Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1910-05-20
RESULTS HARD
TO FORECAST
Politicians In Two States Look
Into the Future With Much
Misgiving.
AWAIT RETURN OF ROOSEVELT
Situation In New York and Ohio Ap-
parentIy VIII BE Tangled Until
His Return-ConservatIo Is
sue In James River Dam
BILL

Bill.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. pressure
is being brought to bear daily on Rep
resentative Nicholas Longworth, to Sc
cure his consent to be a candidate be-
fore the Republican state convention
for governor of Ohio. He Is still
coy. Mr.. Longworth, as the world
knows, or ought to know, is the son-in-
law of former President Theodore
Roosevelt. The Ohio representative
has told President Taft several times
that he is, and will continue to be as
long as the present Taft endeavor Is
continued, strong and sincere sup
porter of the administrations policies.
There are some politicians in Wash
ington who look on the declaration of
the fealty of Mr. Longworth to the
administration as being evidence in
part that the Ohioan believes that his
father-in-law. when he comes back
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 fa-
Their.
If 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-
pnblicans 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 It 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 administration
achievements.
II seems possible that II the Roose-
welt influence prevails. and If the rec
ord which William Loeb. Jr.. collector
of the port of New York, has made in
score of cases stands him In good
stead, that he who once on time was
Mr.. Roosevelts secretary will be the
Republican candidate for governor It
may be that the Democrats will NOM
mate William j. 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. 1t
readily can be seen what prestige each
will have as 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" and
that instead of standing in defense of
the Taft administration the colonel
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 has
| promised to speak at the conservation
convention in the west, and because
Of his enthusiastic and delighted" wei
come to Clifford Pinchot, Mr.. Roose.
| welt is ripe for the fight in defense of
all that the former chief forester
stands for in the way of conservation.
including his position of antagonism to
Mr.. Taft's seeretry of the interior. Rich
ard A. Ballinger.
Mr.. Bryan touches. also. though
lightly, 1t must be admitted. on the re-
port that stenographer who took
some of Mr.. Roosevelt's correspond
ence, has leaked" information to the
effect that the strenuous one intends
10 get into the field of progressive &C
tivities once more and to assail those
acts of the present administration
which he thinks denote tendencies to
| retreat from the position which the
present president originally took.
In Senator Roots private visit to
Theodore Roosevelt. Mr.. Bryan also
| sees signs which point to fear on the
part OF MIR Taft that his predecessor