The Washington herald., 1908-03-13
AT THE HOTELS.

ne DallS RECORD mas taken straw
vote" said Mr.. Landstrum, at the New
Willard, yesterday. among the members
Of the four last legislatures, the editors
OF the Republican newspapers in the
state, and the members of the various
county committees. and the result was
that three-hfths Of the votes were cast
for Taft while one-ffth was given 10
Roosevelt. and the rest scattering. a good
many Of them being credited 70 Hughes.
Specific instructions were issued rot TO
vote for Roosevelt, but. as the result
showed. this instruction was not strictly
observed
Taft is popular. and should receive
the nomination IT, however. he should
fail 10 be nominated on the 6rst ballot.
his chances Of being nominated are very
slim. In that case, II seems 70 me Roose-
Welt will receive the nomination.
Montana this year will deviate from
the rule Of excluding private citizens as
delegates TO the convention. As I UNDER
stand it. Senator Dixon IS not going as
a delegate II is Tny opinion the chances
Tor Republican victory IN Montana ara
especially good this year. Should. how
ever, the Democrats carry the state. .
VIII be by a greatly reduced majority,
which VIII be due 10 a considerable ex-
tent 70 the labor troubles in Butte"
Representative slemp. OF Virginia. said
at the Ebbitt last night, referring 20 the
newspaper report which said that II Taft
was elected President, slemp would be
offered a place in Tafrs Cabinet. that
he had not been approached in this mat
te' directly or indirectly. by anybody;
that he had not been offered a Cabinet
position by anybody.
Bryan viii get every vote in the na-
tionaI convention Of the delegates from
the States west OF the Mississippi River
said Henry Fountain Ashhurst, district
attorney Of CocoHino County, Ariz, at
the Raleigh last night
Mr. Bryan is the most popular man
out n my country, and II you mention
business men. or professional men. there
is the same enthusiasm among them for
the man from Nebraska
TIE reason why he is not so popular
down South, as 1 understand IT, is prob
ably because the Southern people judge
a person to a great extent by the length
Of his ancestral pedigree: liable 70 en-
tirely forget personal merit. We are diff
ferent in that respect, no matter whether
q man be OF humble people or the 0ppO-
site That does nor matter. He can't %
held responsible for the social position
his fOrefathers occupied What we count
is the work of the man himself. his ef-
forts. and the results he has accom-
plished. And that is the standard by
which We judge Bryan.
Il don't think Bryan can be defeated
for the nomination now Had. however,
his opposition begun 10 work against him
a month or TWO sooner. Il would have
succeeded in defeating HIS nomination.
The same holds good with Taft. who.
believe is going 10 be the Republican
candidate"
Wall street Is reconciled 70 Taft, and IS
willing 10 accept him. according TO views
expressed by c. T. Revere, Of New York.
who IS connected with Wall street bank
ing and brokerage firm.
There is no doubt Roosevelt has help
! ed 20 establish business on a sOUnder
basis through his strenuous methods. He
has stirred things up considerably, and
/ has left business interests n q highly Un-
settled and unsatisfactory state What
We need now is a constructive statesman
"a President who VIII help promote the
financial and commercial interests Of the
country. hardly think Roosevelt IS that
man. a4LAOAEAA L4-NLE = 4--A-A AaAA --EdA U
OF another term fox him.
Hughes. according 10 the views Of 4
good many business people in New York
and elsewhere. IS too good 10 be true
I He Is without doubt g man OF the highest
ideals. and viii some day be President OF
l the United States. If NOT elected this time.
He stands high in the legal profession.
and as an executive he has no equal he
I goes about everything with a precision
which rarely leaves the inQuisitive mind
4 in doubt as regards his intentions He
4 does not act on impulse. / truly believe
+ that Hughes is destined 10 occupy place
/ in American history IN years 70 come as
/ exalted as that occupied by Washington
and Abraham lincoln
The most mOmentous questions now
before the American people VIII not be
settled by Taft or Roosevelt. should
either be elected as President. They will
be settled by Hughes"
Dr. George A. Craig. OF Chicago. who
IS in this city attending the Mothers
/ Congress. and is registered at La Nor
mandie. said last night that II the same
/ common sense ordinarily exercised in
bringing up dogs and horses was exer-
/ cised in the bringing Up Of children. there
would be many more healthy children
and healthier men and women in the
world.
The man who brings up a horse" said
/ the doctor. knows the necessity OF
/ proper and regular feeding. OF regular
/ sleep. and cleanliness, aud of the impor-
tance Of forming the right kind Of habits,
for he knows It is difficult 10 break a
horse OF habits once formed. OF those
formed in early years
In the highly sensitive and abnOrmaIly
nervous child the first care should be
nutrition. That is fundamental I'm
/ proper nutrition manifests itself in chill
/ dren in a variety Of ways, such as marked
/ craving for food al irregular intervals
| Dizziness anc lassitude are also the result
/ Of malnutrition. as are frequently vivid
| imagination. hypOchcndria. epilepsy, St
/ VituS- dance. and many other things
Three important things 70 be careful
/ OF in the nervous child are OversJimula-
/ tion. fatigue and habit
Defective vision is a source OF nerv-
/ Gus trouble as is deafness. The great
! est molder OF child life is the force OF
intimate family life, which so many
children are deprived OF to-day. There
/ IS such a thing as parents being too inti-
mate with their children and developing
sort Of precocity which is not healthy.
and putting thoughts in children's minds.
which are not sufficiently developed to
/ fully understand or comprehend
/ The two great causes of depression IN
[ children are: Fear from intimidation and
humiliation. The use OF sarcasm and
/ irony IS not good for the child The
/ spoiled child IS usually the result OF
/ ignorant parents. Nervous prostration,
which is usually considered an adult dis
/ ease. may have its inception in child lifs
and is frequently found 20 be congenital