The sun., 1903-12-06
POLITICAL NOTES.

John w Bookwalter Of Ohio. William j.
Bryan's latest candidate for the Democratic
Presidential nomination next year, Is Q busi-
ness man with large manufacturing estab-
lishment in Sprn gfield. Ohio: was once upon
a time an unsuccessful Democratic oan-
didate for Governor of the Buckeye State.
and Is the author of III Not Silver. What?'
q work In advocacy of bimetallsm.
II Senator Hanna had had his way in 1900
the Republican national convention, at Phila-
dclphia, would have nominated Elihu Root
of New York for vice-President. But MIR.
Root first objected and President Mckinley
next prevented the nomination OF his Score
tary OF War. saying to Senator Hanna at the
time
"Mr. Root is tower of strength to me;
how can get along without HIN in the Cab
met? l cannot part with him.
Senator Hanna's next candidate was Cor
nelius y. Bliss Of New York. but Mrs. Blisss
health prevented the carrying out OF that
plan, and Senator Platt OF New York, Senator
Quay Of Pennsylvania and Senator Foraker
Of Ohio Joined hands and nominated Gov.
Roosevelt OF New York,
John Connolly Of Columbus. Ohio, tells
interesting stories of Gov.-e!ect Myron r.
Herrick's campaign in the Buckeye State.
whereby Herrick was elected over Tom john
son Oy ll<,Oou piurdHty'
-Herrrick is no humbug." said Mr.. Con-
nelly at the Fifth Avenue Hotel the other
night, "and neither are the voters Of Ohio
humbugs Some timid friends suggested
to Herrick that he should not canvass the
state in his palatial private car.
"Herriok said. Stuff! own private
car, am rich and glad of it. e..
"Herrick on the stump was asked by his
audiences: DO you believe in trusts and
Herrick always replied: 4 do with all my
heart. honest trusts. trusts conducted by law;
and moreover ] am corporation man. have
always been one and will remain one till
die The voters liked Herrick's square
utterances,
Gov. Odell Of New York is a corporation
man in every pore OF his body, and yet he
efectuaily objected to George X, Sheldon
as the candidate for Lieutenant-Governor
at Saratoga Springs in 1902 because Sheldon
was corporation man.
Senator Quay is to give dinner to Senator
Hanna in Washington next month. after
the meeting Of the Republican national COM
mittee Republicans say that the purpose Of
Senator Quay's new attentions to Senator
Hanna is to sandbae the Ohioan into saying
definitely whether he will retain the chairman
ship Of the Republican national committee next
year, and they ask: why doesn't Quay take
the 10 b HIMSELF" ,f
The question now heard in high Republican
circles IL: win the Ohio State convention
which is to meet next spring to name dele
gates at large to the Republican national
convention indorse Roosevelt for the nomi-
nation?
Gov. Willis }. Bailey of Kansas authorizes
the statement: There is no harm 10 little
game OF poker.
The salary OF the Governors of New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania is $4,000;
Ohio and Massachusetts pay their Executives
ss COO California and Illinois, "a. .o0o; Colorado,
Indiana. Kentucky. Minnesota. Montana,
Missouri Virginia and Wisconsin. 5000;
Marylund, sA.SoO: Connecticut. Louisiana,
Michigan. Nevada. Tennessee. Texas and
Washington, $4,000 Florida. Mississippi and
South Carolina. $500; Alabama. Arkansas.
Iowa, Idaho. Kansas. North Caroline, North
Dakota and Rhode Island. 5000: Delaware.
Nebraska, South Dakota and Wyoming. 500;
Georgia. Maine. New Hampshire, Utah and
West virginia, 81, coo: Oregon and Vermont.
81 500.
Alonzo B Cornell wns the only speaker OF the
Assembly within thirty years to be elected
Governor Of the State '''