The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-05-12

refreshments offered at only one place IN
Ohio's capital.
Democrats connected with corporations
in New York and other States declare that
never again will they support a Republican
candidate for President or Governor. They
nave been doing this, they say. since 1895,
in the belief that Republican candidates
for President and Governor would be safer
for the business interests, as represented
by these corporations.
These corporation Democrats. according
to their testimony, are in the future to support
the candidates Of the Democratic party Tor
Governor and President on the theory that
no matter how radical the views of their
candidates they will at least know what
manner OF men they are getting. These
corporation Democrats insist that they have
given their campaign contributions and votes
TO Republican candidates for President and
Governor who have as a recompense turned
| upon them and injured them in a business
way.
Republican corporation men are in the
same boat as their Democratic corporation
allies. and the Republican corporation men
are as indignant and hostile in this matter,
perhaps more 30, than their Democratic
business brethren.
II is an old saying In national political cir
cles that no candidate for President was ever
elected to whom the business interests OF the
country we're opposed.
They tell a little story in Ohio OF the late
David r. Sinton, who was spoken OF as the
Russell Sage Of the Buckeye State. and Charles
p. Taft, who married Mr.. Sinton's daughter.
an only child. Mr.. Taft being a half brother
OF Secretary Taft. When Charles P. Taft was
counting MIR. Sinton's daughter. Mr.. Taft's
intellectual and linguistic talents were called
A.. a. Citation z attention nv q friend
Why" said this friend to Mr.. Sinton, Mr..
Taft can speak seven Ian guages."
yes, / know" replied the old gentleman.
rather peevishly. and he can't do business
in one"
Mr.. Sintons daughter inherited from her
father a fortune. which is now estimated at
$40, 900, 900, and Charles P. Taft as one OF the
most successful business men OF Cincinnati
has disproved his father-in- laws early bust
ness estimate of him.
George B. Cox, for many years the Re-
publican boss Of Cincinnati, journeying from
Washington to. Cincinnati the other day re-
marked to a friend in the breakfast car as
he tackled a steak:
They didn't use to sell such tough steaks
when l was in the business" and Mr.. Cox
recalled the days when he was a butcher and
chopped of steaks for the best families OF
his city.
Then he was IA saloon keeper and now he
Ia a bank president, and he is just as demo-
cratic as Ia the old and humber days.
Vice President Fairbanks, like Secretary
Taft, was a newspaper reporter in his early
DAYS. Mr.. Fairbanks represented the Asso-
ciated Press at Pittsburg and indianapolis
before he, like Secretary Taft. became a
lawyer.
Senator Grattan and Senator Wemple.
when they voted for Kelsey's removal. " said
a Republican high in Federal matters, saved
for william Barnes, Jr., and Pop Callinam $50
places in the State Superintendent of Public
Works Department. Grattan and WeInple. and
| for that matter Barnes. did not want to 60
against Kelsey. but the penalty for another
course would have been the loss to Barnes's
| organization In Albany and its ally in Science
tady Of these $50 retainers In Supt. Stevens's
department"
William r.. Hearstis friends say that the
basis of his hostility to William J. Bryan
was Mr. Bryans attitude in the last Demo-
cratic national convention. For eight years.
beginning In 1899. MIR. Hearst's friends
| point out, he Loyalty supported Bryan, but
when in the con vention OF 1904 Bryan was not
a candidate for the nomination and Hearst
was, Bryan, instead Of helping Hearst. gave
his support to former United States Senator
Cockrell of Missouri. who by no possibility
could have carried on the nomination.