The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-08
sunny JIM OUT
FOR NOMINATION
NOT YET MADE.
But HIS FRIENDS ARE
ON THE HUSTLE.
TAFT NOT COMMITTED
DELEGATION CALLS TO SOUND
HIS FEELINGS. GETS A RE
spECrFUL HEARING AND
NOTHING MORE.
TAFT NOT COMMITTED
BY VICTOR ELLIOTT.

on a million lips for five months, MIR
sherman was the nominee of his par
~ aud as the nominee he VAS elected
He Is to-day the presiding officer of
the United States Senate the most
august legislative body in the world"
hut there il nothing new In that
There liz news. however, in the fact
that the same friends who placed MIR
Sherman on the last presidential tick
ct arc at work trying to nominate
him for "A second term
This fact came to light just after
President Taft came hack from his
New England trip Members of the
House from New York called at the
executive offices to sound tho Presi-
\ dent upon the idea Of taking sunny
Jim" sherman on the ticket with him
again
Naturally the President would be
consulted. He is not only the tituar
hand of the Republican party, but
he is the actual and potential leader
of that great mass Of voters. Fur
thermore, he WIZ he the next nomi-
nees Of his party for the presidency.
Therefore the New York Republican
Congressman rightly agreed that Mr.
Taft had better he consulted before
the sherman second-term boom was
launched.
Get Hearine--That's All.
They went tn the White House with
their proposition. feeling reasonably
sure of a respectful hearing II nothing
more. They got respectful hear
ing-and nothing more. At least,
that was the story that leaked out.
Mr.. Taft was not quite ready to COM
nit himself to anyhodys candidacy
: for the vice. presidency. He thought
it yrs far too soon to talk about
candidates. Of this~character any
way and another aud more propi-
tious time might he suggested for
the consideration of this matter
But the sherman people. of whom
REPRESENTATIVE Wright ..Rhlll"A az
the House under the late Cannon re-
gime, Is one Of the most loyal. were
not discouraged, They are not dis
couraged now. They propose TO stick
to their man to the last breath. They
did this three years ago. when they
put sherman over on the Repu biioan
, national, convention.
At that convention there were many
, incidents that would have disheart-
/. ened the average politician. People
:, said that Mr.. Sherman was not big
u enough for the job. that he was
d merely a politician, that q calamity
would befall the country II man
like sherman were by some tragedy
or death to become President or the
United States, Vet Mr.. Shermans
r friends pulled toeether-~all together
| I with the result that their man was
nominated
, There is rpuch gossip In Washing
ton about the Republican vice. presi-
Dental nomination. Some take the
position that a progressive" should
6 be named to run with Mr.. Taft
whereas others Insist that the insur-
I gents should not be thus recognized
. by the party organization.
a II has even been proposed that Sen
/ ator LaFollette run on the ticket with
Mr.. Taft. The trouble with this idea
o liz that 1t nieases neither Taft nor La
: Toilette The Wisconsin Senator does
not want to play second fiddle To Mr..
, Taft. but wants to run for the presi-
= denGX himself The president does
: mot want~t.s S1sa1este en- tie Ticket BE-
: cause ha believes such nomination
will weaken it.
a Halt and Half.
= II has been suggested that Senator
& Borah of Idaho he named for the vice
presidency. lie Is half insurgent and
half regular He IN always independ-
ent. He Ia progressive often enough
To stamp him AS a rebel against the
old Aldrich machine. bur he is regular
q enough TIA be counted upon in most
- emergencies, Also this Senator Is "A
man OF commanding brains. and would
i, be of strength TO III enatfonal ticket.
But Mr.. Bnrah does not want lths.
nomination. He wants q career IN the
!. Senate as an active member of the
{. body, instead of career as presiding
4 officer Of the organization. Then, toe,
Mr.. Eorah is outlaw-d by geography.
= TIE yice%presi,Tency does rot go to II
T western man when westerner Is NOM
! mated TO head the ticket. The reverse
/ h4nnHn4 eastern
: for the chief executiveship. In this in
stance both Mr.. Taft and Mr.. Bora h
. are westerners. One Is more western
than the other. but both are classified
alike.
. That would seem to eliminate sena-
, tor Borah. There Is OF course pienu-
tude of other possibilities but the
. argument offered by the Shermanites
lis why should you go any further when
We have the right man for the place
at hand7
Sherman Fills Requirements.
An eastern man is needed, the Sher-
! man advocates proclaim. sherman Is
IAN easterner A New Yorker is need
ed on the ticket, they aver. To which
they reply that Mr.. sherman Is New
Yorker A national figure with per-
sonal strength In required, II Is as
serted. And the echo comes back: Mr..
Sherman is a national figure.
AT any rate. the Sherman boom In
about to be launched. If there are no
f1iscaictiiations. this boom should be
: well inflated within few weeks. This
viii take place too, regardless OF the
! attitude of the president The position
will be taken that Air. Sherman will
loom bigger and bigger before the
country as the weeks go by. and that
ultimately the president and all his
advisers will agree that he Is the man
, for the place.
Az far. the vjce- pre sis<nt himself ha
has grown In the public estimation. He
, has presided becomingiy over the Sen
ate. lie has maintained the dignity OF
, his once. He has proved himself an
excellent parliam,ntariafi. he has won
the respect OF every member OF the
6enate----excepting JEFF Davis, Of AR
kansas. Senator Davis cannot abide
Mr. Sherman. All this Ia NOT enough
to win the nomination for second
term. but II is enough to help Sher-
J mans boom along.