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n, HE ONE dominant note of the meetings and gath
erings in Washington the past week is that Of
expectant hopefulness and confidence that the
country is preparing TO welcome back republican ad-
mnlstration next year. There Is lots Of prepared
talk but the all-absorbing preparedness
have said is that which betokens impatient readiness
to inaegurate republican president and get away
from the present democratic regime, which all con.
cede Is mistake and OF which everyone not person
ally interested is tired. Strange TO this feeling
of disappointment in the democratic anagement u
national affairs seems to permeate generally. find
II among the beboys at the hotel in the barber shop,
the suffragists in session here and the
ants well; Il thnly disguised In the Gridron
club skts and rampant at the banquet of the League
OF Republicans Clubs; at the national committee meet
ing II the universal report not from any section
or state Of the union OF states but from
tcally every point Of the compass. have been at
tending the sessions of the republican national
mittee for many years and I am free TO say /
never meeting with much unanimity of senti-
ment little friction in agreeing a program which
naturally and inevitably evokes divergent opinions.
much good natured acqulescence in the decisions
reached and especially in tho keenly competed-for
choice Of convention city. This very competition
for the privilege OF entertaining convention which
is expected to nominate the next president is itself
most encouraging sign.
II anyone iabors delusion that the repub-
leans TO be short OF presidential timber he should
cease foolng himself: OF. course the presidential
possibilities class is yet young and still open
membership may not measure up to the same uniform
made whole of mentioned president repub-
LEANS toed the mark" while on the other side but
one democrat available for introduction to them
President Wison-who far appears TO have
denomination assured without protest unless It came
from Mr. Bryan.
Another noticeable tone in the atmosphere is the
feeling OF relief might perhaps say jubation, at
the disappearance of Mr.. Bryan from the official
circle The Grdiron boys echoed and re-echoed IL and
rubbed It In. and nonetheess everyone wants to know
what Mr.. Bryan is going to do and will be sur
prised II he does not start of trouble for
the president If he does come out openly
for the nomination of another democratic standard
bearer for 1915 The chief number let me note
before passing the incident, the Bryan parody
sung TO the tune made familiar our Ak-sar-Ben
limitations. with the refrain, Goodbye, Girls, I'm
Through" 1t was sung by Herndon Morsell, whom
some OF our oldttmers will remember as the sweet
voiced tenor OF the Bosonians the early days and
II without saying that he did stunt artstcaIy
In every way Except for the transposton OF the
words to mt the Bryan episode however could easily
imagine was sitting out the Den listening TO Henry
W. Dunn and the melodious chorus that made II the
catchy air THE Isle OF Pep"
In Baltimore observe the beginning of still another
preparedness" campaign being the preparations be-
gun for the advent OF old friend BILLY Sunday
who In TO be there next month. house which IA a
veritable mansion In the SWEETEST part of the old resi-
dence section OF the city, facing Vernon Place
and the washington monument has just been leased
for his headquarters and temporary home The Taber
nacle In Baltimore Is nowhere near as strateRtcally
located as ours was In Ornaha-it ia far from the
business center. But Baltimore Is preparing to hum
ana brighten Its corners as soon BILLY" comes