Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-06-29
The vote as canvasscd stands:

The dates Of the national conven-
lions of the two, great parties. at one
OF which the next president OF the
United States will be named. are less
than a year away The preliminary
rUmbles of preparation for the great
battle are beginning to reach the west,
and very soon Utah viii Witness the
lining up of forces for the struggle.
The recent visit of Secretary Gar
field. While it's nature was non-poit-
seal, had the effect OF bringing to-
sether for the first time since the
Pennsylvania and Kentucky conven-
lions. big group of influential Repub-
leans. who naturally would not dis
assemble without some talk on the pres
idential question. Secretary Garfield
was entirely non committa on this
subject, but there WAS no small amount
of gossip on the part of Others notably
state officials and federal Office hold
ers, and since Mr. Garfleld's departure,
political talk on the national question
has spread and Increased until it may
be said that the opening of the next
campaign is now a thing of the i'm
mediate future.
REPUBLICANS FIRST CHOICE.
Unquestlonably the first choice of
the Republican leaders of the state, al
most 10 Il man-barring only few
financiers and railroad men--wou!d be
Theodore Roosevelt. IL only he would
allow his name to so before the con-
Ventiou Even while this is understood
to be an impossbility, there is still
talk in Utah, as there is elsewhere, of
having the convention name him by
acclamaton, adjourn post haste, and
defy him 10 disobey such call from
his party. Stil! others believe that
the president will take early steps to
prevent any such tactics that. after
all. time spent in considering Roose-
yelt is time wasted. and that the west
might as well accept the inevitable.
and do as the eastern states are doing,
namely. try TO make up its mind and
to agree on some other candidate on
whom 1t can solidly unite.
TOO MANY "FAvoRITE SONS"
And there enters chaos. The "favor-
lAt HpliH utt so IulttIOuat anu TIE
.rop promises TO increase so rapidly be-
.wccu this and convention day, that the
west may well be pardoned for taking
time TO make up It's mind. II It could
be known that Roosevelt had a POSI-
tive choice among the many already
In the race, he would start out with the
odds heavily in his favor-always as
SIImlnH that no IN NJ
lions in which the west is vitality In
terested; but the ardent friends of the
president say that he will not be apt
10 Indicate preference SO long as three
present and former members OF his
official family 80 close to him AS Taft
Knox and Root. TO say nothing OF Vice
President Fairbanks, have entered for
the race.
The entries thus far, IN the order Of
the prominence which they are given
by the eastern press seem TO DC. Taft
of Ohio, Fairbanks OF Indiana, Knox
OF Pennsylvania, Hughes of New York,
Root Of New York. Cannon of Illinois,
Spooner of Wisconsin. Beverldge OF In
diana and Foraker of Ohio. Tart can
certainly sweep Ohio, strong as For
aker would be under other clrcutn-
stances; but against Taft stand two
opposing influences. one of which Is
the powerful American Protective
TarIff league, and the other the beet
and cane sugar interests Of tho west
and south,
THEY OPPOSE TAFT.
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