Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-06-18
EDITORIAL CHAT.
Interesting Notes From Our Special
Political Correspondent.

Whatever the result of the con-
vention at Chicago, and that is a
predetermined conclusion, it is
daily becoming clearer that the
dark horse" may win the race at
st. Louis. Judge Gray of Delaware
says the st. Louis convention
should be left free to select as the
candidate the strongest and most
available man. Exactly. But who
is this wonderful man? Cleveland,
Olney, Bryan, Gray, and all the
rest say the same thing, except
Parker, and he says-nothing.
| A curious incident in connection
with the visit of the Filipinos to
to this country was the anxiety Of
Rev. DR.. Abbott to sound them re-
garding their sentiments on the
question of self government. He
danced about them, note book in
hand, and propounded all sorts Of
obstruse constitutional questions.
He is known as the editor of a.
pungnacious religious weekly in
New York, which advocates Gin
Independence but not dependence
or independence" The distinction
is pretty fine. The states Of the
union are Independent and at the
same time interdependent. What
DR.. Abbott really wished to know
was if the Filipinos would promise
to be good, civilized, self-governing,
Protestant people, and if they
would subscribe for his weekly
journal. However that may be,
events move forward to one divine
purpose, whether men like that
purpose or not.
The visiting Filipinos are to
have great receptions in New York
city, and lmany others places. In
Bridgeport, Conn.,, there will be an
exhibition of the things manufac-
tured in that city, from big guns
and typewriters to graphapones and
submarine boats, and many presents
of useful articles will be made. A
case of corsets will be given the Fill
ipinos to take home to their ''better
halls" Grand Rapids, Mich, the
home of boodlers and machine
made furniture, declines to have
a picnic for the little brown men.
There is no accounting for taste.
The slate for the Chicago con-
ventiOn has been made up. Elihu
Root will be the temporary chair
man; Speaker Cannon will be the
permanent chairman, and if he is
nominated for the vice presidency,
he will decline and order a new
roll call. Secretary Cortelyou is to
be the chairman of the national
Republican committee. Democrats
charge that his department is
getting out figures and facts which
will be used as campaign literature.
Both Senators Mitchell and Full
ton OF Oregon, are delighted over
the recent Republican majority in
that state. A Mr.. Moon was
elected justice of supreme court
by a majority Of $4,000. Senator
Fulton telegraphs the president:
This is tribute to YOU" Senator
Mitchell says: Count on 10000
ffor Roosevelt in November" On
the Pacific slope the personal
popularity of the president is potent
and pleasing.
While in ST. Louis secretary
Hitchcock kept one eye on the
politicians and one on the fair.
He admits that Mr.. Folk has done
a good work in exposing the cor
ruption of the crowd which has
been running the state of Missouri
for years, but he wants full Re-
publican ticket and square fight.
With these conditions he is sang
uine of the situation.
Wireless telegraphy will not be
controlled by the government for
the present. There is no need for
hate, SO the whole matter has been
postponed until after the election.
There are so many systems-the
Marconi, the German, the depart
ment of agriculture, the signal
corps, and the inchoate weather
bureaus, that the government is
somewhat puzzled. In time every
house may have a wireless mast to
catch all the news there is floating
in the air.
The Wisconsin contest IS still the