The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-06-04
Politicians in Two States Look
Into the Future With Much
Misgiving.
AWAIT RETURN OF ROOSEVELT
Situation In New York and Ohio APP
parently Will Be Tangled Until
His Return-Conservation Is
sue In James River Dam
Bill.

Observation-Disclosures 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, a strong and sincere sup
porter Of the administrator 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 ia
ther
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 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 az
fairs even though he takes no hand In
national affairs, and says nothing pre-
or con upon the Taft administrators
achievements.
1t seems possible that II the Roose
Welt influence prevails. and II 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 a time was
Mr.. Roosevelt's secretary will be the
Republican candidate for governor. II
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
II the mayor runs for governor, and
Is elected and Mr.. Harmon runs fol
governor In Ohio and Is elected. Il
readily can be seen what prestige eacf
viii have as a candidate for the Dem
ocrstic nomination for the presidency
Sees Roosevelt Opposing Tan.
William Jennings Bryan has said
according to press reports, that he be
lieves when Theodore Roosevelt re
turns to America he will be found II
the ranks Of the Insurgents" ant
that instead of standing in defense o
the Taft administration the colone
will take the position Of an advers'
critic.
| On four or five different happening,
Mr.. Bryan bases his prediction. HI
thinks that because the colonel hal
promised to speak at the conservation
convention in the west. and becaus'
of his enthusiastic and delighted" vel
come to Clifford Pinchot. Mr.. Roose
welt IL ripe for the fight in defense o
all that the former chief foreste
stands for in the way Of conservation
including his position of antagonism u
MIR. Taft's secretry of the interior. Rich
ard A. Ballinger.
Mr.. Bryan touches, also. thougl
lightly. It must be admitted, on the re
port that q stenographer who tool
some of Mr.. Roosevelt's correspond
ence. has leaked" information to tn
effect that the strenuous one intend
to get into the field Of progressive &C
tivities once more and to assail thos
acts Of the present administrator
which he thinks denote tendencies t