The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1907-07-06
BRYAN Could Wait Until 1912 and be Yo,no- !
er at Fifty Two Than All Presidents
Except Six.
Most Of the Republicans Now MentionedFor1
Next Year Would Still Be Young
Enough in 1912.

the oldest OF the aspirants who f1ssares ]
prominently in the presidential talk.
VIII ne Oh IN 1919, or younger than
the FIRST Adams, Jackson, the first. fIar. |
rlson. Taylor and Buchanan were at,th. |
time of thoir election. In 1912 Knou, wtl1 |
DE o". while Hughes. the youngest Of I
all the Republicans whose names Will
be coupled with the candidaoy for
1908. will be only so in the canvas four
years later. This age consideration ,~ I
an important advantage to all Of these
personages. Those who fail in the con- /;
vention next year can still see fortune
reckoning to them from the foreground |
OF the canvass four years in the dis
tance. Then there is President Roose-
welt to be considered. While a large
majority Of his fellow citizens are as
| suming that he will be coerced into ac-
ceptins the candidacy in 1908, as a
duty to his party and to the country.
1t is also figured that he Could leave
the office to somebNiy else next wear
and be youthful enough for ALI Its du-
ties and responsibilities four years lat
er. Roosevelt will be only 81 years Of
age in 1912 and to a man of his phvs
ical vigor, mental sprightliness and
immense passion for hard and persist
ent work. 81 years of age means life's
golden prime.
fouthfulness in leadership is as ad-
Vantageous to party as it is to a
leader. 1t gives promise of continuity
and the wisdom which experience
brings. The newspaper writer's who
reported the first convention Of the
Republican party. that which met in
Philadelphia in 1856 and nominated
! Fremont. were struck by the Youthful
ness of the delegates. More men under
the age Of 35 were In that gathering
than had been seen in any previous
national party assemblage. The man
who was put at the head Of the ticket
was only 43 years of age. although he
had been national parsonage. through
his record as an explorer and as con-
luitadore in California, for more than
10 years. His name was known In tho
educated circles of the old world also,
But he had no political experience Of
any consequence For a short time he
was one of Calforna's senators. but
was not in Office when the convention
Of 1856 met, and he had done nothing
while in office to single him out as the
leader of great party in great crisis.
Several men. all of whom had Aarger
political experience than Fremont. had
| their names coupled in a general way
with the candidacy before the conyen-
ton met. In an informal ballot in the
convention votes were cast for Seward,
Summer Chase and Judge Mclean, all
of whom had lons been in public life,
and some of whom We're real leaders Of
the party. Fremont led the whole of
them so far, however. that he was
unanimously nominated on the only
formal ballot which was taken.
Il II is d matter OIL some interest 10
know that the convention which put
Fremont at the head Of the ticket
! came near to placing Lincoln on the
second end of the ticket Dayton of
New jersey who was prominent at
that time but who is now forgotten.
was nominated for vice president. but
l Lincoln ran him a close race. Lincoln's
! fight for the senatorship against
Douglas was still two years ahead of
him. and he was little known outside
of Illinois, Fremont's name, however,
i had travelled all around the globe,
though as wilderness pathfinder and
not a statesman or politician. Lincoln
was so little known to the delegates
u of the first convention of the party
il which he was to lead to victory four
j years later that an Ohio delegate ask
ed, loosely. when Lincoln's name was
proposed Can Lincoln dght?" Delegate