The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-12-29


Po''cy-May Enter Lists Agairst
Cannon or Foraker--His Shortcoo-
ings as a Candidate-Cruise Of the
FIeet-The Ca1nan interview-Csst
ing Lots Fer Spells.
By WILLS j. ABBOT.
y hen the semocratic national com
mittee accepted the proposition offered
by Denver to take the convention 10
that city it acted wisely and well. II
Is perfectly true that there was som,
consideration Of the hotel facilities Of
more eastern cities 1t is quite proha.
bic that both Chicago ana Kansas CITY
will raise the question as to whether
Denver can properly entertain a great
convention. But the men who ar
members of the national committee
have no fears. They believe that thu
great capital city Of Colorado vii
take care of the national convention
successfully. If Denver does not tatr
pains to entertain the national conycu.
ton. troubles will come Of it. If it does.
-
one of the most prominent one of tllp
most successful. convention cities.
which the nation knows
1t Is fair to say about Denver that its,
proposition was passed upon chiefly
because its financial suggestion was
the best offered. Denver offered 500.
600, Chicago $4,000. Kansas City SO
7 1f
result Denver won the convention. \
national convention is not an easy
thing to handle. A national committee
is even harder. When the convention
is over there will be some months dur
ing which the national committee must
have its own funds. Unless those
funds come from the convention there
will be a serious stringency, and it Is
for this reason that Denver, Offering
as 1t did good surplus, had the best
of the dispute. When Denver sends to
the national committee it's contribu
ton it will be warmly approved and
will receive from that committee
very strong statement as to the aid il
has given toward the work of the ma
ltional campaign.
Mr.. CorteIyou's Position.
lThe story published widely that Mr.
Iyortelyou is antagonistic to the presi
dent and to the presidential policy is
absolutely and literally untrue. ! talk
ed with one of his closest friends, who
assured me that there was no truth III
the statement. Afterward l went to
see Mr. Cortelyou himself. He is one
OF the most reserved men in American
Apolitics. He is as close mouthed as
anybody that l have ever known.
From him got nothing except silence.
but l did get the impression. (which
may or may not be right, that the story
told about his hostility to the presi-
Dental plan was quite unfair and
wholly without founds alton. What Nj
Cortelyou may do later l do not know
i He may fight Mr.. Taft. l am very
sure he would fight Mr.. Cannon or Mr.
Foraker. i don't think he would fight
Mr.. Roosevelt should the president
himself be candidate.
Whether Mr.. Cortelyou will he
the Democratic standpoint | am H.,
able to say that lie would be a YER,
strong candidate. Let us not forge
that it Is Cortelyou who took from tie
Mutual Life and the Equitable Life
associations almost 100000 of The
money of their policy holders and save
\ 4 to the Republican national commit
ma -fnI, no no
nominated for the presidency. he will
1 nave to explain this. He will have to
explain what he has done with the
moneys that he as secretary of the
treasury has expended and why he de-
Aposited them in favored banks. In
brief Mr.. Cortelyou will have more
matters to explain than any candidate
who might be offered for the presi-
sNency.
The Sailing Of the Fleet.
e It is possible to make the cruise
~ the feet to the Pacific political
ncldent, it seems likely that it will be
s9ne. II 1t is practicable to make out
the cruise possibility of war, that.
10 seems possible For example,
E. both the Washington and New
4otk papers i read that all the Japa-
eee servants on the ships have been
1charged. 1t appears that one serv-
mt was detected in making drawings
various parts of the ship on which
was employed. The newspaper sto
3 that not merely he, but all Japa-
1e SO employed have been given
heir discharge. This may or may not
true. Personally do not think 1t Is
Ne, but do think that the publlca-
"a OF matters of this sort is likely to
P9lncalculable harm to the relations
tween the United States and Japan.
Lpking back some years. l can re-
very we'll that almost every cap
1tn, commodore or admiral in the
nited States navy had japanese
or servant. I personally was a.
time guest on the old shil
1arleston. now lost. at time whei
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