Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-09-08

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So busy uas Washington. oncial.
non'onciai and gcrfiior. botn dlscuaa'
ing the spelling reform order that
not much attention nas been paid %
The actors on the STAGE Of politics.
fGt in several nf the states there are
contests gell worth che watching.
luf ln uhio BgripCnmic piece ia
on the hanria. under the caption "rha
Troubles of The sonaiorai or. The
Wiodcd ar. Burton. Mr. Burton.
who De- known as a scholar On politics
end who has managed to keep hia
hnnda clcan and his namo uniarishcd
even in congress. has conceived che
idea that The endorsement OF the state
convention should be- less enthusiastic
ln The case OF Senators Foraker aud
niok than @ should BE- va the case
.of prcfL.eat Roosevelt The senators
are modest gentlemen and don't ash
q alnglo hurfah or a solitary hand.
clasp more than zoe president gets
but they want every adjective that
goes 90 any ether man. Roosevelt or
otherwise. end they moan io have q
OF neht
or course, there is more hack OF
this than the mere question of how
enthusiastically somebody shall be-
endorsed. Endorsement Wns merely
selected as peg % hang a SCRAP on.
There ls Involved the leadefshlg 81
The Ohio republican party and pos.
aihly Ohio's attitude toward the next
presidential nomination. The pros.
poets OF secretary TAFT undoubtedly
viii be- affected. although both sides
deny that there Is any heht Tor or
sEslust him.
Tho maln issue would aoom 60 be-
whether senator Dick ~ 90 De- Dc.
posed az boss OF the state machine
burton gives publicity 90 sho opinion
that republican chances OF success AZ
The polls would be- enhanced II some
man other than Dick we're no the head
of the oreanlgation. Then the ropnb-
lican feYulutiuuiata ln Ohio rallied
around Burton and be- now has a eight
ing organization that promises TO
make things exceedingly lively I'D the
state convention on September s and
NJ. This Is nurton'g nrst zr-l fgnt
Ia the neld % state politics, and ho
enters the arenn under peculiarly
ausplclous circumstances, inasmuch
as be need take no thought Of his
own Immediate political future The
democrats up Ia Cleveland think 90
well Of him that they are not going
20 oppose OILS reelection 20 congress.
40 he can stay dragons 90 his heart 3
content without bothorinE about
things az home.
However entertaining and diverting
The Ohio night may be- % outsiders, u
Is a mighty serious thing for the two
ohio senators. Should burton aud
nis forces triumph al the Dayton con.
yentinn there viii be a new deal eli
around Il would probably mean the
retirement Of both Foraker aud Dick
when their present senatorial turma
expire. though en- exception might pc
made Ia the case Of the former. The
late Senator Vest Of Missouri de-
scrlbcd the protective tariff a. an
interdopondcut duiuali,y Of greed.
that's what the anil-Dlck republicans
call the Dick machine III ohio. and
they declare they are going iO smash
~ IN they DO. Burton will be- the Big
man IN the new regime. Probably be
would come 20 the senate as Dicks
successor, aud he might wai be
Ohioa fnvurlte son in some republic.
an national convention of tho future.
Tho almost daily changes Ia tho
New York situation are watched as
closely IN Washington MS they are
in the Empire state a week or ten
days ago hea3Hts chance OF securing
the democratic nomination f0r gov-
ornuF was regarded aH ut least a 60
! shot lne odds have been dropping
since, and theno la talk now of Jer,
ONE az an even money proposition
% iH NOT however, the personal Tor.
tune OF either Jerome or Hearst
ilsM Interests democrats in Washing.
tom Il ia the involved issue OF the
things for which Hearst stands Dem
ocrhiic senators and representatives
~ iowa, and good many on them
are here iuHt nov FOR consultation AZ
campaign headquarters, are agreed
that there Is IN the New York con.
iest the possibility of Tar reaching ln.
fluonce on che democratic party. ~
lIeErst captures the Nov York DEM
ocracy. incy point out ho viii be q
figure IN tho party's national coun.
ellis thai cannot be Ignored. aud the
doctrines i0r which be stands VIII
nave 20 be- recognized In greater or
lesser degree.
The nreath Of Life.
ffa Significant fact that the