The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-06-29
POLITICS MAKES FOR CONFUSION President Roosevelt's Sil- ence Makes Anything
 Possible.
MANY FAVORITE SONS.
Southern Tobacco Fields Promise to Offset Su-
 matra's Influence.

iWaSnlngt0n, D c., June z5-t IS rather significant that those Republican politicians who do not boldly come out in favor of President Roosevelt's re- nomination almost invariably preface the announcement of their choice by stating that if Mr Roosevelt were a candidate of course they would be for him but, as he is not, then they are for Fairbanks, Taft, Knox or some one else. This would seem to Indicate that MT. Roosevelt is the first choice of all and the only choice of many. Twelve months time must elapse before the next convention but the situation today is that several States will enter the field with favorite sons and the con- test is an open one.
 { MT. Roosevelt's silence on the third term question is having peculiar ef- feet, in that 1t is at once increasing the crop of possible candidates and lessening the chances of each, especial | ly of the foremost. Those states who have no favorite sons are exhibiting a Ctsire to reserve judgment with view of swinging into line for Roosevelt if the opportunity presents. Those states with presidential timber of their own naturally prefer to put forward their candidates rather than pledge them selves to others. If the convention were held today candidates would probably be presented as follows: New York, Hughes; Indiana, Fairbanks; Ohio, Taft; Pennsylvania, Knox; Wisconsin, La Toilette; Iowa, Cummins, with per haps few others as possible dark lhorses."
 The first few ballots would be of a complimentary nature, and 1t would be unsafe to predict the outcome until a tcst had been made. A candidate from Chic, Indiana or Illinois would have the logical preference and Messrs. Taft, Fairbanks and Cannon all have claims worthy of the highest consideration. On the other hand Governor Hughes is rapidly forging to the front in public esteem. Knox Is unfortunate in hailing | from rock-ribbed Republican State, but he will have a decided advantage ever most of the others in one respect, as he is in the hands of men who thor Ioughly know politics. The administra- ton cannot feel unkindly toward him, IwEile his connections and conservative factions make him strong with those who want "safe and sane candidate.
 Meanwhile MT. Roosevelt is playing
 politics and is getting just what he wants, namely, no pronouncements at all or declarations for favorite. sons.
 With free field and many candidates ha will probably hold the balance of power and can turn the ilom!na lon where he pleases. When the convention meets will be time enough to dccilc whether he will again be a candidate and it is quite possible that he will lmake no further public announcement until then unless forced to do so by l anxious inquiries. Should convention
 sentiment demand his fenomina-ion he
 could then accept or by indicating his preference, practically present the nom Iination to the man of his selection, ry Keeping silent MT. Roosevelt maintains thinas in statu quo; speech would bring | a hornets nest about his ears The
 summer will prove an eventful one po- Intically In the seclusion of his sum- liner home he will secure the outdoor
 exercise and the relief in some degree from the cares of State, which will have
 a beneficial effect upon his nerves and health. During the summer MT. Roose' welt will do some thinking and, when he rturns to active participation 1T affairs the country will get the benefit The Amsterdam tobacco market ex- Iemplifies the remarkable increase ir Ithe consumption of cigars throughout the world, which set in soon after the American Civil war. Tn 1S69 only 35i bales of Sumatra tobacco were sold or Ithe Amsterdam market Last veal IConsul Hill reports that the sales oi ISumatra amounted to 2O6,982 bales
 valued at $19,S5S,SOO while in addition 920 1888 bales of Java and 17O62 bales Iof Borneo tobacco were disposed of the former valued at $6,2S1,000 and
 the latter at $1,005,000. Immense
 quantities of the Sumatra tobacco arc Ipurchased in Amsterdam for American factories as 1t Is regarded as the bes
 wrapper tobacco in the world for ev.
 erything except clear Havana cigars IThe leaves are large, fine and silky : land thin. Thus more cigars can bt wrapped with a pound of SumatrS than with the same quantity of othel tobaccos
 For many years the United State'
 has attempted to produce tobacco O
 this type and to encourage its produc ton. There Is a duty of $1.5O pe' Ipound on wrapper tobaco, in addition to the thirty-flve cents per pound ol : ordinary filler leaf, making the tota duty on sumatra $1.s5 per pound. 4
 large quantity of such tobacco i ! grown in the Connecticut Valley un der shade, but the fact that so mucl is imported under the high duty de : monstrates that the Sumatra tobacc, : has not been equalled In that regior Within the past few years exetnsiv
 departments have been made in Geor gia and Florida in the growing of sue, wrapper tobacco under shade and tn : results have been remarkably success lful, so much so that within fev years it is possible the dream of tn Department of Agriculture will b Irealized and the United States wi : produce a wrapper leaf equal in a, Irespects to Sumatra.
 Meanwhile many of the larger deal CTS in cigar leaf tobacco includin l some of the factories, either maintai