The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1910-08-17


Guffey. the Democratic leader that
Bryan sought to read out of the party
and the man that is charged with
naming the ticket now before the PEG.
pie, has complicated the situation.
The insurgency against Gufey has
been growing. and this movement will
probably bring it to a head. The tenn
per Of the people is such this year
that no n can tell how many Of
these independent movements may
spring up or how far they will go.
The conventions r on, Ohio lead
ing the way and Iowa following on
its heels. 1t is probable that New
York, Illinois and Wisconsin will be
delayed till September. The New
York situation continues chaotic. OF
late the proposal has been revived to
run Roosevelt for the senate, and there
is some hope that he will now accept.
It is confidently. said that so far he
has absolutely no political plans for
the future. The state is being closely
scanned for a suitable candidate for
governor. In Iowa the insurgents are
In control and will probably stir
the country when they speak. ILL.,
nois will hold her primaries about
the middle of September. Senator
Cullom's strong statement urging the
retirement of the grafters and the
election Of honest men indicates that
a determined fight will be made to re-
tire LOrimer and his machine. The
Wisconsin primaries will be held at
the same time as those in Illinois.
There the stalwarts will make one
more effort to overthrow La Toilette.
To a man up a political tree 1t begins
to look and more as though there
would be a split all along the line.
A new animal has been discovered.
1t is called the cus-cus and never
closes its eyes. 1t was not a find Of
Colonel Roosevelt, but doubtless would
have been II it had lived in East Africa
instead Of New Guinea. 1t Is appar.
emily a cross between a rat and a mon-
key, having a head like the one and
hands resembling the other. 1t is also
spotted like a leopard. The cus-cus
lives in tree tops. The strong points
about it are its name and the fact that
It keeps its eyes open even when
asleep. For these reasons it is com
mended to the American voter. II he
had a little more Of the cus-cus dispo-
sition and kept his eyes eternally open
we might have a better government.
1t seems that most of the senators
who are candidates for reelection are
slated for trouble. Early in the game
it was supposed that Senator Bulkeley
OF Connecticut would come back with
ease and facility. but somebody has
been sanding the senatorial track.
Bulkeley more than suspects that the
sand dispenser is Charles Hopkins
Clark. editor of the Hartford Courant.
At any rate, Clark is supporting ex-
Governor Mclean for senator and vir.
tually charges that Buckley promised
to be a candidate for only one term.
This Buckley %vehemently denies and
some time ago published a letter in
which be consigned Clark to the short.
er and uglier brotherhood and init.
mated that he was not a nice man. He
said that the editor would be dropped
from any club in Washington to which
gentlemen belong. This only illus
trates the truth known Of all newspa
per men that candidates are seldom
conscious of the praise given them by
the press, but let the editor abuse
them and they take instant notice.
Colonel Roosevelt admits there is on.
thing he cannot do. He cannot milk q
COW. He says the only time he eve
tried to do the trick was out on a Da
kota ranch. After living on condensed
milk for some months he went out
chased q COW across the prairie. roped
her and threw her on her back. Even