Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1903-05-26
No One Else is Considered
as a Possibility in
Washington.
WALL STREET IN LINE

Heads Have Given Up Idea Of DEM
ocratic Success Except Through
Cleveland or Parker.
Washington, D. G., May 25.-(Spe,
cial.)-All attempts to arouse enthu-
siasm over any candidate for presi-
dent on the Republican ticket other
than Theodore Roosevelt have utter
ly failed. The politicians who pri-
vately dislike Roosevelt and would
gladly join movement to head off
his nomination if they thought such a
thing possible in the convention next
spring see the futility of opposition
in the face of the determined pur-
pose of the masses of the people to
bring about the nomination and cleo,
ton of President Roosevelt That ne
is sure to be the choice of the Repub,
licans at their next convention there
Is now no doubt in Washington and
the entire east, and in fact the mat
ter has ceased to be topic for con-
versation in the national capital
Democratic presidential possibilities
are being discussed freely but with
opposition to Roosevelt becomes the
more apparent. Frank ]. Stillman.
Wall Street For Roosevelt
New York, May 25.-What opposi-
tion had developed in Wall street cir
cles toward the denomination OF Pres
ident Roosevelt next year has disap
peared like snow before a summer
sun. The movement against him mas
entirely collapsed for the reason that
there is no available or desirable can
didate. Unless the democracy NOM
mates a man of the Cleveland or Par
lser type the big financial interests oi
the country will keep out of the next
presidential campaign.
The opposition to the President.
which developed last fall, gathered
headway during the session of con-
gress, and reached climax when the
decision against the Northern Securi-
ties merger was announced, has ap,
parently disintegrated The men who
nursed that opposition have come to
realize that there is no hope of defeat
ing the President in the convention
OF course there are some Wall
street men who. politics aside, are op
iS1NiSNeAS1A
These anti-Roosevelt financiers are
conservative men, who nope Tor the
nomination of some man like Grover
Cleveland or Judge Parker. For sucf
candidate they would collect the
biggest campaign fund known IN the
history of American politics. But they
realize the hopelessness OF the eifor'
to nominate Grover Cleveland.
Pr1y- ,1,,x, fau
men who are anxious to see Roosevel
beaten at any cost.
Views of Leading Banker.
Referring to Wall streets attitude
toward the President, cne oil the bes
known bankers in New York, MAJ
who is recognized as world financie
says:
"The more frantic opponents 0
the President, who go about sayini
that they want to see him beaten a
any price, put their faith in a republ
can senate. They hope to see dead
lock in Washington, which would pre-
vent any antitrust or tariff reform les
islation.
..For time Wall street was persis
tent in efforts to fix on an ayailabl
candidate for the republican nomins
ton. 1t is no secret that many of TIL
strongest bankers in New York an
other financiers would have been fs
vorable to Senator Hanna, or in hi
place. to Senator Fairbanks of Indian;
But Senator Hanna declared last VIII
ter that he would not run,a nd With
few days has repeated the declar;
ton. Senator Fairbanks also dt
clares he is not candidate. The n
fusal of these senators to enter tn
contest leaves Roosevelt without a
opponent in the republican ranks.
Turning to Cleveland
"When it became apparent that n
strong republican could be induced
run in opposition to the President an
that his strongest possible rival wa
openly in favor of his nomination
Wall street turned it's face towar
the democracy. When Grover Clev
land emerged from his retirement {
Princeton and showed himself to tn
people at st. Louis; when he discus
led the presidency with the Washln
ton correspondents at the dedicatio
of the Louisiana purchase exposition
and finally when he refused to den
his candidacy it became evident th'
there was man in the field on who
"a Wall street could unite. He migl
not be nominated. His name migl
s not even be presented. but Il
use of Cleveland's name would focl
attention upon the demands of Wa
street and recall to the fold the go
democrats until Judge Parker or son
/ other acceptable conservative ms
L could be brought forward.
The Wall street men who fav'
/. Cleveland's nomination are remindil
I each other that William G. Whitne
Esthe financier was a member of n
VI Cleveland's first cabinet; that form
ESecretaries Herbert and Lamont. WI
*rare now identified with Wall street