The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-07-11
MEN AND THINGS.
Grnnt and the Nomination.

Grant and the Nomination.
Jesse r. Grant, son of the late Ulysses
S. Grant, seems 10 be an active aspirant
for the Democratic Presidential nomina-
ton next year Mr. Grant Is now IA the
West with II. II. ChIIders, a former
Texas newspaper man. who was connected
with the speakers bureau of the Demo-
cratic National Committee In the halcyon
days Of 1904. when that organization had
its headquarters across Thirty-fourth
street from the Waldorf-Astoria, in New
York City, and Tom" Taggart. August
Belmont, William F. Sheehan, Ufey
Woodson, and Delaney Nicoll fought
their daily battles and mismanaged
the Democratic campaign with such
a degree of mastery inefaeiency as 10
attract general attention. Mr. Childers
seems to be acting as Mr. Grants press
agent. or. Ut least, it appears that Mr..
Grant is being press-agented, and the
former newspaper writer is naturally
picked out as the responsible person.
dr. Grant, to whose Presidential aspi-
rations and personality some attention
has already been paid IN this column,
was born in St Louis It evidently is
the purpose Of his friends to make him
out SoutherRer, and TO seek Southern
support for his boom on that account.
He looks Ike a Southerner and he
dresses like some Southerners-somewh
Ike Representative Burleson, Of Texas,
for example. or John Sharp Williams
lie Is modest. but not averse 10 admit
ting the justice of his claims for the
high Office 10 which he aspires, If re-
marks attributed 20 him ia the st. Louis
papers are 70 be accepted. At one time.
} II appears, he even admitted that Henry
WatteTsun might have had him IN mind
when telling Of the famous dark horse
with mustache. Unfortunately, from
the standpoint Of the son Of the famous
Union general who was afterward
President Mr.. Grants face IS innocent
OF hirsute adornment- 1T seems that
somebody besides Mr.. Bryan is wanted. -
one st. Louis paper quotes Mr. Grant as
! saying. 'and I see no reason why !
should not have an excellent chance.
I There are 100000 or 100000 men In this
country, any one Of whom could fill the
Presidential chair. and I believe / am
one Of them" He viii decide finally
whether TO try for the nomination or not
after touring Arkansas. Texas. Louis
1 lana, and other Southern States.
Chewing Cigars for Uncle Joe.
It appears 10 be only too true that ev-
cry rose has its thorn. To put 1t another
way, both Uncle Joe Cannon and his
cigar are well known the country over
but some benighted individuals still labor
under the delusion that a dry smoke Is
the only kind INDUCED in by the gentle
man from Danville day or two age
Uncle Joe received a package from g
town IN South Carolina-It should have
/ come from his native State OF North Car
DINA. Of course, but did not-whieh. or
/ Investigation, was found 10 contain a boz
/ Of cigars. These cigars are not mad.
/ TO smoke" the sender Of the gift wrote. IL
effect and. therefore, they ought to sui
/ you exactly" Notwithstanding MS con
+ filling nature, Uncle Joe was little sus
/ Picious, This may be a plot 20 remOvr
me from the race for the nomination,
he unused, as he eyed the cigars witt
considerable longing. About that tim
1 some not altogether compatible state
ments concerning battle ships were mad,
by William Loeb, st.. up at Oyster Bay
the whole country promptly blamed {
/ on Loeb and an inspiration came TO tn
[ avuncular gentleman from Illinois. "Il
I try them on Busbey." he said 10 himself
gleefuily. What's d secretary for, any
way7"
Forthwith the cigars were turned owe
[ 10 Mr. Cannon's right-hand man, with
: request that certain experiments be con
/ iUCtcd. Mr.. Busbey Eingerly lighted one
/ o. tried 10. and after an Intellectual strug
! gln, discovered that, indeed. the cigar
were mot made TO smoke" As a matte
OF .aCt. they were so tightly rolled as {,
resemble plug tobacco, and no amour
Of putting would make them burn. Mr.
Busbey found that by whiting of a few
/ shavings with a sharp knife. and placing
them in pipe. the offering from Soutl
/ Carolina could be smoked, but in n
other way. Now anybody desiring to Sc,
q real chewing cigar may have the oppor
tunity by calling on Uncle Joe's seere
I tary