New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-02-28
THE PASSING THR0NG.

Foster V. Brown. who was member of the Ten
nessee delegation In the LIVth Congress as the
Republican Representative OF the
TENNESSEE Chattanooga district, is staying at
AND PRESI- the Imperial Business" said Mr..
DENCY. Brown, was never before pros
porous in Tennessee. We are for
the nomination of Theodore Roosevelt to succeed
himself He is the type OF need in the
White House. There is no division OF sentiment
among Tennessee Republicans on that question
The convention that will meet April to nomi-
nate candidate for Governor and select the dele
gates 10 the Chicago convention Will instruct the
delegation for the President. The factonal differ
Evans forces have ali been harmonzed. and both
of the leaders will be delegates-atlarge to Chicago
The twenty-fOur delegates from Tennessee will be
been urged bv his frtsnds to become a cand!date
convention will doubtless be Jesse NJ. Littleton, a
President of the Borough of Brooklyn. Speaking
Of the situation in the Democratic camp, Mr. Brown
said; Among the conservative, old line Demo
Gratis Cleveland IS favored a candidate for the
his nomination is possible Judge Parker. who is
as neESge aEanty has s some aS m86
tant factor in Tennessee w. r. Hearst Is how
TO be the candidate Of the younger men He Is
evidently the legatee of the Bryan following. and
II the Hearst boomers continue their pushing
methods of organization no one need be surprised
ons conye5 S e ne is siTeaSy favored by some
of the men who are potential in the state councils
membership OF thousand. OF course, the busl-
ness interests and the conservative men IN the party
the polls, and If he or President Cleyeland-
is nominated there IS good chance to carry Ten
nessee for the Republican ticket Tennessee wants ants
withstanding and Senator German eliminated him
self Presidential possibility by his night against
the treaty
Colonel Thomas s. Novel; formerly Of Boston.
but for the last eighteen years identified with the
development of Alaska is staying
VOTING at the Waldorf. He is a resident
DELEGATE OF Juneau and as a citizen Of the
FOR ALASKA district was present at the He-
publican convention in Mnneapo-
lis in 1892 II am opposed" said Colonel Novel;,
TO a Territorial form of government for Alaska
and am an ardent advocate Of such acuoh Oy
Congress as will give, US s yonng petesa'e
urged the necessity Of such visit as was n nae
by senate committee 10 ALts yS"11,,1 70
those charged with legislation / mad the honor
Der of Commerce on the occasion Of their visit to
our capital city. 1 commended then as 90 now t,
for which forefathers, the colonists, fought
sentative Delegate to Congress. Such man
would be elected would be faIilaE WIN WI i III
needs of the country, and invested WIN Ie ltHlS
to vote he could help to mould tng eGs aDd
that might De necessary 70 uetstoP oi ~ tLe dis
trict. Our sparse and widely scattered population
we nov ncorporate our towns and cities require
/ little n any Change They are quite effective and
/ satisfactory. Juneau. with a population OF three
the Continent. and. aside from the revenues that
come from saloon licenses We levy only an S-rnlll
| al requirements for local government Our people
gent "a and n fOrcafal type that Comprised the
/ Of earlier days who penetrated and peopled the
/ unbroken Western wilds. and they are equally en-
! titled they equally capable, OF exercising
/ needs in Congress. 1 the visit OF the
| senate committee will result in great good 10
is to say. capital is needed to develop her vast
resources in not only gold but coal, iron, copper
| and oil. and under favortng conditions the De
velopment Of only few years VIII DTlng Alaska
| obtain the capital needed for her development is
! the machinery that will assure practical and ra-
] tiOnal legislation.
| Vicomte de Chambrun. Third Secretary OF the
/ French Embassy at Washington. was a guest at
| the Cambridge for day, while
! FRANCES waiting for the sailing OF La
| SYMPATHIES. TOurane, on which he had engaged
! passage. The vicomte is a great
| grandson of General Lafayette. II going
| away" said he ION six weeks leave. and shall
| pass most Of my time in Paris. Before being as
/ signed to WASHINGTON 1 had served in the en-
| bassies at Rome and Berlin. but at neither the
! Italian the German capital did more keenly
! enjoy the social side or lie tnan at WaSlIneI Ton
/ in the season just ending. 1 shall return in time
| to attend the ceremonies incident to the opening
OF the exposition St. Louis. You the French
/ haps France not claim TO be the inventor
expositions, but she has demonstrated her BELIEF
Paris but BY her representation at Philadelphia
in 1876 and again at Chicago. 1t IS fair 70 assume
that she will try to exceed herself at st Louis.
/ OF course may not with prOprlety discuss the
questions related to the present war situation Inc
/ pro Russian sympathes Of France are too well
now that the first collision Of the COmbatants has
| occurred. II probable that some time must
! elapse before the land operations will make much
/