The Washington times., 1907-04-23
Speaker at the Home
Of Vice President
Yesterday.
Result of Deal Made
Between Them in
January.

Secretary Taft got back TO Washing
ton just in time to notice some new
evidence that the Fairbanks boom is still
/ marching on. The report that Speaker
| Cannon has gone into the Fairbanks
camp and promised 70 support the IndI-
ana man. has been fully confirmed here.
/ The Speaker was the guest OF the Vice
/ President at the latters Indianapolis
home yesterday. when politics was dis
| cussed.
Deal Made Last January.
/ II develops that the deal between
! Fairbanks and Cannon was made last
January. Just how IL was brought about
is stil mystery, for less than a year
before that time Cannon had been
greatly ineensed against the Vice Presi-
/ dent He suspected Fairbanks Of or
ganizing a powerful fight on Cannon be-
cause OF the Iatter's alleged opposition
10 the pure food law II has always
been understood here that this was sub
stantially true. and that this airing Of
matters related to the food law had
much 10 do with getting that measure
out OF the House committee and passed
J How the differences were patched uo Is
known only 10 insiders and they viii
| not tell The face that Cannon has for
three months been pledged 10 Fairbanks
Is. however, known beyond question.
Fairbanks Strong in Senate.
Speaker Cannon Is boss Of the House
and Fairbanks. though not ex ohicio
powerful in the Senate, is personally
very strong there. Thus the conbina-
ton Of Cannon and Fairbanks, both
conservatives, is taken 10 be a big
victory for the conservative interests
that want 10 head OF the Presidents
progressive legislative program for
next winter. There is suspicion that
!. the Presidents alliance with Cannon,
made for the purpose OF the last Con-
gress, may be ended. and that its re-
newal VIII not be secured easily. That
Opens the possibility that the White
fight on CannOu's reelection next
December.
Cannon and Deneen Are the Powe.s.
Cannon and Deneen are the big per-
sonal powers IN Illinois. and they are
opposed 70 each other Dcneen is re-
lied upon 10 take up the eudgels for
progressivism in the State. and to lead
the fight to prevent naming a delega-
tion which can be swung 10 Fairbanks.
The fight viii be close one.
Bourne's Macedonian Call.
Senator Bourne of Oregon, putative
host of the alleged dinner at which
the s5.000.oJ0 conspiracy was a subject
of conversation. has contributed TO the
political discussion a Macedonian call
for another term Of Roosevelt Sens-
tor Bourne is regarded by some folks
as an overzeaIous friend OF the Presi-
dent BIZ others as representing, in his
proclamation at t37is time, the wish that
Roosevelt shall be kept in cOnsidera-
tion in order 70 make It easy 10 get
delegations of Roosevelt supporters, 70
be delivered later TO the right man. of
the Roosevelt type. In this situation
one is at liberty 10 take his choice with
ont the usual preliminary Of paying his
anyhow. Senator Bourne thinks the
country is iE a critical political phase
in which four years more Of Roosevelt
is necessary. He is disposed TO raise
this battlecry, pointing cut that If the
people demand IL the President cannot
refuse
Is Presidents Devoted Friend.
Senator Bourne Is a Harvard man.
devoted friend Of the President, and
has been constantly IN consultation
with the President Of late. He is re-
garded as likely 10 handle Admlnlstra-
tiGn political interests in the Tar North
west during the preliminaries TO the 1907
convention. Roosevelt is very strong
in his section, and his pronunciation In
favor Of a third term may be accounted
for on the theory that the political ma
chimes of the railroads are also strong
in that section and that without the
cement of Roosevelt loyalty to hold
them in Iine till organization around a
new candidate can be effected, the peo-
ple might drift away and get tangled
up in the cOgs of the machines.