The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1903-08-21
NATIONAL NEWS.

a 10 lH0 mO6b IalkCU VI pOlIIACi
! subject in Washington. Whe
General Miles retired on August
: and his retirement was announce
} by stereotYped order, signed b
; Corbin and unaccompanied by
word OF congratulation or com
mendation of his long and faithful
services, the possibility of Cor
man and Miles as the Democrat
nominees became a subject of gen
eral discussion but soon report
began to come from the Soutl
which dissipated the idea tina
4 Miles could ever become a Demo
cratic candidate. 1t was shown
that the Southerners had never
forgiven Miles for putting Jeffer-
son Davis in irons, and in some
cities of the South Miles retire
ment had been celebrated. In At
lanta the statehouse had been deco
rated with flags and bunting in
honor of the occasion.
1t is generally held in Washing
ton that Senator German is to-day
the strongest possibility, and the
Maryland statesman's friends
maintain that, as the leader of the
minority in the Senate during the
approaching session, Mr.. German
will gain new laurels and will en-
ter next summers campaign with
not only the confidence of his own
party, but with the approval of
that large element of the Repub-
lican party which rebels at the
''stand pat' policy of the admins
tration and desires moderate tariff
reforms, especially in those SEIZED
uIes which have been raised to
their present high altitude at the
demand of the trusts. Sound
money and moderate tariff revis
ion" is the platform for which
Senator German stands, and it is
evident, from the attitude of the
Eastern press, that he is regarded
as very strong candidate by Ne
publicaHs as well as Democrats. \
Anqher possibility has lq@hed
0p on Ae AhtaAdn~ feeeAtIy ipRe1
person of Judge Gray, of Della
ware. Judge Gray undoubtedly
prefited much in public opinion
10y the falrneSs<Fith whicAbe pre<
sided over @ Anthracite goal
Strike Arbitration Comprising,
and the equity of the decision Of
that commission reflected credit on
all it's members and doubtless>in-
sured NJgage Gray pMsein the
atfectionNQf the laboY ehpent.
Now .1ddge Gray is again aching
iTtbe capacitNQf peacemaker be-
tween labor and capital. He isl
presiding over the commission
called into existence te~adjust the
differences between the Alabama
coal operators and their employees.
Delaware, though small and
Southern State, is a doubtful one,
and 1t is regarded as not improba-
BILE that Judge Gray's name will
figure prominently before the
Democratic National Convention.
When asked recently if he would
entertain the nomination Judge
Gray declined to discuss the sub
ject.
Just where ex-senator David B.
Hill stands these days is also a
subject of much speculation by
politicians. Mr.. Hill has long
been silent, but that he will figure
in the convention as q dark horse
is believed by some very astute
politicians, who claim that Mr..
Hill advanced the claims Of Judge
Parker with view to rivetting at
tention on New York, but with the
knowledge that the Judge would
never receive the nomination and
that any boom he might receive
would be premature and could
never survive long cold winter.
Speaking of political possible
ties, we learn from authoritative,
although confidential sources, that
the situation in Wall street is caus-
ing grave concern to the Republi-