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speess, Cosrsspooassee The Daily Sun.
Washingeca, d. c.. Sept ls.-At this
time tho principal tarn on the politica
stage appears 10 be Burton and John
son IN thsie new sketch. THE Mayo'
OF Clsveashd.- OF Who Will He 1t.
When Theo. e. Burton. our lovely and
cungenial pork dispenser OF river and
harboe appropriations. announced his
candidacy for the next mayoralty OF
Cleveland, there was fanfare o,
trumpets and an assertion that no less
. parsonage than Roosevelt himself
had asked him to sacrifice his Con-
eressi0ual status and try to be the
mayor Of the Cleveland town. Not
q few people appeared to be from
Missouri, and wanted to know Why a
man like Burton. who really has been
an immense credit to his State ard
the country at large. should sacrifice
the prestige he had gained as . mem.
ber Of the National Congress and run
for mayor In a town like Cleveland.
Il enally settled down to the impress
sion that Burton had his eye ON. and
had been measured for q senatorial
toea, and that II vas wisdom for him
to 10 hack q little for the prospects
Of the future. But then came Roose-
velt's announcement that he had no in
tsatioa Whatever Of interfering In the
Cleveland mayoralty fight. Then
everybody knew that something was
up. Nov Il appears. that the admins
t1atioa feels the necessity OF bolster.
No up . lost cause. and someone had
10 BE- brought forward. possibly as
% sacrifice, to SNATCH victory where
6sleat means much. To understand
tAs situation In Cleveland. let us ex.
plain:
Tom L. johnson has been mayor
twice over. and expects to be It the
third time. After each victory he has
strengthened the machine 50 that It
= Ds1t 10 Tanmany Hall In New York.
the stSoogest naehine IN the country
"a DsmocSatjc buttress in a Republi-
can camping groand. He II what you
woalA call IN aggressive man. not a
radical. His machine Is constructed
under popular favor. and is the result
q sppsals to tAe public. largely upon
~ Regulation Of municipal corpora.
tious and establishment Of . three
cent fare On railroad lines. Do not
eoaIoanA thu With socialism. for such
= ~ The case. The business inter.
soes os Cleveland. fearful that John
ssa. Il assin elected. would put into
erect municipal policies that would be-
Astyimeutal 10 their interests. and
js1ging that ths margin Of safety had
besa rsaehed, enlisted the aid OF the
aamlnistratioa TO beat johnson. which
u course necessitated the nominating
q . naa Who vas OF . political cali
hre Gsch too large for . mere mayor.
No oss appeared TO have the prestige
thAt Burton Aas. and besides. with his
0SDOOU DcxhoSOs ~ 0SPO 0uOus, WV
hlRGs might b killed with one stone
anA that thorn b the administration
Assh. Foeaker. might be retired with
honor. 90 Burton yielded and accept.
d. Nov what viii happen 10 this:
II Burton wins, we'll and good-and
Ane. Tart viii receive . mighty sup
port and Foraker will be retired when
~ proper time comes. But what II
b loses? The administration. and the
aAmhiseratioa's "favorite son. are
opt - % down In the general wreck
and . Staggering blow directed at the
Republican ramparts In the Middle
West. johnson has an immensely
strong hold on Cleveland. and many
supporters outside OF that big city.
Should he win. while he would not
displace Bryan from the PEDESTAL OF
Democratic hopes and favor. he would
easily b the second man. and Bryan
and johnson would not 20 at all bad
together. He would make Bryan mil.
Hons Of votes where others would
make Thousands. Il would. indeed. be
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