The Washington herald., 1908-03-02
AT THE HOTELS.


Presidential oftics with light regard has
passed" said Senator briggs. OF New
Jersey. at the Ebbitt yesterday. Il am
Of the opinion that the ONCE OF Vice
President is fraught Bitk as responsible
possibilities as that OF the Presidency it.
self History shows that there have been
FIVE Vice Presidents who succeeded 10
the executive chair owing 20 some eaIan-
ity Detailing the President The greatest
care and attention should be paid 70 the
selection OF the Vice Presidential nom!-
nee. and think that Gov. Fort. Of New
Jersey. would al the Office with credit to
the whole country. He is a man emf
nently fitted 20 III the position, and the
voters Of New Jersey intend 10 do every
thing in their power 20 place him on the
ticket as Vice Presidential candidate.
$50 far as the Presidential situation is
concerned in my State. public sentiment
has not finally been formed. New Jersey
is. to very- great extent. influenced by
outside opinion. The counties bordering
on the south OF Philadelphia County nat
urally are influenced TO a greater or lesser
extent in their political views by Phila-
delphia. while communities In the neigh
borhOod OF New York take their bearings
from opinions and views expressed by the
people Of New York"
I. Newman. mayor Of Havre. Mont.
who is here on business and Is registered
AT the Ia Normandie, IS a firm believer
in Bryan's policies and thinks he has
good chances Of being elected this time.
Montana is in favor Of Bryan. al
though It is my opinion that the delegates
Of my State win go uninstructed To the
convention II Bryan IS nominated. he
viii carry Montana; bat I ara not pre-
pared to say the same II another candi-
date should receive the nomination Bryan
has good chance Of being elected. busi-
ness interests everywhere having become
discouraged with the campaign OF the
Republican administration against them.
and wishing 20 see a man AT the White
House IN whom they can place confidence.
That man Is Bryan
so far IS the Republican party in Mon
tana IS concerned. I, being a Democrat.
cannot speak with any pretense OF au-
thOrity. not being sufficiently informed
have the impression that the masses seem
10 be FOR Taft, while Senator Dixon ap-
pears TO be booming Cannon. without
coming out for him in public The truth
Of the matter is the Republican party OF
Montana is not united. and il is really
hard 20 ten what they might do
Bryan has no chance Of being elected
said John D. Crimmins. 4 prominent poll
tician Of New York. at the Arlington yes
terday-
I have no doubt II Judge Gray were TO
receive the nomination the Democratic
ticket would be successful. but with
Bryan leading the party at the next
Presidential election. there cannot be any
thing else but defeat.
Hughes is a good man. OF course, and
will no doubt receive the s1ppcr- OF the
New York delegation. but am quite sure
they are convinced that Hughes cannot
win. he is not sufficiently known He
is greatly admired for his independence.
but in order 10 be successful one must
have the support Of the political powers
that be- and I am under the impression
that Hughes is not any TOO popular with
the leaders Of his party"
Mr.. Crimmins thought that Taft would
receive the nomination
Speaking OF business in general. and
railroad activities IN particular. M Grim
Minis said that the measure taken against
railroads as regards The rate law had re-
suited in much harm 70 the roads. he
mentioned one particular road that be-
fore the rate iSw went into effect Op-
Grated four daily trains, which, however.
had 20 be cut down 70 one train q day
since the law compelled a lowering OF
the rate.
"The consequences IS that the railroads
are forced 10 eCOnOmiZe- They discharges
men: they cannot continue contemplated
I improvements or expansion. They sim
! ply must economic in order TO exist Il
! is not a question OF retaliation on their
part; II IS simply question OF business.
that's all
Let no one at the National Capital
I fear there viii be any recession from the
/ forward march programme nOw partly
carried out, but which must go farther
before the business and politics OF the
nation are brought % a normal eondi-
ton. declared Richard A Lathrop. a
/ business man Of Hope. y. Oak. now in
the city on his way home from Ashevne
and Tryon. y. c, and Jacksonville. Fla
Mr.. Lathrop IS a close observer Of polir-
cal affairs IN the Northwest. ard belongs
70 what are known in North Dakota as
I ..the insurgents" the radical wing OF The
North Dakota Republicans. He asserts
Taft will have the delegation from that
State. although there Is much sentimea;
for La Toilette.
Although a lifelong Republican" NJ
I Lathrop said. were a reactionary Re
publican nominated for President and
/ ". ! Bryan by the Democrats. I would
vote for Bryan and make my act known
with perfect candOr- I suspect the peO-
I pie who live in Washington sometimes
/ lose their sense Of perspective. They for
/ get that the votes are not here. but cut
I IN the States. the provinces, # you
/ please. and any one who travels else
where will learn soon that the masses are
no more thinking Of receGlns from their
1 determined stand for political reforms
/ than they are thinking Of abandoning the
experiment OF representative government
This win be a bad year for recessiOnists- "
! Mr.. LatarOp spoke Of the remarkable
changes in the condition Of the far North
western farmers. who, a few years ago
were pioneers in a region which had q
1 crude social structure. but who now en-
joy comforts which would surprise many
! residents OF the larger cities
IN the small town OF Hope. where
am IN business. there are only 900 peo-
pie, yet there is an automobile for every
ninety persons" be said.
Without diverging from the subject o.
/ business depression said Edward S
Lewis. a mining operator OF Nevada, al
the New Willard yesterday. 7 saw .