The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-01-19

/ and the feeling against him is very bit
ter. Naturally the result was that a
somewhat premature discussion Of the
coming presidential election was pre-
cipitatcd.
Had the Republican financiers Of
New York City the control of the Re
publican party in New York, Governor
Hughes would probably be the Repub-
lican choice for the presidency. The
vested interests, however, cannot OBJ
tain control of the New York; delega-
ton, and the feeling in New York and
the east is that William H. Taft will
undoubtedly be the Republican candi-
date. There has been practically no
| suggestion as to who would be named
for second place on the ticket, and but
little interest is being taken in the
candidates for the vice presidency.
Picks Bryan and coIer.
1t is practically a foregone coneIu-
Son that William Jennings Bryan tor
president, and Bird Coler for vice pres
ident, will be the unanimous choice Of
the Democratic party. There has been
but little opposition talked Of and
probably none viii develop to this tick
ct. The feeling against Roosevelt is so
strong among the bankers ana invest
Ors of New York City that fatal OPP
position will doubtless develop against
Taft, who is apparently his favorite.
Though Taft viii probably be nominal
ed at the convention, the feeling seems
to be throughout the east that he win
be defeated at the election, and that
the Democrats will be victorious.
Bird Coler will go to the Denver
convention with practically a guaran-
tee thar Bryan and COler, if nominated,
Will carry New York. With New York
in the Democratic column, there seems
TO be little doubt but that the country
Will go Democratic. COler is a banker
himself and has an excellent standing
among fnanciers that Will give him
a strong following The belief that
Bryan will be the next president is not
by any means confined to those who
hope for this result. but also includes
those who are not Bryan men, but who
predict this result after CAREFUL { b.
servation.
Predicts War With Japan.
with less discussion than the DO
litical topic. but with a hushed and Sc
cretiVe persistence come the rumOrs of
a war with Japan. Apparently Sc well
grounded are these rumors that they
circulate not among the public, but
among people in close touch with the
government and in position TO know
Just what truth is contained in the re-
ports. These rumers are scarcely |
mentioned in public discussion, and
the newspapers do not touch upon
them. Foreign papers which are read |
daily in New York, however, contain |
long accounts of reported strained re- |
lations between the two countries add |
the preparations that each country is |
making that would Indicate 4 warlika |
attitude.
Gradually the feeling seems 10 be !
spreading that both countries ere rap |
Idly approaching a crisis in affair; that |
may result in an encounter The worst |
enemies of President Roosevelt do not |
accuse him of sending the immense |
feet from the Atlantic to the Pacific |
on mere pleasure voyage. Each bat
tleship in the fleet is better armed and |
has more ammunition aboard than hast
ever been carried by a single battle
ship of the United States in time Of /
war. That these battleships should be
so armed and so ammunitiOned 10 80 /
on peaceful mission is hardly prob |
able.
Another grave indication is the
fact that it has been recently disccv-
cred that for the past year Japan has
been sending soldiers to the Phillip
pines at the rate of 2,0GO a month.
These men were sent into the PihiDp-
pines under the guise of immigrants
The secret service department.. how
ever, discovered that the latest occu-
patton of these men was fighting Rus
sian soldiers and that all of them ,-ere
veterans.
Route of the Fleet.
The latest war rumor in New York
is that. the Pacific fleet is not going TO
stop at san Francisco at all, but take
the nearest route TO the Philippines
This report is given color by the fact
that pi0Ds for d big reception of the
aeet at San Francisco are on the de-
cline"
While in New York Mr.. Houston Sc
cured several of the new St Gaudens
gold coins as souvenirs. The govern
ment is withdrawing the coins from
and they are now selling at
a premium.
ASIDE from the artistic objections to
these coins" said Mr.. Houston, "the
bankers have found them decidedly in
On account of the raised
figure en- the $40 gold piece they will
not stack Cp. The. experiment of using
raised stars on the edge of the coins
instead of milling has also proved
failure because the coins quickly be-
come fnicked and defaced where the
sdges wear off. New Workers have en-
to poke a great deal Of fun
It the government because of the
trousers" of the eagle on the $40 piece
md the position of the feet of the fig
ns eagle on the $40 piece, the uncer-
ainty of the sex of the Indian on The