Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1908-05-28
WASHINGTON LETTER

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House has reached a successful
conclusion and after adopting a
set OF resolutions, somewhat
broad in character But not the
less demonstrative OF the earnest
ness OF the participants, IN e
Governors have adjourned and
most of them have left for their
respective homes. That the con-
ference will be productive ofgood
seems assured. 1t has at least
served as q most useful inter-
change of opinions and ideas and
has awakened the leading, men
in practically all the states of the
union to the great Importance
ofconserving the naturalre resour-
ces OF the country that not only
this but future generations may
profit therefrom to the full.
While the sincerity OF purpose
OF the conferrees was not marred
by politics and all seemed only
too ready to cooperate with the
President in those worthy OBJ
jects which he laid before the con-
ference, the meeting was n o t
without it's political features.
When obliged to leave the chair
Mr.. Roosevelt, called Gov. John
son to preside over the meeting
and the nimble witted Mime
sotian made excellent use of his
opportunity. His coming to
Washington and the ability with
which hepresided gave increased
impetus to his presidential boom.
On the other hand, the evident
intimacy between Mr.. Johnson
and J. j. Hill, President OF the
Great Northern Railway, gave
force to the rumor long circula-
ed in Washington, that the Min
nesota Governors political as
.pirations are being backed by the
railway magnate and financier.
Some OF Mr.. Bryan's be t
friends in Washington deplore
the fact that the distinguished
Nebraskan did not profit by the
example OF Secretary Taft and
instruct his advisors not to con-
test instructions for Johnson in
the Minnesota convention. Ex-
perience has demonstrated that
nothing which Mr.. Taft and his
friends have done SO completely
served to take the wind out of
Governor Hugehs' sails as his
letter to Representative Parsons
in which Mr.. Taft begged that
his numerous friends in N. Y,
would not oppsoe an instructed
Hughes delegation from t h a t
state: Everyone loves a fight
and no one more than the aver
age American The fight which
Mr.. Foraker was making on Taft
Ohio made Taft famous through
out the country and his final vic
tory thrice valuable political as
set. Perceiving that were he to
fight Hughes in New York, the
result might be equally valuable
to fight Hughes, Taft withdrew
and left Hughes fighting the air.
The success, of Mr.. johnson in
Minnesota, according to certain
shrewd Democratic politicians,
was almost equally certain, and
had Mr.. Bryan withdrawn and
merely said that it was q III t e
proper that Minnesota should
give q complimentary vote to
her own Governor and he would
not oppose it, the johnson VIC
tory" in his own state could not
now be hearlded broadcast
throughout the country as a
great victory over Bryan.
There is no question that John
son is gaining strength in the
Southern States and Senator
Summons of North Carolina
claims that there will be suffi-
cient opposition at Denver to
prevent the nomination of the
distinguished Nebraskan on the
first ballot and that after the
first ballotit will be any mans