Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-06-08

White House Autocracy Has Dis
at the Governors Conference-Abou
John Mitchell.
By WILLIS j. ABBOT.
This administration is making histo-
ry, and the sincerity of purpose of the
president conquers even those public
men who question his policies and who
are inclined to resent the gradual in
crease in the federal power for which
he so emphatcally stands. The confer
this Union held at the White House
was a notable event and will by future
historians he estimated as one Of the
great political occurrences of the early
years Of the twentieth century. Pres
ident Roosevelt has done many clever
things, but none more clever than this
one. He brought together Democratic
governors insistent upon state rights
and Republican governors who are in
clincd to look lenicntly upon the OK
tension Of the federal power. He har-
monized them so that all went away
applauding his programme. He brought
as distinguished citizens in private life
Mr.. James j. Hill and Mr.. Andrew
Carnegie, Mr.. W. J. Bryan and Mr..
John Mitchell. who fraternized and,
without sacrificing any of their indi
vidual beliefs or convictions, parted
the best of friends and equally devot-
ed to the purposes for which the con-
ference was called.
1t would be futile and foolish to as
sert that no politics was talked by the
delegates to the convention. But the
two statesmen whose names appear
most frequently in discussion of the
Democratic presidential nomination
talked no politics for publication. Nei-
Their Mr. bryan nor Governor Johnson.
though pursued necessarily by newspa-
per men. said one word concerning any
personal candidacy for the nomination.
Mr.. Bryan utterly refused to give any
interviews on political matters, and his
speech before the governors, which
was received with such enthusiasm as
the White House never before wit
messed, had not one line in it that could
be described as partisan. Neverthe-
less Mr. Bryan left the conference
stronger man than when he went in.
He had shown the governors and the
delegates that he stood for certain is
sues that We're not necessarily partisan
and that he was quite us able to APP
plaud the president upon issues which
he believed to be right as to oppose
those he thought wrong. There WAS no
more enthusiastic reception given to
any one. not to the president himself.
than that given to Mr.. Bryan when he
spoke.
What the Governors Thought.
After the conference was over rep
resentatives of New York paper
which is bitterly antagonistic to Mr..
Bryan polled the governors on their
preferences for presidential nominee.
Here is the result: Every Democratic
..
lican governor who did not come from
state having a "favorite SON. was for
Taft. Governor Folk of Missouri said
in my presence: "MissOuris vote at
Denver will be cast for Mr.. Bryan. 1t
is we'll known that am supporter of
him." Governor Conner of Alabama
said 81 am for Bryan and believe that
he will be nominated and elected"
On the Republican side perhaps the
strongest statement made by any one
outside of the states in which favor
lite sons are being urged was that
from Governor Warner of Michigan.
who said: quote me in the most Wig
orOus terms as being in favor of Taft.
The entire state of Michigan is for him,
and I have no doubt that he will be
nominated and elected
Here in Washington there has ceased
to be any doubt of the nomination Of
Taft but every day the doubt of his
election is becoming more general.
A Story From Alaska.
Thomas Gale territorial delegate
from Alaska. elected on Il nOnpartisan
ticket, told to number of friends in
the house cloakroom the other day a
story which has no particular political
bearing. but which has some interest
as showing the enthusiasm which Mr..
BRYAN is able to awaken among his
supporters. Mr.. Gale was Il miner in
the far recesScs of the klondike in
1896. A paper in Dawson rejoicing in
the name of the Daily Nugget prcpar
ed during that militant year of poll
tics a golden souvenir and invited its
readers to vote as to whether it should
be given to Mr.. Mckinley or Mr.. Bry-
an. The editor of the paper was Re
publican and had no doubts as tC
what direction the gift would take
The souvenir was golden clrcls
within which were suspended small
models of the miners tools, the pick
the windlass, the pan and the Other
necessaries of the prospcctor. Tho
election was held on Canadian sol
and was, of course purely Sent
mental affair. Thomas Gale Travelled
on foot sixty miles from his camp il
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