The sun., 1909-01-10
POLITICAL NOTES.

who talked with him q short time ago
hasn't the faintest notion OF becominl
| again an aspirant for the Democratic Pres
idential nomination, but he proposes q
keep himself In the limeight as much al
possible as he believes that he can be elected
United States Senator for Nebraska Ia
1911. Furthermore Mr.. Bryan, II was
stated. believes that II he should be elet tee
United States Senator for his state In thai
year he will be called upon to confront
on the moor of the Senate Theodore Roose
welt as a United States senator In place OF
Mr.. Depew Then for six years. II was added
Roosevelt and Bryan could claw at eaCf
other Irrespective of the dignity Of ths
Senate.
Bryan's friends have expressed surprise
since election day over the vote In Iapsts
county, Texas. which was unanimously y
carried for his opponent, 624 votes for Taft
and not 4 single vote for BRYAN. Bryan't
frisnds insist that the voters In this count y
are nearly sllbfexicans. living on the banks
OF the Rio Grande, and that they were
voted on bloc by an alert Republican poll
ticisns. In 1904 the vote Of Zapata count y
stood Roosevelt SEQ. Parker ~. Bryan re-
ceivod IN Texas this year $1,000 more votes
than Parker received four years ago.
or the sixteen Democratic members OF
the House OF Representatives from Texas
the only one whQ>had a real fight for re-
election was John NJ Garner. Sixteenth
district. who received II ,es2 votes. against
7,i7s cast for T. ". Moore, Republican. II
10 insisted that IN this district he Mexican
vote went to Moore. and there are Re-
publicans who predict that this district
will be the first In the state TO become Re-
publican and that the trick will be turned
by 1912.
President Roosevelt In his reply TO Con-
gress regarding the secret service troubles
failed to point out. Il was recalled yester-
day, his own attitude toward the secret
service agents at Buffalo at tho time Presi-
dent Mckinley was shot. The President
at that time was outwardly enraged over
the fact that the secret service agents per-
mitted . stranger with q mufied hand to
approach MIR. Mckinley. lie was ap-
psrently more enraaed, however. IL is
recalled. over tho fact that the pictures
OF the secret service men who had accom-
panied President Mckinley had appeared
in New York weekly periodical imme-
diately prior to the assassination.
II was recalled TO Mr.. Roosevelt al the
time that the secret service agents OF for
eign governments would lose their heads
In an instant II their pictures were ever
printed. The President was so incensed,
or apparently so. that he declared over
and over again that he would remove every
secret service agent who was in the en-
ploy of the United States Government
at the time OF Mex iney's assassination.
So far as is known not one has been re-
moved.
The value OF q secret service agent. in
~ St.sIx - - Ill II -
this matter in Washington and elsewhere,
IL his secrecy. physically. mentally and
every other way Chief wilkes picture
has been printed over and over again,
and within the last two weeks the picture
OF Mr.. Wilkie has appeared in two impor-
tant New York newspapers. II Ia con-
tended that counterfeiters have as good
an idea Of Mr. Wilkes face as they have
Of the Presidents. Yet the President who
ostensibly was clear Out Of patience with
Chief Wikie and his men al Buffalo over
this matter. now recommends tina, Chief
wilkes salary he increased.
Richard Croker has had no hesitation
in telling his personal friends in New York
city that the best thing that could happen
to Tammany Hall would be the organiza-
tion OF a State constsbulsry police. Mr..
Croker. going further. was very candid Ia
stating that the police force in New York
city has never been q benefit u Tammsny.
but on the contrary has been a very great
detriment. and he firmly believes that a
State constabulary would take the police
out OF the political situation in New York
city.
There are others who study public aues-
tions who say they believe that a State
would be but another Repub-
licsn engine which would rebound entirely
to the benefit OF the Republican party in
the State and would be used for the benefit
OF the Republican organization. Just as IL il
claimed the metropolitan elections bureau
and the Rsines liquor law are used Tor the
benefit OF the Republican county and State
organizations.
Frederick B. Lynch, one OF Gov. johnson :
political lieutenants in Minnesota, has been
in New York discussing with eminent
Democrats the advissbility Of insugurating
. movement for the Presidential campaign
Of 1912. Several OF the Democrats with
whom Mr.. Lynch conferred believed that
u would be time enough to begin work next
spring.
Others were OF the opinion that work
could not be begun loo quickly and that
southern Democrats should be importuned
10 make it plain to all the country that they
would no longer tolerate Bryan a. the
master OF the Democratic national orgsniza-
lion. II was insisted that these Southern
Democrats should tell Mr.. Bryan very
,sndidly that he had had three chances for
he Presidency and that it was now time
Tor him to turn in and endesvor to be OF
some service to a party which had so highly
bonored him and to cease TO think OF him
SELF as the only living simon pure Democrat |
and the embodiment OF the Democratic !
netionsl organization.
There is a reformer in this town who
mas constantly urged a Deputy Com !
missioner Of Police TO see to IL that ice
,rean is not delivered on Sundsys. Strange
% say, he objects to the ,hilly reception
MS requests have met with up TO this date.
Senator Plstt has given up for the time
being the idea Of writing The Memoirs
II an Easy Boss" In fact Senator Plstt !
,sid several days ago My memoirs are I
rot prepared aud ! shall probably never
\ rite them"
II was stated in Washing on by Re- T
publican expert several evenings ago that /,
III Republican Congressmen who either |
sabbied on the Gompers legislation or I
Gomperss measures had been 1
lefested for denomination or reelec- /
ion. One OF the best informed Republi- =
ans in the House OF Representatives speak
ng oh this subject said:
There Is really no way Of making up the
lot OF the members in the Sirtieth Con gress
no support ed the demands Of Mr.. .Gompers.
;one OF the bills advocated by uompers