The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-10
LINING UP HIS FORCES
Fairbanks Boomers Plan
ming for 1908.
SUPPORT FOUND IN NEW YORK
influential workers Want Plat to
Resign SenatOrship So ex-Gov-
Black Can Be Elected 10 Succeed
Him-Fear Appointment of ChOate
or Low by Gov. Hughes.


national convention Of 1903 sixteen months
away. boomers interested in boosting Vice
President Fairbanks into the Presidential
nomination have been gathering in New
York State. Charles G. Dawes, Of Illinois,
Comptroller of the Currency under Presi-
dent Mckinley, has been especially active
in New York City on behalf Of the Vice
President AIT Dawes. il was learned
has consulted with many influential Re
publicans hereabouts. and has enlisted
them under the Fairbanks banner.
These interests. it was learned, are of a
substantial character in d financial way.
Even in this era Of reform there is pre-
Iiminary work which must be done if the
Southern delegation is TO be secured and
retained, and made happy at the conven-
ton. The great point now. according TO
the Republican United States Senators
familiar with what is going on, is 20 get
a Southern Republican brother in the in
terest of Fairbanks and TO keep him in
tow until he casts his ballot in the con-
venti0u according TO programme.
Not that the Southern States return
votes in the electoral college for Re
publican candidate, save in isolated in
stances. but the Republican Southern del
egate machine has been Of immense value
to previous Republican aspirauts for the
Presidential nomination. Alabama leads
off on the roll call, and sometimes even
thai is something.
Not strong NOvg in south.
Il has been said for some time that
VIE President Fairbanks is already very
strong in the Southern States, but it was
learned to-day that such is not the fact.
Tie Fairbanks boomers, for that reason,
Jeaded by Mr. Dawes. have felt it neces-
sary that something else should be done
# Mr. Fairbanks is TO get the Southern
machine.
one of the United States Senators in
town said tonight that he and his col
leagues in the Senate are thoroughly inn
partial as 90 a Presidential candidate,
but he added: AT this moment it is all
drifting toward Fairbanks. but whether
Fairbanks could be elected or not is an
other story. But all talk of Roosevelt
has ceased. Up to a month ago. many
Republicans believed that the situation
night get into such d tangle that the
,nIy satisfactory outcome would DE the
Presidents denomination. But all this
faS departed, and now the faVOrite sons
q sight, besides Fairbanks, Of Indiana,
re Taft, Foraker, Shaw, and Cannon.
want PLATE to Resign.
It was learned that several old Repub-
lean New York State friends of Plat
believe he should resign his seat in the
Senate before the present session Of the
Congress adjourns, and have so sug-
Eested to Senator Plat.
Eminent Republicans tonight said
that they did so without any personal
feeling toward Senator Plat, but because
Of their interest in the influential part
an active Republican from New York
state could play in the great pariamen-
tary game if he were in Senator Platts
shoes.
Many of Senator Platts friends are
convinced said another Republican
United States Senator. that if he should
resign before the legislature at Albany
adjourns, ex-Gov. Frank 5. Black could
be very easily elected in his place where
as. If Senator Plat holds on until after
the legislature adjourns. and anything
should happen TO incapacitate him totally
before the legislature recOnvenes next
winter. Gov Hughes would appoint either
Joseph H Choate or Seth Low United
States Senator, and the appointment
would carry with it an election by the
legislature next winter.
4 am a friend Of Platt, and Of ChOate,
and of Low, but ] am also friend of
Black, and I would rather see, Black in
Platt's place in the Senate than either
Choate or Low.
Both Highly Regarded.
still. Choate and Low. especially
Choate, are very highly regarded in
Washington. But from the standpoint Of
a political organization, which is TO have
an influence on the Presidential nomlna-
ton in 1905, Black, in my judgment, would
be more effective in Senator Platts place
than either Choate OF Low.
Another word. Black. as Platt's sue
Cessor in the United States Senate, would
be more friendly 10 Fairbanks nominal
ton. and would be a potent factor in
turning over the New York delegation TO
Fairbanks, more so than either Mr..
Choate or Mr.. Low"