Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1903-10-27
ALL FOR ROOSEVELT.
No Opposition to His denomination
VIII Come From Wall Street.

VIII SONG rom WAL Direct.
Washington, D. c., Oct 24.-Assur--
ances have been received by republi-
cans in Washington from the men who
control in financial matters that there
will be no more opposition from that
source to Mr.. Roosevelts nomination
next year. These assurances are the
result of a number of conferences
which have been held between republi-
can friends of the President and the
money kings during the last few weeks.
Trade in the Arrangement.
According to one of the men who
took part in the conferences, there is
something that snlacks of a trade in
the arrangements. The financial in
terests are to give support both NOR
al and monetary, to the republican
nominee In return the President and
his political managers have promised
that there will be ample protection
given the present tariff law during the
next administration and also that the
| Presidents support will be enlisted in
| behalf of financial legislation which is
so much desired by the men who until
recently have been opposing Mr..
I Roosevelt.
According to the same informant the
| financiers did not extend these assur-
tances entirely voluntarily. They held
/ off as long as there appeared ray of
hope for President Roosevelt's defeat
/ in next years convention. When they
determined that it was useless to
! longer think of opposing his nomina-
ton they sought out his political man
4 ayers and made the best bargain pos
| sible under the circumstances.
Negotiated by Senator Hanna.
Senator Hanna and Senator Aldrich
| were the men who conducted the ne
gotiations with the financiers. The men
4 interested were the same who We're
booming Grover Cleveland for third
term. They We're the responsible and
the financial hackers of the Cleveland
Il press bureau. which has long been
: seeking to advance Mr.. Cievelands
:, prospects. They had no hope of Sc
curing the nomination of Mr.. Cleye-
land, but they did think of using his
standard so as to place the conserva-
/. tive men of the party in control of
next years democratic convention. The
Cleveland boom has not grown as an
ticipated. While gratifying reports
have been coming in ever since it was
started, his hackers have not beer
l slow to see that the reports We're conn
ir- from men who would neither have
seats in the next democratic conven-
; ton nor control those who would.
, on The other hand, the men who
: have the votes in the republican party
are gathering closer around Roose.
| Welt. The financial interests would
1 have been satisfied with Senator Fair
: banks of Indiana, in lieu of anyone
/ better. but the political pressure wa:
= too strong for Mr.. Fairbanks to with.
, stand, and he has declared himself TO
i the nomination of Roosevelt so unre
servedly that it will be impossible 70
/ him to back out Others who have
8 held aloof at the instigation of tn
!. financiers have been tunlbiing into tn
band wagon so that Wall street ha
had to make peace with the Presiden
j. or take the chances offered in tn
J. democratic convention. They prefer
e red to take Roosevelt. and consequent
el ~ the tip has gone out to stand by tn
President.
r Open Shop Decision Pleases.
ri Moneyed men assert that the labo
a unions are largely responsible for pres
9 ent hard times talk, and the name
= in which the President handled tn
= open shop question has been extreme
= ~ TO the liking of Wall street. Som
n say that it had a great deal to do wit
II the present amiable relations betwee
e. Mr. Roosevelt and the financiers.