The San Francisco call., 1904-04-24
GETS PLEASURE
FROM POLITICS
Henry Alexander of Illinois
Enjoys National Issues
and Is Stanch Partisan
CONTROLS GERMAN VOTE
Says His State Will Have
Democratic Candidate for
Presidential Nomination

| Henry Alexander, one OF the most
prominent stockmen Of Illinois and the
man who practically controls the Ger
man vote of the upper portion Of the
! State. is in this city, accompanied by
Mrs. Alexander and his daughter.
| Mr.. Alexander is stanch Republi-
can. He came to the coast several
months ago for his health, but during
! his absence from home has been elected
a delegate to the Republican State Con-
vention, which meets in Springfield
May IL, to nominate a State ticket,
delegates to the national convention
, and Presidential Electors That has
been the custom for years and the Ger
mans for miles around Joliet would
not consider themselves properly rep
resented if Mr. Alexander were not a
delegate.
At present Mr.. Alexander is stop
ping at the Palace, having arrived from
Ocean Park yesterday. He will leave
for Los Angeles on Wednesday, as he
is anxious to be home by May 1. When
asked for his opinion on the political
situation as he knows it and has heard
he said:
CAN'T BEAT ROOSEVELT.
"No man can beat Roosevelt. l can
say that with considerable knowledge
of conditions not only in my own State,
but from facts gathered during my
trip. In Southern California 1 met peO-
pie from ell over the United States.
1 talked politics with hundreds OF them
and there is but one conclusion to be
drawn. Roosevelt will be elected with
the largest vote ever given any Presi-
dent
Illinois will roll up a Republican
majority of at least 100000. no matter
who the Democrats nominate. Our
State is solidly Republican and many
Democrats are going to vote for Roose-
veIt."
How do the Democrats OF Illinois
view Hearst as a candfdate?" was
asked
There are good men in the Demo-
cratic party. They are good Ameri-
cans and they can't stand Hearst. Illi-
nois expects to have a Democratic can
didate of her own in the person OF
Congressman ]. r. Williams, who has
been repeatedly elected from a Repub-
lican district. He is a different class
of Democrat from Hearst and is looked
upon with favor by Carter Harrison
and other leading men Of his party
No, Hearst will not have any of ths
delegates from Illinois.
PARKER THE DEMOCRAT.
'I believe Parker will be the Demo-
cratic nominee, but there is really no
use of his being put up, for Roosevelt
will sweep the country. If Parker re-
ceives the nomination there will be =
Tr,TT
back him because they know he could
be handled if by a slip he should be
elected. The same element will op-
pose Roosevelt because he cannot be
handled
Whom do you think will be the Re-
publican nominee for Vice President?''
was asked.
Fairbanks of Indiana. / know Of
no more popular man for the place and
L think he will be elected. He has
been spoken of by men 1 have met
from all over the country and with
such favor that there is little doubt
of his being the choice for Roosevelts
running mate
Il have been in politics for twenty
eight years and know how the Ger
man vote stands. 1t will be solidly
Republican. for they all remember ths
hard times of Cleveland's administra-
tions and will have no more of it,
when a man begins to feel well
after being sick and likes to take an
interest in politics, as 1 do. he is anx-
ious to get home, and that is my fix
This is my first trip to California and
1 have enjoyed it very much / have
learned from your people that they
are going to roll up a good majority
for the Republican ticket in Novem-
ber.''