New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-09
Testimony the Same from
All Parts of the
Country.
OLD GUARD OF BOTH
PARTIES is SCARED
Tribune Canvasses Opinions of
Members of American Bank
ers' Association.
From star Correspondent, Of The Tribune

Briarcliff Manor, n. Y, May S.
Were afraid OF Roosevelt-we're
afraid we will have to swallow him.
is what the Democrats and old line
Republicans of the American Bankers
Association, in session here to-day, are
saying.
Roosevelt sentiment is on the bulge
out my way" has been the all but
unanimous reply to-day TO the ques-
ton, "How's politics in your state !?
The reply was often given unwillingly,
with the wish that il were not true
more reluctantly from "old guard Re
publcans than from Democrats. at
looks like we'd have TO eat crow was
the way the Southwesterners put it.
Now and then a Wilson man-they
were scarce as law and order league
in Mexico-was found, who confessed
and affirmed his faith in and satisfac-
ton with the President. Some OF the
Texas delegation had just finished {
careful defence of the Presidents
Mexican policy this morning when the
morning papers came in.
Big Bend Raid Interests Texans.
Another town in the Big Bend coun-
try shot up and a half-dozen killed.
called some one, and every Texan ran
for n paper TO see il il was his town
that had been raided or his boy that
had been killed. Having assured them
selves that it was not, they continued:
"As we were saying, President wilson
has handled the border situation IN an
admirable manner. re has kept
level head at all times, and has not
been over hasty in his actions. A
President less cool would have had us
in heap of trouble down there.
When asked what the Republicans
of the Big Bend country thought OF IL,
Joseph Hirsch. vice-president OF the
Corpus Christi National Bank. oil
Texas. replied that the Democrats were
standing pat and that Republicans
didn't grow down IN Big Bend.
George f. Webb. a tall Texan. OF
fered himself as Exhibit A IN refuta-
ton of that statement, and added that
not only were there Republicans and
Democrats down there disguised with
the Administration lack of Mexican
policy, but that you New York Eel
lows may not know that at least 900
Mexicans have been shot by good Texas
ranchmen during the last year.
Never Again for Wilson.
A prominent member of the bank
ers council, and one OF the olggest
financial men on the west coast, SAID
that ne stopped week IN Iexas on
his way East. "A we'll known Texas
banker said to me-" he said, q" 1 am
Democrat; I've been a Democrat all
nv life: but I'll be damned if I'll vote
for Wilson again. Before I'd vote for
Wilson I'd vote for the blacklist nlggei
in Texas am for Roosevelt for Pres
ident.' And when a Texan says that
he has gone the limit" added the west
coast banker. Then he continued:
Pm an old G. o. P. man. and take
no stock IN the third party, but Roose
welt is going TO be the man. They've
got 10 take Roosevelt. | have two
boys, and they are both in training
corps They believe that trouble IS
ahead of us and they want TO be ready
for it. You Fasteners don't believe
in preparedness any more than we
west coast folks-and We know Roose
velt's the man for it"
Colonel" Charles +. Hoge, president
Of the National State Bank, Of Frank
fort Ky, replied: Politics? Politics
is right interesting down in our state
right now. You know, we pretty near
lost the state to the Republicans last
election. All the Kentucky fellows were
for Fairbanks, just across the river,
about six weeks ago; then they swung
to Hughes, but now the talk down our
way is all for Roosevelt. I'm not right
glad to see him run. for think he has
the best chance Of beating US"
T. r. Sentiment Grows in Chicago.
A Chicago banker said he believed
that Chicago right now was for Hughes.
"The 7. Z. sentiment. however. is on
the increase" he said. There has
been a big change in the last six weeks.
He is stronger since he made his
speech out there"
A. A. Crane, vice-president Of the
National Bank of Commerce, Of Mime