The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1904-09-11
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The West Virgtnian Clipper and Jokes
About His Age-Tagsart Wells with
Mystery the Candidates Pians-
story About standard Oh Denied.
Henry 0assaway Davis, the Democratic
nominee for vioe-President, whose middle
name should be pronounced rs II 1t were
spelled Doorway" arrived here last night
For some reason Chairman Taggart OF the
Democratic national committee seemed re-
luctant to admit that Senator Davis was
in the city,
At the Democratic national headquarters
yesterday afternoon Col. Martin told Wis
itors that Mr.. Taggart had left town. and
afterward, when II was learned that Chair
man Taggart was in mailing distance, 1t
was said that he had received telegram
saying that Senator Davis would not be
here until Monday.
August Belmont and William +. Sheehan
were out Of town yesterday, and IN
their absence, although Mr.. Taggart was
here, no one as able to speak wi it'll authority
on a subject seemingly so harmless as the
hour Of Senator Daviss arrival.
When Mr. Davis himself got here he
was amused to think that any effort should
have been made to hide his plans. He
went to the Fifth avenue Hotel, where he
always stays. 1t has more than once been
suggested to Mr.. Davis that he would find
more congenial associations, politically
speaking, at the Hoffman House. and that
at the Waldorf or the Holland House he
would find more privacy, but the reply
Mr.. Davis always makes Is that he always
has stayed at the Fifth Avenue and
doesn't propose to change.
The purpose of his visit here 10 TO talk
over plans with the men who are in charge
Of the national campaign and to decide upon
his speaking schedule. 1t Is probable also
that he W III take run up to Esopus These
are details, however, which will be settled
at a conference to take place on Monday
between himself and heads OF the national
committee.
As active as one twenty or thirty years
younger, Senate Davis entered the Fifth
Avenue Hotel carrying some OF his own
luggage. His looks bore out the asser-
ton that he felt At enough to carry out
any speaking schedule that the national
committee might fix up. When one OF his
friends asked him II he had made any plans
for the evening, he replied: Now, that's
not fair question to put to q bachelor
like myself when he reaches New York in
the early part Of the evening"
A sked II he intended to 60 to Esopus,
Senator Davis said well, now, can
not say anything about that yet. / UNDER
stand that you have some bosses here,
and as have not seen them yet l am
unable to say what has been mapped out
for me- .s..- ------
TEe political situation, Mr. Davis said.
was not a subject that he was prepared
to talk upon. His attention was drawn to a
report that the Standard OIL Company
had ordered general suspension Of work
in West Virginia and that 1t directed the
transfer OF all Its employees in their plants
in that State to other centres The report
said that the Standard Oil people were
hostile to the Roosevelt interests and know
ing that most OF their employees In West
Virginia were Republicans had ordered
their removal to other States.
Mr.. Davis ridiculed the story. at Is
true" he said, that the Standard Oil Com
pany employs several thousand men in
West Virginia, but as to the assertion that
the company intends to remove those men
to other States, all have to say is that
would be just as sorry as the Republican
leaders to have those men taken out of
West Virginia. Among those men there
are as many Democrats as Republicans.
Ex-Governor Hogg Of Texas, who was
one of the most rabid of William . Bryan's
supporters, was in this city yesterday.
Gov Hogg was opposed to the nomination
of Judge Parker but yesterday he said that
since Mr.. Parker had been nominated it
4 l. l,,tx IN, do hat ho 10
the election Of the Democratic nominee.
1t was plain, however from Mr.. Hogg's
conversation that he is not q very enthusi-
astic Parkerite.
Replying to inquiries regarding the poll
ti.al situation as he had found it in his
travels through the country, Gov. Hogg at
every third word brought in the name Of
Bryan and more than once remarked that
Bryan was 90 good patriot that If need
be he would lay down his life for his country.
Are there many Democrats in Texas
who feel as you dor" he was asked. Yes.
I'm speaking for the Democratic sentiment
Of Texas he replied. Gov. Hogs also
brought some Texas Iainbows with him
to this city. He declared that the
Democrats. by the aid OF the silent vote
which always controlled the Presidential
elections, would carry Now York and
Indiana.
Congressman Ollie James OF Kentucky
was another caller yesterday at Demo-
cratic national headquarters. Mr.. James
first won fame as the youngest and heaviest
delegate to the Democratic convention Of
1896. Like most Of the other Southern
Democrats who have come to thu city
latslv he brought a not OF paint with
the aid of which he drew beautiful rainbows
depicting Democratic success in New York
and Indiana.