The Washington herald., 1908-05-26
AT THE HOTELS.

lawyer OK New 1ork, at the New VIII
lard last night. Notwithstanding the at
titude OF Tammany Hall and other IN
fuenees which are at work against him"
"As matters stand" continued Mr. Cs-
borne. Bryan has already control OF
the convention BY that 1 mean that
enough Bryan delegates have already
been instructed 10 make his nomination
on the first ballot an absolute certainty.
Tammany is out for a deal, which Is
proven by the fact that the organization
IS not outspoken in anybody's favor.
That's all.
There is a large part of the Demo-
cratic party, particularly IN the South,
which does not entertain that sincere
love and admiration fox Mr. Bryan which
should be the case with a Presidential
candidate TO assure his election. There
Is also strong johnson following de-
YeloDing in all parts OF the country, and
there are many admirers and boomers
OF Judge Gray, OF Delaware and Har-
mon. OF Ohio They are all good men.
but the fact remains that Bryan has al
ready enough delegates TO assure his
nomination.
AND the best thing the Democratic
party can do under the circumstances is
20 get together and try 10 elect him. II
Is the only effective way to bring about a
full understanding between the different
wings and factions Of the marty II
Bryan is elected. well and good: the
democratic party will be on top. II he
IS not elected Bryan viii never again be
= NJ
with Bryan entirely eliminated as a mower
IN the councils Of the party. More than
that the party in that case will have TO
cut loose from Bryans teaching and doc
trines and Will gather new planks for a
new platform
r. d. Graham and j. d. Henry. ma
rine engineers and architects Of New
York. are at the Raleigh They are ex-
perts on the use Of oil as fuel on steam
ships and they said IT would be only a.
few years before oil would disDlace coal
as fuel on the war ships of all the Euro
pean navies.
The cleanliness Of oil as compared
with COAL continued Mr.. Graham. Its
reliability in keeping up an even pres
sure OF steam. and the fact that weight
for weight. it gives nearly twice the
steaming radius OF coal, appeals TO the
shiDowners and naval architects OF the
world. The German Emperor has fore
seen the possibility OF oil as fuel. and has
obtained control, practically. OF the Rou-
manian and Bulgarian oil fields. All the
new German torpedo boats and small
gunboats have been fitted with oil-bu-n-
ing furnaces. The quantity of spaca
saved in the quarters for the crews mora
than compensates fer the slight Increase
in the cost OF the fuel. On q iarge bat
lie ship burning coal. about % laen ara
required in the stoke hole whereas IN
1he battle snip OF the same size burning
OIL only about forty men are necessary
Within three months a large passen-
ger-carrying transatlantic steamship
VIII come over. burning oil 20 generate
steam ship Ike the ST. Louis. fitted
with the latest oil-burning furnaces
could do with only twenty-five men IN
the stokehole. The merchant service will
surely follow the war fleets in installing
oI-burning mechanism
i:s"ussing the spread Of Iawlessness IN
Kentucky Pred S. Kirk. Of Cincinnati.
Ohio. who IS ar La Normandie. said last
night:
The success Of the Kentucky nighs
riders in terrorizing the recalcitrant to-
bacco growers Of one Commonwealth has
emboldened them 10 attempt the same
sort OF lawless methods across tba river
In Ohio. three OF the counties bordering
upon the river have been raided by tba
riders, who have used the torch upon
warehouses or have destroyed the young
/ plants.
Mounted militia have been patrollins
the territory without being able TO pre-
vent damage, owing 10 their limited
numbers. They have been irving 70
guard about eighty miles OF the river
bank. Some shots have been EXCHANGED
/ between the militia and the lawless
growers How the matter viii terminate
is yet uncertain. although the authorities
! or county and State seem determined To
| prevent in Ohio such a reign OF terror as
Kentucky has permitted
The situation is complicated BY the
fact that the growers who belong to the
society OF Equity deEounce the use OF
troops II is the independent growers
/ the raiders.
- similar situation has DEVELOPED In
Southern Indiana. where the conditions
are practically the same. The growers
who are in combination are determined
not TO allow any crop to be grown this
year.
! Meanwhile. the situation in kentucky
] does not seem much improved. Men ara
being arrested FOR alleged completely in
1 the raids. But warehouses are being
/ burned and crops destroyed as before. In
one recent instance the reports told OF tho
/ failure OF the soldiers on guard 10 stop
| eXcesses when a company OF raiders
| dashed by them on their way 10 4
warehouse. which they destroyed No
/ better Illustration could be afforded of the
/ dangers OF lawless methods. Authority.
/ defed, asserts itself with difficulty. The
end sought seems certain OF attainment
There viii be no crop OF a certain kind
| OF tobacco. But the net losses will in
clude far more than the value OF the
/ tobacco and the warehouses. Law has
been ret at defiance To restore its IN.
huence may be a matter requiring months
and possibly years"
Eugene G. Isham. OF Chicago, a well-
known educator OF that Western metro-
polls. is at the La Normandie. Sneak
! Ing about plans in which he Is deeply
! interested, he said yesterday that the
National Civic Federation has made ar
rangements to send 800 or moie public
school teachers next fall to Scotland.
/ England, Ireland, and the continent to
/ inspect the system OF teaching and school
/ methods generally in foreign countries.
The idea was suggested 20 the officers
! Of the National Civic Federation" con-
tinued Mr.. Isham. through the success
Of similar expedition OF English teach
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