The morning journal-courier., 1908-03-03

and you can quote me as saying so."
 While the Guild boom was fiickering another of greater brilliancy made its appearance on the horizon in the per son of Governor Fort of New Jersey. The governor is said to possess all the requirements of an administration candidate and President Roosevelt Is believed to look upon Governor Fort with favor. The governor maintained a discreet silence while in Washington and none succeeded in trapping him into a political discussion.
 Secretary Taft is well satisfied with his tour through New England. His reception in each city left nothing to be desired and his campaign managers pay little or no attention to the per- sistent reports that the secretary's strength in New England is inconse- quential. The speaking tour of MT. Taft has broug1- from his enemies a cry that he should resign from the cabinet. In the very source from which the demand emanates the fact is well known that there is no member of
 
 who works harder or more faithfully or who accomplishes as much as the Secretary of War. His work is never permitted to fall behind and while on a speaking tour Mir. Taft and his sec retary spend nearly all of their train hours in pouring over the work of the War department.
 Every candidate in the republican race is now playing shrewd politics, and although for the time being Sec retary Taft seems to be the only man in the public eye his opponents are not letting any grass grow under their feet Each one of them has squad of men In the field securing up dele gates here and there, but endeavoring to cover up their movements as we'll as possible. This rounding up of del egates recalls how meteoric was the career of Secretary Cortelyou. It H. lustrated, also how quickly political conditions may change in few hours. Three months ago MT Cortelyou was supposed to have the solid south at his back as the result of the effective work done in that section of the coun- try by Frank H. Hitchcock, then first assistant postmaster general, and now manager of the Taft forces in the east and south. To-day MT. Cortelyou is not even considered a dark horse in the presidential race, and his organi- zation in the south is at the disposal of Secretary Taft, via the Roosevelt and Hitchcock route.
 Speaker Cannon, the peer of all shrewd politicians in congress or out of it, is placing his forces where they will do the most good. He has a pe- culiar hold on the affections of every member of the house of representa- tiives and many of them who are bound to other candidates wish in their heart of hearts that they could shed their coats and vests and Can non fashion. get out among the people in the interests of Uncle Joe"
 The campaign of Vice President Fairbanks is along entirely different lines. In the first place he Is with out the personal magnetism which en- uediS lle Spe6keT lO every one WHO knows him. Mir Fairbanks is cold, reserved, calculating and bereft of the qualifications of good mixer" His campaign. therefore, is without one of the, most essential features of q successful political battle, namely. en- thusiasm. It is conducted rather along business lines with the same re- gard to minute details as one would expect to find in an up-to-date office
 Foraker's campaign consists chiefly