Arizona republican., 1907-11-29

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 daily converts are being made to the
 cause of Bryan. even among those
 who have heretofore been antagonis- tic to him. The latest and perhaps
 most antagonistic of these is Thomas
 Taggart, chairman of the democratic
 national committee, who has given ex-
 pression to the opinion that Bryan
 will be nominated by the democratic convention next year. There are some
 who question the motives of Mir. Tag
 gart in so completely changing front
 at this time and in certain well in
 formed quarters it is asserted that the
 move was prompted by realization
 on the part of the national chairman
 that in opposing Bryan's candidacy
 he was jeopardiZing his~ position as national leader. Others again hold to
 the opinion that his taking up of the Peerless one" at this particular june ture is very much for the same reason
 that Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tammany Hall, took up William R. Hearst. All this, however, is merely lconjecture, and above and beyond it all is the fact that William Jennings Bryan stands today as the only logical candidate of the democratic party.
 The positive refusal of Tom l.. John son of Ohio to accept the presidential nomination under any circumstances is taken as materially strengthening
 Bryans cause. while from a totally un- leXpected quarter comes an endorse ment of the Nebraskan's candidacy, which proves conclusively that the great business interests of the country
 have experienced complete revolu
 ton of sentiment regarding him. real izing that even at his worst he could not begin 10 create the havoc among the corporate interests of the country that has been worked by Roosevelt.
 No less man than Melville E. In- gals. former president of the Big Four railroad. and whose reputation among the railroad, banking and gen. eral business interests of the United States is second to none, states em- phatically that Bryan will be the dem ocratic presidential nominee, and that If we cant win with him We can't win with anybody" MT. Ingalls, fur ther says that Bryan has outgrown his free silver ideas. a sentiment which is rapidly gaining ground here in the east, and that the Nebraskan has d great popular following. of which there is not the slightest doubt in any ones mind. Even in Wall street, the very heart of the "Enemys' Country" Bryan is steadily making friends, and when the time comes it will no doubt be found that he will have the strong backing of the Belmont and other large interests in the financial world. Another point that is not to be over looked is considering Bryan's chances for securing the New York delega- ions to the national convention is that Norman F.. Hack, who by many. in- cluding Charles F. Murphy. is regard ed as the real democratic leader in the empire state, is close personal friend of the Nebraskan, and this fact is ex- pected to do much towards securing for the latter the desired nomination. Again. Charles F. Murphy is known to entertain d strong desire to become a national leader and in order to accom- plish this purpose he is endeavoring to get on to the Bryan bandwagon. Murphy wants d winner in the com ing campaign, and realizing the strong hold which Bryan has upon the great mass of voters, he will leave no stone unturned to deliver to him the New York delegates to the national conven- tion, matter which is now engaging the entire attention of Tammany's leader. With this vote assured. and with Indiana and Illinois undoubtedly in the Bryan grasp, it now appears as ,t. stage in the fight that the Nebraskan will capture the plum.
 President Roosevelt's action in or dering that the motto Tn God We Trust be hencefOTth stricken from the coins of the United States has stir red up | veritable hornets nest. Not only has this latest move on the part of the chief executive incurred the en- mity of all the large religious bodies in every section of the country. much as did the Rum, Romanism and Re beiliOn" episode during the Blaine campaign, but has likewise caused great displeasure among many people who have heretofore been inclined to applaud every act of the president. They See in it the evidences of the cZar-like tendencies which MT. Roose- velts enemies all along maintained were among his chief characteristics, and are therefore less disposed to in sist upon his accepting a third term. The continued business depression is also having a decided influence on the former partisans of the president and there are those who go so far as to say that his political star is beginning to set. Be this as it may, there is no gain-saSing the fact that George B Cortelyou's star is in the ascendency. Politicians here and in Washington, as well as in various other sections. agree that the secretary's figure has loomed larger on the political horizon during the past month or so than they ever expected 1t to appear. His direction of government relief of the financial crises not only served to save the sit uation. but in conjunction with the gi- gantic relief measures of great finan- ciers won for MT. Cortelyou the confi- dence and admiration of the business world. This feeling is not confined to New York. but has spread to every community aided by governmental de- posits. There fs very good grounds for the statement that Secretary Cortel- you has already taken the helm in New York state republican politics and that he will take advantage of the prestige he has gained through the financial