The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-05-02
THE GLITTERING
PRESIDENTIAL PRIZE.
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case with many of his predecessors. This
phase of a Presidents public career Is
one Of Mr.. Roosevelt's good reasons for
not desiring another term. He does not
intend to accept II anyway, but he has
said that If he were to take an other
term he would enter upon it with all
the opposition and hostility that he has
accumulated during seven years and a
half as President, and that this opposi-
ton and this hostility would handicap
him in whatever he might undertake in
the four yeats following.
i In passing to and from the opening
4 of the jamestown Exposition numerous
leaders have been gathering here dur
i ing the past week. A Congressional
party went down the Potomac by boat,
and therefore rendezvoused here. They
1 brought a lot of interesting political
4 talk, for most of them have been back
to their constituents, and know some
thing about what the people are think
| ing. Foremost among them was Speak
1 er Cannon. who took dinner with Vice
| President Fairbanks at Indianapolis.
| where he stopt On the way East from
| Danville.
i The Speaker and the Presidency.
1 The Speaker continues in very foxy
| attitude about his political aspirations,
but it is known on the inside that he is
4 very ambitious for the nomination as
/ Roosevelt's successor. A cock-and- bull
story was telegraphed from Indianapo-
lis that he was to surrender his strength
to the Vice President, and that they
would work together to secure delegates
| from the Middle West. The Speaker
| denied that here in breezy language,
such as he generally uses. as the mag
lining of "a darned foil" He said he
was wise enough to know that no man
could carry in his vest pocket the vote
Of Illinois in the next convention. 1t
could not be delivered by him or by
any other man.
| The Speaker is almost idolized by the
House of Representatives, and undoubt-
edly many Of its members will work to
secure delegates for him from their
| districts. This is factor in the Presi-
Dental situation that many prophets
are overlooking. There is no unit rule
| in Republican conventions, and the two
| delegates from each Congressional Dis
| trict are very often under the influence
| Of the member of Congress from that
district
Republican National Chairman Harry
S. New, OF Indianapolis, also came TO
| Washington with the numerous pill
| grims, en- route to jamestown, and like
| Uncle joe" called at the White House
| Offices to see the President. They talked
politics for a while, but what they said
! was not divulged. Col. New announced
| there would be no meeting of the Ma
tiona1 Committee till next December,
when it would come together to deter
| mine the time and place for the Ma
| tional Convention. He had an interest
| Ing item that several Western cities
| were already striving for the conven-
tion-St Louis Kansas City and Denver
being am ong them. The Republicans
| have never held National Convention
farther west than st. Louis. They met
| there in 1896 to nominate Mckinley
| 1t will likely be lively struggle, if these
far Western cities get into the game
with good financial guarantee. The
Democratic Convention met in Kansas
| City in 1900, but generally both conven-
tions have kept east of the Mississippi
| River.
Chairman Sherman.
Representative James Schoolcraft
Sherman, of Utica, N. Y, Chairman of
the Republican Congressional Commit
tee, has likewise been among the politi-
cal pilgrims in recent days. He Is one
Of the old guard, deep in political
schemes, and a henchman and lieuten-
ant of Uncle joe" But Mr.. Sherman
is one of the closest mouthed of men.
1t was the first time he has had chance
to run the gantlet Of Washington corre-
spondents with reference to several mat
tiers that have become important of late.
He was asked about the mysterious
| wireless message, signed ~. o." which
he received at sea aboard the Bluecher.
when returning with Speaker Cannon
and other House personages from a fine
jaunt to the West Indies. But Mr.. Sher-
man could not even recall having re-
ceived such a message. When informed
that 1t cautioned him against giving any
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vent him from being taken by surprise
about the Hartman letter, which had
come out during his absence, Mr. Sher-
mans memory was still a blank. Hell
could not recall having received any
such message. He did not know any
thing about any matter political. Hell
did not know anything about contribu-
lions In the last campaign from cor
porations; he did not know anything
about talks with Mr.. e. H. Hartman
or about Mr.. Harriman's efforts to save
the State of New York in the last Presi- |
Dental election.
Probably by this time Mr.. Sherman
has forgotten that he called on Presi-
dent Roosevelt while in Washington.
talked politics with him for half hour.
then ''hiked" over to the office of Sec
rotary Taft and talked politics with him
some more.
Bryan VIII BE the Man.
The Democrats have not been in evil |
dence much in the great olitical hurly- |
burly which has possest Washington for |
the last month. For one reason, there
are few Democrats of National promi-
nence now here. The Dem ocratic Sem
ators and the Democratic members have
gone to their homes. They will have
much less strife than their political op-
ponents in selecting standard bearer,
for it Is taken for granted that William
]. Bryan will be the man. Strange as
it may seem, the Republicans are very
much afraid of Bryan, especially from
across the Allegheny Mountains and
the Democrats do not seem to have
much heart for his denomination. Many
of them, while realizing that he is the
most available man, do not want to start
horse who has been twice beaten.
The Republican fear of Bryan is
voiced by many Republicans of sound
Judgment. 1t is especially strong in In
diana and Ohio. Furthermore, manyi
Republicans are arguing that Bryan
may carry New York, because of the
Dem ocratic strength shown there last
November. OF course, Hearst would
have carried the State but for the del
lection within his own party. Sulking
Democrats. including conservatives, but
especially disgruntled Tammany and
McCarren men, cut him to the heart.
Usually New York is much stronger for
a pxvr foa Do to- ~