The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-02

Washington, June 1-(special. .)-A week ago Republican circles in Washington were much hustered by the menace of mischief to hope of harmony in the party ranks looming in the Ohio horizon. A lot of Washington correspondents were making ready to so out to Columbus to see the fun of the tug between Hanna and Foraker, the former with his insist ence that the convention to meet next was not the occasion for endorsing Roose- welt, and the latter with straight propo- sition for endorsement.
 Senator Hanna, 1t is believed. would have undoubtedly held to his purpose, but for the fact that some of the leading Hanna men. affrighted by what they took to be overwhelming evidence of the popularity of the President among the masses. joined in the endorsement idea. Then 1t was the willy Ohio boss saw the time had come for the exercise of genius to rescue himself from general disesteem not only in Ohio, but among Republi- cans everywhere. He at once put him self in communication that would elicit a word or so from the man he knew wouldn't hesitate to talk when his vanity was touched. That man was Theodore Roosevelt. Nobody doubts who sSnows Hanna's ways that particular friend" Roosevelt that 1t would be agreeable to the junior Senator for the President to speak out in a way that would ,nott tonly let Hanna out of his dilemma, but would
 
 Ohio and elsewhere.
 The Evening Star, the administration newspaper of Washington, has been pub fishing list of the States that have al- ready endorsed Roosevelt to show that his nomination is assured, whatever may be done by the other States, the elec- toral votes of the States that have ex- pressedl themselves by their Republican conventions being more than enough to nominate. But even now there are those who contend the nomination is not so set tied as to be a closed incident, except as to the formality and the shouting. It is remarked by them that the conventions of the States which select delegates to the National Convention will not meet until next year; that this years conven- tons merely endorse the conduct of the administration and that the question of repeating the administration is another matter only for next years consideration. It is even said that the Ohio convention in 1904 will be a different affair in per- sonnel as we'll as sentiment from that of this year. and 1t Is quite possible that the whole contest will be renewed next year.
 Wall Street and its banking and monop- oly connections which ramify the coun- try will hardly rest easy with a whole year in which to influence the shaping of the platforms and the choice of candi- dates in 1904. Evidences in New York are abundant that they don't want Roose- welt and that they would rather have a conservative Democrat on a conservative platform. but that they would trust al- most any Republican before they would the present President. Any other Re- publican would be preferable to a Demo- crat. but if 1t Is Roosevelt or a Demo- crat, Wall Street would prefer the lat ter.
 It is very generally conceded that Roosevelt is exceedingly popular in the Northwest, but even If the States of that region should vote unanimously for him. tbey electoral vote would lack great deal of a sufficiencv. The Roose- welt advocates have talked about carry ing the country without New York, but political history has not showed a suc- cessful candidate who lost New York The storm center of the struggle for. the decisive electoral vote will be in the Eastern States that have cast Democratic votes, Cleveland votes. If you please, and not farther west than Illinois, which also voted for Cleveland. It is indeed tho Cleveland element of 1892 with its na- tural increase since that time, whether MT. Cleveland is a candidate or not, which must be recognized as essential to give Democratic victory next year. The Western States that voted for Bryan in 'ss have long ago rejoined their Republl- can idols and will worship consistently next year. Bryan or no Bryan
 Perry De Leon's Luck.
 Perry DeIeon, once of Mobile. and not long ago consul at Guayaquil. Ecuador appointed from Georgia, has his many friends in the South will be pleased to know. lately come into a timely favor of fortune.
 As consul at Guayaquil, Mir. DeLeon in his proper zeal for the interests of certain American citizens rendered him