The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-01-24

per press if ne were utterly indifferent
to the supper t of Woodrow Wilson oy
any or all Of the publications issued
under the direction of Colonel harvey
And in this city there never has bee11
the slightest suspicion that COlonel
Harvey's advocacy Of W oodrow wilson
SIS presidential candidate was either
counseled Or commanded by Mr.. Nor
gan.
Wall Street and the Candidates.
But if it be true that it seemed al
visable to Governor wilson tnAl ~
oneI Harvey refrain from further al
vocacy of Wilson's nomination to the
presidency because the impression hao
gone abroad that Mr. Morgan con con
trolled the publications of when MI
Harvey is the editor, and that there-
fore wall street was in some measure
agitating wilson's nomination, then
there should be further curtalllng OF
Wall street Influence, so far as that
may be used to help Governor wilson
1t is beyond question that tuna was
raised in Wall street to aid in the can
vass for the nomination OF wilson Ior
governor of New Jersey and to enlarge
the campaign fund in that state Inc
good friends of Governor Wilson VINO
were identified with certain wan street
interests are presumed to De alu .lafI
financially the organization, now Wen
perfected which has Wilson's presl-
Dental nomination in view
So far as New York is concerned
most unimpDrtant part The Demo
cratic organization of this state does
not look with favor upon the nomlna-
ton of Governor Wilson FOR president
and the attempts that have been Inaue
and are still in process to secure for
him New York support. at least with
the Democratic organization, have been
far from satisfactory
George w. Perkins and Roosevelt.
Very likely much of the gossip which
n. fraiea 4 r .a7 ma a n ".
Perkins with the organization which
has the nomination of Theodore Roose-
Welt for president in view has arisen
because Mr. Perkins has never made
any secret of his great admiration for
Roosevelt. AS long ago as 1907, IN
an address which he delivered before
Columbia university, he spoke in terms
of Warmest commentator of Roose-
Welt What he said to the students OF
Columb ia he repeated to the students
of Harvard a year later. These ex-
pressiOnS of approval of Presldent
Roosevelt made Mr.. Perkins an almost
unique character among all of those
who were then active in Wall street.
The personal relations between the two
men have been for long time most
cordial and 1t is probably wholly ac-
would be greatly rejoiced If Colonel
Roosevelt were again to become preSI-
dent. Yet Mr.. Perkins for year or
two has been convinced that if COM
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regulate or supervise corporations en-
gagged in manufacturing commodities
which enter into interstate commerce
then the wiser part would be to forbid
though it might also be advisable to
extend the presidential term to six
years.
The Southern Campaigning Tour.
Recently it has been reported that
Mr.. Perkins has gone to the southern
states for the purpose Of making
long tour with intent to secure south
ern delegates who will be In favor OF
Roosevelt's nomination.
Mr. Perkins, however. has gone
south with his family because he takes
his annual vacation in midwinter. He
/ planned this trip to Florida as long ago
as last August. He has no intention
/ of travelling through the south upon a
political or any other mission He Will
1 be one Of that considerable number of
men of means who find it desirable to
spend a few weeks at Jekyll island or
in the pine lands of western South
Carolina or at Palm Beach.
Chicago's DirigibIe Balloon.
On Thursday of last week Captain
Horace b Wild returned by the
steamship Olympic from Europe.
investigating the present conditions in
the business of making and operating
air machines.
While Captain wild was in Berlin he
purchased q 1--we ps1SSSil q - -, p 80 -
| balloon of the so-called Parsifal type.
This is to be the property of the Aero
club of Chicago, of which Harold Nc
Cormick is president. The balloon is
to be delivered to the aero club in the
course of a few weeks, SO that it may
be ready for use when the season be-
gins. 1t will be operated for and by
the members of the Chicago Aero club
land in a manner similar to that II
which the passenger dirigible balloon
IS now operated at Berlin. The ex-
nectation is that it will form a very ex-
citing and popular new form of reere.
alton and will be put into day anc
evening use. HOLLAND