Middletown transcript., 1904-07-09

White House echo that Judge Parker'f
name is not the one to conjure with; that
Gorman is secretly for Cleveland; thai
Tammany is for Mcclellan; that Bryan
will bolt and the sooner the better, etc.
Even Chauncey NJ. Depew bowling to the
Chief Executive on the eve of his depar.
ture for Europe to snatch cat-nap Of
rest before battling in the campaign,
announced it as his opinion that Cleve'
land will be the Democratic nominee.
Senator Hansbrough of North Dakota
thinks the same. South Dakota still to
be heard from. Lou Payn has had a
satisfactory interview with the President,
and as he came out of the front door OF
the Executive Mansion he said: "Grover
Cleveland will be the easiest of all Demo-
Gratis to beat"
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In view of the revelations made by the
corners jury in New York, regarding the
Slocum horror, the President has ordered
that a re-inspection of all passenger
carrying steamboats, be made at once.
This caused quite a fright among steam
ship owners, and they sent rush orders to
Pittsburg, Pa, for all the new li:e-pre-
servers which could be had. Pittsburg
has been doing its best, sending off 800
per day by express. This incident shows
how negligently the inspection in New.
York has been attended to. AS many
men have been indicted for manslaughter,
the public can afford to wait and see if
any are ever sent to Jail at hard labor.
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Your correspondent yesterday ran
across the Chairman of the National
Democratic Committee, ex-senator Jones,
who engineered the two brilliant Bryan
campaigns. He has opened law Office
in this city, and appears to be disinclined
to go back to his native state, Arkansas.
He is quite soured and very disgruntled
over the Democratic situation, and par
ticularly unhappy that he is SO soon to
be- "has BEEN" He says many hard
things about the Democratic party, which
he has served for thirty years, receiving
a fair compensation therefor. 1t may be
forecasted that he will not make a very
enthusiastic speech at st. Louis, at the
opening of the convention. If he should
speak what is in his mind, some sharp
things would be said. It is very hard for
a man who has once been Senator, and
tasted the sweets of official life in WASH
ington, to retire to political obscurity and
his native town. He still clings to the
sweet idea that he is just as big man as
ever he was. And perhaps he is.
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Secretary -Cortelyou, upon the recon-
mendation of the President, will take
little rest before plunging into the labors
OF the campaign. He will go into re-
tirement until about the middle of July,
when be returns to this city with Elmer
Dover, and opens Republican head quar-
at the Arlington hotel. Subsequently
offices will be opened in Chicago and
New York. 1t is announced that the
heaviest work for the Republican ticket
will be done in the states of the middle
west.
1t is sometimes unfortunate to have a
her.unfortnnate for the
one who is not distinguished. The
strange disappearance of Mr. Kent ]. |
Loomis, brother of Asst. Secy. of State
Loomis, and messenger in that august
department., caused some comment, al |
though he was comparatively unknown
in Washington. He appears to have
been thigh roller,,p and stopped at the |
Raleigh, swell hotel, and consorted with |
, wealthy man named Ellis, who said he |
was going to Africa to hunt elephants,
American bobcats being too small game
or him. 1t is supposed that Mr.. Loomis
ell over board en- route to England, when
n condition of James preserves from in
inlging too deeply in the pleasures of the
able and smoking-room.
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Prof. Foster, the well-known meteor
'legist, who has desk in the Observa-
ory OF the U. S., has given out long
'ange forecast for the months of August,
September and October. He predicts
eries OF big and destructive storms DUR
ng those months which will come from
he Gulf Of Mexico. He predicts three
'ool waves for July. This is much more
Q the point than "showers with in
'reasing cloudiness.
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II all the real and possible candidates
or Presidential nominations are any
the coming campaign is to be
speechless one. Judge Parker says not
word; Gen. Miles, who has hong lived
n this city, is accused of being the ''si-
ent Miles," Cleveland is said to have
withdrawn into bis SHE'LL" and before
he was nominated Senator Fairbanks
vent softly about, reserved, dignifed and
wrapped in the solitude OF his cloud cap
bed stature. Even President Roosevelt,
t is declared. will not make more than
me more speech. Secretary Hay always
iesitates when it comes to talking. But
he situation is not altogether hopeless.
Fhe public still has left Taft, and Shaw,
md Williams, and Root, and Cochran,
It al, with no end OF Senators, who can
'ay things at all times and places, and |
pvt to shame even w G. Bryan.