The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-09-11

mainly office holders and hone 10 remain
So will at once flop.
But mention any OF these firm con-
ViCtions 10 friends Of MIR Taft and YOUR
remarks VIII be the signal for loud,
deep roar OF quite contemptuous laugh
ter. TneY profess 10 even hear without
emotion the report that Ia Folteite VIII
also swing around the circle. visiting a
largo number OF the same ll9 cities IN
which the president viii speak. The state
ment that Wisconsln's great progressive
a surprise To even his own friends. and
has started a great deal OF talk. ], Is
claimed by his supporters that onlF
Roosevelt has so great q personal follow
Ing as that or their leader.
ghe two trips Will furnish more poll
teal excitement 10 more clUe9 thaD
these United states have known for q
long time. Whatever their results NAV
be VIII doubtless have It's strong effect
on the convention. They VIII add a
unique detail 10 the situation. anyway.
one OF the most interesting ever known
In the United States. still more WORTH
Of attention. Non n-profcssional political
prophets in New York declare simply
when asked for an opinion IN the lace
uf these and other details.
Hush. I'm tonGue-ticd. Scat!' But
al agree that IN Jonathan Bourne. OF
Oregon. the Wisconsin giant has vivid
fighter as his chief. Bourne's energy
is untirine and remarkable. lie regards
his favorite as the only genuine apos-
TIE pi lcd! popular vote.
In tho meantime who will be TAFT 5
manager Loeb. who showed himself as
able in collection Of campaign FUNDS as
he has since been In collection OF Gus
toms duties nj New York-which Is paw
Ing his political ability compliment OF
size--is OF course the first whose name
occurs TO those who speculate; but
Charles ID. Hillcs. presidential secretary;
Secretary Fisher OF the interio: depart
meut: Postmaster General Frank NJ
Hitchcock, and Calder Of Brooklyn. are
all among the possibilities. IL is the gen
oral belief that Loeb, II he can be spared
from his high office. Will he the man Sc
lectcd II Is suggested that hc has the
smuggIers OF the nation, biG and little.
so completely frightened now that they
arc good.
Il is probable however that tho sclcc-
ton viii not be definitely made until
tho vice presidential nominee has been
made in that direction. An effort. II Is
limited. NAV bc made 10 corral the iusur-
gent element bv giving them this nomi-
nation and that would ralegate James
sherman to tho outer darkness.
There arc some Of Mr.. sherman :
friends who hint that sunny jim
would not bo anv tho less sunny II he
did not get another term as the presd-
ing genius. The final decision In this
matter Will doubtless lie with Mr.. Taft
himself. and there arc rumors that II
he does not consider Loeb too necessary
10 the management of tho campaign Inc
may bc selected In that case llillcs
would undoubtedly be first choice for
chairman OF the national committee. The
party management will probably he I'm
Loeh's hands. however. ana tho. vice
presidency, II possible be conceded to
tho insurscnt element.
In the other camp there is less goS-
sip. ] had Two hours talk with Mr.
Bryan AT tho Hoffman house on Monday
morning and hc told me that while he
distinctly hoped that he would never be
entirely out Of politics. he did no, look
af.l rn ms in \
campaign but tho politicians kept him
busy In New York. BRYAN breakfasts
early and works late, being one OF those
who do very little sleeping, but lac had
few callers before breakfast and then
only one man. one OF those Democrats
who think. talk. eat, drink and sleep
politics and as little else as possible.
pscked the church but also attracted
several hundred people who could not
get in TO hear Il. He ia not Mt present
upon the matter of the Democratic nomi-
nation. His visit later TO Mr.. Roosevelt.
at the latters office. was Il picturesque
but unimportant episode.
Really the most Interesting OF tho
weeks. events in tho Democratic party
was the conference between Governor
Harmon OF Ohio and Governor Baldwin
Of Connecticut. NJ tho latter's home in
Hartford. 1t was admitted without hcsi-
tation that Governor Harmon wishes To
learn II Baldwin would run second with
him. Baldwin Is a strong man and would
help greatly i'm New England But Bald
win. II is said. Is ono OF Champ Clark's
most enthusiastic admirers. And in the
Woodrow Wilson Is conducting
his extraordinary campaign without the
slightest sign of any loss of energy. But
nj the present moment there Is nothing
luije so picturesque In the Democratic
situation As the exciting campaign OF
The Republican insurgents. That seems
likely 10 go down Into political history as
4 remarkable event.