Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1907-07-29
POLITICAL GOSSIP AT The Ma.
TIONAL CAPITAL,
Former Private Secretary Has Presi-
DENTAL Aspirations. Pacific Flo
tiIIa Said to be Political Move to
Divert Public Attention From Do
meStiC Conditions.

Especial correspondence to the HERALD
WAsnINGroN, d. g., July 2G.-Since
saying last week that means were being
used to round up the federal officials ior
Secretary Cortelyou for the republican
nomination for president, further evil
dence has come to light that the scheme
is working. Cong, essman Jesse Over
street declared, few days ago. that the
delegation from New York is fixed for
Corteyou but as Mr.. Overstreet is a
Fairbanks man, he NAV have joined in
exposing the Cortelyou conspiracy on
purpose to embarrass President Roose-
welt, for he said he did not expect to see
Mr.. Cortelyou nominated. Then along
comes Senator Elkins, Of West Virginia,
fresh from political conferences in New
York with his Wall Street railroad
friends, and declares: "Cortelyou will
undoubtedly have the support OF the
New York delegation. And you know
what that means" With Overstreet
and Elkins enlisted for him and the cor
poration money ready to he poured out
for him, Mr.. Cortelyou will make a
typical republican candidate.
Only one new candidate has developed
tor the democratic nomination during
the past week, and he has not yet reached
the newspaper stage, but l am assured
by an Illinois editor, friend OF MIR
Bryan, that former Governor Francis
will be candidate. As he has always
been a consistent democrat and chiefly
supplied the funds to carry Missouri for
MIR. Bryan in 1896, he must be seriously
considered as one to be reckoned with
when The convention decides that critical
question lor the democracy.
Here in Washington, President Roose-
velt's Napoleanc move OF massng in the
Pacific the greatest llotilla OF battlesiips
ever assembled in any waters, has pre-
maturely revealed plan whose political
purpose is as plain as day. In with
drawing his first denial that any such in
tention was entertained, the president,
from OYSTER Bay, issued, through Loeb.
second statement TO the effect that 'i
was not the intention OF the government,
TO send this fleet of battleships TO the
Pacific "at ouce." Oi couise they are
not to b. sent a once. The purpose J'
sending them being purely political, ,He
movement will be resel we'd until late To-
She year 1907, and during the whole e-
the year lJpS, until after election in Ao-
vember Those who study the situation
and look beyond the mere day, know
that the present dynasty has decided
that something must be done to distract
public attention from our over'dlscu-std
domestic conditions. They have been
talked to death, all except the tariff, and
as that will not down, it is necessary to
divert public attention from it. What
more pregnant topic for debate, or the
development OF mob heat, than the fact
that you have neighbor on your border
acting suspicously, so suspiciousy that
it is necessary for you to maintain at the
danger point the greatest tlotila OF bat
teships ever brought together in time Of
peace. When this debate is on, which
Mr.. Roosevelt is obviously preparing for,
no eloquence, however great, will be
strong enough to fix public attention |
upon the revision of schedules or the dis
cusson OF any political abuse.
Considering how personally profitable
foreign wars have been in the career OF
the late police commissioner of New /
York, one need not wonder at the evil (
dence OF the preparations now being
made to jingo successor to Mr.. Roose /
welt into the presidency in 1908.
Assistant L. S. Engineer J. NJ. Clapp !
is in the city, arranging for the work OF
dredging the channel in the Chehals
river, the contract for which has been
practically awarded to the North Ameri-
can Dredging Co. When completed
there will be an IS foot channel from
Al. l.