Cameron County press. [volume] (Emporium, Cameron County, Pa.) 1866-1922, 1903-05-28

(From our Regular Oorrespondent.)
Washington, May %, 1908.

Will President Roosevelt be en-
dorsed by the Ohio state convention
for the nomination of 1904? is the
question Washington politicians are
discussing with unusual interest.
Senator Foraker has announced
that he will introduce in the con-
vention a resolution to that effect
and Senator Hanna has announced
that he will oppose it. Mr.. Hanna
says that it is too early to adopt
resolution concerning the next
national convention and that
mere expression of approval of the
present administration would be
the proper method of endorsing the
President. The recommendation
of his nomination for President he
maintains can be properly deferred
to next year and he adds that such
would be the Presidents pleasure.
Present indications are, however,
that regardless of the wishes of
Mr.. Hanna and those he attributes
to the. President the resolution will
be adopted. If it is, it will be a
severe blow to Mr.. Hanna's in
fiuence in Ohio and will be the first
victory of Importance in the con-
test which Mr.. Foraker has long
maintained against his colleague in
the Senate.
That the President will be nomi-
mated and elected is the firm con-
viction of every republican in
Washington and of those who,
from time to time, pass through the
city. What Senator Hanna's OBJ
lection to the proposed resolution
can be is not known but there are
two conjectures set forth. One Is
to the effect that Mr.. Hanna has
not yet determined that he will not
himself become candidate. The
other is that he believes that he
will be able toexercise a greater in
fiuence at the White House if Ohio
has not committed itself to the
nomination of Mr.. Roosevelt. The
first of these Mr.. Hanna firmly
denies but it is not likely that any
one viii have the temerity to ques-
ton him regarding the second.
There are indications that Presi-
dent Baer, of coal strike notoriety,
has gotten himself into serious
difficulties by refusing to produce,
at the recent hearing OF the Inter
state Commerce Commission. the
contracts made between the rail
road of which he is president and
the ostensible owners of the coal
mines. 1t was alleged before the
commission that there existed con-
tracts between all the anthracite
coal mine owing railroads fixing
prices for coal and its Transports
ton and Mr.. Baer was questioned
on the subject but positively de-
clined to answer questions or to
produce the suppositious contracts.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion Immediately appealed to the
Attorney General to the courts for
a mandamous compelling the pro-
duction OF the contracts answering
of the questions propounded. The
Attorney General promptly re-
sponded and the necessary order
for II suit has been issued.
The prosecution of an interesting
case has just been undertaken by
the State Department which in
wolves claim of So, 900, 900 against
Great Britain for damage acruing
from the unwarranted and illegal
action of President Kruger of the
Bocr Republic. 1t appears that
one Charles Brown an American
mining engineer, acquired certain
mining lands in the Transvaal by
squatter proceedings. His claim
was adiudicated by the Boer courts
and pronounced valid but Presi-
dent Kruger ordered the decision
of the courts reversed and on the
refusal of the Chief Justice to com
| ply with his instructions, krugar
deposed him without legal prceed-
ings aud vacated the title. brown
appealed 10 the State Department
and the case was taken mp but was
suspended by the Boer war Now