Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-04-11
PRESIDENTIAL COMBINE.
East and West Will Try to Win the 2, Next Election. s

Nasnlngton, ID. C., April H. Several prominent politicians here. democrats and republicans, profess to see an alignment of the South and
 East in the next presidential election and possible victory for the combina- ton. Their views are based upon the assumption that the personal pop ularity of the president is not con- fined to the eastern states and that what there is of it is waning in that section of the country. It is admit ted that so far as the far west is concerned the president has his own way and that no democratic nominee would be able to carry that section against him or the man he naules.
 It is asserted as practically certain that the president will himself be the republican nominee. That being as sumed, the logic of the situation, ac- cording to the politicians. will be for the south and east to get together on man who can carry the states of those sections. the solid south Della ware. New Jersey. New York, Con necticut and Massachusetts. It is as- serted that the president under no circumstances could carry the east ern states named on third term is- sue. He has never been especially strong in New York. 1t is claimed, and the same thing is true of New Jersey. where the republican organ ization is now lining up against him and anybody he may want to name in the next republican convention.
 The politicians express some doubt whether Bryan would be the man who could turn the trick with the south and east. Many of the ele- ments of the east would object strong ly to Bryan. it is claimed. although they might accept him rather than vote for Roosevelt. One thing is ad- mitted. That is. whoever the com bination would nominate for the dem ocrats would have to be pretty we'll known as at least a supporter of similar policies to those advocated by the president. Even in the south this would have to be so. it is claimed, although southern legislatures have shown far less hostility to railroads than those in the west.
 The politicians assert that the pros pect of success for the democratic ticket would not come from the sup port it would receive from the inter- ests that have had so much trouble with the president, but from a hos tility to a third term for any man: to the opposition of labor to Presi- dent Roosevelt: to the fear of many f1la nrt iS growing too strong and taking away from the states many of their rights: to a feeling that the president is cul- tiyating q worship of heroes and not a devotion to principles: and to a de sire for a change in administrations.
 Some of the politicians claim to he- lieye that President Roosevelt will force the next national convention of his party to plank for early revision of the tariff. which would he another source of hostility to the president in the east. even in Pennsylvania. The claim is made that the south cares lit- tIe whether the tariff is revised or not and will join without protest with eastern democrats in leaving that question high in the air. except where the tariff comes in contact with trusts. On that point the convention would probably declare for changes in the tariff where trusts were fostered.
 According to the view now enicr- tajned. President Roosevelt is leading the way to larger powers for the fed eraI government. having. in his HSr- yard speech. taken the position that state legislation as to railroads was not a good idea The south will be pleased to fight under a states rights banner and ceutralization of power in Washington. it is held While the south is opposed to government oWn- ership of railroads. it is just as strong lv opposed to their control by the federal government in such way as to lodge tremendous power in the hands of the administration in Wash inrton. Unrestricted control will le nearly as had as ownership. if is r.niuretl ont