West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-29
OUR WASHINGTON letter.
The Democratic Nomination Be.
tween Hearst and German.

From our regular correspondent.

FO0u LAW anu sNaturaltxtng For
eigncrs BY tho Wholesale.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Oct. al
The presidential boom OF William
Randolph Hearst continues to grow.
Representative ShoSor, OF New York
who has just arrived here, says,
"North, South, East and West
there has been great deal OF talk
about Representative Hearst. aud
with good reason. He iszin touch
with the president makers aud the
people everywherc.I'know that there
is large number OF practical politi-
clans in New York State and else
where who think that With the New
York State Endorsement Mr..
Hearst Is the only man who can
capture the Democratic National
Convention. Mr.. Hearst's large
and valuable business interests
would attract to him a good pro-
portion of the independent vote and
his popularity among the industrial
classes in the East would mean his
election. The reports from Georgia
and elsewhere in the South all go to,
show that Mr.. Hearst is rapidly
gaining strength"
TT
On account of the Hearst boom
Senator Germans chances in the
South do not look quite SO bright,
but it Is said that his friends are
not worrying. They declare il is
good policy to create little diver
sion at this time. while Mr.. German
all along has been inclined to keep
himself in the background. He be-
lieves that it is best to have the
other fellows talked about Owing
to personal rivalries and to the lack
OF that harmony which comes from
party loyalty in the final contest,
early blooms are dangerous to the
candidate proposed and Senator
German is politician enough to
realize this. Furthermore il Mary
land. where the race question is
made the issue, should be carried
by the Democrats, Mr.. German
would be regarded as strong can
didate against President Roosevelt.
Therefore while Hearst's press
bureaus and labor agents continue
to boom his candidacy, Gorman's|
friends are awaiting the results of
the election.
1t is now generally believed that
the extra session of Congress will
pass bill, enabling the treaty,
which grants the slight reduction of
of twenty per cent on Cuban i'm
ports, to become effective. The
beet sugar men seem.sto have with
drawn their opposition. but the in
dependent cigar manufacturers will
oppose bitterly the change in the
tobacco duties which they claim is
in the interest of the trust which
now owns the Havana factories,
and will destroy the domestic in
dustry of making cigars from the
imported leaf. The discussion of
the treaty will furnish the Demo.
Gratis with an opportunity TO make
many speeches denouncing the
tariff, and it is expected that much
time will be consumed in the de-
BATE. The State Department expects
that the President viii also submit
the Chinese American commercial
treaty, which was signed last week
by our minister at Peking This
treaty provides for the abolition of |
the liking, or internal tariff of |
China; the right of residence for
missionary work; the protection of |
patents, trade marks and copyrights;
the permission of Americans to de,
velop the mineral resources of
China; uniform coinage through
out the Empire and the opening of
two ports in nanchuria.
TIT
Owing to serious violations of
the new naturalization law, which
have just been discovered BY
special agent Of the Department of
Justice, President Roosevelt, il Is
said, will recommend to Congress
such a change in the law as will
limit the right of comforting naturaH-
zation to the Federal courts. He
will favor also permanent com
mission TO question the applican,
for citizenship papers, 70 take
other necessary testimony and to
report the result of the examina-
ton to the judge. Il has been found
that the provision Of the new law
which prevents any one with an
archistic beliefs, inclinations or
tendencies from becoming a citizen,
has in many cases been violated.