Morris tribune., 1905-11-11
PO LIT TICAL
Both Parties For Roosevelt?

| Waiter Wellman, the Washington
correspondent of the Chicago Record
Herald, writes that leading politicians
are now predicting that Roosevelt will
be nominated by the Democrats an6
indorsed by the Republicans for presi
dent in 1908. He says that 4 move
ment in this direction has already beer
launched as the outcome of the presi
dents triumphal tour Of the south. He
| calls to witness number of leading
| Democrats from the south who favor
this course, which, it is thought, would
absolye Roosevelt from his pledge not
to be candidate again.
Setback For City Ownership.
On two test votes in the city council
| of Chicago, Mayor Dunno and the prop
osition for immediate municipal own
ership of city street railways were de-
| feated by more than two to one.
| Gillette Report Lifts Veil.
The report of Major Cassius Gillette,
| the army engineering expert, and John
| D. MacLennan, employed by Mayor
Weaver to investigate the work OF
| Philadelphia's contracting combine in
connection with the city filtration
plant, has disclosed the fact that with
| a 20 per cent allowance for profit
| the work that has been done should
have cost $6,330000 less than it did,
and in spite of this much of the work
has been of second class quality. Be-
sides, the experts accuse the combine
with being responsible for at least
1900 deaths from typhoid in the last
twenty months, since the date when the
plant might have been completed. 1t
is shown how outside contractors never
had notice of the lettings and how con-
tracts We're Improperly drawn so as
to limit the bidding to the favored con
Germs.
Dead Cashier Blamed Andrews.
1t is known positively that Cashier
Clark Of the Enterprise National bank
Of Allegheny prior to his suicide had
written a letter to his family in which
he laid the blame for his financial con-
dition on w. III. Andrews, the New
Mexico delegate whose railroad
schemes had been kept going on CAPT
tai loaned by Clark's bank. The fed
eral bank experts say that this failure
is the worst on record and that the
banks $2,SO0,OOO of assets were COM
pletely wiped out.
A Hot Windup at New York.
The last week of the vote hunt at
New York developed into one Of the
most exciting battles that the city has
witnessed in many years. 1t was con-
ceded on all sides that Mcclellan had
no walkover, and the widespread en-
thusiasm shown for Hearst frightened
Tammany almost into panic, so that
the full power of its organization was
brought into action. In its effort to
stem the Hearst rising the Tammany
managers made at least one serious
blunder In using the American flag for
political purposes Son banners along
sidesthe red flag Of anarchy attributed
to Hearst, followed by the question
.'Under which flagY This was in di-
rect violation of the law, and it was
recognized by Mayor Mcclellan him
self, who promptly ordered all Of the
banners down. This, however, was
not until after numerous riots had Oc-
Cured, during which some Of the Of
fensiye banners were torn down. 1t
was, In fact. part of the Democratic
plan to raise the cry Of anarchy against
Hearst by recalling the charge that his
newspapers were indirectly responsi-
BILE for the assassination of President
Mckinley. Nearly all of the papers
and the betting odds for week past
indicated the triumph of District At
torney Jerome over the Vaccinations
Of the bosses. Mr.. WINS, the Repub-
lican candidate, insisted that the
strength of the municipal ownership |
would mean SO large a de-
fection from Tammany that the ordi- |
nary Republican vote would elect him
mayor. He insisted on making the same
kind of a fight that Jerome was max
ing against party bossism. The Hearst
offered large rewards for the
conviction of illegal voters, charging
extensive plans to defraud through IL
legal registration. They made answer
to the charge of private property con-
iscation by saying that Hearst's elec-
ton would mean the end Of private
of public property.
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