Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-12-22
\ WALL STREET. SP0WER AT THE WHITE HOUSE
Said to Have Realized the Colombian Situation Giving
Presidents Strength Concern to Administration.
)|LOOKING TO GORMAN WAITING F0R SANTAI
LOOKING TO GORMAN
ALLEGED COMBINATION WITH
THE DEMOCRATS.
Observations of q Prominent Republi-
can Senator and What They
Indicataed to Him.

Now that the Hanna boom has passed out
Of sight and hearing many prominent re-
publican politicians are wondering what
will be the next move Of the Wall street
interests that are working actively for the
defeat Of President Roosevelt in the next
national convention If possible. and at the
polls if defeat in the convention is not pos
sible.
People who know Mr.. Hanna we'll gen.
orally agree that his recent boom, that was
launched and pushed along just before the
meeting Of the republican national COM
mittee, did not receive any encOura cement
from him. and that his own view of the sit
uation. to the effect that the nomination of
Roosevelt is certain, made the bringing out
Of his name decidedly Objectionable to him.
The bursting of that boom and tho wide
spread Endorsement of Roosevelt for the
presidency which followed It, as a result OF
the mere calling into question the advisa-
bility of nominating him. has made 1T ap-
pear plain to those who wish to bring
about the political downfall of the Presi-
dent that If they are to have any nope OF
success they must look in other directions
for line Of campaign.
Observations Of a Senator.
'T was recently in the middle and New
England states remarked a prominent
republican senator today who did not care
to have his name used in connection with
any comment on the gentlemen of Wall
street. Il talked with many leading re-
publicans, and, to my surprise, at many
places 1 was asked questions about Senator
German. They wanted to know whether
German was gold man and how he stood
on the subject Of the tariff. Many of these
otherwise well-informed people seemed to
think that he was free silverite and a
free trader, and they were relieved when l
told them he was gold man and had Joined
the republicans in making the Wilson bill as
much of protectionist measure as was
possible at that time"
For some time past there have been oc-
casional suggestions of the names of prom
inent republicans who might at some urne
be brought to the surface when the posi-
bility of bringing Mr.. Hanna out should be
wholly abandoned. Recent developments
have satisfied even the most antagonis.ic
of the machine politicians who do not take
kindly to Mr.. Roosevelt, that so far as the
action of the republican convention IS con
cerned nothing conceivable can happen to
affect the foregone conclusion that Mr.
Roosevelt will be nominated.
Preparing to "Knife" the Party.
The weakness Of the Wall street influences
ia shown by recent developments which
satisfy many republicans that having been
beaten within the party, they are preparing
to knife the party at the polls by combining
for the democratic candidate provided a
democrat is selected to suit them
1t is quite generally believed that Senator
German would make an excellent candidate
of his party so far as meeting the approval
of Wall street influences Is concerned.
There are many men who believe that his
destiny is leading the Maryland senator into
harmonious relations with those influences,
which do not altogether like him or his
party, but argue that he would be what
they term "a safe man., and that, whether
the House of Representatives remains re-
publican or not in the cataclysm which they
see ahead, and which they are conniving to
bring about yet the Senate will remain re-
publican and will be able to effect a
condition of non-actton in Congress by a
division Of power.
"These questions about German finally
aroused my curiosity, and 1 have satisfied
myself that what are known as the Wall
street influences, wherever they may be
found. have abandoned hope of beating Mr..
Roosevelt within his party They were very
confident six months ago that they could
beat him. They then believed they could
do almost anything they started out to ac-
complish.
I'm their desperation they have put their
heads together and propose to discipline
to the democratic candidate, provided that
candidate Is some one whom they believe
will be favorable to their interests. If this
plan continues to develop we may expect to
see a mighty campaign fund behind the
democratic candidate. 1t may be a cam
paign of money against Roosevelt and tine
peODle"