The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1908-01-03

IhEOlDEN lAb bA llAC ~ AL
1t is said In reports from the east
that practical politicians are wishing
for nothing better than that the re-
publican national ticket next year
might be made up Of Taft and Hughes.
II is said with equal vehemence that
such a ticket will never be named be-
cause Of the very good reason that
Governor Hughes would under no con-
sideration accept second place. And
so it leaves the fight for first place
still in the air and in Washington
Taft and Hughes are picked as the
wo most likely candidates.
People who hold to the theory that
aft and Hughes would make an ideal
ticket, point out that they would APP
peal both to the progressive and the
conservative elements and that their
election would be a foregone conclus-
ion. 1t is pointed out that the arrange
ment would be a perfectly natural
one, since Secretary Taft has a trem-
endous grasp on national affairs, de-
veloped through long experience and
close application, while Governor
Hughes has had less of this, having
been in public life but two years.
But, while that is all very nice to
theorize about, the dream Is knocked
into a cooked hat when 1t is known,
and it is said to come straight, that
Governor Hughes, though he would
be very much delighted to accept the
presidential nomination, would under
no circumstances accept the second
place on the ticket.
And so there is beginning to be a
study of the strength of the two,
along with others in the field to a
greater or less extent. The president
and Taft held a long conference the
other day and it is presumed that
they canvassed the situation pretty
thoroughly
One of the strongest features of the
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just been endorsed officially by the
New York state republican club. This
launches his candidacy beyond doubt
and, as the governor has not repudiat-
ed the endorsement, his announcement
stands as made.
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mittee, a week or so ago, refused to
endorse the governor because there
was no companion resolution endors-
ing the administration of the president.
But now it is said that friends of the
administration fear they have made
a mistake in not allowing the endorse
ment to go on uninterrupted. For
the republican club has done it and
it stands out even stronger in view
of the first slap. This will give Hughes
the solid New York delegation, it is
predicted, and that is equal to the
delegations of Ohio and Indiana COM
bined. So Hughes will have a good
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badly not so great as that for the big
secretary.
1t will be in the later balloting,
however, that it is expected Hughes
will develop strength, and in that
balloting there will surely be battle
royal.
The reason of Hughes for not caring
to accept the vice presidency is that
he can not afford to do it, from a per.
sonal standpoint. He recently came
into public light through his able in.
surance investigations and before he
could reap any pecuniary rewards
from this he was elected governor
where he is forced to spend all that
he gets as salary. And so he feels
that it would be unwise to retire him
self from practice for four years, thus
losing legal prestige, for the sake of
being tale to the kite.