Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-11-13

and the assured bucCehSOI VI otsta'pi
Vest. may he the choice OF the middle
4 western states for president in the
next Democratic national convention
Several OF the most astute Democratic
politicians east or west of the Missis-
sippi were la Chicago Sunday talking
over Governor stones prospects. The
governor, as he is familIarly called
was also in town. AS against the in
creaslng shadow being cast by David
| Bennett Hin IN Atlantic seaboard
states, the advent of Stone into the
center of the stage at this time If
regarded as most important
| Charles A. Walsh, secretary Of the
/ Democratic national committee. and q
| resident OF Ottumwa. la; Daniel j
Campau OF Detroit, Mich, and G. A,
Hoffman. formerly chairman OF tho
Iowa state central committee OF the
! Democratic party. were engaged In
conference with Mr.. Stone II is sig
nidoant that the returns from Mls
souri, brought great cheer to the heart
each and every one Of the conferees
They point TO Governor Stone and de
clare that he Is the foremost citizen oi
Missouri. and the only Democrat in
the far West. Rocky mountain states
or Mississippi valley country who car
cement All factions OF the party and
present Democracy s0lidly arraycd
against the Republican presidential
nominee IN 1901.
Governor stone" said Mr.. walsh
nlwnys been with his party. He has
stood by It through thick and thin;
be rs great man mentally. and in the
l0ther qualities that make the popular
statesman. He rs to be the next
! Democratic senator from Missouri, as
surely as the sun viii rise tomorrow
morning
! The fact that "Gumshoe BIZ Stone
had never deserted the party seemed
20 be- considered momentous matter
1 by Mossrs. walsh. Campau and Hon
man This question was put to Mr.
| walsh
"Do you not thlni, that IN the lighl
OF the Dcmocratir gains In New Yorl
state David Bennett Hin may be said
to be the logical candidate for the
Democratic presidential nomination.
Mr. Walsh flushed bit, clenched
his right hand. started to pound the
table. but didn't, and then said
MY dear young man. no Democrat
who within the last dozen years-oi
within the memory OF man-has de
serted his party. no matter what the
reason. can be nominated two years
hence AS the presidential candidate
Of the party. You may put It down a'
the solemn gospel truth that the nomi
nee viii be man who always has
| been right He must be a man who
would annlgHmatc and not sunder his
party"
Thus went u. -. INNS chances glim
moring. Governor Stone was suppos
cd 10 be here on business and would
moi talk The new legislature in Mis-
sonr Is Democratic by forty on joint
ballot Mr Stone has virtually ne
Opposition In his struggle for the sen
lntorshlp. Eight votes have beer
pledged to him. and the rest are a,
much his as II pledged.
| BLOOMINGTON, H.. NOV. l0.-ThC
Chicago q Alton was run into neal
verdan. Iii. today by light engine
Three passengers were slightly hurt
NEW YORK. Nov lin the pres
ence OF nm imposing assemblage oi
/ the bankers and prominent business
men Of the metropolis and OF distin
Enished visitors from the chief hnau
cia centors OF Europe. the New York
| "a.
afternoon its new marble home in Lib
erty street In all about 1000 guests
assembled The visitors from abroad
Included Sir Albert Rollit, heading Il
delegation from the Associated Cham
Der of commerce Of Great Britain
the Prince of Pless. representing the
French chamber of commerce. NJ
Porte. representing the textile manu-
facturers of France, and NJ. Joseph
Gulnet, Representing the silk mer
chants Of Lyons.
distinguished delegation Of public
men from Washington was present
aud many OF the leading commercial
organizations OF the uuited States
and Canada were represented.
Tho participants assembled at noon
at the old quarters of the chamber
OF commerce and marched In a body
TO the new home OF the organization.
Prominent among the great men of
finance were noticed ] Pierpont
Morgan Levi =. Morton, Abram s,
Hewitt Cornelius ~ Bliss and John
D. Rockefeller.
The programme began with an in
tfoductory announcement by Morris
X Jcsup president OF the New York
chamber OF commerce. Then Bishop
Potter made the Invocation Several
OF the guests OF note made addresses
tracing the growth OF American com
mcrco aud showing how it has been
aided by the operations OF the New
York chamber OF commerce The
ceremonies closed with the singing OF
America by tho audience. This
evening the guests will attend a ban
quct at the Waldorf Astoria at which
addresses are to be made by President
Roosevelt and other persons Of widest
prominence.
Compared with the giant skyscrap-
ing steel towers crowded together in
that congestod district of New York
known as Wall Street the new