The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-25
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from the woods OF Colorado. where. he
has been living, figuratively speaking,
on llocusts and wild hone preparing
FOR the coming pres dental campaign.
But he does not propose to be merely
the voice OF one crying IN the wilder
hess and preparing the way for an
other. He is "a La Toilette man first,
last and all the time, unless President
Roosevelt should enter the race. III
that event, and In that event only, he.
would give place
La Follette's friends say that he
gave the President his first sug gestion
for conserving the fuel supply Of the
country by withdrawing from entry
all mineral lands in the public domain,
They point to Senator La Follette's
resolution directing these withdrawals
as one Of the first official acts in evolv-
ing the policy. Senator La Toilette
lays original claim to the plan for taxi
ing the actual physical valuation Of
railroad properties. which the Presi-
dent first exploited and then modified
in his indianapolis speech.
That being the case, it is no SUR
prise that President Roosevelt is re-
ported to have said that he sometimes
thought Senator La Toilette NJ came
more nearly representing his senti-
ments than any other Senator. Ii
Very good. Now 1t Is well known
that Mr. Bryan is also very partial to
Senator La Toilette. Why, then, may
not these two great Reformers COM
promise and concentrate on their COM
mon favorlte? We commend the sug-
gestion to Colonel John Temple
Graves.
a NOBLE Tribute TO RICHMOND.
Elsewhere on this page will be found
an editorial article from the Houston
Chronicle. which is one of theGSnoblcst
tributes ever paid to Richmond as a
lefty Of historic interest aud city Of
commercial progress. Tho editor OF
the Chronicle attended tho Confederate
Reunion and speaks by the card. His
:article is a credit to his head and
g|heart 81 .s 5.
The Pennsylvania Democracy win
hold a State convention on Thursday
next, and 1t is said that a movement
is on foot to have the, convention com
nit itself to the nomination Of Mr.
4 Bryan. Colonel James NJ. Guffey, the
4 State leader, opposed Mr.. Bryan ii
4 1896, but was afterwards converted
4 and has since been a warm friend o.
4 the Nebraska orator. Colonel GuffeS
4 is therefore in favor of the movement
! to Endorse" Bryan, and it Is reported
4 that personal representative OF MI
Bryan Is already on the ground witt
I. tho Endorsement plank in his poke
q He ought to be prepared however. tt
!, tell the convention whether or no
!. Mr. Bryan Is a candidate, and tn
q convention would greatly strengt hel
= itss"indorsement" If It woul4 give as
!. surance that In the event of Mr.. Bryan
nomination Pennsylvania will cast It
!, l.yote for him in the electoral college.
= alsGs itsA5hs
!, According to reports just published
! Mr. Roosevelt remarked on Georgi
], Day that he would gladly be q cand
= date for another term. ii lie could b
7 positively assured Of the elector;
: vote uf a single Southern State."Th
Z may, or may not, be n Reputation {
!, his former declarations that. he woul
never under any circumstances" be-
n candidate again.
= Gdas t-------- 49,
Major Charles Il. l<ieffer was mystic
= y riously separated from $l70 on a Pull
70 man car last Saturday night. THETA,
~ that no brush-oif accompanied the OF
=. Grafton ought to relieve the port,
II, from suspicion,
y, ~ What would really presage the q:
=, tinction Of the human race. howeve
!. would be the coincidence of a decreas.
4 birth rate and increase in the 50
-, Of automobiles. 49,
!! If Walter Wellman succeeds In !
~ eating the North Pole this summer.
y will confer a great favor on Abruz