The Washington herald., 1908-03-27
AT THE HOTELS.

the agents Of the various Presidential
booms. Republican and Democratic. there
are only two men to be considered Sc
riously. and they are Roosevelt and
Bryan
Harry G. IIarman. prominent busi-
ness man Of San Francisco. expressed his
opinion on the political outlook. in the
above manner. at the New Willard. last
night.
The country knows that Roosevelt has
served il well. and way down in the
hearts Of the people there is a feeling
that Roosevelt ought 10 serve another
term The people of the United States
know that there are important questions
10 be disposed OF in the near future
questions which have come up under
ROosevelts regime, and which he alone
can settle and dispose Of to the satiSfac-
I ton Of the people Of this country. There
/ is the Panama Canal. the japanese Ques-
/ ton. which is not settled by any means.
/ only postponed; there is the Open-doOr
question in China; the various measures
/ Of legislation and prosecution Of crirni-
nal trusts and financial concerns; the
labor and tariff questions. and our for
\ eign policy II requires a strong hand
and an experienced mind, and Roosevelt
! has both. and he Is so thoroughly Amer
I lean and patriotic and honest and sincere
/ that he will have the best Of everything
or know the reason why What's the
use, under the circumstances. OF talking
about the chances Of Taft, or Knox, or
Cannon. or Fairbanks. and other men2
I They are all good. no doubt. but K would
I be very unwise, in my opinion. 70 ex-
WheE this country needs experienced.
tried. and trusted servants. So much for
/ Roosevelt. who Is going 10 be nominated
/ by acclamatiOn. and VIII be elected by an
! unprecedented majority He viii receive
/ almost. as many Democratic votes as the
I Democratic Presidential candidate himself
viii receive.
Bryan is the only candidate that IS
/ 10 be considered seriously. He is strong
and has a good grip on the masses OF
/ his party. II he does not receive the
nomination he viii retire and sulk, and
/ the consequence will be that his followers
and admirers viii cut the candidate OF
their own party. The party managers
| know that and are afraid TO disrupt the
party by Offering offense 10 Bryan They
/ are prepared for defeat. and argue that
I II defeated for the third time, Bryan
will voluntarily retire into the wilderness
/ and consider himself down and out With
/ him out Of the way for good and ever.
/ they hope 70 pave the way for a brand
/ new candidate in 1912 upon whom all the
different factions OF the Democratic party
may unite and hope 20 win
Albert L. Ward. weIl-known lawyer
OF Kansas City. who is in this city on
business before the departments, dis
cussed Missouri politics al the Raleigh.
last night. as follows
-Four months ago a rumor was cur-
rent. said Mr.. Ward. that. with a de-
termination 70 conserve his own health,
and 10 accept a profitable retainer in
New York. Herbert S Hadley. attorney
general OF Missouri, and the foreordatned
Republican nominee for governor, would
retire from politics. Party managers i'm
mediately got after Mr.. Hadley and the
announcement was made that he would
not get out OF the running.
A popular demand within his party
was made still more popular. and Up 70
month ago il was generally accepted thar
Mr. Hadley would be drafted. and that
he would not resist Now comes a revival
OF the first rumor. and Il said that NJ
Hadley's immediate friends will get him
20 leave public Hfe d"
Il do not think ne viii run He is not
a strong man, and the last two partial
collapses have not reassured his family.
Campaigning for the election OF governor
is an ordeal for strong man. and Nr.
Hadley is too good a man 10 have 20 incur
the risk OF a breakdown. The unavaiI-
ability OF the attorney general will leave
the Republican party sSithout its second
in command, Senator Warner being
everywhere recognized as the party
leader"
Gen Samuel veazie. OF Bangor. built
the first railroad in Maine and also
founded the Veszie National Bank. which
is doing business to-day in the, city OF
bangor" said Webster F. Chnds. bank
er and broker Of Boston. al the Cochran
Hotel last night.
Gen Veazie had occasion &c visit Bos-
ton once. and made the trip by the cir
ouitous means of transportation used in
those early DAYS, by stage. railroad. and
steamboat He arrived in Boston in the
evening. and went 10 the old fremont
House for the night. All he had with him
was an old carpet bag. and. as he was
unknown 10 the clerk. he was informed
that, having no baggage, he would be
expected 10 pay in advance.
An right said he, reaching into his
inside pocket. He drew cut a pOcketbook
and took therefrom a thOusand-dollar bill
Of his bank. The clerk took IL, got out
his bank detector, and looked I'D the
standing of the Bangor institution. In
q moment he came back. and said: That
bank has issued but three bills OF that
denomination
Yes said the general. and IF that
one is not enough for you, here's the
other tive and he laid the bills before
the eyes Of the astonished clerk"
r. s. stanford. OF New York. who is
interested in the manufacture Of paper, is
at La Normandie Speaking OF paper.
wood pulp. and pulp wood, Mr.. Stanford
said last night
Paper manufactured from wood fiber
began to be a commercial product Just
about forty years ago, but II did not as
sumo great Importance till 1880. During
the past seventeen years the consumption
has increased beyond all expectation, and
it is quite impossible to forecast with any
claim 10 accuracy what the rate OF in
crease Of consumption will be for the
next few years Spruce furnishes three
ffths Of the total amount used, and hem
lock One-fifth; the remaining fifth Is com
posed chiefly of balsam and poplar IN
fortunately. this use Of these woods ere
ated a new and additional demand for
timber needed already for many other
purposes.
in the United States the supplies or
pulp woods were forty years ago 70 be
found chiefly In New England. New YORK,
and Pennsylvania. in the forests OF the
White Mountains. the Green Mountains.
an nd The AdirnnSacks These sources have