Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1901-07-06
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Special to the Leader.
Washington, d. c., July 5.-Presi- |
dent Mckinley disposed of all pending |
business of Importance before start !
ing for Canton with Mrs. Mckinley, SO
that he will not be likely to be called
back to Washington for some weeks,
unless something not now expected
shall turn up to require his personal
attention.
Among President McKinley's callers
who came to Washington to pay his
respects to Secretary Root and the
President and to extend his personal
thanks to them for what they have done
for Cuba, but there is a strong suspi-
cion that there were other reasons
more directly affecting his personal
interests responsible for his visit to
Washington. He is willy as we'll as a
wiry old chap, and as he speaks no
English all his communicating with
news paper men has to be through an
interpreter, which gives him plenty
of time to think before answering ques
tions.
Secretary Root spent a portion of
the Fourth receiving cablegrams con-
cerning the Inauguration of Judge
Taft as civil governor of the Philip
pines, at nanila, which were later taken
over to the White House, where there
was a general exchange of congratula-
tions.
Senator McLaurin, who was in Wash
ington this week continues to talk as
though he was confident of being re-
turned to the Senate, and the endorse
ment of his opinions by majority of
the voters of S. c. Speaking of recent
utterances of prominent Southerners
along the same lines, Mr.. McLaurin
said: Il read with a great deal of in
terest the recent interview of Senator
time had come for the democratic
party to drop populsm and win the
confidence and support of the business
element of the country. The trouble
with Mr. Clay, however, is that he
does not go far enough. He does not
carry his position to a logical conclu-
sion. He believes, as | do, that there
are great possibilities for the South in
the markets of the Orient and there he
stops | go farther and say that if we
are to have the commerce we want the
ships to carry it. Therefore | am for
the Shipsubsidy bill, which Mr.. Clay
opposes"
Senator Hanna's private secretary
Mr.. Elmer Dover, who is in Washing
ton for the purpose of delivering YER
bal message to President Mckinley,
said of republican conditions in Ohio
"Entire good feeling exists between tns
followers of Senator Foraker and those
OF Senator Hanna. In fact, there are
no Foraker and Hanna factions now.
There are local factions, such as the
McKisson, Daugherty and Cox factions
but all the Republicans in the State
will work heartily for the ticket just
nominated. 1t seems likely that the
Democrats will nominate Judge XII
bourne for the governorship, and they
could not select a stronger man. The
campaign promises to be one of the
hottest we have had in Ohio for years
but there is no doubt of Republican
success"
1t seems that Mckinley Democrat.
are also plentiful in Louisiana. Repre-
sentative Davey. of that State, speak
ing of the sentiments of his constitu
ents, said "They are and have beer
for sound currency and protection, anC
in these matters they trust to theil
Representatives in Congress to SCI
that when the great interests Of thu
State are assaiIed, even though BY thei