The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-11-03
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Washington, November 2.-Washing-
ton POLITICIANS are Just now discuss
ing numper OF interesting questions;
mas the democratic party, WITH mar
mon, Wilson. Champ Clark and Under
wood all good presidential timber. too
many likely candidates: What course
VIII La Toilette take toward ami
nilating further presidential hopes OF
President Taft when Congress begins
its mkt session and the La Toilette
wing of the Republican party as
emples in solemn conclave around It's
council fires in Washington? VIII
Benjamin Ryan Tillman. the pitch
fork Senator" be able to come back
TO the Senate this winter, and will
Hokc Smith, the latest addition to the
Democratic side or the Senate, assume
leadership in that body and Will he
endeavor to override the real leader
on tn. Democratic side now-John
Sharp Williams?
II has been limited that what the
leaders in the Democratic party
should do in order to insure victory
at II polls next year and to put the
Republicans out OF the White House
w uld be. were 1T possible. TO get to-
gcther and tacitly agree on either Har
mon, Wilson, Champ Clark, or I'm
derwood. But 1t is realized that
neither of the three would submit to
being eliminated from the presidential
nomination by party caucus. The
three who were thus discarded might
let their personal feelings so dominate
cir better Judgment that the future
of the party might be seriously jeopar-
diced. 1t is true, however. that there
is danger in having too much avail
able timber in the Democratic party
Will the Republicans-barring that
element which is following Lii Fol-
lette-are practically solid for Taft.
Those who are best posted on West
toilette c!ewd will be able to do much
more than cut into the Taft vote, al
though ii IS true that an alignment of
anti-Taft and Democratic strength
might make the chances of the Demo-
Gratis for winning much brighter. 1t
has been stated here several times re-
Gently that because of the administra-
lions fight against the trusts-just
case OF the steel and tobacco trusts
that the Republican party Will be short
of cash in the next campaign, for the
reason that the big corpora lions which
are suffering because of the adminis-
trations trust busting" methods will
have too much business sense to pat
UP the coin for a party which is driving
them to IN! the wall Therefore, It looks
1t for ready cash to fnance its next
campaign.
That raises another Interesting cues
tlon: Can the La Toilette wing OF the
Republican party ratse money, and
where would 1t get It? II the trusts
will not put up the necessary money
for Taft and the regular admiEistra-
ton. could they expect any better
treatment, and would they fare any
better at the hands OF the La Toilette
crowd? 1t Is impossible to run cam
paign without oarrels of money, and
just now 1t looks as IL there must
necessarily be dearth of the coin
when the &c. O. p" managers pass
around TIE hat next year.
1t is af Interesting game now being
played. and were ii possible for liar
mon, WiIson, Clark or Underwood to
be eliminated without friction. the
chances would never appear brighter
for a grand Democratic victory than
at this time
Around the Senate many persons are
asking IL Senator "rillman is coming
buck to Washington.
So many different reports have reach
cd the national capital concerning his
physical condition that there, is a gen
eral understanding that his senatorial
career is done. Two years ago no man
n'Congress was more feared than Ben
jamin Ryan Tillman. His worst EN-
emies will give him credit for having
strengthened himself as the days went
by. From tne time when he uttered