Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-28
Politicians Busy ssIaeII0g Q Run.
Ming Mate for Secretary Taft.
GUILD AND FORT NOW N THE LEAD
aovernors Of Massachusetts and
New Jersey solnu Considered Blu,
WIN Have to Deliver Delegates 30
fore Nomination 10 Given to either.

s WASHINGTON. Feb. 27---An intor-
esting phase of tho canvass OF the
neiesutes to the Republican national
convention ig the hoom for vice pres
ildential candidates to he nominated
with Secretary Taft. Not long ago
Gov Guild of Massachusetts, WINS
slated To go on the ticket with the
implied condition that he was TO de-
liver the Massachusetts delegation TO
the secretary. This might have been
all right had Guild been in Il position
10 control that delegation. There viii
no doubt be Bomc Taft delegates from
massachusetts. but the large majority
VIII be controlled by Senator Crane
and they Will not la turned over to
secretary Taft unless nll efforts TO
defeat the secretary ARE frultless.
NOW comes the proposition to make
Gov. Fort Of New Jersey the candi-
date on tho ticket with Taft and In
ltp's way II IL thought that New Jer-
bey VIII cast n largo proportion if not
nll OF her votes for the secretary In
tho convention. Heretofore L, was
supposed that New Jersey waa under
the control Of Senator Ilcan and
therefore antagonstic 10 Secretary
Taft. Color Is given to the Fort can
uiuacy and the possible turning down
OF kean nv reason Of recent dinner
nj tho White House To which Gov
Fort was Il guest Of honor and Scna-
sors Kean ana Briggs were not pres
ent. Ernest Colby. leader of the
opposition to the present New Jersey
machine, was II guest AT the White
House Mt The same time. II Ia nndcr.
stood that he Is working for Taft and
would he glnd TO have Gov. Fort the
Vice presidential candidate
In connection with this vlco- prcsl-
Dental gossip 1t In amuslng to see how
politics nre played In regard to the
second place on any presidential tick
ct. We have so often heard that II IA
necessary TO nominate candidate
for vice. president of presidential size
no that In case of accident TO the
president there will he n man to take
3hia place. II Is not known that Gov.
Fort Ia not OF ths character, but he
WAS absolutely unknown to the com
try previous to his nomination AMI
election rs governor OF New Jersey
Inst yonr and since that time he ms
not stirrcd the watcrs of public af-
A"tAn w oNNu uH 'Altht NN III UTUW NJ
tention to himself Twelve years ago
there was search for Republican
nominee ana the choice fell on Gar
ret a. Hobart OF Now Jersey. Hobart
Mt that time. was not very well known
Rave among the Republican politicians
as he had been member of the ma
tional committee for number OF
years. Gov. Guild OF Massachusetts 10
n much more prominent man than
e'cy. Fort. He has Spanish war
record and he has been before the
public for number OF years. lat l.
would be stretching the point n grea'
deal to say that either Guild or For
are of presidential size. Well. this en-
tire talk seems TO DO IN the natur,
Of political MANIPULATION, for the pur
pose of getting Taft delegates, but II
might result In the selection of one o.
theso men. And yet the desire on thu
part of the Rcpublicans TO have
prominent man for Vice president Is
more likely to lend them to select Gov
Hughes than either OF the other cas-
tern governors named.
The talk of Guild and Fort for vice
president had an amusing side.
view OF the fact that both OF them
We're II Washington last week. Sena.
tor w. Murray Crane Of Alassachu-
sstts was very attentive to Gov.
Guild and escorted him about the
cap'tol and introduced him to many
OF his fellow senators on the floor OF
the Senate. Senator Kean performed
like services for Gov. Fort and Sena-
tor Briggs was also very attentive to
the New Jersey governor. The other
aerators had some fun at the expense
of Crane and Kean and they were ac-
cused Of being agents OF vice presi.
dental booms.