Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-09-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.

representative JOnn wesley
Gaines, of Tennessee, regards 1t.
Governor Chandler, of New York
as the most available candidate
whom the Democrats can nomi-
nate for the Presidency. "Chand-
Ter is a strong, clean growing
man OF great influence and with
an increasing host Of strong and
influential young Democrats rea-
dy to follow him" said Mr.. Gaines
and he added, ut will be the
young men who will win the Dem
ocratic victory. Chandler h a 6
shown the finest running quail.
ties. With 1t. Governor Chand-
Ter on the ticket l believe we
would have a brilliant, aggres.
sive and victorious campaign.
All Democrats must admire and
commend the way in which 1t.
Gov. Chandler has upheld the ad.
ministration in timely reform
measures which the New York
Democrats endorsed in principle;
in their state convention. l serv-
ed in the house with Louis Chand
ler's brother, William Astor, a
Araye. chivalrous gentleman and
a modest, sterling Democrat. Al
though a very rich man, Louis
Chandler has shown himself to be
devoid OF anything whatever of
the aristocrat or the plutocrat.
A plain, unassuming man, he is
q constant, earnest, aggressive
Democrat, one who can he trust
ed from one end OF the country
to the other. 1t is refreshing to
ace Democrats turning his way,
especially the younger Demo.
Gratis, of whom he is the finest
type.
A report that William J. Bry-
an had declared that William r.
Hearst would be the strongest
Democrat in the next national
convention has aroused consid-
cradle interest in Washington,
because it recalls the report that
reached here some time ago that
there was no arrangement be-
tween Mr.. Hearst and MIR. Bry.
an to the effect that il Secretary
Taft were nominated, MIR. Bryan
would cheerfully give place to
Mr.. Hearst, whereas if Hughes,
Fairbanks Knox or any other
conservative Republican were
named, Mr.. Hearst must give
place to Mr.. Bryan. The report
has never been either confirmed
or denied butif Mr.. Bryan isnow
going about the country boom
ing Mr.. Hearst that would seem
OF itself to lend the color OF truth
to the report.
The Japanese exclusion ar
rangement which the President
and Ambassador Aoki fixed up
last winter and was perfected by
legislation providing that no ia.
panese withouta passportshould
be admitted to this country is
not working we'll. japanese con-
tinue to gain ingress to the Unit
ted States and apparently tt e
officials are powerlsss to prevent
It. The most used scheme to &C.
complish this is the exchange Of
passports. japanese admitted
last year, send their passports
back to others who wish tocome
this year, and in some instances
the officials are confident that
these old passports have been
used over and over and over a.
gain and yet they are unable to
convict any OF these using these
means Of gaining admission by
fraud. Many Japanese are also
stealing in overthe Mexican bour
darv where the transportation
Of Japanese to unguarded places
along the line has become quite
an industry. To close this leai
the Commissioner General OF i'm
migration will ask Congress tt
provide for a force Of MOUNTED
=, ,,,;rrat;on will ask Congress