The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-26
Gossip Of men and nlatter$
Trend of Southern Polatics,

. It is my observation" sala N. O. Fan ning, political writer of The Brookiyn Esagie. that leading men of the States or tne Atlantic seaboard hope 10 see the n0mnatton of any man by the Democratic Narional Convention who will be accept- apie 10 the business .ntertsts of the Eas.-- Wise. conservative man-and the adop. csn nvn 0l platform on which such man can stand consistently"
 MT. Fanning Is travelling in the South Lor tne purpose of investigating politlcaI conoidtions cnons for the newspaper which ne and has visited all States of the Atlantic seaDoard. He will leave Montgomery this morning for New Orleans.
 nnd. said MT. Tanning, that MT. griends in the the South. South and that MT. Cor man, man nas some friends among leading
 The general Democratic sentiment in every section I have visited up to date favors the nomination of sound, con- servative candidate for President; an ig- norlng Of the Kansas City platform; a piank favoring Federal control of trusts, q piank ravoring the curbing Of expan- son tendencies. but still somewhat of q concession to the expansion spirit; a tarin reform. and g plank something in sne nature of a rebuke of the foreign The general opinion seems to be that tne conditions in the coming campaign VIII pc very similar to the last in which | was tuS Cdhuf0&tc OL tuc pdTlys That is that in the North there will be certain doubtful and pivotal States and the wishes of these in the matter of canoioates will be observed, no instruc- States.
 have heard in the South the name oi governor Aycock of North Carolina ppen1oned in connection with the Vice.
 resldential nomination. I saw Goverflor Aycock the other day and spoke to him m regard to this. He said that he did not think North Carolina should have a candidate in the field. but that the de- mands of the situation should be met by nominating men from the pivotal States.
 These pivotal States, in the general opinion. will be New York, New Jersey, others Roosevef f s ei anl a%l one of the known conservative Demo- crats is pitted against him, Illinois will be nghting ground. but 1t will take strong going Republican. In New York the out ingly bright.
 "on all sides find the Panama canal to be very popular. The people of the entire country seem to desire 1t in the in- terest of the country at large, though the seaboard States might feel the first di- rect benefit: This will not arouse jeai: would seem. wants the canal and Demo- crats everywhere have been favor a plank to that effect in the party plat form. <|
 '"The great. all-ahsofbfng issue, how ever. wifi be the safeguarding of the bust- ness interests of the country, which are not satisfied with the present administra- tiop.. and to meet this Democrats favor dominating sound. safe, conservative man in whom the business interests will have confidence"
 MT. Tanning expects to be, absent from time he will visit all Southern and Vest ern States.
 N How "speedy" Saved the Day.
 This is how Speedy, the High Diver" saved the day for his travelling organiza- ton:
 Scene: Montgomery Union Railway Sta tion.
 Time: Last Sunday morning.
 The Robinson Carnival Company had just arrived from the scene of its last triumph and was booked for Evergreen. The citizens of that pretty little town were to have the privilege of seeing the great aggregation at so much per "see. "'
 By the narrowest margin the Carnival Company came near so losing it's next date and the good people nf Evergr"en will not know until this presentment how near they came to missing this entertain
 When the Central of Georgia train had discharged itself of the Carnival Company the trouble began. Diving desperately cern found that he was shy an appall- inglv great number of dimes and dollars To depart from poetic license there was not coin of the realm enough by about $ioO to give his company ride to Ever green. Of course there was no law against the actors walking. and. proba- ply with this idea in mind certain of the stars left the station with the remark that they were going up town in search of some real food.
 Then 1t was that the man. the hour and the occasion met. Speedy, the High al he Ia self a double-distilled hero tC the man ager. After getting busy ana skirmish- ing around among the members of the company who remained loyal Speedy proudly proclaimed to the manager that he had the requisite bundle of money without which railroads have a strange aversion to moving their trains.
 company with the special that had been ordered, and with not another care in the world the organization started for Ever green.
 ''Speedy's" head was proudly. thrust out of car window: He had saved the show. He was sublimely confident of that fact.
 Attending Guard Meeting.
 Gen. Louis v. Clark of Birmingham. and Sunday night for St. Augustine. Fla, to attend the annual meeting of the Inte. national Guard Association.
 At this gathering Generals Clark and Holt will represent the State of Alabama. They were, with Gen. R. F. Ligon, ap- pointed Alabama delegates by Governor Jelks. General Ligon was unable to go to St. Augustine, because of previous inn portant engagements.
 The annual meetings of the Interna. tional Guard Association are gatherings of eat importance to the National G ard of various States. It brings into confer- ence leading officers of State troops with prominent officers of the regular army At the St. Augustine meeting, which be- gan yesterday. there are present the Sec retarv of War, the Adjutant. General of officers. The association will be in sess. on two days.
 Men Who Come and Go.
 MT. Luthe: Maxwell promlnen whole Montgomery last week to attend meet ing of the Grocers' Association, is spend- ing few days in town.
 Colonel Alex M. Garber of Talladesa Grand Chancellor of the Knights of Pyth- jas of Alabama. was in Montgomery yes- terday. He left last night for Fort De- posit.
 Rev. Father Giles, O. S B., Secretary of St. Bernard College. at Cullman who has been visiting at the Catholic rectory, re- turned to the college yesterday morning.
 Mir Stephen Bonsal, correspondent of The New York Herald. is still in Mont gomery. He may go to Selma today.
 Hon. J. T. Kirk of Tuscumbia, dele