Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1908-01-08


tnry dictionary definitions OF the
boom is: "a sudden Increase IN
activity; a rush-specihcally In poll.
tlcs. a movement seeming spontaneous
IN favor Of a candidate for once, or
in behalf OF some cause"
No definition more accurately de-
scfibes the status Of the Taft presl-
Dental candidacy today u is boom
n the full sense OF the word. The
sudden increase In activity the rush
and tho spontenaety are everywhere
evident II Is the real thing and can.
not be mistaken II mathematics are
needed 10 establish It's identity, that
IL an easy matter
boom is the word which applies 20
the Taft movement only. Several
weeks ago there was Roosevelt
boom. bat the President pat an end
70 n when he roafIlrmed the declara-
ton be made three years ago that
under no circumstances would he be
q candidate again or accept another
nomination. There are other candi-
dates for tho Republican presidential
nomination. notably Vice President
Fairbanks. Speaker Cannon. Senator
Knox OF Pennsylvania. Senator In
Follotte Of Wisconsin. Senator For
aker of ohio and possible Governor
Hughes Of New York But none OF
them have YET fcen the nrut signs OF
a boom. They may be- waiting anxl.
ously for the spontaneous rush" IN
their favor. but Il "a mighty slow In
maforlaliElng.
The Taft boom had ~ inception
month or two before the war aecre-
tary started for tho Philippines
while he was IN the Orlent Il ran
counter 10 the Roosevelt boom and
seemed 10 sag about IN the doldrums
nut n gained headway again lmmc-
dlateiy after the President squelched
the so-callod third term movement
and a few days prior 10 the return
of tho secretary from abroad. II hai
been anticipated that a decided Inn
petna would be impaired 20 the TAFT
movement AZ that time, and the OK.
pec,atlons Of bis friends. likewise
the apprehenslons OF his political op-
ponenia. have been fully realized. HIS
boom ls nov healthy. vigorous and In i
athletic qualities 10 improving every
day. Tho betting men who. while le
aometimea knowing nothing of politi. ,
eal Affairs. seem 20 be able instinct.
lively 10 plea q winner IN any Kind OF d
a race, are already beginning 20 lay q
wassrs on the ohio man as against /
the nold a
Reports from various sections of c
the country indicate that while the Y
other candidates are making NO head
way, the Taft forces are making ma Il
lefiai progress IN almost every dlrec- Il
lion. The political mathmatiolans n
and forccasiers are az work this ol
parly, hgurlng oul how many dele a,
satea che secretary of var Is assured ~
u already Scarcely any calculations n
re made which did not glye him n.
.lFeady more than SEQ votes IA the A,
'onvenilon. which ls sllli ave and half y,
nonihs away Although these com. th
naiations arc supposed 10 be- imnar. ha
iAi. they 90 not Five he other can. "a,
lidaley anything more than their own IN
saie delsgauons
The Republican nagional conven. Nj
lea wlll comprlse $50 delegates. of t..
shem $50 eill represent the as A..
taies and "a ne territories ana Coz AZ,
onial POSSESSIONS A majority. or a.,
he numher nce,ssary 90 nominate. s ~
si The following table shows ap, ~.
fortunately What sre0rih iho can, uiI
ida,es nov oppose1 20 Acretar, ~,
All arc able 60 ,ounl upon az this ~
'"'' shi
'atbauk, iadisna .......... 80 So.
annou. illlnois .............
nos, fonnsslyanis .......... 6S Yo