Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-09-13

looking forward with considerable relish to
the prospect of this contest with Mr.. Bur
ton. He recalls that in his first campaign.
which he was enabled to make successful
by reason of a feud between republican
factions that they put against him poll
tician of ordinary ca!iber. Mr.. Akers. He
cleaned up Mr. Akers with a good plurality.
The next time the republicans went a little
stronger and nominated one of their
heavy weights-Mr. Harvey L. GoulderS He
represented the conservative element IN
business and the "slk-stocking wing of
the republicans. lie did not want to run.
but was dragoOned into the race. Mr..
johnson increased his plurality. The next
time the republicans said: We'll fix him
this time. sure. We will put up a man OF
his own kidney" and nominated Mr.. W. II.
Boyd. MIR. Johnson in that contest carried
every ward except one.
So now the republicans going to play
their last trump card. There is not another
man in town they say. who could come
nearer uniting the disCordant factions than
Mr.. Burton. How near he will come to
doing il can only he disclosed by the count
ing of the ballots. You read IN the press
DISPATCHES very glowing accounts of the
harmony and brotherlv love manifested in
the convention which nominated Mr.. Bur
ton. Those reports were absolutely correct
in portraving the outward demonstration.
But fractional feuds have existed among
the Republicans of Cleveland for a decade
and there is not a wel-informcd republican
in town but will tell YOU that the effects
of those fcuds are still to be felt. Speak
ing from personal knowledge | can say that
men who took prominent part in that
convention have declared privately since
that there are still some Old scores to be
settled with the republican leaders who
are responsible for the nomination of Mr.
Burton.
WelI-Oiled Machine.
The personality Of the two candidates will
undoubtedly enter into the result of the
campaign, Mr.. Burton is a man of schoi-
arly attainment. dgn:fed with a personal
record clean a whistle He IS a states
man. a constructive statesman at that. and
in national affairs able to hold his own with
the best. But the politicians are asking,
VIII he b" competent to carry on rough
and-tumble contest with Mr.. johnson,
whose politics ar" of the shirt-sleeve' or
der? When Mr.. Johnson goes into fight
he takes of his coat and his collar. rolls
up his sleeves and goes in for blood.
Wherever he sees a head he hits 1t. and
is likely to hit it. figuratively speaking.
with the nearest wca bon at hand. They
say that Mr.. Burton is th!nskinAed and
cant stand the gan.'' Nothing short of
a pole AK can lay out Mr.. johnson.
My first meeting with Mr.. Johnson on
this trip occurred the day after | got here.
He was bowling along Superior avenue in
his automobile. smoking an old black pipe
and nodding to everybody on the Side
walk Jump into the car" h. said. and
ride along Well talk as we go" He is
quick. decisive. courteous and brief He
has thousand and one things to do and
a thousand and one men to see. and he
does ii all and them all in bus n ess-
like fashion. He is democratic with ord
mary men and autocratic with those who
Try to ride over him. lie knows every ward
Of Cleveland and every man in each ward
who can be of service to him or who might
De inimlcable to him. His political machine
is simply wonder. 1t has been built
upon the results of success and it touches
every interest in the town. He would
rather win this fight than any in which
he has engaged heretofore because he real
ICES that the republican party of Ohio and
of Cleveland is making a supreme effort
to defeat him. Mr.. Johnson VIII give that
had N o. NJ.