The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-06-03
AT THE HOTELS.


Taft and Bryan will be the two eandi-
dates before the voters this fall" said
James Creelman. author and war CORE
spondent. at the New Willard last night.
Il do not believe there is any doubt about
IT, although l have not been around the
country inspecting IL some time.
Taft, believe. viii carry the election;
not by a small majority in a close race,
but by a wide margin. Bryan will have
against him not only n comparatively
solid and united Republican party, but
he will also have against him all those
people who have On two previous occa-
sions registered their opinion in opposi-
ton TO him.
This pride OF opinion reminds me OF a
story that happened out in the Callfor-
MIA forests A visitor was driving along
road one day, when he saw near the
road a man cutting a tree. On the side
70 which the tree would fall was a mule.
evidently belonging to the chopper.
Say said the passer-by. you're cut
ting that tree on the wrong side
" Oh. no. said the woodsman; 7 guess
not
Well after a while the tree fell, ard
/ fell right on the mule, plotting him out
rather abruptly. The man who had made
the suggestion. having waited 70 see what
would occur, could not help putting in
his i told you So
Yes replied the chopper; but I
wouldn't change my op MON for all the
mules In California
| Mr.. Creelman is OF the belief that both
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10 represent their parties. He does not
1 mink that Mr.. Roosevelt viii ever con-
sent 10 run again, and believes that Taft.
/ consequently viii be most acceptable.
not only 70 the men who are at the head
! Of the party. and who wish il 10 win.
but 10 the people who have been aroused
by the President and desire that his
policies should be continued.
West Virginia viii 90 Republican by
5000 or more at the coming election"
said c. W Swisher. secretary OF state OF
that Commonwealth. at the New Willard
last night In spite Of the fact that
Bryan was Endorsed By the Democrats
last week. and notwithstanding his popu-
larity. feel certain that the Republican
majority will be considerably larger this
year than it was four years back"
Mr.. Swisher was asked who he thought
may be selected by the party leaders 10
take the second place on the ticket
i would not be at all surprised 70 see
John Hays Hammond, whose name was
mentioned to-day as an aspirant for the
nomination. called TO fill the place." he
replied. Mr.. Hammond would be en-
| tirely suitable from all viewpoints. so far
as ] can see. He comes from a West
ern State, which Is an advantage, for
an Eastern man viii certainly take the
first place and he Is also Of such indie
pendent means that he could afford TO
enter into the campaign"
Mr.. Swisher. in addition 10 being secre-
tary Of state, is also q candidate for the
/ govornorship. and is. according TO the
best information, practically sure 70 win
out Naturally. ne Is interested in those
things which interest the executives OF
the other constituent parts OF the Union.
This, conference Of the governors
said he. will I believe. be productive OF
great good. if il is followed up by some
effort toward the conservation Of the re-
sources Of the States. I think that the
idea is undoubtedly a good one, and can
not see why such gatherings should not
be held in the future"
While II would be rather serious on
the surface II there was to be any real
trouble in Panama, II seems 70 me that
the United States is big enough and
strong enough 10 adequately take care Of
anything that Is likely TO develop" said
William T. Shipley. OF New York. who
was at the National Hotel last night
IF anything were 10 interfere with the
work upon the canal Il would be a mis-
fortune. even If II interfered only for
short time The American people want
70 see the big ditch finished on time, and
II consequently they aren't at all anxious TO
see those Latin-American gentlemen
throw cold water on it by starting a
rumpus.
1T is hard to believe that there IS any
great danger at present. and II is very
probable that before many days have
passed the government will send enough
men south 10 insure peace. You can't
start out 70 spend a few hundred million
dollars in building a canal and permit a
lot Of eXcitable persons with many small
grievances 10 step in and ruin a part OF
It, or suspend work upon it."
It's hard 10 believe that Secretary
Taft made such blunder as he did in
his speech about Gen. Grant, but it is
easier to understand why he said such a
thing. If you consider the man who
spoke said S. T. Carter. Of Chicago. at
the Raleigh. last night.
Mr.. Taft, as I have always conceived
him to be. is so entirely straightforward
that he is unwilling to conceal anything
OF the nature Of which he spoke the
other day. because he believes that It is
true. and that consequently il ought to
be made known.
He sort Of leans over backward In his
effort 10 be absolutely unbiased. He Is
very apt TO be harder therefore. on his
friends than on some person whom he
did not know at all or who had only the
most casual acquaintance with him
He does not want 10 be swayed by
any personal feeling at all There isn't
any question that he did make a bull
in his reference to Gen Grant. but it is
not likely TO hurt him much with the
people, although az present Il may seem