The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-01-23
Some Who Would Like to OC-
cupy the Chair in the White
House Are Noisy; Others
Playing the Waiting Game.
CORTELYOU NOW PLAYING
GAME OF OZARK HORSE"
Up to Date He Has Success
fully Dodged All Attempts to
Bring Him Into the Open
Indiana Candidate Quiet.

Washington, Jan. 23.-Of course
men with presidential aspirations
which they hope to have gratified at
some time in the future are watching
the present contest for the republi-
can nomination with the view of get
ting pointers as to the most successful
method to be followed in seeking this
high office. The methods of the can
didate who wins the prize this year
are likely to be popular for some time
to come If a dark horse shall carry
off the nomination aspirants may be
counted on to keep their candidates.
in the background in the future. Or II
the contest this year demonstrates
that the way to get presidential
nomination is to go after it with feder-
al patronage, with press agencies,
with travelling lieutenants, etc, that
plan of campaign will become the pop
ular one. 1t is certainly true that the
country has never seen contest for a
presidential nomination that present
ed a better test of all the known meth
DDS of seeking the office.
CorteIyou the Dark Horse.
George r. Cortelyou is the dark
horse at this time. His candidacy
came near getting out in the open
about the time President Roosevelt
took himself out of consideration for
third term, but Mr.. Cortelyou adroit-
ly drew the dark horse mantle back
over himself, and he proposes to keep
it there. Evidently his notion is
that if he came out as an avOWeC
candidate he would have to show
strength on the first convention ballot
, in order to be considered in the race
? At no time has he been in position tt
, expect great deal of first ballot sup
B port. No doubt his idea is that there
. will be deadlock in the convention
and that, in looking around for al
? available man, the convention viii
, turn to him. AS former chairman o
? the national committee, as man wht
. has occupied three cabinet positions
. in each of which he has acquitted him
y self honorably, he has made man,
y warm friends in every section of tn
, country. He is counting on thes
' friends TO come to his support whe
v the Opportune time arrives. His pc
' sition in this contest is certainly wort
= the study of the men who are lookin
for pointers for future use.
y The Other candidates.
4 Vice-President Fairbanks, Speake
4 Cannon, Senator Knox, Senator L
a Toilette and Senator Foraker are 70
q lowing pretty much the same method;
q Not one of these is out with a bras
Q band seeking the nomination, and ye
4 each one is an aVOwed candidate !
q the sense that he is willing his friend
. shall do what they can to promote hi
q nomination. No one of these fiv
. candidates has established "headqua
. ters' with a manager in charge, non
. has a press bureau grinding out dali
boom stories for him, and each is r.
= framing from entering into an unseen
-, ly scramble for the nomination.
Watching the Taft Campaign.
The Taft campaign is receiving tn
closest study from the seekers afte
= pointers because it is unique. 1t is I'll
only campaign for the nomination III;
has estabnshou headquarters where
large number of persons are on tt
, pay roll. No other campaign has
: press bureau, and no other campaig
] has we'll paid agents travelling up ar
} down the country seeking to crea
public sentiment. Since the nov
5 campaign was put under way, pc
cards bearing a picture of the cane
date have been scattered broadcas
circulars have been issued by the tC
explaining 'Who Taft Is" friend
newspapers have been persuaded
take poll after poll for the purpose
showing that the candidate W;
ahead of all competitors congre
has been polled to show that the ca
. didate had lot OF friends in that boo
- etc.
. Plans were made to have the ca
didate pose" for a set of moving pi
lures 10 be placed in the 10000 nick
II theatres in operation throughout Il
country, but Mr. Taft bucked on tina
I think | have enough of a show {
my hands now" was his answer
| the request that he pose
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