it is anybody's
race. Foraker, Show, Root, Taft and
Fairbanks are all on the waiting list.
They stand for radically different poll
cies. Vice-PTesident Fairbanks is the
one of the lot, but Mr..
Foraker is also classed as an opponent
of many of the most extreme meas
ures of President Roosevelt. Shaw,
Taft and Root have each been the up
holders of all the policies advocated
by the president. 1t is true that Taft
disclosed desire to kick little over
the traces at the order making the
wholesale discharge Of the cOlOred
troops, but that was only tentative
and he has become one of the warm
est defenders of the President On that
issue. Mr.. Root has taken a very ad-
yanced stand on increasing the power
Of the federal government and es-
JecialIy for increasing that of the
president. So far as the world
knows Mr. Shaw has also stood very
firmly behind the President in All
things To him there has been mani
tested some opposition among the
mOnied classes, and some Of his
financial proposals have been severe
y frowned upon. Each OF tnese three
"a binet officers took an active part in
he recent campaign and their
speeches attracted wide attention. In
he senate Mr.. Foraker is standing
n the Iime-light, and just at present
5 attracting more attention than any
If the others. The Vice-President,
grave and dignified, is regarded as
he strongest representative OF con-
IeTvatism.
But all this does not settle why il
s new chairman is 10 be urged az
his time. About the only thing the
committee will have TO do before il
passes from the stage of action viii
,e to tx time and place for holding
he convention, and for the temporary
OF the convention
committee never has been able TO die
ate the nominee and it is doubtful
{ it has ever been able TO exercise
much influence in that direction. But
{ Senator Scott wants a meeting and
new chairman it is more than ike
y he will win out