The Washington herald., 1908-09-03
AT THE HOTELS.

Iard and WsAAeave for New York TO-DAY
3Ir- Dover has been on a vacation
which he spent visiting Hrs. Senator
Hanna, at her summer home al Seal Har-
Dor. Ne Mr. Dover said last night he
was altogether out Of touch with POI
tics. and could not for that reason give
an opinion on the situation He de-
clared, however. TAFT would be elected,
no matter what happened
Texas Wiz vote for Bryan. but
think his majority will be considerably
decreased said Dr. Henry K. Leake,
president OF the board Of health Of Dal-
las. Tex. who is On a tour Of the coun-
try visiting hospitals and other medical
institutions in the interest Of his uro-
fession- Dr. Leake is accompanied by
ais daughter, Miss Louise Lake. and
Miss Virginia Carlyles. al OF Dallas.
Tex. and IS 81 the Raleigh
/ believe Bryaa's vote in Texas viii
not be as large Is on former occasions"
continued the physician There are q
number OF causes az work which viii
{ bring this about"
Discussing the standing in Texas pol
tiles OF Senator Bailey. Dr. Leake sad
/ the Senator's friends claimed he v-o1I5
o
When the votes were counted il was
found that he had q majority Of ONLY
I o5yoN Il Is difficult 20 say with anv
I cegree Of certainty whether the BAILEY
/ controversy has been disposed OF for
. ever and good The whole trouble grew
out Of Bailey's claim that he would 70
TO Denver as q delegate from Texas An
I snti-Baiiey convention was held at Waco.
which elected delegates This precip.tated
the trouble.
Dr. Leake said he understood Senator
Bailey had been named after Thomas
I Weldon, who, II company with John Nc
I farland (Dr- Leakes uncIe) had built the
ram Arkansas for the Confederate navy.
which ship ran through the whole Fed
( ersl feet al Vicks5UrE. Dr.. Leake was
I then fifteen years old. and served as
messenger boy On the Arkansas Al uncle
OF his. Walter Leake. was the third gov
ernor Of Mississippi, having been appoint
ed 10 that place BY Thomas Jefferson
Count HatzfeLdt. Of the German En-
bassy. is registered az the Arlington Ho-
tel
Gov. N P Patterson. OF Memphis.
Tenn, is at The New Willard
Although I an a Republican and 8
member Of the Hamilton Club. II Chicago.
I do believe Bryan viii be strong in the
/ Middle West, and he stands good chances
OF capturing indiana" said d. s. L
Weber. OF Chicago, at the Elsgs, last
night
/ OF course there IS absolutely TO show
FOR Bryan in Illinois. which state VIII
give Taft is usual Republican majority
Bryan is much better understood now
than he was at the last election. He has
been IsctUrizg 50 much IN al parts OF the
I country that the people know him bet
Ter and understand him. and have be
I come educated 70 his views He IS al
extremely fascinating and brilliant taLker.
even i ne doesn't say much OF tLpCr-
! tsrce-
I believe Foss VIII be the next Ss1a-
tor from Illinois. Hopkins election at the
primaries notwithstanding Foss intends
70 take the fight into the legislature. and
# he does. there'U be trouble He Is by
far the better man Of the two He GsGs
[ his canvas on the principle OF honesty II
public Office, and considering he did not
Z have the machine 10 back hin Up. he
made a good fight
Hopkins. On the other hand. IS
machine politician of small Intellectual
/ CaEoer- He made every Use OF his Do
primaries. Z he had been compelled %
make his fight without the aid of the
machine. he would have been ove-whsl-l-
irgly defeated.
Business n Chicago IS good There
are few people out OF employment com
IparaJ.vely speaking ny profession as q
physician enables ne 20 tel whether
there Is z large number OF the working
class cut OF employment Close observz-
ton in this respect coavtnoes ne business
lis good-
Rev Dr.. Edwin D. Weed. OF Aberdeen.
Wis. VINO is accompanied by Ms. Weed
and who spent their vacation Up North
and are or their return 70 Mississippi. are
registered at the Ebbitt
I have been away from Mississippi
for some weeks. and I hardly think 7
an enabled 70 give you an opinion OF the
political situation as It exists to-day il
Mississippi" said the minister. 7 have
an idea. however. Bryan viii carry Ms
slssippi. and he VIII have the vote OF tzs
solid South
Business is good in Mississippi Crops
are good and prices are good Ny ob-
servatlon while up North has been that
Taft IS more popular there than Bryan.
and that. OF the other hand. Bryan s
more popular down South than Taft
7 an from New YORK. Ny father is
J Lawyer Weed. Of New York Ny OBJ
servations down South have been that
/ / there IS no feeling against people from the
North; that the children in the schools
sing with equal fervo- and patriotic en-
: thUsiasm the songs Of the C0nfede7acy
as well as the songs OF the nation A new
generation is growing Up and secLolalisa
in the South IS g thing Of the past
Whether South Dakota shall continue
as q paradise for the marriage weary IS 70
be decided al the coming election by the
referendum" said Thomas ". Simpson.
a stock raiser OF RedfeId. s. Dal. g. the
National last night
- lot Of people up there want the state
10 rise to a more respected and seIf-7e-
specting plane continued the Western
b farmer They can stand considerable for
revenue, but matters became so fag-ant
that pride and self-respect revolted, and
. the recent session or the leg Stature
/ passed a law increasing the time required
I for the establishment Of citizenship from
/ SIX months 10 q year.
This. had il been permitted 10 stand
] UnchaIlenged. would doubtless have ma
terially improved the situation at once.
but there is . strong admixture of POpu-
; GsJic ideas il the structure OF the State
constitution, and one expression provides
. for q referendum This. the lawyers.
hotel keepers, politicians. and other bene-
hciaries OF the present system have IN
voked, and in November the people must
decide whether the healthy change in the
law shall take effect or not OF course.
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