The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-03
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PRESIDENCY.
Representative Hay Comes
out for the SMarylander.
TARIFF REVISION j j ISSUE s.: U
Congressm From Seventh District
says That He Believes That Mr.. Cor.
man Gould Reurlte All Fac 5
tons of the Party

II. \. {Times-D Dispatch Bureau.
No. 1l17 q street. N. VS.
Washington, d. G., April 2, 1909.
II should like to SEQ Senator German
nominated for the Presidency next year"
said Representative Jnmos HAY, Of Vir-
giniu, to-day. TT believe that II he 10
candidate ho will get tho Virginia dclegn-
ton. Mr.. Gorninny has qualities as O leau-
or tllnt arc POSSESSED BY few men,. re
onino into the Senate tho attn OF iast
March and was ct onco chosen Democratic
leader. In un incredibly short time ne
mud tho Democratic Senators united and
lined up ns they hnd not been IN year
Wore he given tho nomination for the
presidency, I belioyo he could DO Tor me
party In tho nation what he did for u
In tho Sonato--unito oil factions ana
achieve victory Mr.. German has q record
aa tariff reforner Of moderate views.
Tariff revision will DO ono Of the main
issues next time. The tariff record OF M r..
German, and his we'll known conservatism
on all questions, would make him an es-
pecialy strong candidate IN such cam
pnign as we are likely to have IN lSV4..
Though Mr.. Hay expressed the opinion
that Mr.. German could got the Virginia
delegation. sitfis known that nll the Con-
sgrassmen from Virginia are not for him
ne the national candidate have ire
quently heard Senator Martin discuss MIN
and speak Of his qualities Of leadership
in highest terms, and while ne DID hot
express direct opinion he left me rather
under the impression that he did not
think the Maryland Senator available az
q national candidate. 53534i
~ WILL TALK ON TARIFF.
learned to-day that discussion Of the
tariff Is to be the leading feature OF the
speeches president Roosevelt Will make
E in tho West during his thlrteen-thousand-
milo tour. II a will promise tariff revision
as the policy Of the Republican party IN
the near future. He will advocate @ non
ma artisan commission to investigate Inc
tariff question In all Its bearings. He, VII
promise to recommend the appointment OF
such q commission at tho next session OF
Congress- fti32F5f. Z, tSsss., =.
As, to revsion-"tariff REFORM as Mt
Cleveland called 1t at the time no wrote
his celebrated letter In 1SS7--Mr. Roose-,
Welt will advocate the party's pledslns
itself absolutely to revise the tariff where-
ever IT. needs revision. This IS expected
to be specially palatuble to the voters OF
tho Northwestern States where tho iowa
idean 10 very strong in point Of numbers
and adherents.
Mr.. roosevelt hopes by SELLING this
early opportunity to declare for revision
Of the tariff to anticipate the Democrats
who are expected on oil sides to MAKE
tariff REIMBURSEMENT, the feature Of the
platform adopted in 1904, The idoa OF
tariff commission Is q good one, IN Z that
II will have the effect OF silencing popular
clan1or for tariff modification 9untn after
the Presidential election next year. "a
revision Of the tariff by its friends is
to be the slogan Of the Republicans.
It. Is beginning to be realized that the
course OF the President towards the South
| &c,
! the nominating convention next year than
was at first thought He has steadfastly
| set his face against taking the advice of
| his friends in the matter OF negro APP
pointlnents, with the result that he has
driven from him many white Democrats
| Of the South who were disposed to al
mire him, and has alienated the non-or-
nceholdng class Of Repnblicans:G Judge
G. r. Harrison, Of La Grange, Ca. In
| discussing the President at the Raleigh
Hotel last night remarked thntno Repub-
| lican ever entered the White House who
i took with him more of goodwill from
! tho Southern people, yet In a very short
time thew had been more nearly complete
| " alienated than in many years. The
/ Judge says there are lots Of white Re-
publicans In Georgia 4 who would hall
| with delight the nomination OF Senator
! Hanna or Senator Fairbanks. but who
i would hate very much to see MT. Roose-
/ Welt tho nominee.
Experiment QUESTION.
j 1T Is remarkable that the President
A should have expressed to Mr., Pritchard
d as he did few days ago, wish that
4 tho control Of the party machine In North
Carolina be In the hands OF mon who are
I! not Federal oftlceholders He should know
i that II his attitude towards tho South
DO not changed 1t will not be SO very Iona
) before he will find that the respectable
I Republicans who have not Federal offices
I. are all against him.
{, And why Is 1t that the President should
\ forbid Federal oftlceholders serving on TIM
Republican State Committee I'm Norti
4 mittee In Virginia to be composed almos
\ entirely of men who hold Federal posi-
4 tions2
4 The denial Of Hon..aA. c. Braxton. Of
A staunton, that he would announce his
I withdrawal from tho contest for election
to the United States Senate IN 1908 was
4 hardly expected by his friends here. !,
i was rather suspected that the report thai
he had reconsidered IA his determination
4 was true. This was probably due to the
/ fact that nothing had been heard Of his
n candidacy for some time. Since Mr.. Brax.
A has said that the idea OF his contemplate
ing announcing his withdrawal Is ''pre.
posterous." 1t Is presumed he is In tbs
n race to stay, That means that there vii
\ certainly be three candidates for Senator
q Martins seat-senator Martin, ex- Gov,
4 ornor Tyler and Mr. Braxton. With those
three and no more, Mr.. Braxton woult
8 have chance. Tie will command thu
4 support OF men who would otherwise vot'
for Governor Tyler or Mr.. Martin, shoult
Governor Montague also be a candidate
Y Senator Martin would have at least ninet.
chances out OF the hundred, Mr.. Braxtos
would not draw nearly so heavily from
Mr., Martins supporters as Mr. Tyler AM
Mr.. Montague would draw from the rank
Of those who oppose Mr.. Martin, 4,
Martin Tyler and Braxton--threa can
didates announced, Mr., Montague is ex
pected to make fourth but he has neyo
said word to Indicate that he would tr
for senatorial honors y do not know!
it's long fine Off, he said with smil
when asked him about a month ago
he was going to be a candidate for tn