The sun., 1903-12-26

mocracv because of tho refusal OF President
Mckinley to interfere in behalf of the Beers.
This IA the way the Democrats figure that
they are to elect their candidate for President
in 1904:
New York 81
New Jersey -.'.'''' ''.'''''' L.
Illinois ..'......''.' :,
Nevada a..............,.......--
Total electoral votes. 2+3
SUFFICIENT to elect, $50.
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi. leader
of the Democratic minority in the House
of Representatives. speaking OF President
Roosevelt says:
MIR. Roosevelt will be easily the nominee
of the Republicans. They have gone too
far to retreat. and cannot now prevent his
nomination. although the conservative mem
bers OF the party regret that such is the fact
Conservative business interests distrust
Roosevelt. His strenuosity is so near reck-
lessness that II would require an especially
paid attorney to mark the difference. The
conservative element in neither the Demo-
cratic nor Republca party wants to see him
nominated. because. II elected. it would
be infinitely worse for the country, Roose-
velt's election would mean threat to the
peace of nations. especially to the peace of
the South. He 10 the easiest man to beat.
much easier than Hanna. but in case he were
elected the result would be disastrous to the
country"
Alabama has just celebrated its eighty
fourth birthday as a State 1t was admitted
into the union of States on Dec. IA. 1919
I The British House OF Lords has decided
that women are debarred by their sex from
becoming qualified lawyers in the United
Kingdom.
The New York delegation. Republicans
and Democrats. in the House OF Representa-
tives are eagerly awaiting the hour when
Representative Lucius n Littauer OF the
Twenty-hfth district is to carry out his dec
laration recently made to President Roose-
welt, Attorne y-General Knox and Secretary
of War Root to demand Of Congress full
investigation Of his connection with tho
Government glove and gauntlet contracts
This is the way Republican of expert
ence put 1t the other day: The President
Of the New York Republican county commit
tee is one who has responsibility without
authority, while the chairman OF the executive
committee OF the county committee ts one
who has authority without responsibility.
Senator Platt said that he didn't know
| Armitaee Mathews. whom Gov. Odell made
| secretary OF the New York Republican county
| claimed Republican. Well. there are
others. But there are few that do not know
| Of him!"
| Representative Frank Charles Wachter.
| Republican, Third district OF Maryland. has
introduced a bill making April II Of every
| wear legal holiday. to BE- known as Martyrs
Day." in commemoratlon OF the death OF
Abraham Lincoln.
| trtt1 of Ipli : ia
| has balance for each member OF 1854 de-
posted in Uncle Sans stronG box in Wash
| ington drawing per cent. interest. In
addition to this. each member has s57 acres
| of land about one-ffth Of which is in good
| state OF cultivation and worth from $40 TO
| $50 an acre. The re't of their reservation.
$50, 900 acres, is leased for pasturage to Texas
cattlemen. and the rental furnishes about
| S5 apiece to each Indian.
Upon conservative estimate. each Usage
is worth on an average Sill 500 for every man,
woman and child OF the tribe.
II is asserted that ex-United States Senator
John NJ. Thurston is the author of the phrase
| MIR. Roosevelt is man whom everybody
is for but whom nobody wants.
| II fs insisted that the question Of admittin
New Mexico. Arizona and Oklahoma will
| come up in the present session OF Congress
| in probably the same way that ii did in the
| last Congress and that an attempt will be
made to pass a bill for an enabling act in
cluding all three Territories. The question
is asked. Will Senator Quay OF Penn sylvania
again oppose the bill?
| II is declared that the Illinois Republican
State organization is furious over President
| Roosevelt's appointment of Gen. Black Ia
be United States Civil Service Commissioner
political financial authority said the
| other day: Il have Just returned from
Russia and Japan. 1t would cost each nation
81. 900. 900 a day to go to war. There will be
| no war.
United States Senator Boies Penrose,
Senator Qusy's colleague from Pennsylvania
ia mentioned as a possible successor OF
Sen nator Hanna as chairman Of the Republi'
can national committee. Senator Quay
was chairman in 1883, when Benjamin Har'
rison Of Indiana defeated Grover Cleveland
then OF New York senator Penrose has
fortune Of million or two
Republicans OF national importance de-
clare that great care is 10 be given 10 the
selection OF a candidate for Vice President
at the Republican national convention 10 be
held at Chicago in June next
President Roosevelt. it 1. said, diunt like
| the speech recenuy delivered Ny rTaH''s ~
LOOMS. Assistant Secretary of state. and. IN
true Roosevelt style. so told MIR Loomis when
ne visited the White House the other day
Anti. Bryan Democrats OF national reputs-
! ton are asking this question: Isn't II
, singular that Ambassador Choate and other
high representatives Of the Roosevelt Ad-
| ministration in foreign countries have turned
| out to exalt a twice defeated candidate for
| the Presidency?'