Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1907-08-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Oar Regular Correspondent.

many people, but that is bother !
ing the politicians in Washing.
ton and elsewhere. That is Mr. |
Hearst. 1t has been the fashion
not to include him i'll the serious
discussions of Democratic candi. |
dates, but there was the same
disposition and as it proved, the
same mistake in his bid for the
Democratic nomination for the
governorship in New York. OF
course, the leaders OF the Demo-
cratic party do not like Mr..
Hearst as a candidate. They
might be willing to put up with
him us a campaign contributor,
for he has enough money to fig
ure seriously in that role. But
the trouble is that when he plum
ges into the political maelstrom,
it has usually been for the bene-
fit of Hearst. His money and his
faculty for organization h a v e
gone to his own uplifting, and
thus it is figured by the wise ones
that they will go again if he
makes a serious set for the Pres
idential nomination.
OF course, one may like Mr..
Hearst, or he may not. He may
believe that he is sincere, or he
may not. But there is no deny
ing the fact that he has a afaculty
for organization. This is more
than the faculty for hiring men
to do the organizing for him. He
has that, too, and the money to
do it with. But a long career OF
newspaper work and a shorter
one OF political life, have never
found this organization wanting
when it comes to the pinch
Whether it was booming q flow
er festival in Southern California
or throwing relief intoSan Fran
cisco after the earth quake OF
making a whirlwind campaign o
New York in an unsuccessful
fight for the governorship, Mr.
Hearst was always there and hat
Ihis organization with him. Anc
that is the reason that a goot
many people are afraid OF hi'
making a real effort for the Pres
idency.
He is being seriously discussed
in this connection. No one wht
knows the situation believes fors
moment that he will throw hi
energy and his support to Bry-
an. If he should do this Bryan
nomination would be assured
But as the case stands, he is tn
only man in the Democratic par
ty with a real organization be
hind him. His Independence
League is a thing older polit
clans are now ready to seriousl,
} reckon with.
Il On the other. side of the fence
/ there is the question OF the Col
telyou boom. This has been tall
ed up OF late and rather to tn
annoyance Of the Secretary {
the Treasury. 1t is not denie
that Mr.. Cortelyou has an ulti
mate and far seeing eve on I'll
R nomination for the Presidenc.
But he is not working seriousl
. for the nomination at the con
d ing convention. He has not bee
d specifically invited into the fra
!. by President Roosevelt and
the view of the case, hewould NJ
9 be a good republican to intrud
!. His friends, fool friends tou
a coloquilism, have been the on
to do this talking. Butthis mu'
: may be said. If there should
(. need of a dark horse at the fl
ish OF the nomination campaig
y Secretary Cortelyou feels tn
= = the saddle would just iithim a
Iy he would be willing to make I
10 running. He would gointo t
8 convention as the "favorite SO
ne OF New York, and he would
willing to throw his strength
!, =. any direction the Presidentp pie
ed. And if the President pleas