The Washington times., 1908-09-04
Cannon Issue and Fight in
Wisconsin Thought Fav-
Orable to Democrats.
Judge Parker, Returning
From Western Trip, Is Flat
ed by the Prospects.

Ior ln1 House IA the Eleventh district.
was nominated handily over John J.
Jenkins, one OF the veterans OF the
cannon organization.
Opposed to Jenkins.
AS chairman Of the House Committee
on Judiciary. Judge jenkins had
achieved the enthusiastic enmity OF the
temperance people. and the labor peo-
pie, the advocates Of forest reserve ex-
tension IN the East, and various other
proposals which constituted features Of
the Roosevelt program.
The fight against jenkins brought out
the fullest force OF the sentimental an
|tagOnism to Cannon and Cannonisn.
The defeat OF Jenkins is. therefore.
naturally regarded as Indicative Of the
possibility tESt this opposition to House
organization may make itself pretty
widely felt az the polls.
Speaker Cannon Is running for an In
dorsement IN the next House, Just as
etr. Taft Is running for Endorsement in
n electoral college The Democrats
chdm. on the basis of their reports from
tnG country. that the Cannon issue is
proving one Of their most effective
helps. and they are planning to push il
for all there is 10 It.
Parker Is Pleased.
Judge Alton B. Parker. bacl. from his
swing around the Western circle, was
full Of what seemed 70 be genuine en-
thusiasm about the situation IN the
West He and Delaney NicOu were
fairly kidnapped from trains, accord
ing TO the judge, TO make speeches 10
enthusiastic crowds.
a cannot believe fl possible" said
Judge Parker, that anywhere IN the
East such reception could have been
given 10 u.s. In Los Angeles on Tuesday
they proposed 20 have q big nicCting for
us on Friday night. We said We had
TO go away Thursday, and then the boys
said, Wen. we Will have the meeting to-
morrow night They did. and they
nllfd the big auditorium On that town
which IS Overwhelmingly Republican.
They cheered wildly. and after il was
over they all wanted to get 10 MS ana
talk about the situation and prospects.
That is he way they are all over fhe
West. They seem TO be taking their
politics a good deal more seriously than
they do down East.
Would Welcome Change.
In California I met an Ohio manu-
who introduced himself to me
AID told me his business did 800, 900
less trade last year than the year be-
fore. and that 10000 OF Il came out
Of the stockholders. and another 5000 900
ttAA "a the hHAAAlaElls ne 6d4tA ne altlu
never before been able to contemplate
with eQuanimity the election OF a Dem
ocratlc President. but this year he not
only did not care. but rather had a
notion he would vote for Mr.. Bryan.
''The Western people have arrived at
this sort Of decision by ali kinds OF
processes. This manufacture told me
he was going 10 vote for Bryan because
h. wanted four years OF quiet: he cal
nu,ated that, with Bryan as President,
TIE executive department would be in
good hands and with the Senate Re
publican there would be little prospect
OF anything very extreme happening"
Judge Parker said he expected TO do
a good deal OF speaking. in the East.
but did not yet know Just where. Ask
e about the discussion OF his name
In connection with the nomination Of
gOYeuJorship of New York. Judge Park
ar laughed and lodged the issue His
manifest unwillinsness 10 say anything
on tbs subject. and the fact that AT
this point he brought the interview 10
B sudden conclusion gave rise to sus-
Dicion that perhaps the Judge would not
be so much averse 10 the vindication Of
3 gubernatorial nomination.