The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1903-10-22
WASHINGTON.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, October, Io, 1903.
The Presidential boom of William
Randolph Hearst continues to grow.
Representative Shober of New York,
who has just arrived here, says "North,
South, East and West there has been
a great deal of talk about Represen.
tatlve Hearst, and with good reason.
He is in touch with the President
makers-the people--everywhere. l
know that there is large number of
practical politicians in New York
State and elsewhere who think that
with the New York State Endorsement
Mr.. Hearst is the only man who can
capture the Democratic National Con-
vention. Mr.. Hearst's large and val
liable business interests would attract
to him a good proportion of the inde-
pendent vote and his popularity
among the industrial classes IN the
East would mean his election. The
reports from Georgia and elsewhere
in the South all go to show that Mr..
Hearst is rapidly gaining strength"
On account of the Hearst boom
Senator Gorman's chances in the
South do not look quite so bright, but
it is said that his friends are not wor-
rying. They declare it is good policy
to create little diversion at this time,
while Mr.. German all along has been
inclined to keep himself in the back
ground. He believes that it is best
to have the other fellows talked about
Owing to personal rlvalrles and to the
lack of that harmony which comes
from party loyalty IN the final contest
early booms are dangerous to the can.
didate proposed and Senator Gormar
is politician enough to realize this
Furthermore if Maryland, where the
race question is made the issue, SHOULD
be carried by the Democrats, Mr.
German would be regarded as strong
candidate against President Roose
welt. Therefore while Hearst's pres
bureaus and labor agents continue tC
boom his candidacy, Germans friends
are awaiting the results of the election
***
1t is now generally believed tina
the extra session of Congress will pas
: a bill enabling the treaty, which grant
the slight reduction of twenty per cent
: on Cuban imports, to become effect
i've. The beet sugar men seemed tC
have withdrawn their opposition, bu
independent cigar manufacturers vii
. oppose bitterly the change in the to
bacco duties which they claim is il
interest of the trust which now own
the Havana factories, and will destro
the domestic industry of making cigar
from the imported leaf. The discus
sion of the treaty will furnish tn
Democrats with an opportunity t
make many speeches denouncing tn
: tariff, and it is expected that muc
time will be consumed in the debate
: The State Department expects tina
: the President will also submit tn
. SuihCSC-hulCilCdu COuiiuCiSidi tiCAt)
:. which was signed last week by ou
minister at Peking. This treaty pre-
vides for the abolition of the likin, Q
' internal tariff of China; the right c
4, residence for missionary work; tn
: protection of patents, trade-m marks an
copyrights the permission of Amer
cans to develop the mineral resource
Of China uniform coinage through
: out the Empire, and the opening 0
two ports in Manchuria.
k XXX
, Owing to serious violations of tn
S new naturalization law, which hav
e just been discovered by a specia
# agent of the Department of Justice
e President Roosevelt, it is said, wi
S recommend to Congress such chang
in the law as will limit the righ
;. of conferring naturalization to tn
Federal courts. He will favor also
permanent commission to question tn
applicant for citizenship papers, t.
n take other necessary testimony and t
report the result of the examination
t to the judge. 1t has been found tha
: the provision of the new law whic
c prevents anyone with anarchistic be