The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-01-23
WHO WILL SUCCEED
PRESIDENT TAFT?
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succeed Joseph G.. Cannon as speaker
of the house, ] have left to the last
the mention Of John Hays Hammond,
the multl-millionairo nine owner, who
| has settled down as u permanent resi-
| dent Of Washington so that he may
keep in touch with the national legis-
lators, who also. by the way, have n
habit Of making presidential or vice
presidential timber Mr., Hammond has
already had taste Of politics, having
been candidate for the vice presidential
| nomination, but lie is rich and ambitious
and has the support Of President Taft
SO that his name must ever be kept IN
mind,
| Prohibition Live Wire.
At the same time men are considered
who must consider measures, for it is
n conclusion reached by all that prohibi-
| tion VIII play heavier hand in 1912
in national politics than ever before
] have it today from Attorney Walter
Gresham, member of the Galveston
bar, who headed a party of Texans to
plead for harbor improvements, that
| prohibition will be. the live wire issue
in the Texas campaign next fall when n
governor is to be, elected. Prohibition is
| also the principal issue in the California
campaign, which is progressing at this
moment. In the south prohibition is
now and has been predomlnating prin'
ciple Of politics. Tho movement is
spreading further north, with West Vir-
ginia and Pennsylvania and Ohio caught
in the movement. OF course n prohi-
bition president will not be elected in
1912, but it will be lively plank in
the big party controversies,
Ono Clever Move.
The movement started to elect Col
onel Roosevelt to congress from the
First New York district, ultimately
making him speaker Of the house. is
branded rs one of the clever moves to
sldetrack interest in the bigger ques,
ton. It is not generally credited.
asked Governor Ansell of South
Carolina if Mr.. Taft had finally caught
tue loyalty of the southerners with the
ultimate copsummation of breaking the
solid south, so-called. He replied. "We
arc still Democrats in the south, Mr..
Taft is very much liked and some of
his measures are approved, but would
not undertake to say whether he had
gained any ground"
Outlook for Taft.
Governor Eberhardt, who came into
the governorship Of Minnesota through
the death of Governor Johnson. thinks
Mr.. Taft has crown In general favor
through the northwest.
Governor Brooks Of Wyoming be-
cessful in getting through legislation
any appropriations for western improve
monts that he will be a very formidable
man. president Taft has gained much
ground in Wyoming since he has been
executive. and if he continues the work
he has mapped out he will gain further
ground" said Mr. Brooks.
Governor Carroll Of Iowa made the
same statement. but when / asked Gov
ernor Burke of North Carolina ] got this
reply: 81 do not care to discuss Mr..
Taft IS POPULARITY
Governor Norris Of Montana is Dem
ocrat, and a loyal one, Greatly I do
not care to discuss Mr. Taft S increased
popularity he said; 81 am Demo
crat and L represent a Democratic state.
That is all / care TO say
Governor Vesey Of South Dakota also
elected to remain silent.
Hoosier Governor in Race.
State Senator Levi Harlan Of Indiana
is working in the vanguard of the move
ment to make Governor Marshall the
next president. Senator. Harlan was
here following the conference of gov
ernors. Upon being asked for a survey
of Mr.. Marshall s chances, he said:
80 Governor Marshall s term is growing
in popularity every day. Our governor
is clean. straightforward man, honest
of those made OF best presidential tim.
Der possible. Indiana will put forward
his name at the next Democratic ma
tional convention. There is every pos
sibillty that we shall have a Democratic
legislature, consequently Democratic SEN
ators from Indiana He declared that
he liked Senator Beveridge personally.
but .then-Senator Bcveridge is a Re
publican.
There will be two more conferences
of the governors before 1912. but some
OF those who attended the latest con.
clave may not be among them, so that
impetus was really added to the po.
htical significance of this movement by
that very fact,
What Taft Is Doing.
President Taft is attempting to weld
the east, west and south into harmony.
In the east he is examining trusts, prose
cutting mergers and preventing railroad
magnates from carrying out some of
reclamation, irrigation and improve
ments; for the south he is bending to
the desires of the Democrats and ad.
Vocatlng harbor improvements. For the
middle west he is calling for federal
action to keep down living expenses IN
the industrial regions and is asking for
appropriations for river improvements;
Iva Iht oOutuHGSO ne Jl6uc HlmSplt
sponsor for the statehood bills for New
Mexico and Arizona. What more could
an executive do7 What further expen.
dlture Of action could even Colonel
Roosevelt make9
Demands Statehood.
While the senate committee on ter.
rltories announces that no new states
will be admitted this year, Governor
Curry of New Mexico, who was here
for the conference, believes that Pres
ldent Taft's pet measure cannot be held
up. Both parties pledged us state.
hood and statehood we will have, - do.
clared Mr., Curry.
MURDER IN NEW YORK