Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1904-06-23
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WASHINGTON. Juse %. lso4.
The political gossips OF the ma
tional capital are just now discus
sing the action Of the President In
demanding that Secretary George
ID. Cortelyou, of the Commerce and
Labor Department. be made the
chairman OF the Republican National
Committee. In the eyes Of the poll
ticalIy wise. this move means moth
ing less than that the President in
tends to run bis own campaign in
his own way, for surely Mr.. Cortel-
you. while he Is personally one Of
the incest kind Of fellows. has had
no experience whatever ia the man.
agement Of the national campaigns.
He has been and now is nothing
more than a clerk at the head OF q
bureau and all his political exper-
fence has been confined 70 just such
work. While Roosevelt's work in
national campaigns has been more
extensive, yet be has about as much
idea of conducting campaign rs q
hog has about navigating o ship.
Together they viii make q sorry
mess OF the thing and il is IN open
secret here that among the leaders
Of the republican party they are not
breaking their tear wells over the
thing and do not give q continental
how badly Roosevelt is defeated.
The truth OF the matter, however,
is that the President was perfectly
satisfied that he had oil the old fat
frying republicans placed in q cor
ner and knocked out 10 q finish so
far as the campaign fund is concern
ed, because Carnegie had agreed TO
put up million dollars aud be had
ferthered his nest ia the Panama
canal deal 90 the extent Of several
more millions for the campaign fund,
which gave him all he really needed,
or 1T least thinks he may need. and
he therefore became very cocky.
He now proposes 20 run things as
he pleases and viii refuse 10 take
the dying suggestion Of that prince
Of practical politicians, Matthew
Stanley Quay, that the selection OF
Cortelyou for chairman Of the re-
publican national committee was an
egregious hlunder. He intends 70
run things in his own way by plac-
ing this new aud unfledged. politi-
clan at thshsad of things. thinking
thereby tofool the people into be-
lieving that he cares nothing at all
for the campaign contributions that
could be garnered by the old timers
In the game of politics, that he is
going 10 run things on a high plane
and not going TO have q money cam.
paign. The truth is that he has al
the money he needs from the Pana.
ma canal deal and from Carnegie
and By placing Cortelyou in com
mand. apparently, he will conduct
his own campaign in his own way.
He thinks he is fooling the whole
people, this same smooth man i'm the
White House. but it is q case Of the
ostrich sticking bis head In the sand
and believing he is hidden. Watch
his game.
The leaders OF the democratic party
here are rejoicing over the situa-
tion in the state Of Wisconsin. From
the advent here Of delegation from
the LaFollette faction of the repub-
licans of the Badger state, it is
learned certainly that there can be
no peace in that state unless tina,
faction is recognized as the republi-
can party of the state. This the
President refused 10 do. II he had
done so. he would Immediately en-
broil himself with Senator'S Spooner
and Quarles and the leaders of the
so-called stalwarts of the party in
Wisconsin. Therefore. he is bet
ween the the devil and the deep sea
and the chance Of the state of Wis
consin sending democratic electors
TO the electoral college next winter
is increasing daily.
Under the law and the constitu-
ton out in that state the electors
have 70 decide upon which ticket
their names shall be printed and as
both the LAFollette and the So called
staiwart factions Of the republicans
each have nominated the same pre-
sidential electors, thinking thereby
10 head of the democrats on the ma
tional ticket at least. the rub comes
In. IL now is a case Of Under
which King, Besonian, speak or
diel" Let the good work 60 on and
we have them licked TO standstill.
Dot alone on the question of presi-
DENTAL electors. but on number 81
congressman as well. The weak
ness and strength a the men the
democrats are going after in that
state have not yet developed, but
win very soon.