The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-08

body also. And Mr. Hitchcock appears
10 have been thinking the same thing,
though he and the President differed
as to the man to whom the delegates
should be swung The Following South
ern States voted for Chicago. which
the Taft men opposed: Georgia, Florida.
Kentucky. Louisiana. Maryland Mis-
sissippi, North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee. Texas.
For Kansas City: Alabama, Arkansas.
Oklahoma. Virginia did not vote.
For Early Democratic Convention.
Considerable sentiment in favor Of
an early Democratic national conven-
ton is heard In Washington. 1t has
been customary for years for the party
I in power to hold IT'S nominating con-
vention firs;.
But since the last Democratic Ma
! tonal Convention. President Roosc-
Welt has appropriated SO many planks
of the Democratic platform that Detno-
| Gratis. some of them at least. think it
7 would be wise for their party to de-
! clare first. The national committee
/ will meet here next week for the
/ purpose of selecting place and date
/ for the next convention.
\ Colonel X, n. Harper. president of
| the American National Bank, of this
| city. and always all ardent admirer of
Mr.. Bryan who is his personal friend.
/ believes the Democrats should meet
4 and nominate before the Republicans,
4 and has written Mr.. Bryan to urge him
! to use his influence toward having;
/ this course adopted. He has not re-
! ceived reply.
Flood for Congressional Chairman.
There is talk to-day Of putting
! Representative Flood, member of the
/ Congressional Campaign Committee
from Virginia. into the position of
chairman OF the committee. He said
lie had not decided whether lie would
allow his name to be presented Mr..
i Flood had this place won last year,
II but owing to certain circumstances he
directed that his name, be withdrawn.
4 The only other name heard In connec-
ton with the position this year is
4 that of Robert l.. Owen, prospective
Senator from Oklahoma. Mr.. Owen
Z. Is a man of much political shrewdness
and of most pleasing personality. 1t
would be rather warm fight were
he and Mr.. Flood to stand for the
/, place.
VirEininns ON Committees.
The announcement of committee as
signments will not be made for some
days Nirginians are not expecting Il
, receive important promotions. Major
$ IaSsiter has n chance to go on the
1 Committee on Naval Affairs, on which
| the late Representative RiXey served
, with distinction for years, but there
is not q strong probability OF MS Sc
lection.
There is good reason to believe Mr.
Cariin will beS appointed to the Com
; mittee on District of Columbia, q bertl
lie very much desires, as his distric
lies contiguous to Washington. Mr.
Carlin is believed to have made him
self pretty solid with Mr. Williams, thu
minority leader. who recommend:
i Democratic assignments to committees
. by the introduction of the resolution
adopted by the Democratic conference
this week making it mandatory upoi
. the leader to recommend committee
assignments This resolution wa
adopted as substitute for tho rcsolu
: ton proposed by Representative Jones
!, of Virginia, declaring that the leade
), should not make the assignments.
i. Morgan and Roosevelt.
I Much comment Is being made II
L Washington over n scathins denuncia
: ton of President Roosevelt by the Ne,
e York Sun in an editorial of over
g column 1t IS about the most terrifi
II arrangement of n President that ha
II been seen in recent years and wi
e compare favorably with what Secre
e tary Root said about William Randolp
Hearst In the last gubernatorial can,
/ paign in New York 1t charges hi
+ with being the most unblushing denii
l. gorue of recent times. and said tina
e he has pulled down the house of cor
ID fdemce on his own head and that {
q the American people, and then look
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