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Show FAVOR SHAW FOR PLAGE ON TICKET WITH ROOSEVELT. But Fairbanks, of Indiana, Still Has Lead With Van Sant Away Behind. Democracy Preparing to Push Fight on Lines Antagonistic Antagonis-tic to tho President. That Party's Record on Trust and Other Questions Gives Little Hope of Success. Special to Tho Tribune. N-EW YORK, April 9. Secretary Shaw for the Vice-Presidential nomination'with President Roose-' Roose-' volt, is now the talk of Wall are many who are inclined to believe that the President would prefer pre-fer some other than Senator Fairbanks for second place on the Republican ticket. One of the reasons given for the preference for Secretary Shaw 'is his shrewdness and ability In appealing persuasively to voters during a campaign. cam-paign. It i not improbable, some here believe, that opinion In the Republican party, skillfully led by those who are near the President, gradually concentrates concen-trates in favor of the nomination of Secretary Shaw for Vice-President. Looks More Like Fairbanks. Notwithstanding this Wall street sentiment sen-timent for Secretary Shaw, it may be said that the general expectation in administration ad-ministration circles ls that Senator Fairbanks will be the man. Mr. Fair-bunks's Fair-bunks's attitude appears to be that he will neither seelc nor run away from the honor. 4. It ls 'generally understood he is waiting to have Mr. Roosevelt ask him to run, but if that la tho case he may wait a long time. The President continues to tell hiB friends that 'he will not Interfere in any way, directly or indirectly, but will leave the Vice-Presidency wholly to the convention. Consequently he cannot ask Senator Fairbanks to run, though tho nomination of the tall Indianlan would be wholly satisfactory to him. Mr. Fairbanks ls coyness personified and does not want his Indiana followers to present his name to tho convention, because that would look too much like seeking the place. But it ls the common com-mon belief here that he will be nominated nomi-nated Just the same. Announcement by Gov. Van Sant of Minnesota of his candidacy for the Vlce-Prcsldentlal nomination is received re-ceived hero as formal notification of contest for the second place upon the Republican ticket. It is believed that Mr. Roosevelt would also regard Mr. Van Sant as a satisfactory running mate. The latter possesses undoubted strength In the Northwest, has a following of his own, and obtained such a prestige throughout through-out the country from his efforts to dissolve dis-solve the Northern Securtles company when that organization was first formed as to glvo h,lra a national standing. stand-ing. , It is predicted now that if Van Sant develops much strength in the immediate imme-diate future. Fairbanks will withdraw. Democratic Campaign Plans. Speeches of Democratic members in tho House and Senate Indicate that the Democrats will make an offensive campaign. cam-paign. The President will be charged with imperialistic tendency, with being headstrong and generally lacking in conservatism. To bolster up their own claim to conservatism con-servatism the Democrats intend to adopt a platform that will differ from that of the preceding Presidential declarations de-clarations of principles. They will declare de-clare for large expenditure for internal Improvements, as opposed to increases in the army and navy. The tariff will be treated as a subordinate proposition. In such a campaign the President will not lack for the most ardent supporters. The Republicans aro not only content to stand by the Administration, but welcome the challenge to battle. Their chief strength will come from the President's Presi-dent's unswerving regard for the public welfare, and In such a contest as la now threatening they feel they have little to . fear. Thero ls small hope that the Democrats Demo-crats can succeed in convincing the voters that the trusts own the Republican Republi-can iparty and Its national candidate. The choice of the American people for their next President will be determined by their Judgment as to what President In the Executive office and what party in Congress will bo most likely not only not to reverse this Government's polloy of regulating the oppressive powers of corporate monopoly, but to go on with the work begun by President Roosevelt and the Republican Congress acting with him In behalf of the public. Record on Trust Question. Small comfort can there be for Democrats Demo-crats in the nomination of Judge Parker, Park-er, from the point of view of his possible pos-sible election. Tho record of the Democratic Demo-cratic Judlclury on the trust question is so emphatically Inclined to tho advantage advan-tage of tho trusts that It cannot fail to Impress the shortest-sighted voter with the hopelessness of expecting Federal action by Democrats In tho Judicial, legislative or administrative branches of tho Government for the curbing of combinations in rcGtrait of trade. If Judgo Parker, having won tho nomination, ls to be the candidate of his party for election, ho must ask for the suffrages of tho American people In the face of the recently-written record, where, in the decision of the Supremo court against the Northern Paclilu merger, mer-ger, every Democratic Judge on that highest court of the land gave an opinion opin-ion against tho Judgment w,JUi dissolved dis-solved the merger jjJflBBfl |