The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1910-05-19
RESULTS HARD
TO FORECAST
ro',''clans in Two States Look
Into the Future With Much
MisgivIng.
AWAIT RETURN OF ROOSEVELT
situation In New York and Ohio An
paren''y Will Be Tangled Until
his Return-conservation Is.
sue In James River Dam
Bill

Washington.-Reinforced pressure
Is oeihg brought to bear daily on Rem.
resentative Nicholas Longworth 70 co
cure MS consent to be a candidate no
lore the Republican state convent,on
Tor governor of Ohio He 10 stn,
coy Mr.. Longworth. as the world
KNOWS or ought to know, is the son.in.
Jaw OF former President Theodore
roosevelt. The Ohio Representative
mas told President Taft several times
,hat ne Is, and will continue to be as
long as the present Taft endeavor 10
continued, strong and sincere sun.
porter OF the administration policies.
There are some politicians in Wash.
lhgton who look on the declaration of
lne realty of Mr.. Longworth to the
administration as being evidence in
part that the Ohioan believes that his
lather-in-law. when he comes hack
likewise will declare fealty. Other
politicians say that there is nothing
to this. and that mick" acts for him.
self In political and personal matters
without regard to the advice or sug.
gestion OF his wife's distinguished ia.
Their.
II the "son-in-law representative"
should become the candidate of the
Republicans for the governorship nom.
nation In Ohio, there are those who
say emphatically that he will draw
the Roosevelt Republicans to his ban.
ner, and also the other Republicans,
FOR 1t is averred that Mr. Longworth
is popular with all Buckeye Republi-
cans and that his kinship-in.law to
Colonel Roosevelt will have a great
sentimental effect on some of the Re-
publicans who seem to have with
drawn their support from President
Taft, and who are apparently careless
about the result in Ohio
Democratic Faith In Harmon.
The Democrats say that Judson Har.
mon. present governor, and the man
who is to be their candidate for re-
election to that high office, can win
against any candidate whom the Re.
publicans choose to name. They say
that Harmon's record is excellent and
that the state Republicans are split
into two factions, insurgents and reg
ulars-just as they are in other states,
although the outward manifestation of
party trouble has not been as marked
In Ohio as 1t has been elsewhere. The
Democrats scout the truth of any
statement to the effect that a mere re-
lationship by marriage between Mr..
Roosevelt will have any sentimental
or other effect in deciding the election
In Ohio next fall
In New York the governoship situa.
ton Is extremely interesting, Colonel
Roosevelt when he returns, is expect
ed to try to straighten out state af-
fairs even though he takes no hand in
national affairs, and says nothing pro
or con upon the Taft administrators
achievements.
II seems possible that If the Roose-
welt influence prevails, and If the rec
ord which William Loeb, Jr., collector
of the port of New York. has made in
a score of cases stands him In good
stead, that he who once on time was
Mr.. Roosevelt's secretary will be the
Republican candidate for governor. 1t
may be that the Democrats will NOM
mate William ]. Gaynor. mayor OF
New York city, for the governorship OF
the state provided Judge Gaynor says
that he is willing to make the race.
If the MAYOR runs for governor, and
Is elected and Mr.. Harmon runs for
governor In Ohio and Is elected, IL
readily can be seen what prestige each
will have as a candidate for the Dem
ocratic nomination for the presidency.
Sees Roosevelt Opposing Taft.
William Jennings Bryan has said,
according to press reports. that he be-
lieves when Theodore Roosevelt re-
turns to America he will be found IN
the ranks of the insurgents, ana
that instead of standing in defense OF
the Taft administration the colohei
will take the position OF an adverse
critic.
On four or five different happenings
Mr. Bryan bases his prediction. he
thinks that because the colonel mas
promised to speak at the conservation
convention in the west, and because
bf his enthusiastic and delighted "ei'
come to Clifford Pinchot, Mr. Roose,
welt is ripe for the fight in defense Oh
all that the former CHIEF forester
stands for in the way of conservation
including his position of antagonism TO
Mr.. Taft's secretry of the Interior l'Icn'
ard A. Balinger. ,,.,.n
MIR Bryan touches, also though
lightly 1t must be admitted, on the re,
mort that a stenographer who 'ooh
some of Mr.. Roosevelt's correspond
ence has leaked" information 10 Tue
effect that the strenuous one in'ehus
10 get into the field of progressive ac'
,Ivities once more and to assam 'nose
nets of the present administrator
which he thinks denote tendencies W
retreat from the position which the
nresept president originally TOOK
In Senator Roots private WISH 70
Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. Bryan a'so
sees signs which point to fear on 'he
mart of Mr.. Taft that his predecessor