The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1908-09-12
VIEWS AND GOSSIP Of NEW YORK
Chief Interest Is confined 10 the State
Conventions ior Next Week.

warmer Despite the fact that the
have been deprived OF the pleasure
c: sup, Zig he s!Ecws c: war FOR
political battles. New York remains
the heart and center of the national
campaign. Just now the interest is
confined TO next week g state con
ventions OF both big parties, and for
few days the metropolis will be
deserted by The politicians. This ex-
odus TO Saratoga, where the repuD-
licans meet Monday. and Rochester,
where the democrats convene on
Tuesday has already commenced,
and by Monday morning there will
scarcely remain a politician of note
in the greater city.
Among the political wisecares, in
terest is centered upon the republic
can gubernatoriaI nomina ion. Met
ropolitan supporters of Governor
Hughes assert that beyond perad-
venture of a doubt the bearded one
has a cinch of the leed-pipe variety
If you listen to a Hughes man, you
will quickly assimilate the impress
sion that the convention Will GER
tainly name Hughes as the sun is
sure TO Use tomorrow morning The
Endorsement of President Roosevelt
is said to remove the nomination OF
tfe present governor fzT1 tho roa4sa
of uncertainty ard place = safely
among the things that were ordain-
ed from the beginning.
Among the. upper peaches of the
Great White Way, however, one
hears different story. "Why,
b." full jewelled politician OF
the sporting variety will tell you.
that long bearded son of temper
ance up at Albany amt got no more
chance of getting under the wire
than you have'a-which is certainly
reducing the possibility to the low
est common denominator. Nor is
this boast entirely a conversational
con game. The element which is
sore on Hughes because of his anti
gambling crusadeLand 1t is pretty
: "IuCiy luScu III tuc "SlloDO
has cooked up nice scheme to side
track the present occupant of the
executive mansion at Albany.
! If this plan takes" the anti
Hughes men will agree upon some
prominent republican, who will be
acceptable to Roosevelt-some mar
of the type of Elihu Root, or JOSEPH
H. Choate, or George B. Cortelyor
and stick to him until the COW.
come home or the Hughes men are
brought to realization of the fulfil
ity OF their denomination project
i There is no doubt that many o
/ the republican leaders of the Empir,
state are bitterly and violently op
posed to Hughes and they will figh
to the last ditch to prevent his re
nomination.
Bryan Coming.
Among the democrats, rivalry TO
first place on the ticket is not 81
keen nor acrimonious, and the con
test is of more friendly and har
: monioMs nature Several men ar,
being doomed for the nomination
for governor. with the odds appar
emily favoring Lieutenant Governo
Chanler. Although William Ran
doiph iieafst was defeated fof Ia,
governorsh!n In the last election
Chanler won easily. and his friend
believe that he can repeat the per
I iorniance. '''
The democrats Of the metropoli
will have an opportunity to Civ,
I vent s.s.."-- S2..:a.s Ecx
/ T.Ht -aaEs, ..~hs,.' .vfiftAfu y; Rrya,
will come to town and make
i speech. 1t has been persistently re
ported that the NebrA1kan's address
in this city will be in the nature 0
an attack On socialism, and the &c;
\ flag followers are consequentl
moved to anticipatory wrath.
II Mr.. Bryan carries out his psal
to bait the disciples OF Karl Marx
there will be something doing in tn
old town imediately thereafter. Gay
lord Wilshf.c-you know Gaylord
millionaire and editor Of Socialis
magazine with circulation Of Jump
ty-hundred thousands donnin
his warpaint and printing himself t
the gixzard with Socialistic fact
and figures, which he will hurl q
the head Of the Nebraska orator,
opportunity offers. Mr.. Wilshir
: declares that his challenge of $40
900 for e chance to stand on a plat
} form with Mr.. Bryan and argue Sc
cialism still holds good. Those te
thousand bones would have made
comfortable addition to the deplete
campaign fund, and here's hopin
that Mr.. Bryan will go after then
Mr., Wiltshire. am informed, ais
I has a standing offer Of $4,000 70
: a discussion with Mr.. Taft on wheth
! er God knows" is the proper AMI
we~ to the question: 'lf working
} man is out of employment and hi
family on the verge of starvation
what can he do to be saved?" TIL
Socialist editor thinks Mr.. Taft
reputed answer wasn't sufficient