Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-01-19

Thus, had Mr.. Hadley received the
nomination then he would now be a
member of the house. and the stand
ard Oil company would have been
spared a great deal of trouble. He did
not want to accept the nomination for
attorney general, rendered him
lmously by the republican state ON
Vention in 1904. but yielded to the de-
mands of friends. He and Governor
FOLK, the democrat. are in thorough
accord, n work together as if they
belonged to the same party.
kks
The Gridiron club, of Washington, Is
IN a class by itself. II is composed or
the leading newspaper correspondents
OF inc capital. the CleVerest body OF
mel to be found anywhere. There is
no man so great or so famous as not
to feel honored by an invitation to one
OF It's dinners, Presidents Cleveland,
Harrison, Mckinley and Roosevelt
nave enjoyed its hospitality. j. F..
Morgan has said hat ne would cross
the ocean to attend one of its dinners.
Carnegie, Rogers. Hartman and all
the other financial lights have been
proud to sit in. To the foreign am
basadurs the dinners are an endless
source Of delight. and the reports that
Baron Won Sternberg has sent to his
imperial master has drawn from the
kaiser regrets hat he could not at
tend one, 1t is at these dinners that
President Roosevelt is seen al his best.
He knows that not a word of INA ne
says will be reported in n neWspa-
per. and there Is no need to m
himself with reserve. He talks right
out in neutrality-suspicious. defends, JUS
titles. And yet he is not spared. His
vulnerable words or acts are held
up to ridicule Of a good-natured chat
ing Kind in which he joins as heartily
as anybody. 1t exercises "A beneficial in
huence in reminding men in power
that they are fallible.
"The most democratic gathering
that I've ever been in was the COM
ment of the famous ambassador to-
wards the close Of the Gridiron dim
ner. And he was right. Every man
has to take in good art whatever Is
coming to him, whether 1t be IN 1ibe
or ratilerY. But there Is nothing coarse
or offensive. There is skin and deft-
ness so as to touch the mot without
leaving a wound.
The retiring president of the club
is Richard Lee Fearn, head of the
New York Tribune bureau. and all
need be said of him Is that this
ribbon of the profession. the
highest honor within the gift of ht9
fellows. came to him BIZ unanimous
vote. For next year the president Sc
lected is Samuel G.. Blythe. n of the
happiest, brightest. and most cheer
full souls to be met with anywhere.
sees humor and fun in everything,
and yet there isn't anybody more syn-
pathetic or helpful when sympathy
and help is needed. Both men are
proud of the Gridiron. and the Grid
ron is proud of them.
s&s
A persistent report is in circula>
len among the members OF congress
Inf r.-fthf,- . h. tnaxf civ MANTLE Soc
'etary Wilson will retire from the
lead of the agricultural department,
md viii be succeeded by clifford PIN
hot. now the chief Of the forestry di-
.ision. Several efforts have been made
~ numerous congressman specially in
crested in the subject to learn if the
is true. but thus far no conhr-
of IT has been obtained at the
White house, Mr.. Pinchot is n OF
he presidents closest friends, and,
James Rudolph Garfield. who Is
Don to suoplant Mr.. Hitchcock as
ecretary of the interior, is n of the
executives favorite tennis play
rs. Mr., Pinchot is about Mr.. Gar {
age, and, like the son of the
lartyred president, he has adopted q
.ublic career because he wants TO do {
hings. as Mr.. Roosevelt saws. His !
arents, who live in Washington are Y
cry wealthy, so that he would not J
to work at anything if he did not {
ant to. Mr.. PinchOt has brought the {
)restry division up to a high degree 7
( efficiency, and until he took hold
f the work practically nothing was r
nOWn Of the organized activity of the a
DVernment to preserve the cOuntrY'S d
,rests and provide a method for for !
sting large sections hat have been h
lthlessly denuded. Secretary Wilson I
i'll be the only member Of the cabi- n
It, after the retirement of Mr.. Hitch 4
in March, not of President Roose- Il
Its original choosing. He was Il
aced at the head of the department u
agriculture by President Mckinley n
I'd if he should retain the position to -
q close of President Roosevelt's adj n
inistration he would break the rec
d for continuous service in the cabi-
It, not yer excepting Albert Gala
D..