Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-11-13
TAFT YIELDS TO C0RTELY0U AS PRESIDENTIAL FAVORITE

PRESIDENT FAIRBANKS! HOW close ana
warm are the personal relations be-
tween Governor Hughes of New York
and President Roosevelt? For once it
appears that in the Democratic party
there is virtual unity of purpose and
in the Republican party widespread
diSSenSion.
Who Will Manage the Next Campaien?
Several members of the Democratic
national committee have been in Wash
ington recently, and among them there
has been much discussion as to the
management of the next campaign. 1t
seems to be conceded that Chairman
Taggart will voluntarily retire, though
his personal popularity is such that
few members of the committee would
desire to see him go out Of active work
in the party councils. OF course the
candidate, whoever he may be, will
select the chairman of the national
committee. There Is some speculation
in Washington as to who will be thus
selected. offer few names that are
being discussed with the distinct state
ment that so far as l know there has
been no influence brought to bear in
favor of any one of them. Here are
some of the names:
Norman Z. Mack, the owner of the
most influential Democratic paper in
western New York, national commit
teeman for eight years. chairman OF
| the executive committee of the nation
al committee, always enthusiastically
fn,
didate, loyal to Judge Parker when he
| became the nominee.
Tom L. Johnson, mayor of Cleve
land, a shrewd and hardworking poll.
tician, loyal to progressive Democracy,
man who if chairman would work
| eighteen hours out of the twenty-four
! a thorough business man who cannot
be humbugged by the interests. a mar
who If not himself nominated for thu
presidency would be perhaps the best
campaign manager for the nominee.
Senator William J. Stone. He is the
antitheSiS of Tom Johnson. He uses
the velvet glove where Johnson EN-
ploys the hard hand. He has beer
loyal to thee Democratic cause since
1896. His political sagacity and hi:
record of loyalty have made him on,
Of the men most talked of for the ma
tional craftsmanship
l d. j. Campau. Mr.. Campau is oil
Michigan, a state where it takes some
devotion to be a Democrat. In 1896 h,
was chairman of the executive com
mittee; in 1900 he was one of the mos
earnest members of the national com
mittee; in 1904 he carried his state del
egation for Judge Parker after thu
bitterest fight ever made in n commit
tee room. He thought he was fightin,
for the right, but at heart is radica
Democrat. progressive Democrat.
William L. Douglas. This is posi-
,, BILE campaign manager about whom
there Is much talk in political circles
today. Readers, Of political articles
know him as the only Democratic gov
ernor of Massachusetts in the last dec
I ade. Some hundreds of thousands o
people who don't read political article
know him as a manufacturer of shoes
: No public man Of his means can NOR,
honorably stand on the vital principl
l Of the Democratic party of equal right
to all and special privileges to none
Governor Douglas will not thank m
. for mentioning him as a politician
IBut no politician in the Democrat
. party has had more experience in th
organization of great Industrial affairs
none is more widely and more honora
:. bly, known to the business communit,
of the United States. and few woul,
: bring to the honorable position of chair
e man of the national committee NOR
ability, while none could bring NOR
unblemished record.
Il Washington, d. G.
l. WILLIS ]. ABBOTT.
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