The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-10-16

republicans would break into Arkan-
. by sending one republican from
that state to the house. Just In what
district he expects TO make this re-
markable gain Mr.. TawDey did notS
say. and his reply II i~ncredulous ex-
pressions over his prediction was the
injunction to wait and see"
In Pennsylvania. Mr.. Tawney admit
ted the probable less Of two or three
districts, three in Ohio. and "a few"
in Illinois. In Iowa he conceded n
doubtful district Mr.. Tawney said
the Congressional situation was att
gether satisfactory, and while 1t
never expected that the present over
whelming majority wcald be returned
the working majority In the house. he
declared, would be much larger than
many anticipated.
Mr.. Tawney talked with President
Roosevelt. and p~assers-by could not
help but see that things around the
white house have taken on n rosy hue.
When Chairman Sherman. OF the re-
publican congressional campaign
COMMITTEES, called al the White house
shortly after the departure OF Mr..
Tawney. he found the ~presiden. Sc
rene and smiling. Their" We're no
clouds on the political horizon visible
10 the presidential eve. Carking care
was busy at MIR. Sherman's yjtals
when he entered the White house por-
tails but he came forth a changed man.
An amazed reporter asked Mr.. SHEER
man what in the world the president
had said to him
Ito he perfectly frank about it,"
responded the republican manager. Il
came here to talk over ariou
features of the campaign with the
president. Fortunately for the party
and the people. he Is taking a livelN
interest in the coming election. and
the fact that he is doing 80 Is help
ing us immensely in all paris of tn
country"
You DO not think, then, that his
influence with the masses is on Tie
wane?"
Not a bit Of it. On the contrary,
l am N receipt daily Of evidences hat
his manifest interest in the campaign
stimulates activity IN the rams and
file as effectually today az it ever did.
The people, particularly the plain
people, have the same implicit con>
fidence in his judgment and sagacity
that they have always had in his
courage and sincerity"
IF that is so. then there canno be
much room to doubt the result"
None in the least. We shall carry
the house by a substantial majority.
and | am quite willing To risk what
yer reputation ! may have as a pre-
phet upon that prediction"
How about New York;"
I'm my opinion Mr.. Hughes will De-
elected. He has the advantage hat
only come nee in n political lifetime
he is IA new man. He has 4 mag
netic personality. a captivating voi,c
is a splendid speaker. and a good mix
er. And the people believe that he
has the courage TO probe and tn
genius to remedy whatever is wrong
in existing conditions. | cannot see
how any combination a beat him.
It is only fair to say that Mr.. Sher-
man does not speak for the entire re-
publican party in his confidence that
Mr.. Hughes will be the next governor
of the Empire state. Willie" Hearst
as they used to call him in The days
before the Hon. VIII am Randolph
Hearst arrived is causing republican
| leaders more uneasiness just now
than all of the rest Of the democratic
party combined.
Called by the exigencies of the oc-
casion forth from the dignified pre-
cincts of the state department, Sec
rotary Root is to take the stump and
make at least n speech in New
York. Strenuous efforts are making
TO secure the president himself as Il
hutings attraction. SO far they have
been unsuccessful, but Mr.. Roosevelt
may decide 10 write a letter. Il VIII
be remembered that he wrote one To
Congressman Watson, OF Indiana. Al
ths beginning Of the congressional
campaign, and the presidents would
not bar him from doing as much for
his home state.
In the meantime republican ora
tors in all parts of the country are
holding up Mr.. Hearst as a raw-head-
and bIoody-bones for the purpose II
keeping timid voters awake o nights.