The Savannah morning news., 1904-06-08
KNOX SUCCEEDS
QUAY IN SENATE
OTHERS WILLING TO STEP IN.
SEVERAL CAPTAINS OF INDUSTRY
WOULD LIKE TO WEAR SEN
ATORIAL ToGA.


Their Absence - Enthusiasm in
Democratic Ranks-The Bailey and
German Talk-west Virginia DEM
Ocrats Active.
By r. NJ. Larner.
Washington, June 7.-Attorney Cen
ersal Knox is prominently mentioned by
Pennsylvania Republicans as an avail
able man to succeed the tate Matthew
Stanley Quay in the United states
Senate.
Mr. Knox has all the qualifications
for senatorship, and his selection would
materially strengthen. and also i'm
prove, the Keystone States represen-
tation in the Senate. There is no ques-
ton as to the legal ability, the ma
tional experience, or the high social
standing OF Mr.. Knox, and he would
doubtless find the life of a United
Srates senator more congenial than
the position he now occupies.
| 1t has been many years since Penn
sylvania could boast of having a con-
spicuously able representative in the
Upper Branch of the national Con-
gress. Don Cameron was seldom heard
in the debates, and his popularity and
influence was largely due to his gen.
erous social qualities. Nipple" Nit
chel the late Senator Quay and Mr..
Penrose were of the silent
class of statesmen. although they
zealously guarded the local in
terests Of the great industrial state
which sent them to Washington.
There are several captains of in
| dustry" who are anxious to occupy
the vacant chair of Quay, and there
will doubtless be an interesting and
also an expensive contest Tor the honor.
All of the Senatorial aspirants have
deep purses at their command, and
they also represent great commercial
interests, hence the grafters"
who flourish at Harrisburg, when
big senatorial battle is In
progress, anticipate that there
will be something doing" in their line
ed.
Interest in the Chicago Convention
| is langushing to such an extent that
many of the Republican leaders, who
| are not delegates, have announced that
| they will not be able to attend the
Roosevelt function. prominent Sem
ator, who is usually conspicuous at
| all national gatherings of the Repub-
| lican party, declared a few days ago.
that he did not intend to go to the
expense Of attending the convention.
There is nothing left for the party
managers to do, so far as arranging
the programme of the convention is
concerned" said he. 1.-The President
has taken the management into his
own hands. He has picked out the
chairman of the National Committee
without waiting to ascertain who will
compose that important body of party
workers. He has practically decided
| that he needs Uncle Joe" Cannon on
the ticket as Vice President, he has
had several dress Tehearsals at the
White House of the orators who are
to place him in nomination and make
| the seconding speeches, and from
what / can learn he has already made
arrangements for defraying the ex-
penses of his campaign. We are told
that there will be no opportunity for
the rank and file to express any pref
| erences they may have as to the con-
struction of the next cabinet, or in
| the distribution of the political plums,
which are generally considered, if not
| distributed at national convention.
In short, there is nothing in sight to
| inspire the enthusiasm of the men who
were fighting the battle of the Repub-
lican party long before Theodore
| Roosevelt decided whether he was a
| Republican or Mug Wump."
Democratic Emthusiasm.
In the Democratic ranks there is that
degree of enthusiastic uncertainty as TO
| the future, which promises to make St
| Louis an exceedingly interesting politi-
cal center during the convention period.
| The Parker movement has steadily
gained force and strength since the
| Georgia convention was held, and those
who are following the Parker banner
| are confident of ultimate victory.
whether success comes with the first or
the fifteenth ballot The most encour-
aging feature of the Democratic Sit
uation is that although there may at
| present be some difference of opinion
as to who will be the best vote-getting
candidate, there does not appear to be
any doubt but that the convention will
be controlled by the practical, conserv-
alive members OF the party.
There has been more or less wild and
unjustifiable speculation regarding W.
rious conferences of prominent Demo-
Gratis alleged to have been Ileldwn New
York recently. The fact that Senators
Bailey OF Texas, German of Maryland,
Mr.. Guffy, the Democratic leader of
Pennsylvania, and former Senator
James Smith of New Jersey were in
New York city at the same time, was
sufficient to give the political gossips a
! wide rangs for conjecture. Interviews,
| alleged to have been held with these
| gentlemen were published in quotation
marks. which were supposed to convey
| an impression that these four political
conspirators" were daily and nightly
together, plotting to defeat the nomi-
nation Of Judge Parker.
bailey and German Gossip.
Senator Bailey has returned to Wash
| ington on his way back to Texas. and
| Senator German has returned to his
country home in Maryland. Senators
Bailey and German did not meet while
in New York and all of the beautiful
! political romances drawn around the
| four distinguished Democrats mention
ed in connection with the Democratic
bosses of New York, made very in
teresting reading Just the same.
1t is encouraging to Democrats all
over the country to observe that all
factions of the party are displaying a
disposition to put aside personal pref
erences in the interest of harmony and
success. IT is not to be supposed that
while Senators German and Bailey
were In New York, recently, on pure
ly private business that they refrain
ed from discussing the political situa-
ton with their party associates who
happened to be in New York at the