Omaha daily bee., 1908-06-15
One Of Winners Each Time is from
Empire State.
HUGHES, coRTELYoU OR SHERMAN
Taft's Running Mate 60 BE Choaen
from These Three or Charm
VIII he Broken, say
Leaders.
CFrom a stan correspondent.) }

was the running mate Of William McKirs-
ley. With that solitary exception, a son
of the Empire state has received a major
ity Of the votes OF the electoral college.
either for president or vice president, in
every campaign during the last third of a
century. Wheeler of New York was
elected vice president on the ticket with
Hayes OF Ohio in 1876 Again, in 1880. Ar
thur OF New York aided in the victory OF
Garfield OF Ohio. In 1884, Cleveland, an
other New Yorker. was chosen by the
American people to preside over their ex-
ecutve affairs. while four years later, in
1888, Morton of New York was elected vice
president on the ticket with Harrison. In
the next auadrennisl appeal for the suf-
frages OF the american people. in 1892
Clecelsnd of New York was again chosen
for the presidency. After a hiatus of four
years, the republicans nominated Roosevelt
against his protest on the ticket with Nc
Kinley, which was successful in 1900 and
then again in 1904, and for the first time In
the history of the American republic a
vice president who had succeeded to the
presidency was nominated and elected TO
succeed himself
Under the circumstances as outlined
above. 1t is orly natural to suppose that
New York republicans believe another New
York man will be named on the presiden-
tial ticket this year. At this writing It
seems to be a foregone conclusion that
Secretary Taft will be nominated for the
presidency. Three men from the Empire
state are mentioned for the second place
on the ticket. One OF these is Governor
Hughes, who has positively and emphat
ically declared that under no circumstances
will he permit his name to be used in this
connection. 1t must not be forgotten, how
ever, that in the Philadelphia convention,
in 1896, Mr. Roosevelts friends were
equally emphatic in declaring he would
not accept the nomination for vice preH-
dent
Eliminating Mr.. Hughes as a vice presi-
Dental possibility. there remain two other
promin ent men OF the Empire state who
may be named as running mate for Mr..
Taft. They are George b. Cortelyou. Sec
| retary of the treasury, and James S. Sher-
| man. member of congress, chairman of the
committee on Indian affairs, member of
| the committee on commerce and also OF
the committee on rules.
| Mr.. Cortelyou. like Mr.. Taft, is a member
Of the cabinet of the present administra-
| tion. Objection may be raised TO the Sc
lection OF two members OF the presidents
! OIIlClhi TRINITY pidSeS On the pTtSi-
Dental ticket. Mr. Cortelyou. however, has
| grown wonderfully since has was first
chose mas one of the stenographers for the
White House some twenty years ago, and
It may be he can win out in Chicago next
week 1t would be against all precedent
for such thing to happen. but since the
elevation of Mr.. Roosevelt to the presi-
dency precedents have been frequently
smashed
sherman Is FavOrite.
The general opinion is, however. among
those who know politics, that II New York
is to be again honored with place on the
electoral ticket that James s. Sherman is
by RIA the most likely of the candidates
to be chosen. Sherman, who has been in
congress nearly twenty years, is one of
the most popular men In that body and at
the present time OF the NsDst active.
He has been identified in the preparation
of some OF the most important legislation
which has been placed upon the statute
books in recent years. He has been closely
identified with all measures relating to the
Indians for more than ten years. and 1t is
due to his efforts more than to those OF
any other man that half the population of
the new state of Oklahoma has been
granted all the rights accorded to any
other American citizens and that the re-
strictions placed against their property
holding have been removed. Mr.. Sherman
presided during the illness of Chairman
Hepburn over the meetings of the com
mittee on interstate and foreign commerce
during hearings before that body on several
important subjects and he was closely as
sociated with the chairman during the
preparation of the pure food law and all
the other important legislative acts which
have been enacted in the last ten years
from that committee.
II is because fthese works OF the rep.
resentative Of the Twenty-seventh New
York district together with his absolute
fairness in his treatment OF political friends
and foes, that film" Sherman is regarded
as one Of the most popular men in the
house OF representatives, and these facts
account for his prominence as a possible
candidate before the convention in Chicago
for the second place on the republican
presidential ticket.
Changes at Washington.
t The visitor to Washington who makes Il
: practice to journey to the national cap
ital every four years will have cause tC
2 stretch his eyes wide open on his mex
quadrennial visit to Washington. The sky
line is changed Where four years agc
there was a block OF old-fashioned store!
and residences on the south side Of tn,
capitol there is today in their places
great marble office building of classic de
sign which covers an entire square. Righ
across the Capital Plaza is a sister build
ing. not quite so large The latter is in
complete, but by next March the exterio
will be finished al least. These two impos
ing structures form the office building
!, for the house and the senate. respectively
All the visitors during the next inaugura
lion, no matter whence they come, will
enter the portals OF the city through tn
= This structure is now almost completed
$ and by the time the next president is In
: augurated the railroads. leading to II vii
= be in full operation.
e The new municipal building the hom
:. Of the authorities OF the city OF Washing
: ton. which for architectural beauty rank
c with any pile Of marble In the city, is nov
; being prepared for occupancy and by tn
r 4th OF next March the new buildings OF IN
. Department Of Agriculture and the ne,
= National museum will present a finishe
e appearance, although the latter will be b
= no means completed.
:, In addition TO the numerous great offic
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