The Washington herald., 1907-11-14
AT THE HOTELS.

Senator Foraker. Of Ohio, has a great
many friends in Arizona, and they are
the kind that might desire to see him
a candidate for the Republican Presi-
Dental nomination" said John 6. Jones.
a mining operator OF Prescott, Ariz., at
the New Willard. yesterday.
president Roosevelt, I suppose. is stiHs
the most popular man so far as the
West is concerned. and. possibly. is vet
the preferred choice in my own state.
Senator Foraker. though. made host
OF friends by his amendment in the
last session OF Congress, which defeated
joint statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico
''The people Of Arizona do not want
TO come into the Union with New Mex
ico- They do not believe that they
should be straddled with that territory.
consequently the man who was the friend
Of the Arizonan in his hour Of need
has won large place in the affections OF
the people"
Mr. Jones was a former territorial Sen
ator In Arizona, and has for the past few
years been more closely allied with min
ing interests than with politics He said.
however. that it is likely that tie opin-
ions OF the men who look upon Senator
Foraker with friendly eyes viii be out
weighed when II comes TO the real fight
in the national convention. Mr. Taft, he
said. is highly regarded IN Arizona. and
viii probably receive the support Of its
people II Mr.. Roosevelt Will not run
again He said that the Impression in
Arizona is that the President will not
allow his name 10 come before the na-.
tiOnal convention as candidate.
Gov. Hughes said Mr.. Jones. SIS not
known in the West-certainly not Well
enough known 70 figure in a national
campaign In Arizona they know him,
Of course, but not well enough 70 con
slider him seriously for the Presidency.
Speaking of Democratic candidates. M
Jones said that the people Of the West
and Of Arizona are tired Of Bryan. and
do not believe he is the man 20 receive
the nomination Of that party.
However, be said. Mr.. Bryan seems
10 have the control Of the Democrats
party IN his pocket. and I would not be
surprised II he will represent the Demo-
Gratis once more
He said that the largest mines in the
territory. those OF former Senator Clark.
-
provements on these properties are now
under way He said that Arizona will
produce this year between three and I'VE
million dollars worth OF gold.
You may talk OF Hughes booms and
Taft booms and boOms for a few other
men. but the real boom all over the coun-
Try is for Mr. Roosevelt" said ". H
L0vejoy, Of Savannah, at the MetropoIi-
tan last night.
I have heard great deal Of talk about
Mr- Hughes lately. and have noticed thai
his boom seems 10 be getting on nicely,
according 10 reports from New York
State. Il Is true. suppose. that the
President hasn't 50 many friends in the
Empire State as he formerly b0asted Of.
but then that viii not matter much after
all.
The West is for Nr. Roosevelt. The
South IS soiidly for him. and a good part
Of the East I think will be for bim as
the time for the convention c0mes near
Mr.. CortelyoU has many sJanch sup
porters in the South. but that will not in
terfere with the Roosevelt proposition.
Mr.. Roosevelt to-day is the one man
who can hold the Republican party Of
the South together. Nr- COrtelyOu has
his friends in several states. Mr.. Taft
has friends in others. but Roosevelt has
friends in all the States. and 1 believe
that if he viii accept the nomination the
friends Of all these others VIII tdrn 10
him.
'-One OF the most remarkable features OF
the present condition is that a great many
Confederate veterans. VINO would not
have thought OF voting a Republican
ticket four years ago are now strong
Roosevelt men. Many Of these have come
out openly for the President. and are 60
ing 20 work for him from now on untI
the last hour
Mr. Hughes, according to Mr.. Lovejoy.
has very little chance Of getting the nom
inatiOn II the South has anything 10 do
with its bestowal Mr. Hughes IS re-
garded as good man and one qualified
70 hold responsible positions But he is
not esteemed the man who can do the
things that the President has proved that
he can do.
The man who searches for criminals
on the other side, said a high police
official Of New York. at the Raleigh last
night. is often OF the idea that no one
in the United States knows anything
about the game. remember on one oc-
casion. one Of the big men Of Scotland
Yard came over 20 show New York how
TO run things he wandered into police
headquarters and for several DAYS we
had Odious comparisons with the way in
which things were done in London.
AT last We fixed il up for dinner. a.
which the Scotland Yard man was 10 be
the guest One Of the waiters-we fixed
. .Hl
had been warned not 10 do any business
in the city The Englishman had a fine
watch with him. a roll OF money. and q
beautiful stickpin. As the dinner pro-
gressed. various devices were used TO
show the Englishmsn that he had on him
ali these tokens Of wealth. One man
asked the time, another admired the
stickpin, and still another made a loan
OF SO
After an hour or so had passed. We
saw that the scheme had worked. When
asked for the time. the great man from
over the sea could not produce his watch
He searched his pockets and found that
his roll OF bills was missing His stickpin
had gone the way Of the rest OF his per
sonal effects. Well. he got them al
back. but during the rest OF his time
in New York he said no more Of Scotland
Yard. He bought a dinner for his ex-
perience. TOO.
The best detective of ali is the French
man. He hasn't got the swelled head.
either. The French sleuth goes to the
scene Of operations. takes in every bit
Of detail. gathers every possible scrap
OF evidence. and sits II all carefully.
The average American does not take all
these pains. and consequently loses many
! important clews."
This official said that the regime OF
Gen. Bingham as police commissioner Of