The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1907-04-25
WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.

From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, d. c. April II, 1907.
With the fight in Ohio fairly
started, it is only natural that the
people who have become used to
something doing every minute
should be looking for fresh develop.
ments. They are likely to come
in the fight for the presidential
nomination and come frequently.
One of the next things that is ex-
pected is a show of hands in the
south. There have been a nuc:ber
of conferences at the White House
recently with influential men from
the south and it is thought the
President will try TO win the sup.
port of the negro vote now strongly
inclining to Foraker, OF course
the white vote of the south will not
figure largely in the state primar-
les for the Republican nomination,
and it is said that the outlook Tor
the President among the colored
voters is not 50 bright as it might
be. For instance, Judson Lyons of
Georgia, former register of the
Treasury, is supposed to be able to
swing the Georgia delegation, an
he is believed to be for Foraker or
Fairbanks or anything to beat the
presidents choice. There will be
a strong effort made to line up some
OF the southern states for President
Roosevelt's S nominee, but the out
look Just now is none too bright
and if there is anything done it
must be done quite speedily.
XIX
Charles Conant, an old newspa-
per man and now a statistician and
finanancial writer of recognized
standing, called at the White
House to pay his respects to the
President this week. He is just
back from Cuba and he explained
the situation as it appeared to him.
He says that both the local and the
foreign governments are loath to
to see the United States let go of
the island for purely practical rea-
sons. Much money is needed for
the sugar crop on which the pros
perity of the island depends. The
banks are perfectly willing to lend
money on the crop so long as con-
ditions are stable. But they are
not willing to raise loan if there
is danger of a revolutionary out
break while the money is still tied
up in the crop. Everybody knows
there is not going to be any revo-
luton so long as the United States
is in charge of the island, and so
everyone is anxious for this gov
ernment to keep hold till after the
crop is harvested. And then they
will want us to do the same kind
office till the next crop is harvest
ed and so it will go. This govern
ment does not want perpetual job
of lid-sitting in Cuba. But it looks
as though it were going to be very
hard to let go.
XIX
Plans are continually being made
to further immigration to the south,
and one of the latest has been laid
before the Secretary for Commerce
and Labor by Chas. Allen of
Evansville, Indiana. Mr.. Allen is
a large land holder in the south
and he wants to import a lot of
farm laborers with the understand
ing that they shall farm his planta-
tions on shares. The scheme is
legitimate enough and if it could
be followed there are doubtless
many other southern planters who
would be glad to make contracts
abroad to have their farms worked
on the same conditions. But it
looks as though the alien contract
labor law would be in the way OF
this scheme and the matter, after
being considered by immigration
Commissioner Frank Sargent, has
been laid aside to be referred to
Secretary Strauss on his return
from the Peace Conference i'll New
York.
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Quite a little excitement was
caused among the correspondents
one night last week by the report
that +. II. Hartman was making