Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-24
COPY FOR DULL DAYS
TOPICS ON WHICH POLITICAL
WRITER'S WILL SPECULATE.
Will Carry Them Through the Hot
Weather and to the Time When
Something Will Be "Doing."

Within a week or ten days, when the
aftermath of news of the recent session OF
Congress had been thoroughly threshea out,
the warm weather work of the political
writer's will begin. The season promises to
be unpropitious-the presidential campaign
is such a long way off and there is nothing
imminent in politics. However, there are
few matters to be disposed of, which will
occupy the attention of the political specu-
laters for while. Among the items on the
schedule are these:
l. President Roosevelt's denomination to
be discussed from all view points; see If
there Is any possibility Of beating him;
how about Wall, streets opposition; is
Uncle Mark Hanna sharpening a knife?
Discuss all these points thoroughly before
eaching the conclusion that they can't
beat him.
2 Start the Fairbanks boom again; must
be some dissatisfa ction somewhere against
the administration which would warrant
pushing Fairbanks to the front; get at
least good denial of the imminency Of
the Fairbanks boom.
}. How about Uncle Mark Hannas
health? Is there any talk of his consent
ing to sacrifice himself the altar of his
country and run fer the nomination? How
about Wall street backing Hanna against
Roosevelt? This ought to be good for half
a dozen chapters.
4. Keep the Parker boom going for the
democratic nomination; play up Hill as a
foil every time Parker is mentioned time
to start Parker boom out west and get a
rise out of Bryan; when all ether subjects
fail take shy at Bryan.
8. Keep Cleveland boom a-going-it pro-
duces good copy out of Col. Watterson
and doesn't help Cleveland; this viii be
timely in August when things are very dull.
6. How about vice presidential candi-
dates? Ought to be dozen good stories in
this; flush Harris of Kansas, Carter Harrf-
son. Kean of New Jersey, La Toilette Of
Wisconsin, Gum Shoe Bill Stone of Mis-
souri, (that will get rise out of Dockery);
Beveridge of Indiana, George Fred Will
Hams Of Massa chusetts-anybody, in fact
who will warrant a display head on the
story. The bosses will pick the real man
in the convention
Z. Start revolt against German s,leader-
ship in the Senate; Carmack, Dubois and
Patterson will help: easy to find leaders;
when Aldrich and Allison come back they
will conduct real leadership negotiations
with German in the same old ante rooms,
SO it won't hurt.
s. Start movement to defeat Hanna's re-
election to Senate; Tom L. Johnson, John
r. Mclean and number Of prominent Ohio
ans will stand for it; ought to be at least
one good story in it to be denied vigorously
next day.
8. Renew agitation for tariff revision;
President Roosevelt bound to say some
revisionists which Aldrich, Plat, ct al will
take cum grano sails, so that stock market
won't be disturbed; several good stories in
that.
By this time the Panama canal situation
will revive, there will be anticipatory
stories Of renewal of fight against Cuban
treaty and maybe somebody will try to de-
feat Uncle Joe Cannon for Speaker. Any
way, the duh season will be past and there
will be plenty doin.