The Carlisle independent., 1910-05-19
Politicians in Two States Look Into the Future With Much
 Misgiving.
AWAIT RETURN OF ROOSEVELT
Situation In New York and Ohio Ap- parentIy Will Be Tangled Until His Return-Conservatio Is- sue in James River Dam
 Bill

Washington.-Rein pressure 1 Is being brought to bear daily on Rep resentative Nicholas Longworth, to se- cure his consent to be candidate be- fore the Republican state convention for governor of Ohio He is still coy. MT. Longworth, as the world knows, or ought to know. is the son-in- law of former President Theodore l 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 1 porter of the administration policies.
 There are some politicians in Wash | ington who look on the declaration of the fealty of MT. Longworth to the administration as being evidence in part that the Ohioan believes that his 1 father-in-law, when he comes back. likewise will declare fealty. Other politicians say that there Is nothing to this, and that Nick" acts for him. self in political and personal matters without regard to the advice or sug- gestion of his wife's distinguished fla ther.
 If the "son-in-law representative" should become the candidate of the Republicans for the governorship nom- ination 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 it is averred that MT. 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 liar 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 MT Roosevelt will have any sentimental or other effect in deciding the election in Ohio next fall.
 Tn 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 s achievements.
 It 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 a time was MT. Roosevelt's 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 MT. Harmon runs for | governor In Ohio and is elected, fl readily can be seen what prestige each l will have as candidate for the Dem ocrztic nomination for the presidency
 Sees Roosevelt Opposing Taft. William Jennings Bryan has said | according to press reports, that he be l lieyes when Theodore Roosevelt re turns to America he will be found ir the ranks of the Insurgents" and that instead of standing in defense oi the Taft administration the colonel will take the position of an adverse critic.
 On four or i've different happenings MT. Bryan bases his prediction. He thinks that because the colonel has promised to speak at the conservation convention in the west, and because or n1S enthusiastic ana ueliSulSu WET come to Clifford Pinchot. Mr. Roose welt is ripe for the fight in defense oi all that the former chief forester stands for in the way of conservation including his position of antagonism to Mir. Taft's secretry of the interior. Rich ard A. Ballinger.
 MT. Bryan touches, also, though lightly, 1t must be admitted. on the re port that a stenographer who took some of MT. Roosevelt's correspond ence, has leaked" information to the effect that the strenuous one intends to get into the field of progressive ac tivities once more, and to assail those acts of the present administration which he thinks denote tendencies te retreat from the position which the present president originally took.
 In Senator Roots private visit tt Theodore Roosevelt, MT. Bryan alst sees signs which point to fear on tho part of Mr. Taft that his predecessor