The Washington herald., 1907-11-27
AT THE HOTELS.

publican nominee But II IS certain Mr.
Cannon Will receive the support Of the
party in Illinois"
Judge Grosscup said he does not feel
qualified 10 say who will be- the favorite
Of the Republican party. but that Mr.
Roosevelt is still very popular man in
the West He said that il is a mistake
TO say Mr- Roosevelt has had anything %
do with the financial stringency.
1t IS also a mistake 10 say" said the
Judge. that there is not enough money
IN the country. We have more money Der
capita than we have ever had. BY next
spring ] believe we VIII have more-to
carry out the fgure-than We need. The
only bad result In the present situation
VIII be the retrenchment IN construction
work which VIII come IN the near fut1-e''
Judge Grosscup came 20 Washington
10 attend the Grant-Ro0t wedding to-day.
he had been in New York for several
days inspecting the statue OF Abraham
Lincoln which Is 10 be placed on the
South Side in Chicago. Regarding this
statue. Judge Grosscup said he considers
IL The masterpiece OF the late Augustus
st. Gaudens, its sculptor.
THE statue Of Lincoln now III Chicago
represents him as II he were standing
with ear turned 70 the voice Of the ma
tomas If he were 20 listen TO that voice
and then give HIS own answer. telling
the nation what he would do 20 end the
civil war.
This new statue will show the alone
ness OF Lincoln. / know of no word that
viii exactly convey my meaning other
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loneliness. 'Aloneness' describes IL best.
This statue VIII show the great Presi-
dent sitting with bowed head In front
Of him far enough away 10 lend the
correct appearance Of great distance.
VIII rise a single marble column. This
column, in contrast 20 the man I'm mcdi-
taiOn. viii show as we'll as a great WOrk
OF ART can show. the 'alonencss' Of his
life"
Judge GrosscUp said he could not well
discuss The speech OF Justice Brewer re-
Garding President Roosevelt but said De
believed the justice s-eke more in jes-
Jhan in earnest
The consolidation Of the three internal
revenue districts Of Tennessee into one
win preclpitate bitter factionaI fight
among the Republican leaders IF thar
State said Samuel r. Craven. of Mem
phis az the Raleigh last night. 1T is
well known there has been a contest for
the last few years between Walter =
BTOWniow and f. Clay Evans for tile
leadership Of the party in the old Vol
unteer State. This contest. n times. has
waXed warm. II has resulted I'm the
practical elimination OF many aspirants
Tor political fame who have been upon
the wrong side OF the fence at The wrong
time
1t Is only few months ago that both
factions were using every means in their
power-one % have the collectorShip of
the Eastern district removed from Knox
vile 10 Chattanooga. and the other work
ing 20 prevent that removal In this fight
the BroWnlOW forces won out and the
Office was not disturbed However. The
fight for supremacy continued. and the
Office uf collector was taking the form -
the placing Of certain men IN once and
ousting others 10 make room for them.
In this battle too. Br0VnIow won out
This left the Evans forces in a very war
Ike frame Of mind. but when the con
solidatiOn Of the three districts vas an
nounced- il was seen az once that the
Evans forces had Won az last FOR the
man who was appointed as collector Of
the united district. Bob Sharp, ex-post-
master OF Chattanooga, was one OF the
latter's friends
"Of course. the whole miN-u2 viii be
watched in Tennessee with much interest.
but even among the Republicans this
cannot be greater than it viii be among
the men of the other party. While the
former are wdging war on each other.
the latter will sit by, twidd'e their
thumbs. and enjoy it,
Il cannot see My some OF the news
papers OF the East are jLrnping on Sec
retary Cortelyou for his position in re-
gard 10 helping the banks a. this hour
said r. j. Barbour. Of Atlanta. az the
New Willard last night Il believe NIr.
Corteiyou has shown lis greatness by
this one act Perhaps he was not very
eager 20 do H. bur he did IL anyway.
and that is the main thing.
II believe il VIII strengthen Nir. Cor
telyOUs following in the South immensr-
ly, in spite Of the assertions that ne has
not helped that part Of the country ~
all. He helped the part which needed IL
most and thus he VIII render assistance
20 the South too.
Mr.. CortelyOU viii loom up q whole
Tot larger on the Republican political
horizon in the next few months than be
does al present. His friends in the South
are very numerous and are going 20 b-
very active before this campaign is really
begun. You know Mr. Cortelyou has all
along been given credit by the other as
pirantS for the Presidential nomination
for some hold on the South. He has a
much bigger hold there than any OF them
imagine. Il IS a hold. too on good peo-
PIE who are willing 10 work for him.
OF course. II any one wishes 20 believe
Mr. Roosevelt Will run again. 7 think be-
viii receive the support Of that section.
but If he does not consent-and / hardly
believe he wiIl-then Mr.. Cortelyou stands
the best show in that part Of the coun-
try"
representative Thomas s. Martin OF
Charlottesville. Va, expressed his opinion
that the financial stringency is a thing
of the past Mr. Martin is registered al
the New Willard. and came 70 Washing
ton in connection with private affairs
He left for his home this morning.
II am only afraid" said Mr.. Martin.
that this furry in the money market
viii result in a general business depres-
sion, that the large business enterprises
and railroads viii make reIrenchments
and that IN the long run the mass OF the
people viii suffer" Mr Martin declined
10 discuss politics.
George Washington did decline third
term, said Randolph p Lucas. a prom
inent attorney Of Philadelphia. who is
here on business before the departments.
az the Arlington last night. But when
il fE asserted 20 4cn+f,re4 NJ r--~,- 80,