The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-19

Senator Burrows was as much sur
prised at anyone over his selection. The
| first he knew Of it was when Chairman
New called him by long distance tele-
phone to notify him he was the com
| mittee's choice and asking him If he
would serve. TIE senator didn't know
what to make of it..
I'VE need you.' said Mr.. New. land
| must know whether you will accept"
TN party man." said the senator.
land whenever / am needed am ready
to act"
President Roosevelt had made it
known that either Dolliver or Beveridge
would be personally satisfactory to him
as temporary presiding officer at Chi
cago and ex-officio the sounder of the
Republican campaign keynote. At the
same time the president had been
drawn into practical support of Bever-
idge for the position, which caused the
letter in the Indiana senator's favor to
be sent to Chairman New. The presf-
dent declared he did not want to die
tate. He realized the objections raised
against Beveridge by the Taft man
ayers and by leading senators who
were not originally Taft men, but who
have recently Joined the Taft process
sion for reasons fully known to all by
this time, The Taft managers wanted
Dolliver.
President Had Promised.
Here was the situation: DoIliver and
the position prominently put forward
Delivers name was presented without
any effort on his part. Beveridge had
laid wires for weeks, and finally re-
minded the president that four years
ago he had stepped aside as an aspir-
ant for the same honor to permit Elihu
Roots selection as the one to sound
the keynote, understanding that ne
was to have the presidents support Tor
the relinquished honor four years later
"a a.
called the previous conversation he re-
cognized that a promise to his friend
had been implied, at least, and ne act
ed accordingly.
Aside from any question or promise,
the president has a strong admiration
for the ability of Senator Beveridge to
state q case and was aware OF Dis
strength with the younger element OF
the party. But Senator Beveridge.
despite his recognized ability, Is not
nonlIIar with the elder statemen and
some of the middle-aged statesmen, VINO
resent an alleged inclination to push
himself forward. A CABINET onlcer
once said the only trouble with Bever-
idee was that he was like certain
tvne of Young lawyer who is not so
much concerned about winning law
s1,it as about his own part In the case
This was said apropos Of certain con-
tests waged in the senate IN wnlcn mr.
Reveridge acted as the leader In de-
tense of the administrations policies.
Easiest Way Out.
with only the names Of Dolliver and
ReveridRe entering into the equation
II was figured in Washington circles
IN at the Indiana man would De let
down as gracefully as possible ana tne
Iowa orator made the wielder OF the
eaveI during the preliminary stages OF
+he convention. 1t now appears to
observers here that the subcommittee
was averse to having Beveridge. but
vas nlaced in the position of having to
take him in preference to Dolliver, and
that the easiest way out of the difficult
tv was to pick the darkest kind of q
dark horse Senator Beveridge un-
douhtedly will be able to weather the
rehuke to his ambition OF the imme-
date present because a rundown for
personal reasons can not blanket the
mower of a really forceful character.
Frequently such turndoWns In politics
give the one directly anected added
strenpth. Mr.. Beveridge. moreover. is
Iikelv to shine quite as brilliantly on
the floor in the deliberations of the
Chicago convention as he would on
the platfrom-
Visions OF Political Schemes.
Naturally one of the first thoughts
following the overthrow of the sup
nosed programme at Chicago concern
I'D the possibility of deep underlying
no1tticaI schemes and Vaccinations.
Senator Burrows has not been regard
ed as a pro-Taft man, although Michi-
oan has instructed for Taft and the
Senior senator is in line with the senti-
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