The Birmingham age-herald., 1907-04-14
Does Not Represent the Oem- 0craic Sentiment of
 the South
THINKS CHANGES FOR
 TIE PARTY ARE GOOD
Speaker Cannon Thinks 1t Is a Little Early to Discover Consplracies. He Says He Is No
 Sooner"

Washington, April --Cspeeia1.) Rep resentatve Humphrey of Mississippi was at the White House today. Hc did not call on the President, but he made some interesting remarks as to the John Tenn pie Graves proposition to nominate Roose- welt for the presidency next year. T think that Lawyer Delmas should be called upon to designate the grade of dementia that our good friend Graves has. He is nice fellow. and an eloquent man, but he does not represent the views of the south in the remotest manner.' said MT. Humphreys.
 "The south will give her electoral vote to the democratic nominee next time by as large d popular majority as ever. There is no question that the President is kindly thought of in the south, but not to the extent of supporting him for tho presidency as d republican. The fact is that prospects begin to brighten for tho democrats next year. With Bryan or any other good man as the nominee l cannot see why the next President should not be a democrat. It begins to look as If the President should be the nominee next year he could not carry any of the east ern states With these and the south going against him he would be defeated.
 No matter how strong the west may be for Roosevelt there is no warming up to him by his own party in the east
 Senator Dick In Town.
 Senator Dick was in town today and his attention was called to the published dispatches from Ohio, ntimating that hs was inclined to he neutral in the For- aker-Taft contest. He said he could not account for the reports which were un- founded
 Are you going to Ohio?' he was asked
 "Yes, l M go into the state some | time next weei.."
 "Wlll you take an active part in the eampaigng'
 "I shall, most assuredly," answered the senator with great positiveness.
 Tn support of Senator Foraker?"
 "Yes, in support of Senator Foraker." | Senator Dick added that he did not expect to take charge of headquarters. but would confer with his friends over the state and left no doubt of his inten- ton to get into the campaign with vigor and with no uncertainty as to hls alle- glance.
 This decision of the senator will be no 1 have contended all along that the fight on Senator Foraker involves Senator Dick. as the effort of tho Taft-Burton- Longworth combine, with Roosevelt in reserve, is to break up the existing re- publican organization. eliminate the men now in control of affairs in Ohio and sub- stltute a new set.
 Discovery Is Early. | Speaker Cannon thinks tho discovery Of conspiracies a little early. When was a boy" he began. by way of illus traton of his point. I've used to hunt coons and possums on the banks of the | Wabash. 1t was great sport Every boy had his own dog and swore by him. We went out together at night. Occasionally some dog would break away from tho others and set up great racket You would think he had gotten on the trail of two or three coons and possums. He mad simply jumped rabbit or discovered something that set him to yelping We always called dog of that kind a sooner"
 Now l am no sooner !" 1 In this homely way the speaker let tt | be understood that it was entirely too soon to set up a great political yelp. thereby deceiving the hunters. who would soon discover the real facts