The Washington times., 1904-10-08
POLITICAL PLAYS
AND COUNTERPLAYS
HarmOniZing Conflicting
Party Interests.
DISPosING OF ROORBkCKS
Fairbanks and Dolliver Together Again.
Slemp's Hard Fight in Virginia.
Tiuman in Chicago.

ia the party is always the chief aim of
campaign managers TO bring out a fun
vote and spreading reports OF internal
discussions seems To- be the natural
courterpIay. This sort OF thing has
been much in evidence In the past few
days. -ou both sides, but some OF the
stories sent broadcast are turning out
10 be a good deal OF the rooTbaCk style
Candidate Fairbanks threaded his way
through the ticklish political maze III
Utah yesterday. and had with him, or
course. Senator Dolliver Of Iowa. II IS
only few days since the startling dis
patch was sent east from the Pacific
Coast that Dolhver had deserted FAR
banks In disgust, after a wordy 5ncoun-
ter. because Fairbanks thought his coli
league was getting too much OF the pop
uIar applause. such a report served as
reading matter for the day, but is now
shown 10 have been pure fiction
A noteworthy fact in connection with
the Fairbanks visit TO Utah was tnat
both OF the States Senators forgot Lhelr
personal and political differences long
enough 10 sit on the same platform and
throw out the intimarion that each was
the real bosom friend OF the candidate
Senator Smoot is now the State boss,
but Senator Kearns had not given up
by a great deal. He is the backbone OF
the new American party which Is
fighting Mormon Church domination,
and so took great comfort from Candl-
date Fairbanks declaration that the
ReDubIican party is the American party,
national in scope" Just what Fair
banks meant is Interpreted according TO
the position taken by his hearers.
Colonel Slemp's Optimism.
TrrsDrssslble optimism cannot by any
ertf6ce. be shaken out of the sturdy an
ar0rv OF Col Campbell Slemps or the
Ninth Virginia district, the only Repuo-
Ifcan member OF the old Dominion dele
cation I'm Congress. The statesman OF BIZ
stone Gap has been IN New York city
where. regardless OF the incredulousness
OF his hearers. ne mas pteu5--5L ~ o--- -
more that the destiny Of his state IS 20
land in the Republican column
such confidence In one party ahl
~.-lzlz 'ss1f IS Inspiring. Despite the tacI
that the doughty C0lonelS elecLlon W.
years q go was accom- lllsne1 D3 llic --e-
row margin OF only a few hundred votes
he declares there IS 50 pronounce & ls1- -
ing toward Roosevelt this year lAat ms us
expects TO get a majority ll- ms , e-a-i- -,
of at least 5000. III all the aisl-iC = Z
were as carefully organized as my own,
urocIaims the c0lone-9 Lhree olnetsI -
least. would send Republican Hepfese5Il rs
rstives 10 Congress. and the state Woulu
be safely anchored in the Republican
column
Virginians On Warpath.
Assertions of this pronounced sort as
NAV wen be imagined, do not fan like
sweet music on the ears of Senator John
warwick Daniel. He has yearnlng
N live ND 10 his middle name and carry
IN victory the Democratic candidate foT
colonel sIemp's seat. Capt. j. c. Wysor
Consequently, as soon as the Senator s
77zrrirfusrfou in the all-SLar tour OF
West virginia is ended next week ne
VIII invade the Ninth district WIN an
awe-inspiring party or spel-2-ll i5ii,- e.,
Big Stone Gaps citizens are llEely tl
have a new idea of what swift game
politics is when they hear the rampant
Crat0ry OF such "a gEaXy as this; 5ena'
rae-1e Fepreseutatives Swanson and
Hood. and the Hon. A. O.. Bra1ton, Iht
voters may be euLlralleQ with the Letfll
eLOQueuce of Daniel and me nearly 5000
Fellowship Of Swanson, but when cleo
lion day comes pCTllOusly near Lhey arr
ept 10 be like other mOrtals ana realIz'
that under "a Republican Administering
al IS Republican members VINO get Lnf
public buildings and extra terms Of
court for The county seat Colonel SleInl
has been "a busy member IN ms mrs
term and ms constituents may take mt
Uot unusual view that good Congress
man doesn't usually become any thJ
worse with a little experience.
Tnlmau in the Stockyards.
..Pitchf0-ks and things" seem 20 hav,
about equal vogue among all classes o.
people il seems 10 be- sCary subject q
auvona.s notice il is not SO surprising
therefore. that even the deuizeus Of Th
stockyards district ia Chicago quaiIe,
last night as soon as Senator Tulmal
shook MS raven locks when the au
dience showed a disposition 20 bec0m
turbulent They hac been lnCulgiDg 81
the pleasant Daztlme or urlug shar
Questions AT the distinguished South
eruer. until DE began 90 be a-weaFied
All last DE lost his patience and eE
claimed
you gentlemen may get Wild but yJ
That was a poser for the "gentIeme
rf The st0ekvaTls.' and they QuleLe
down Then the Senator told them IN
sTear issue OF the campaign was IN
race issue iu the south. and slrals Ht"a
thew appreciated the force or ms pre-
EiDLs remark
Sees Hope in Watson.
The PopuHstic propaganda, althoug
directed against Parker as much q
against Roosevelt. Is looked upon favor
ably by some Democrats il has bee
generally supposed that Watson
strength would be drawn from the Brya
extremists and consequently AFFECT Den
ecratic chances. especially In the middL
EesL
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