The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-09-04
REPUBLICAN,

New York, September 2.-Senator Ste pl an D. Elkins son-in-law of Henry G. Davis. democratic candidate for vice president told the republican national committee yesterday that his state was as safe for the republican ticket as Penn sylvania. Senator E1kins in the last two weeks has made a thorough inquiry about conditions in West Virginia, and his pre- dlctiens yesterday tallied exactly with those made by other prominent republi- cans, who say that West Virginia is permanently in the republican column.
 The republicans of Esopus have asked the republican state committee to send them speakers for republican rally at an early date. There is to be a Roose- welt and Fairbanks banner raising and a wholesome entertainement provided for | Esopustes and for ex-judge Parker, if he cares to attend 1t. M. Linn Bruce, for mer president of the republican county, committee, Is to be the principal speaker. Representative Charles B. Landis, of the | Ninth Indiana district, paid president Roosevelt a visit and brought additional encouragement from the political battle grounds of that state
 
 republican majority will be-" said MT. Landis, as he stepped off the 1920 D. m, train and fingered to talk with the news paper men, before proceeding to Saga more Hill.
 T should say that thirty thousand would be a conservative figure how ever"
 Senator c. w. Fairbanks, of Indiana, republican candidate for vice president, was at the hotel Manhattan last week. He conferred with national chairman Cor telyou and vice chairman Scott, and told them that the republicans were reasona- bly, sure to carry Indiana with a good size plurality, but he emphasized the need of keeping at work in all the doubt full states.
 An enthusiastic republican woman liv- ing in Hastings, Mich. last week sent to Secretary Cortelyou a campaign poem in which she had a struggle in trying to make Fairbanks rhyme with anything. This is a sample verse:
 These two are surer than Nancy Hanks, So get you in the foremost ranks,
 And work for Roosevelt and Fairbanks,
 They'll keep the nation steady.
 IIurrahl hurrah for Teddy!
 One of the delegates to the republican national convention from the Philippines told a story about Captain Andrew Row an, of Atchison, Kas.. whose exploit in carrying the presidents message to Gar cia, won for him place among the he- roes of the Spanish war Rowan was stationed at a post in one of the remote provinces of the islands. A backward season had been disastrous to crops, and the prices of provender had gone sky ward as q result. About thls time sey- eral wealthy C'hinpea Ynorcbaptg 1,o1 l,1o,, arrested for smuggling. Rowan put the Mongols at work cutting grass. This brought forth a protest that finally found it's way to the chief authorities at Ma nlla. In due course of time the follow ing telegram reached Rowan: Why are you compelling wealthy Chinese mer- chants to cut grass?" Because grass is high" was Rowan's laconic response.
 The republican national committee tele- graphed Senator Foraker Of Ohio and George A. Knight, of California, assign ing them to speak in Chicago on Septem- Der II, at a meeting to be held in the auditorium under the auspices of the Hamilton club.
 This will be the first big demonstra- tion of the campaign in Chicago. MT. Knight was the orator who seconded the nomination of President Roosevelt at the Coliseum and caught the fancy of the hhulence Dy ms JaDllty 10 make himself heard in every part of the big hall NSenator Henry Cabot Lodge in a speech at the ratification outing of the republi- cans at Boston at the Nantaslxet Point hotel declared that the republican party believes in the reciprocity tLat will en- large this countrys markets, and that President Roosevelt lis in perfect accord with reciprocity in it's broadest sense"
 It had been reported that the republican campaign managers desired Senator Lodge to ignore the subject of Canadian reel rrocity entirely.
 Recent reports that Secretary Hay will relinquish the state department portfolio at the end of this administration even if President Roosevelt is elected, have drawn out the emphatic statement that he will remain premier of the Roosevelt cabinet, to both his own and the presidents sat- isfaction.
 MT Hay thoroughly enjoys his office him. He Is wealthy. and, although fond of literature. his friends believe that he would be far from content to lay aside his present activities. With the presi-. dent his relations are most cordial. and 1t has long been we'll understood in Wash ington that the president hopes Mir. Hay will long remain the custodian of Amer ican foreign policy.
 
 Free Dancing at East Lake, Monday, Sept 9th.