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 Politically speaking, in the business circles of tho big cities of the Coast, there ls nothing but Wilson While politicians ore beating tomtoms and endeayoring to swarm the bewldered members of opposing parties, thus making good deal of noise. much of which Is reflected in the press.. it is generally admitted that there is but one positive force in the pol!tieal tide that is fast sweeping into the great ouadrionniai presidential campaign, and that is President Wilson and the well organized and harmonious Demo cratic party that follows his unqoes. ltione6 leadership. Everything else is uncertainty and chaos. One may so where he win in San Francisco among the great banking institutions of Montgomery and sansome streets, the sisyscrapers Of Market Street, the shopping places of Kearney, Grant and Stockton Streets, the wholesalers lof the Mission. nnder the white lights of Powell Street, or among the wharf rats of the Embarkadero, or the deni- sons or the slums on lower Pacific and Broadway, among those of oli strata of society and business and all nationalities-and everywhere he VIII hear the same story. It is always Wilson"
 There are captains of finance and mining who are not wholly pleased with an tho Wilson administration policies. There are men who would hail with joy a Republican administra- ton if 1t could have a thoroughly or | ganized party with competent satis- lfactory and unquestloned leadership behind it. But these agree that while VIC are only few weeks from the conventions, the Republican party is completely ct sea, faction torn and leaderless. leaving Wilson and h.s par Ky the only certain guaranty of efHc- liency in governmental matters at a time when great deal depends upon efficiency in government
 ooposition Ia Unoraanized.
 A leading official of one Of the lar gest banks Of the country speaking to the writer. sad that the very cir cumslanee that Roosevelt is holding the biz cards in the Republican game. and that stand pat leaders are ne- gotiating with him and getting prom ises that he will "be goods shows how hopeless arc the offerings Of the opposition to the administration. He said that the best they hoped for was "trucep-not a settlement of differ ences-thut would last throughout the sumner and carry them over election da,. Thun, if they were successful, would come another such war as we had during the Taft regime for con troI of the administration. It would mean four years of factional politics No one could know whether it would mean Roosevelt control of Penrose and Barnes. whether 1t would mean peace or war. whether 1t would mean this or that on any public question. An the indications are that 1t would mean a recess in development and chaos while factions quarrel In the meantime it is essential that there shall be continued progress in the fl. nancing Of South America and the de- yelopment of our commerce with that and other parts of the world 1t is important that the building up of an American merchant marine should be prosecuted; 1t is necessary that there be no Interruption of the development of the national resources Of the West; 1t is very desirable that there should be a firm hand on the wheel Of state until after the war, with reasonable surety oS peace for America; the new banking and currency system should be worked out and firmly established, and many other things win suggest themselves. all Of which are asking for definite purposes and ability for accomplishment. He concluded his summary by the statement that while Wilson is progressive, positive and aggressive. he is safe and sane, and doing all within his great powers to promote American commerce, indus try and prosperity.
 Roosevelt Sentiment ln Seattle.
 Tn Seattle where the Post-Intelh gencer has switched from standpatism to Roosevelt in the rural sections of California, where people depend upon 1 Hearst newspapers for information as