Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1908-01-09

| Cannon or Foraker-His Shorteom-
ings as a Candidate-Cruise of the
Fleet-The DahIman lnterview-Cast.
! Ing Lots For Spells.
BY WILLIS j. ABBOT.
When the Democratic national COM
mittee accepted the proposition offered
by Denver to take the convention to
that city it acted wisely and well. 1t
is perfectly true that there was some
consideration of the hotel facilities of
more eastern cities. 1t is quite proba-
BILE that both Chicago and Kansas City
will raise the question as to whether
Denver can properly entertain great
convention. But the men who are
members of the national committee
have no fears. They believe that the
great capital city Of Colorado will
take care Of the national convention
successfully. II Denver does not take
pains to entertain the national conven-
ton, troubles will come Of it. If 1t does,
It will have new reputation for being
one Of the most prominent, one Of the
most successful, convention cities
which the nation knows.
It Is fair to say about Denver that Its
proposition was passed upon chiefly
because its financial suggestion was
the best offered. Denver offered $780,
600. Chicago $4,000, Kansas City $685.
600, Louisville practically nothing. As
| a result Denver won the convention. A
national convention Is not an easy
thing to handle. A national committee
Is even harder. When the convention
Is over there will be some months dur
Ing which the national committee must
have it's own funds. Unless those
funds come from the convention there
will he a serious stringency, and 1t is
for this reason that Denver. Offering
as it did good surplus, had the best
OF the dispute. When Denver sends to
the national committee It's contribu-
ton 1t will be warmly approved and
will receive from that committee a
very strong statement as to the aid it
has given toward the work of the ma
tiOnal campaign.
Mr.. Cortelyou's Position.
The story published widely that Mr..
Cortelyou is antagonistic to the presi-
dent and to the presidential policy is
absolutely and literally untrue. talk
ed with one of his closest friends, who
assured me that there was no truth In
the statement. Afterward l went to
see Mr.. Cortelyou himself. He Is one
Of the most reserved men in American
politics. He is as close mouthed as
anybody that l have ever known.
From him got nothing except silence.
but did get the impression, which
may or may not be right. that the story
told about his hostility to the presi-
Dental plan was quite unfair and
wholly without foundation. What Mr..
| Cortelyou may do later l do not know.
He may fight Mr. Taft. l am very
sure he would fight Mr.. Cannon or Mr..
Foraker. l don't think he would fight
Mr.. Roosevelt should the president
himself be candidate.
Whether Mr.. Cortelyou will be a
candidate or not no one can tell. From
the Democratic standpoint l am not
able to say that he would be very
strong candidate. Let US not forget
that it is Cortelyou who took from the
Mutual Life and the Equitable Life
associations almost 100000 Of the
money Of their policy holders and gave
1t to the Republican national commit
tee. If Secretary Cortelyou shall be
nominated for the presidency. he will
have to explain this. He will have to
explain what he has done with the
moneys that he as secretary of the
treasury has expended and why he de-
posted them in favored banks. In
brief, Mr. Cortelyou will have more
matters to explain than any candidate
who might be offered for the presi-
dency.
The Sailing Of the Fleet.
If it is possible to make the cruise
Of the fleet to the Pacific a political
incident, it seems likely that it will be
done. If it is practicable to make out
of the cruise possibility of war, that,
too, seems possible. For example.
in both the Washington and New
York papers l read that all the Japa-
nese servants on the ships have been
discharged. 1t appears that one serv-
ant was detected in making drawings
Of various parts of the ship on which
he was employed. The newspaper sto-
ry is that not merely he, but all Japa-
nese so employed have been given
their discharge. This may or may not
be true. Personally do not think 1t is
true, but I do think that the publica-
ton of matters of this sort is likely to
do incalculable harm to the relations
between the United States and Japan.
Looking back some years, l can re-
call very we'll that almost every cap
tain. commodore or admiral in the
: United States navy had japanese
valet or servant. l personally was at
one time Il guest on the old ship
/. Charleston, now lost, at time when
Commodore Picking was her com
mander. Practically all "the ships
boys" were Japanese. Probably the
same situation prevails today. The
Japs make the best wardroom serv-
ants and the best Wallets known. The
navy will be very. very slow to permit