Show t L PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER From here the choice of presidential limber imber appears to be Secretary Taft Tart with some western Ulan man as as a running mate Congressman Cannon is the tho choice of or his district and his state of or course COUlSe But Bul he Is past seventy years ears of age lIe He was born In If IC elected ho he would be seventy seven years old when his ter term n expires And nd few men are strong enough to bear the strain of that thal at that age unless the they shall have the support of a very strong majority Mr 11 Cannon has been heen mightily useful in the house His Ills abilities are peculiarly those of the representative As speaker he lie has been a power for or good both for tor or his count country and for his part party Anti And his boom is deserved But Dut it does not arguo argue that he lw will be tho one and anet only candidate before the national convention Secretary Shaw Is n a strong man ind md a wise vise man mon But he has enemies In his own own state His activities have been ned confined to the financial sIde of ot the national public life lire Ills His means for administration have ha not nol been wide and varied varle In their nature Senator Fairbanks would make mako an especially sa safe I President re He lie has th the confidence ence of or the country In a peculiar degree but there is a lack lacle of ot the thu gift of oC popularizing himself No man ever was ns disappointed In him but he lacks the thc magnetic qualities which Impress s and win and anti Inspire with viLh enthusiasm Against a candidate like Hearst he would be bc elected handily Because the nation nallon would have confidence In lii him the they would prefer him But Mr MI Taft Tat is a sided many man learned In the law and the tho constitution tion Lion big of heart and of ot body healthy health normal a man that laughs a travelled man familiar with every section of or his country's territory acquainted ac ac- ae- ae with tho the needs of or all the people everywhere and all the time t full fOIl 11 o of a vcr very human temp temper r that makes men amen like 0 him him drilled In tho the control of affairs accustomed to the direction o of men adroit in the art of convincing anti and strong to drive right straight through to what he lie knows to be right The Tho man has declined appointment to the bench of the United States I He lIe e may be looking 1001 forward to the possibility of or ofa ofa ora a presidential nomination If IC he Inc gs It Il In 1908 he will vill be Inaugurated at atthe atthe atthe the age of ot two fifty two the the vel very prime rno and full tide o oT physical and mental life lite Not a man of or these mentioned but would mal c a a. good President true truo to the nation an anti and regardful of the people Not one of or them but could be elected But just now the tho general Impression of the country seems to tobe tobe tobe be that the pick plc I Is Secretary Taft Taft Taft- with a far fm west running mate |