East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-09-21

ed to the office succeeded In goin
into the first place by an election.
When, in the convention in Phila
delpha which nominated McKinle,
! FOR the second time in 1900, coteri
OF politicians, including Plat ant
Quay. nominated Roosevelt for tn,
vice presidency against his will, the!
had in mind the fact that this Is or,
dinarlly n good way to consign a mar
TO life obscurity. But with his habit
Of making new records, Mr. Roose.
welt declined to be n figurehead.
During that campaign he put II
greatest vitality to the republican
fight on the stump. While Mckinley
remained at Canton. deferring to his
fixed belief that a president had no
right to stump the country for his re-
/ election, Mr.. Roosevelt went all over
the country, increasing his already
great popularity.
When the convention OF 1904 came
he had built up such a following
that his nomination was never a
doubt and I'm the succeeding election
he broke the precedent and became
the first man ever elected to the vice.
presidency to become the choice OF the
people at the polls for the higher
place.
This has taken some OF the hoodoo
from the place and has made men OF
ability less keen to dodge H.
Nominees Well Chosen.
Therefore. this years crop OF Sec
ond-string candidates is OF high
plane.
James Schoolcraft Sherman. on the
republican ticket. has had long
service in congress. he is a business
man Of skill and will not only under
stand all the usages necessary to pre-
side with dignity over the upper
branch. but has sufficient training in
public life TO be a valuable addition
to the advisory force OF any presl-
dent.
John W. Kern of Indiana is the
popular type of democrat, a man Of
simplicity. energy and education, who
has not only built up a big fortune
and contributed literally of it to aid
democratic success, but who has
breadth. common sense and patriot
ism.
The prohibition candidate is Aaron
s. Watkins, the well-known author
John Temple Graves holds second
place on the independece ticket |
Samuel Williams is the chosen one of
the peoples party and Benjamin
Hanford would become vice president |
should anything so improbable hap
pen as the election of the socialist
labor ticket.
Vice President Fairbanks success
as the recent tercentenary at Quebec
when he spoke for the president Of
the United States in welcoming the
prince of Wales suggests a valuable
use that might be made of the vice.
president.
There are constantly important and
dignified functions at which it is i'm
perative that the White House be
Naturally these affairs
bear heavily on the time of the chief
executive, and in many cases his hours
for attending to the business of the
people are so curtailed that their af-
fairs suffer.
1t is suggested that is in such cases
Il became the understood rule that
the vice president was the representa-
tive of the president, and that it be
his place to speak for his chieftain
and for the nation, a new dignity
would come into the second place and
he president would have more time
% devote to the problems of state.
In Great Britain the prince of
Wales constantly speaks for the king
The same idea could to a large extent
,e carried out in this country and
hus help to solve the problem of
what shall be done to give additional
mprtance to the second highest cleo
i've office in the gift of the people.