Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-04-11
NEW YORK NEWS
AND GOSSIP
Attempt 10 Muzzle BFyan-Has
New York q Mayor?
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dent OF the united SthtesF hepuDtl-
cans of the Empire state, who are
holding their convention in Carnegie
hall today, appear to think so, and
win give Governor Hughes their In
dorsement, despite his hirsute APP
pendage To discuss a mans facial
embellishments in connection with
his fitness for a high office may APP
pear frivolous, but instances are not
lacking to prove the Importance of
conformity In such matters. William
Alfred PETER, one time United States
senator from Kansas, was an able
man, but he Is now principally re-
membered as the man with the
whiakers." That New York. the most
sophisticated state IN the Union,
should support for president man
who wears a beard OF the most bu-
collie variety II little short OF public
calamity. But while there are bar
bers there IL hope. Perhaps Cow
ernor Hughes will yet see great
light and consent to shed the spinach,
in conformity with the Twenty-third
amendment to the Constitution,
which explicitly declares that NO man
who habitually lodges the tonsorial
artist shall be eligible to the presi-
dency
incidentally. today Is the 46th
birthday Of New York's chief execu-
tive and presidential asplrant
Browsing about in Who's Who, find
that he made his initial appearance
in Glens Falls, N. ". on April A.,
1889. as the son OF the Rev. David
and Mary @. Hughes. Glens Falls
folk were only mildly interested In
the event. and shook their heads sad
~ az the pFoverhial fate OF preach-
er's son. In his youth the governor
to-be displayed none OF those pre-
cocious traits OF which we like TO
read In the biographies Of the truly
great. He graduated from Brown
university in 1881. but slde-stepped
his fathers profession for that OF a
pedagogue. Later he decided to em-
brace the ancient and honorable pro-
fession OF the law, and graduated
from Columbia Law school and was
admitted TO the bar In New York in
1884. Meanwhile. he had manifest
ed HIS good taste by marrying a
Brooklyn young woman, Miss An
toinette Carter. He first became ma
tionally prominent as attorney for
the Armstrong commission, which
probed the large life insurance COM
panies, Elected governor OF New
York after whlrlwind campaign, In
which hs was opposed by no less a
parsonage than William Randolph
Hearst. he Is now hailed by his ad-
mirsrs as another logical choice"
for the highest Office IN the gift Of the
American pee-pul,
Such. gentlemen and voters, Is the
veraclons life story of Charles Evans
Hughes, whom New York now takes
pleasure in presenting to your re-
spectful consideration as the success
sor In the presidential chair of those
other mighty men who also held down
the job OF governor of New York
Theodore Roosevelt and Grover
Cleveland, wish him luck, But II
| were the seventh son OF seventh
son, and Governor Hughes should ask
me to read his destiny IN the stars,
| would advise him to beware or a
stout. fat man who Is likely 10 cross
his path on the road to Washington,
and--to shed his whiskers.
The Muz1ling Of bryan.
WIN he or win no not? That Is
the question. In other words. Will
lam jennings Bryan has been invited
to attend the Jefferson banquet Of
the National Democratic club on Mon
day night, and to eat his flll. but GER
tain OF the members have denied the
right or privilege OF the Nebraskan
TO address them on that occasion
WIN the peerless leader submit to
such denial OF the inallenable right
Of free speech? That is the problem.
and New York hreathlessly awaits
the answer.
But Mr.. Bryan will have one con-
ISOLATION. He viii know. II he attends
the dinner and the conspiracy OF ST.
lenee is carried out. that the diners
win listen with bored Indifference to
the college president and the United
States senators who have been invit-
ed to supply the feast Of reason and
flow OF soul. He win know that they
will long. even as a bashful youth
for the nectar on the lips OF his first
love. for the sllvery words that flow
only from his mouth.
A New Mayor-Perhaps
Has New York a mayor2 We who