The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1908-07-02
ROOSEYELIHEAINATED
Thrown Off Mantle OF Progress.
sion and Returned 10 Old
Order Of Things.

ives, reactionaricS ana the stNni-
patters Of the republican party today
sienalized ana completed their re-
capture OF the Organization by NOM
mating James S. sherman. OF New
York, for vice president
Personally, Mr.. sherman "a known
as good fellow" He has hosts
OF friends and Is generally liked by
his colleagues In congress. Political
ly, however. he Is reactionary rs
extreme as Uncle Joe'' Cannon him
self.
In his sixteen years service In con-
gress he has steadily progressed un-
til, with his colleague. Serene
Payne, OF New York. Dalzell, OF
Pennsylvania and Speaker Cannon.
he shares the glory and the shame OF
ruling. despoticaily and absolutely,
that stuck-in-mud assembly. lie Is
a close friend aud trusted lieutenant
of Cannon. He, Dalzell and Cannon
comprise the committee on rules,
whose woro is law. What Cannon
thinks OF Sherman, how completely
he trusts him and how fervently he
admires him was disclosed In the
speech In which he seconded the
Sherman nomination.
Before he rose 10 prominence In
congress Sherman was known In New
York politics as trusty lieutenant
OF Tom Platt's. 1t was In the Platt
school he got the rudiments OF bis
politics. From the Cannon school he
got his higher degree.
As for business, Sherman Is a
banker aud manufacturer. He Is u
wealthy man of business. Several
years ago, In his home city OF Utica,
he Is said to have gathered all the
Ice dealers together and formed them
into an ice trust headed by himself.
Complete monopoly and stu boost
ing OF prices helped not little TO
make him what he is-'the richest
man In Utica"
Such Is 'Jim" Sherman. Incl
dentally he Is heavy and portly.
The head and tail OF the republican
ticket must weigh close ON 10 900
POUNDS. perhaps little more. Ia
that sense II Is certainly solid ana
weighty affair.
Sherman's nomination is said 70
have been brought about In the end
by the interposition Of TAFT himself.
The western delegates, at least q
number of them. including Governor
Sheldon, of Nebraska, we're resolutely
opposed to Sherman. They wanted a
western and progressive candidate,
like Dolliyer or Cummins, or II a
New York man, then they wanted
Hughes. Sherman they we're afraid
Of. So deeply has he been smearod
With the reactionary stick that they
feared the effect of his nomination ou
the progressive republicans OF the
west, and especially after the voting
Down OF the La Toilette planks. Las,
night they stayed up almost I'll
morning TO devise ways and means OF
getting together on more progress
sive candidate. For a time IL looked
as though such a candidate was founc
in Governor Cummins, OF Iowa
Even the stpandat Iowa delegation
in the interests Of harmony, agreed
to present his name and support
him. But the report Is that this plar
was vetoed by Taft himself, on thu
ground that Cummins is too much
another La Toilette.
Roosevelt personally, IL is vel
known, wanted DoIliver or cummins
But once Taft was nominated, Roose
velt's influence with the conventio,
took a terrific slump.
"The king is dead; long live thu
king" So spoke Pennsylvania del
epate early this morning when l ask
ed him II Rooseyelt's opposition =
Sherman was not To be taken Int
account. lie explained:
Yesterday morning, before ne'
| ttdutF bltu tbooIbf tsN"sst Ftt5
word was law. Today we have ne'
leader. In a little while we will bay
a new president. From this tiue o
Roosevelt belongs In the 'used-to.be
class and is no longer In position I
give orders. We will pick our candI
date TO suit ourselves and William II
Taft, not to suit Roosevelt.
And this betrsys the spirit OF thu
new regime. The king Is dead.
Theodore Rooseyelt's rule over Il
republican party has ended. II wi
brief, stormy, spectacular, In mar
ways amazing. And II was MOI
uncommon. uncomfortable and di
tasteful to the leaders and politician
OF the party just such meu
: made up this convention. IL was q
extrsordinary thing Roosevelt d
: when he tnok the party OF Hapi
: and Mckinley. Of Quay ard Platt al
- Cannon and Aldrieb and sherms
and converted It. for a few diz
years. into a party Of progress
almost a party Of reform.
: But, 10 the nature Of things, I'll
= miracle be had worked could not b
come a standing. q perpetual mirael