| Show TWO ro c CANDIDATES I ABE AHE NOW NO NAMED XA Vice President Fairbanks has been en pushed into the tho open as an actual and bona do candidate for the tho Republican Republican Re Re- publican presidential nomination In Jn 1908 Secretary William Ullam II H. Taft raft has hns also been placed In Inthe Inthe in the position of a confessed and avowed a candidate Neither has made any secret of or his intentions for Cor a year ear past It has been perfectly well under understood tool thai that President Roosevelt will vill not a again aln be a candidate He lie said so O in very ery positive terms on tho the evening of or his election election elec eke tion in 1904 and ho has repeatedly reiterated the state state- ment meat In spite of the movement to force a nomination upon him and in spite of or his phenomenal strength with ith the people It is not likely he will vill In any sense be a can can- Politicians believe e he lie prefers Taft TaCt to an any other othel man for tor that position It Is understood that tho the policies Inaugurated by the President will be bo c. c certain of or advancement advance advance- ment meat by Judge Tat Taft in the Presidential c chair Though not quito quite so advanced ad in his thou thought ht nor nOI so original in his devices dc Judge JUde Taft TaCt is known to be in perfect harmon harmony har liar mon mony with the President and to desire desiro a forward rather than a retro retrograde rade movement But it is conceded that luring during his incumbency there hero would come como rather rathel a time of or quiet as compared with tho the seven se years ears that have ha I passed It is believed ed that there would be bo less activity along alons tho the lines of oC corporation Investigation and money control than there thero has ecu boon cn recently It is believed that tho nation has had Its season eason of oC agitation its time timo of oC rectifying tho the alignment of or Y varying interests and anti that with Ju Judge go Taft TaCt In the Presidential office there would bea be bc bea a period of greater rest and development of settling to tho the newer conditions For that reason and und because he heIs heIs heis Is in accord with the policy of President Roosevelt Hoose it itis ItIs itIs is believed belle that Secretary Taft Tat will be a assisted In some somo measure with the influence of or the White House There Thero Is no disputing that Mr 11 Fairbanks is not nol wholly in accord with tho tIm policies of or President ent Roosevelt Roosevelt Roose Roose- velt on all occasions He lie Is a n. corporation man manS so o Caras far Car faras faras as that term can bo be legitimately applied His Ills interests are arc with the rich men and while ho is fair fall to all the people it has been generally conceded that ho would deprecate deprecate de deprecate de- de an any action which would anno annoy or unsettle the money interests of the countr country That will be one one- of or his hl greatest elements of or strength In no sense can ho be charged with an undue preference for tOI corporations but it is clear they will have a feeling of greater security with him in the chair chah than thc would would with a moro radical radical radi radl- cal chief chic executive There will bo be other candidates Chief among amons these the shrewd politicians have havo placed Elihu Root Ho lie is re regarded regarded re- re as ono one of the broadest minded men in the tho nation today one with the clearest vision ono one possessed of ot tho the widest Influence in convincing men and drawing I Ithem them to his support In any national policy He Ho certainly I is the shrewdest of or politicians and one ono of or the tho greatest of American citizens The nation will vIii be safe are with either cither of or them them them-or or wit fin any other man the Republicans ma may next year ear nomi I nate I j I |
