The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-10-26
Especial Correspondence
by chas. A. Edwards.

aNr ny SuoS. ~. LuWuiuo'
Washington, d. G. Oct. 26-All thi
talk about Lieutenant-G Governor
Chanler, of New York, running TO
the Democratic presidential nomin
alton and the favor 1t seems to b'
meeting with,. has caused all sort o
comment here, but the chief thinf
that the politicians of both parties
are ydiscussfng in the connection II
the fact that the Chanler boom vii
smoke ont Roosevelt. Roosevelt
knows that Chanler is popular ant
strong In New York and that !,
would be dangerous to the Republic.
an party to have him nominated un-
less a New York man was nomina.
ted also by the Republican party
and man at that who has proved
his strength there That means only
Hughes or Roosevelt himself. Every
body here knows .how Roosevelt hates
Hughs because the latter was too
independent and refused to be bossed
by Teddy last winter, and that Roose-
welt would go to any lengths to
kill the Hughes ambition, unless
something else of which speak in
another paragraph in this letter kills
It.. II the latter should not happen
then Roosevelt would he compelled to
ran himself in order to kill OFF
Hughes.
That would be going back on his
word not again to be candidate
under any circumstances. also mash
ing his pet candidate Taft, in the
ground with a maui. If the Chanler
boom continues to grow Teddy has a
bad half hour ahead OF him when
he again lands in the White House and
picks up the political ravelings. In
Act he is going to be pestered pow
0yfully Y. VA.
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The interview given out in New
York few days ago by Henry Wat
terson. declaring that Chanler and
Johnson would suit him as well as
any ticket, has attracted more atten-
ton In Washington than any other
political event OF the week. The
great Kentucky editor has written
more Democratic platforms. State and
National and been prominent in the
work of naming more successful can
didates Of his party than has any
other Democrat alive. No other liv-
Ing American is listened to with
keener interest by all sort and con-
ditions OF politicians in the national
capital than is "Marse Henry"
When, early in the summer, he
announced that he was grooming a
dark horse that would run under the
wire In 1908 several lengths ahead of
the Republican nominee, whoever
they might be, Washington sat up and
took notice. The Kentuckian started
a guessing contest here that reached
even into the White House. For sew
eral weeks Colonel Watterson con-
tinued to speak and write graphically
OF his candidate. Finally he de-
scribed rather indefinite geographical
limits as the range of his dark horse.
HE lives West of the Alleghenies
and lNbrth of the Potomac and
Ohio" said Marse Henry. when per-
sistently pressed for a fuller descrip-
tion OF his dark horse. This mar
rowed the guessing bee down some-
what. as It eliminated the Southern
man idea from further consideration.
Mr.. Watterson's next concession to
the guessers was that the last time
he had seen his candidate he had seen
candidate he had "a dark mus
tache." tet4
Weeks passed before Colonel Wat
terson relieved the tension by declar-
ing that he had had in mind all the
time Governor Johnson. of Minnesota,
1t 30 happened, that Governor John
sons physiognomy Is as innocent of
beard as newborn babes nor mas
the executive of the North Star State
worn even n mustache for decade or
more. When he was breezy and
enterprising country editor, at St.
Peters. MINI, Governor Johnson
permitted nature to take its course
80 far as his upper lip was con-
cerned, but curiously enough he
parted with his mustache soon after
he begun his notable public career
q career which has attracted the at
tention Of Washington and aroused
expectations here that Johnson will
be figure In national politics next
year, second to few in the Democratic
camp.
The linking of the names of Lewis
Stuyvesant Chanler and John john
son. by 80 experienced a President
M notax nd Cso1onnl VIrattncco, 10. 49,
ated something akin to sensation at
the capital. 1t represents a combina-
tton Of interests, both substantial and
sentimental, which Washington recog-
nises az being calculated to appeal
with telling force to the nation. n
both are young. and each has achieved
q Victory In his own state that Is
unique In character and go patiently
indicative Of tho popularity OF both