The Washington herald., 1908-08-04
AT THE HOTELS.

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jority than Taft said l. c. Stf.Ive1 a
lawyer Of Mount Vernon. Ohio who is
registered at the Ebbitt and has been in
New York on business. and is vfzf-f,r
this city for pleasure
The whole Republican party I'm Onto
naturally VIII turn in and elect Taft and
1 am quite satisfied that Foraker v-f1
do his best 70 swell Tafts majority.
Senator Foraker is a good man and one
Of the strongest men in the United states
Senate to-day. and he should be re-
turned.
He has rendered most valuable se-v-
ices TO the Republican party and ths
country. and I an OF the opinion that
he should be recognized. am not pre-
pared to say that = Ford Laning. Rep
resentative OF the Fourteenth Ohio Con
gressional district, viii be returned 20
congress. There is a strong tight on
against him. and at the present time Il
looks very much as l. his Democratie
opponent would have a good chance 70
secure the seat.
Business is picking Up slowly IN Ohio.
and BY the tine election time comes
around I believe business conditions VIII
be normal again It is true. we have
had pretty hard times"
B. H Hiner. Of Franklin. Pendletoa
County. " Va. is at the Raleigh M
hiner mas been nominated as Represent
ative from the Second West Virginia
Congressional district on the Democratic
ticket In opposition 20 the Incumbent
Sturgis. and says he IS reasonable. sf,rA
that he will defeat SturEis II The polls.
Representative Sturgis IS a clean and
able man" said Mr.. Hiner. "and I an
glad 70 say that our campaign viii be
clear Of all naud-slinging and pe-sonaI-
ties The campaign viii be strictly fought
on the issues before the people as laid
down IN the respective platforms Of thu
two parties
l have Just returned from the Demo
cratic State convention. which was held
at Charleston. Il was one OF the most
exciting and at the same tine interesting
conventions 7 ever took part IN. II was
different from that OF the Republican
party, IN that there were no factionaI
fights McGraw and Chiltoa got together.
and. harmony being their watchword.
t1ey set out determined 20 win the state
over 20 the Democratic party this fan.
The bone OF contention in the convention
was whether plank should be embodied
IN the platform indorsing the adoption OF
a lin crow law II was adopted This
move may ALLEVIATE a few negro votes.
but that viii not make much dir zrence.
as the Democratic party never got many
negro votes The plank viii win many
Republican votes Many Republicans
have declared they VIII vote the Demo
cratic ticket on that account"
Discussing the Republican gUbe-natoriaI
situation n West Virginia NJ Ei-e-
said that he had heard rumo-s that both
Svisher and Scherr would withdraw from
the contest, and that another convention
would be called 20 nominate another can
didate for the governo-sbip-
And again. I heard that Swishe- VII
not withdraw" he said. claiming 10 De
the regular candidate Of the Republican
party heard the suggestion made TO
put up Sturgis for governor IN order 20
bring about harmony between the war-trE
factions IN the Republican party 4 West
Virginia.
The State issues VIII hardly sHsct the
prospects IN the STATE os the national
1cket- but believe that the Democrats
VII elect the State ticket"
E r Warren. a prominent business
nan OF Paris. Ind. who is registered al
he Ebbitt, said last night that the nan
lgers OF the Republican party Of Indiana
ust before the NATIONAL convention IN
Chicago. took a straw vote OF The Hoos.er
State. and when the votes were counted
L was found that Bryan had carried the
state BY about 1I5.0o0.
Even Il Bryan gets Indiana. he VIII
80 ~
Taft. the lesser oS the two evils. VII be
he successor OF Roosevelt. Platform
Does not suit he al all Have very little
lse for either the Republican or the
Democratic declaration OF pri-cfpIes.
) la- We need in this country in order
o protect the people from being robbed
Z everything Is public ownership q pub
&c utilities IN this I would include rail-
Dads. telegraph and telephone lines. coal
n-nes- gas plants, and the wheat OF graia
Uppiy. 1 believe there Is much good in
ocialistic principles. At least. there IS
much Of the brotherhood OF man IN So
ialis1l- and more Christianity than in all
be 5tifeT political parties combined
social democracy VIII be t-su-nrha--
'efore many years. and We VIII vet see
he day when a Social Democrat VII
e the occupant OF the White House
Van Street IS the greatest aid n ire
'rowth Of socialism i1 this country.
hey are fighting The principles os So
ialis1 and at the same time make more
ociaIists by their actions than any Other
gency- Wall street believes IL the con
-alization Of capital. and thereby creates
ociailsm. Il seems very strange that
hose shrewd and clever LAWYERS who
re advising Wall street 90 not see
hat they are TIE very men who brin-
oo1l socialistlc tendencies and ether
octrines- The sooner the fnaaciers OF
al street finds this out the bette. fo-
hem"
Mr. Hearst OF the Independence
eague. has surrounded himself with
rainy and able men. who ht peculiarly
the inches which he has created to-
lem" said Joseph B. Cunin. a prominent
.v-yer OF Chicago. at the Ebbitt. yester-
ay Hearst's position appeals es-
sciaIly 10 disgruntied people. and his
arty may be regarded as the highest
sfuge Of disappointed politicians that is
ow open.
How much figure the Independence
arty Will cut in the Presidential cam
aign IS not, OF course, definitely deter
Unable az this time There are more
hird parties in the field this year than
-er before The Hearst party Is the
test. and Il has never been n The
residential field before. Hearzr-s
rength naturally lies in New York and
aicago- II his ticket makes inroads
pom any Of the others. II IS quite natural
conclude IL VIII be upon the Demo
atc ticket in these two cities