Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-06-18
|P0LlTI les IN OIL 0.
Representative Burton Being
Doomed for the Presidency.
DEMOCRATS ALL FOR BRYAN
Proposition to Take One Hundred
Leaders to Meet Him.
JUDGE WEST ON RATE BILL
Says Senator Foraker's Position is
Right-Delay in Republican
State Convention.
DEMOCRATS ALL FOR BRYAN
JUDGE WEST ON RATE Bull

State Convention.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 16-The boom
for Representative Theodore E. Burton Of
Cleveland for the republican nomination for
the presidency In 1908. has engaged the at
tention of Ohio politicians for the past
week. and Is still the topic Of their con-
versation. but they have gagged It as weak
and inopportune. Burton Is generally cred
Tied throughout the state, both by repub-
licans and democrats. as able and cour-
ageous. But he has not mingled with the
people of his party they like to have
their leaders do. A few years ago Burton
was chosen to preside temporarily over a
republican state convention. and 1t fell
to his lot to make the key mote speech
1t was an able effort and attracted atten-
ton to him. but many expressions were
1aade at the time that the speaker was
making mistake and losing an opportunity
In not getting acquainted with the republi-
cans Of Ohio and placing himself at their
head. as 1t was the general opinion they
would permit him to do II he showed the
elements of leadership.
He lacks that something which marks
the man for the Leadership. however, and
now that he Is pointed out as an available
man for the national leadership in the next
national election the rank and file OF the
party here, who have seen him stand back
when there was plain invitation to him
to take the state leadership. look upon the
boom for him with hesitation and doubt.
No one seems to understand why the boom
was sprung at this time. No psychological
moment can be said to have arrived either
In the man or in the situation. It is long
time before the start in that race, and nags
put In training now are likely to get stale
Ohio and Bryan.
Quite different has been the reception by
Ohio democrats OF the Bryan wave that is
sweeping over that party. The democrats Of
| this state are evidently for Bryan for the
presidential nomination of 1908 with much
enthusiasm. While the old gold demo-
Gratis" of 1895 have not been profuse in their
assurances of their support this time, as
has been the case with some of their breth-
rem In other states, it Is evident that with
Bryan as the nominee there would be no
boiling OF the nomination on the part Of
any Ohio democrats, not excepting even
those who refused to support him in 1896
and 1900.
Charles P. Salem of Cleveland, one of
Mayor Tom L. Johnson's political iieuten-
ants. has proposed that hundred demo-
cratic leaders in Ohio charter a boat In
New York and go down the bay to meet
the ship that Mr.. Bryan returns to this
country on. and assure him of the support
or the Ohio democracy in their next ma
III.
the announcement Mr.. Salem suggests that
the plan would no doubt be taken up by
the democrats of other states, and the re-
suit would be that the Homecoming Of Mr..
Bryan would be attended by demonstra-
ton never before given to private citizen
of the United States, and a political move
ment that would be without precedent-in
fact, nomination of the man in advance
Of the calling of the national convention
Two principal things seem to have
brought about this change of sentiment to-
ward Mr.. Bryan: First. 1t is believed that
he is not so radical he was. Second, the
conservative democrats seem to have come
to the conclusion that degree of radical
ism is called for in the administration Of
this government by the conditions that con-
front the people of the United States now.
Fourteenth District Safe.
The republican congressional convention
in the fourteenth district, where determined
opposition had developed against Congress
man A. r. Weber because of his bolt OF
the nomination Of Gov. Herrick last fall,
resulted very fortunately for the republican
interests there. Though Congressman
Wehber was defeated as was expected, ne
cannot fail to sustain the work Of the
convention and support its nominee-Jay F.
Laning of, Norwalk. Laning is close
friend of Webber, and he would not enter
the race for the nomination until Webber,s
county-Iorain-had failed to give him q
single delegate to the convention. He be-
lieved that Capt. Webber was entitled to
another term. and did not believe in MAX
ing the convention the occasion for wreak-
ing vengeance upon any one for conduct
in party matters. It was pointed out that
In view of the fact that thousands of DEM
ocrats supported Herrick, about half or
the republicans in the state must have
fused to support him, just as Capt. Weber
did.
Capt Weber was in the convention on
the first day of the balloting. having at
that time the support of the delegations
ft~r
district-Morrow and Ashland-but with
drew when they deserted him. Laning is
by education lawyer, but with a faculty
for business management and large AFFAIRS
He has become engaged in large printing
and publishing house at Norwalk. in con-
| nection with which he publishes popular
railway guide and a law journal. He has
served two terms In the state senate, Is
popular man in the district, and his nomi-
nation assures the republicans of the dts
| trict. There was soma question about 1t
| early in the spring. when the fight against
Capt Weber became 80 bitter.
Republican State Convention.
Judge VIM H West, one of the most
prominent constitutional lawyers in the
state. is out in an opinion sustaining Sena-
| tor Foraker in his position that the railway
rate bill is unconstitutional. in that it un-
dertakes to delegate legislative power. and
referring to the senator constitutional
| scholar Judge West has not affiliated with
the same faction of the republicans with
Senator Foraker, and his complimentary
| allusion to the senior senator Is the more
| remarkable for that reason. The sentiment
against Senator Foraker Is none the less
strong among the masses of the republican
party In the state. ard If the state con-
yention were to be held now he would GER
| tainly be centured The party leaders seem
| to be In no hurry to call the convention.
| and 1t looks now as though 1t would not be
| held before September. BY that time the
] sentiment may change This matter Is at
| the bottom OF a controversy now going on
| as to where the republican state convention
| shall be held Earlier in the summer It
seemed to be agreed that Columbus was to
| be the place. but sentiment Is being
worked up In the state central committee.
which has tho power to decide the matter.
against this city. Foraker interests are be-
lieved to be back OF 1t, and the reason for