Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-06-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular C0rreSpoadcHtJ
Washington, June /, 1903.

II - bouOUlul IL IL SIcduH' IOIi-
pliment was ever paid to Presi-
dent than that implied by the gen
erous endorsement of President
Roosevelt's candidacy to succeed
himself. Fifteen states represent
ed by 450 votes in the national con-
vention, have already endorsed, in
state convention, the candidacy of
Mr.. Roosevelt and the action of the
Ohio convention, which is assured
| will add 46 votes to the total
number. There will be 9S5 votes
in the national convention 50 that
1873 will be required to nominate.
The states which have already de-
Glared for Mr.. Roosevelt are Ala
bama, Arkansas, Connecticut,
Iowa, Kansas, Massachusetts,, Mis-
souri,, Minnesota, New York,
Rhode Island, Texas, Utah, Wash
ington, Illinois, and Pennsylvania.
Ohio will add it's endorsement this
week the following have pledged
their support through their state
chairman; California, Michigan,
Maine, Tennessee, Kentucky, Colo
RADIO, Wyoming, Wisconsin, Idaho,
Oregon, New Hampshire, Nermont,
Maryland, West Virginia, Ne
braska and Montana. These will
add $50 votes to the above number
making a grand total of 73O votes,
or 237 more than enough to nomi-
nate, pledged to President Roose-
velt more than a year in advance
of the nominating convention.
The clearing of the political situa-
tion, the asquiesance of Senator
Hanna to the inevitable, following
the Presidents bold and character
istic announcement that he who is
not with me is against me, have all
combined to constitute an incident
which is the occasion of the great
est satisfaction to the Presidents
friends as it has demonstrated his
wide spread popularity beyond all
question. The reluctance of
shrewd democratic politicians to
permit the use of their names as
presidential possibilities is also re-
garded as Il most encouraging sign,
as it clearly indicates that the next
democratic candidate will, in THEN
opinion, be buta vicariOus sacrifice
on the altar of democratic har.
mnny-
Representative John \. r. Hull.
of the Seventh Iowa district, has
just arrived IN Washington and he
assures your correspondent that
there is not a trace OF factionalisn
left in the Republican ranks il
Iowa. Senator Allison, "the great
pacification," has drafted the tariff
plank which will be submitted TO
the convention and has shown it tc
representatives of every shade oi
tariff opinion in the state and il
meets with the approval of all.
The clause which refers to ''thC
shelter of monopoly" had been
eliminated but that which pro.
claims the propiety of revising the
schedules from time to time, as
changing conditions warrant, is re.
tanned. Mr.. Hull is on his way tC
West Point as he is a member oi
the Congressional Committe,
selected to visit the Military Acade
my.
Great Interest attaches to q
rumor that Senator Quay is about
to retire from active politics. The
rumor was received with little ere
dence until il became known thai
Mr.. Quay had absented himself
from the state convention and had
permitted Senator PenrOse to b,
elected state chairman. The con
/ yention enthusiastically endorse,
! President Roosevelt and the policy
/ OF protection.