The Washington herald., 1908-05-15
AT THE HOTELS.

IS every ttanoh 10 BfAtfE tHt STATE WI
vention vii instruct its delegates TO the
national convention for hin" said Judge
IL. T. Bryan, of Nashville. Tenn, at the
last night
Judge Bryan is the president Of the
Tennessee Bar Association. d member OF
the National Rivers and Harbors Com
mission. and is well known as jurist al
over the United States.
Il have met Mr. Bryan. and also Gov.
johnson, who is an able man. Il is my
impression, however. that he entered the
contest somewhat late 70 Offset the ad-
vantage which Bryan. the logical candi-
date, has gained by his early entrance
into the field of candidates.
There l. no doubt IN my mind at all
that Bryan will be nominated Being
a supporter Of Bryan and Democrat
can only hope for his election.
Dr. c. E. Brayton. of Stamford, Conn.,
who is visiting washington on sight
seeing trip. and loyal supporter OF the
old-line Democracy. is at the Shoreham.
DR.. Brayton is Of opinion that Bryan
will be defeated. no matter who the Re
publican candidate for the nomination
may be-
Bryan was before the people twice.
and as many times he was defeated.
showing clearly that the people did not
want him. No matter who VII: be nomi-
mated by the Republican party, he viii
defeat Bryan.
johnson would put up strong fight.
believe If he were honored by the Demo-
erats with the nomination he would make
it pretty hot for the Republicans.
Roosevelt Is erratic, TO say the least.
IT is to be hoped he will not again be in
hicted on the country. This conference
of governors IS nothing but a political
move on his part"
Discussing Oklahoma politics, Clay R.
Hendricks, of Guthrie VINO is at the
Raleigh. said yesterday:
The Congressional situation IS not 50
well defined as other issues. The First
district was made TO order by q Repub-
lican Congress at the request OF Repre-
sentative B. s. Mcclure and was made
strong enough Republican 10 assure his
election last fail.
He will be a candidate for reelection.
II takes tall figures on the part Of Dem
ocrats. even IN Oklahoma, to get that
district in the Democratic column. Con
seouentIy there are no Democrats as yet
who have announced. tentatively or
otherwise. that they propose to contest
Mr. McGuire's specially prepared berth.
IN the Second district Representative
c. E. Fulton. of Oklahoma City will
again be a candidate. He viii probably
have no opposition. At least there is no
indication Of it, 50 far.
In the Third district, Representative
Davenport Will have % fight for renomi-
nation. Judge Norvel of Tulsa. a mem-
Der of the lower house Of the Oklahoma
legislature. is an announced candidate
Joe M. La Hay. a Cherokee Indian, is be-
ing groonled for il, too, as are others.
Scott Ferris viii have a bitter fight
on his hands in the Fifth, and Claude
Weaver. of Pauls Valley. who was de-
feated for the nomination last year. is
an avowed candidate. and has been max
ing medicine ever since his first defeat.
This district. TOO. has a tremendous DEM
ocratic majority.
There are foTty-fOur senatorial dis
tricts in the State. Under the eonstitu-
ton. the members of the senate from the
even-numbered districts drew the short
terms. and there will be an election IN
such districts
IAN interesting phase of the election
will be the vote or the disDensary sys-
- R.s r1ffEfa-7
legislature. The dispeHsary has been tie
subject of much criticism, favorable and
otherwise.
IF the dispensary law is voted down.
it simply wipes out the dispensary sys-
TEN. II it is carried. the law not only
stands, but II becomes a part OF the con-
stltution.
Chances are the dispensary viii be
adopted. Just now about half the pro-
hibition vote favors il. and the other half
opposes. The prohibitionists seem 70
have a decided majority in Oklahoma
William Williams. of Ottawa. is regis
tered at the New Willard. Mr.. Williams
is interested in trade and commerce in
Canada. Speaking about the new Can
adian routes last night. he said.
"rhe utilization Of Hudson Bay Tor
commerce seems near at hand. The re-
cent movements in Canada have materi-
ally changed Iong-standing theories about
northern conditions. Regions which have
been deemed of little value. because q
the supposed cold OF the climate. are be
ing developed into prosperous farming
communities. The suspicion that FUR
companies have held back immigration
for their own selfish ends has been con-
drmed.
Supposedly inhospitable territory has
been proved rich for agricultural uses.
The lands along the northern border OF
the United States are rapidly filing up
with settlers. New States are gaining
in population and produetiveness.
IT is a matter Of time alone until The
eager search for land carries h0meseek-
ers much farther north The proposition
is now made TO make FCrt Churchill on
the west side OF Hudson Bay, a shipping
noint for grain and other products OF
/ that new country.
.eTbe Canadian government has been
studying conditions for a number OF
wears. 1t has been found that there IS
safe navigation TO Fort Churchill for
three and a half TO four months Of each
year after July l. The distance from that
noint TO Europe is much shorter than
! that from Montreal or New York.
by building few hundred miles Of
railroad. connection can be made with
established lines TO the southwest. A
new outlet by way Of Hudson Bay viii
save freight rates 10 present shipping
points. It viii help 10 develop a country
toward which the attention Of settlers is
already turning.
When the remarkable advances mace
I'm the Canadian Northwest in the last
few years are recalled the possibilities
Of this new proposition seem more hope
ful. A decade ago found few people who
dared TO hazard a prophecy Of what has
been realized since 1900
1T may be that the next decade viii
show as surprising results in a region
long counted Of little value to the human