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Show Presidential Nominees The Appearance of Things Six Months before the Conveniions It Is Interesting to conjecture as to the probable result of the Democratic and Republican national conventions next year. The time of the conventions conven-tions is too far away to admit of any prediction, yet present indications have a trend and may be commented on. With the Republicans, Theodore Roosevelt, Marcus A. Hanna and Senator Sen-ator Fairbanks arc the men mentioned mention-ed most prominently for president. President Roosevelt's chances arc not as good as they were six montlis ago, for there is little doubt that his eccentricities ec-centricities have made him unpopular in many sections and with various classes. Eastern men feci that he Is impluslvc and lasli, and his personal peculiarities are grating. With the common people, President Roosevelt is in marked favor,yct his attitude toward to-ward labor unions has antagonized that clement. With the party leaders, Mr. Uooscvelt is not in greatest favor, and it is true that the Republican party is today In contiol of the leaders, Marcus A. Hanna will probably be Mr. Roosevelt's most "strenuous" opposition, op-position, and in the event of a deadlock, dead-lock, Senator Fairbanks may be. run in as a "dark horse" and given the pri.e. There is no doubt that if Mr. McKin-ley McKin-ley had lived to till ills unexpired term Mr. Hanna would have been Ills choice as a successor. Senator Hanna is recognized rec-ognized as an organl.er without a peer, and 'tis said of him that lie has never failed. Willie he has been caitooncd mo-t unmercifully, and in the minds of even good Rcpublicans.hc Is regarded regard-ed as a "father of trusts," an autocrat and aristocrat who gives kingly orders or-ders at the White House, it is true that his private life, as written of by Win. Allen White, Is most beautiful. He Is a man of broad sympathies, uniform fairness, and In the various industries of which he is tlie head, tlieie lias never been a strike. Mr. Hanna is a moneyed man, and of course U popular with the monled men of the east and elsewhere. With the public at largo, tlie masses, he docs not stand In the most marked favor at the present time but this Is due largely do the fact that there lias been no particular necessity of bringing bring-ing to the notice of voters outside of Ohio, the many leally great and magnificent mag-nificent qualities he possesses. Senator Fairbanks, of Indiana, Is recognized as a safe, conservative man of great intellectual ability and one who would add dignity to the highest ofllcc in the land. Fairbanks' chances are not many as against Hanna and Roosevelt, and he could only be a compioinisc candidate. With the Democrats, the speculation specula-tion is wholly speculation. There Is such division, that Indications Indicate nothing but dissatisfaction, rancor, discord and lack of harmony. Several months ago Mr. Rryan said he was not a candidate, but iccently has not been finite so positive. Though knocked from a pedestal twice, it must be admitted ad-mitted that he Is one of the strongest men In the party today, and holds the balance of power. Without his aid, no Democrat could be elected, and his wishes will receive great consideration at tlie convention. Mr. Hryan and his Commoner are weiidlnga great Inllu-ence, Inllu-ence, and that Influence Is being directed di-rected against every man who isn't an old-line Democrat every one who Is a bolter, and at the polls he would tight any such nominee. (lorman, of Maryland, stands prominently prom-inently before the. Democrats, and ho is recognized as the schemer and trickster trick-ster of the party but Mr.Uryan in the Commoner excoriates him unmercifully. unmerciful-ly. 0 rover Cleveland says he won't be a candidate, but if he were, Hryan Is against him of course. Judge Parker, of New York, has been boomed, but quite recently Mr. Hryan paid his respects to that gentleman gentle-man In no uncertain words. Congressman Haker, a good Democrat Demo-crat of New York, says the"sentlmcnt is in favor of some strong Eastern man who would bo acceptable to the west," but the gentleman does not attempt to name that man. As the matter stands at present, there Is llltlc unity on the part of tlie Democrats as to tlie man they want nominated, and there Is doubt about the paramount Issue. It may be possl-ble possl-ble that some of tlicdllllcultlescan be smoothed over in a year's time, but Mr. Hryan K not a man to give up his Ideas, nor will he consent to support a man whom he is now lighting. |