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Declare Belief That Opposition
viii be in the Mi
nority.
SOME PRESIDENTIAL TIMBER.
Predicted That Fairbanks WIN be
Nominated III Taft Goes on SUI
prcmc Court Bench.
Special Correspondence.


Washington, April 9.--Would it not
be strange after u years of uninter-
rupted control OF the house of repre-
sentatives by Republicans to see the
next house dominated by the Demo-
Gratis? Yet most OF the Democrats are
confident of success this fall, and many
Republicans are apprehensive. Il have
no doubt whatever" said Champ Clark
of Missouri, who may be considered Sec
ond IN command on the Democratic
side. that we are going to carry the
house the next time, and | will make
this further prediction You see, Sery.
Shaw and Gov Cunmins are engaged
I'm no quarter struggle for political
supremacy In Iowa. II Cummins rolls
Shaw he will be the next Republican
nominee for president, II Shaw rolls
Cummns Fairbanks will be nominat-
ed
Now, here are two distinct political
predictions by n man who would scorn
To be called a prophet. but who CLAIMS
10 have just n fairly good insight in,o
political conditions.
ANOTHER FAIRBANKS PREDIC-
TON.
~ Taft goes ON the supreme bench
Fairbanks will be nominated for pres
ident by the Republicans.
| am not at liberty to use the same
OF the man who made that prediction,
but he Is one Of President RooseVclt's
closest friends. a man who has been a
prominent figure I'm at least three ma
tional conventions and whose place I'm
national affairs today is equal to that
of any other man In the United States
senate, The prediction was interesting
for two reasons. There Is an implied
doubt as TO whether Secretary raft
will go on the supreme bench and a3o
an lntimation that If he does not go OLA
the bench he will be the Republican
nominee or Will at least make the
chances OF Fairbanks doubtful II
may also be inferred that Taft hesitates
about accepting the place on the su-
premo bench because he Is candidate
for the presidency, although those who
hrow him best believe that his de-
termination to put away the judicial
Iosiiion Is because he Is so much en-
crossed in the Philippines. and in the
Panama canal. At all events It can be
stated with absolute authority that the
future OF the war secretary Is undc-
termned by himself and unknown to
the president.
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WIN iiH t"'Si DEN -
Two western congressmen who voted
against the Philippine tariff bin are go
ing 10 have a hard time to explan
their POSITION to their constituents.
They bou represent beet sugar dis
tricts and supposed they were voting
for the interests OF the people But
they have been flooded with letters
since. the tenor Of which are: you
were sent 10 Congress to support the
president. What do you mean by va
Ing with his opponents
do,,t cots that strong Win he naonIo o.
asked one OF these men,
RERRy,s TWENTY ONE WEARS
Twenty-one years ago James Fl.
Berry came to the United States sem
ate. succeeding A. II. Garland, whom
Cleveland appointed attorney general
in his first cabinet. Berry has been
faithful to the interests OF Arkansas,
but the same element which displaced
James K. Jones with James F. Clarke
has succeeded IN displaying Berry