The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1904-04-02
BEvERIDGE REPLIES.

/ BEVERIDGE REPLIES.
Beveridge replied. thanking Simmons
for the warning that the Republican
party must fight for its Hfe in the next
campaign. He referred to his inquiry
of Simmons as to where the corrup-
ton in the Postoffice Department orig
! mated, and declared that he had sue
ceeded in securing the admission that
the Postoffice Department frauds had
had their origin in "a Democratic ad-
/ ministra ton. . He congratulated the
[ country that the discovery had been
made at time when there was an
administration possessed of sufficient
courage to apply the lancet and let out
! the poison
He then .euiogzed President Roose-.
velt's leadership. saying it had been.
so wise. and patriotic as not only to
command the United support of his own
party in the Senate, but also to force.
division on. the Democratic side of
the chamber. -.
Beveridge said that the announce
didate is news TO everybody, and he. in
J sisted that Simmons should crafty the
curiosity of the Senate by giving his
name: ::
Tell us who he is Beveridgs said
appealingly to Simmons.
Il decline to- enllghten, the Senator"
! Simmons replied, "because am not
/. myself enlightened. j do not know
what his. name: will be-, but 4 know
what his qualities VIII be.
Our candidate will be such man
as will insure the support of the large
element of ,your party who will. he
afraid to support your candidate" said
| Summons:
|. Beveridge-Fhen give us his name. Is
1T Judge Parker? : :.
Siminons-He'd make "a. very good
one, but I do not undertake to say
/ who the candidate viii be.
Beverfdge-The Senator. insists. on
! reticence as to: Judge Parker. Possibly
he will tell us: whether it is his fellow
citizen, Mr.. Hearst. Wisat does he say
to that?
Simmons-AY have stated that had in
mind the; name of no. particular man.
I do not think the Senator should press
me further. The Senator knows that 1T
is not proper that I:should attempt to-
/ name the man in. view OF. the fact that.
! the Democratic candida 6 win be. nom
| mated by. the. Democrafic: conventions
land not as the result of the dfctatton
! of any boss.
CANDIDATE A SECRET.
| Beverdge-Is your candidate Judge
Parker? = - =:
simmons-That is "a secret. -:
+ well, is. it. Hearst" again asked
| 'Beyeridee.
It.would be Improper TO reply" said
Simmons
Then remarked Beyeridae. sac
! c6rding. to the Senator from North
/ Carolina, Parker is a secret and Hearst
/. is improper"
! .Beveridge predicted great difficulty
on the part of the Democrats in agree
ing both. On. candidates and ON issues,
The Republican party was more fortli-
nately situated. That party would be-
able to present not only formidable
|. array of issues. but a leader who would
present. them worthily
1T is true" he said, '1hat we have
agreed upon leader The name Of
our candidate and the next President
is the name of the present President
!. Theodore Roosevelt.andw we, are glad
! to name him."
:. Discussion of the details OF the bill
I. was proceeded With, the point under
immediate debate being. the amend
ment for the purchase of site for "a:
/ new postoftice building at Thirty first
street and Eighth avenue, New York
| Patterson criticized the provision as
ia David Harum transaction" and
|: opposed it or.the ground that, it shows
! too close an association between the
railroads and the. Government The
postoftice bill was laid aside. -
A bill was passed providing for the
withdrawal, free of duty. under bond
from the Louisiana Purchase Exposi-
ton, of any articles and: materials do
mated to incorporates institutions es-
tablished for religious, philosophical,
educational. scientific or literary pur-
poses. or to any State or municipal COR
poration. - - ::
The Senate. then. at 5:2S p, M. adj
!. journed. g..
CONGRESSMAN LTTTLEFIELD