The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1907-11-08

licans in my state are for renomi-
nation of the president
Not every republican senator has
openly stated that he was doing
what he could for the denomination
of Roosevelt, but an easy majority
Of those spoken to made practical
| ly that assertion. in one combina-
ton Of words or another. Thus
Senator Smith of Michigan said he
wanted to nominate a man who
could lead his party to victory and
it was his bold belief that Roose-
welt could do it, while Senator
Scott of West Virginia revealed
himself by way of saying that up
in his state you could hear nothing
so far but Roosevelt.
These two are fairly representa-
tive of the senate. Smith belongs
to the younger and more vigorous
and progressive element. but still
with something of a corporation
record the same as most senators,
while Scott is member Of the old
er reactionary branch, with no use
! for Mr.. Roosevelt. at heart, than
a potato bug has for Paris green.
But, whatever may be the mo-
tives actuating the members of the
United States senate, notwith-
standing the evidence that the
conspiracy exposed by Mr.. Roose-
velt last winter is being carried to
a conclusion in spite of that ex-
posure, the indubitable fact re-
mains that the country is filled
with people who sincerely want "a
reiteration of the Roosevelt cabinet
and he was understood to have
pocket full Of letters from Mr..
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Roosevelt telling him he was
about the very best man in the
world, because he had once busted
a trust. But even tho he had
busted a trust. he was exceedingly
agreeable to those to whom Mr..
Roosevelt is not at all agreeable.
So they cottoned to him and pre-
pared to aid him in all the ways
known to those who do not want
done the things which Mr.. Roose-
velt is doing Still there was no
result. Some Of them thought
Knox ought to spring his Roose-
welt letters upon the country, but
better counsel prevailed, for those
letters were all written before Knox
fled from the trust-busting bust
ness as soon as he had chance to
enter the United States senate and
they were afraid there might be
some letters written later on by
the president that would make
those Knox has look sick. Mr..
Roosevelt is such a tough propo-
sition when it comes to cam
gaign Of letter writing, as may be
proven by Bellamy and Maria
Storer. and by former Congress
man Wadsworth of New York.
Other possibilities were likewise
considered, any one of whom would
have been pleasant medicine for
26 Broadway ct al. if only the peo-
pie had shown enough enthusiasm
to make the presentation of such
other possibilities excusable.
Among these was that great and
good man, Senator Proctor of Yer
mont. but he looks colder than the
grayestones he sells and would not
do.
Again, the name of Senator Bur
rows Of. Michigan was cautiously
handled and might even have been
handed out if that statesman had
succeeded in gaining certain por-
ton of the female support of the
country by tipping over Senator
Smoot's apple cart But he didn't
and that ended that. Finally and
lastly, there is Uncle Joe Cannon,
speaker Of the house, Uncle Joe
has his faults, from a Wall street
point of view, because he is far to
be preferred to anything like
President Roosevelt, as you say
when you are in Wall street.