The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1917-12-25
HERE
TO AID ARMY
ACROSS SEAS
Great Lakes Carrier Chief
in Conference with Sec
rotary Baker.

Take It from the Hon. William J..
Connors, no political party, agency or
individual can stop the Hon. Wood
row Wilson from a third term at the
White House and from the present
outlook, he says, the reelection will
be by reclamation.
That's a broad statement and some
of the younger school OF embryo
statesmen may ask, who is William
]. Connors and by what right does he
qualify as a political prognosticator?
To such the answer is-said Con-
nors is sometimes known as "Fingy,
, has had forty years of experience In
the maeIstrom OF New York politics,
been Democratic State leader Of his
party time and again and is one Of the
expert manipulators OF political
strings in national conventions.
Here on War Proposal
"FinEy" Connors is temporarily in
our midst. His visit to Washington
is to discuss with the Secretary Of
War and other high army officials his
selection as director of all freight
shipments in France to and from the
forces which will fight under Gen.
John J. Pershing. The offer Is evil
dence enough that Mr.. Connors is
qualified in other respects than the
business OF politics.
To return to his prediction regard
ing President Wilson:
Nobody will question that in world
events he is the supreme dominating
fiEure," said Mr.. ConnorS to a repre-
sentative of The Washington Herald.
He has handled the tremendous
problems of the nation with the great
est of ability. with infinite fortitude
and with a dignity that commands the
respect of the civilized world
No Time to swap Horses.
IF I know anything about the tenn
per of the American people and IL
ian sense a political situation, 1 con-
hidently predict if the war continues
that nothing will make the nation
change horses in the middle OF the
stream. Party lines will he abolished
The third-term nogey will be abolished
and Woodrow Wilson will be elected
by reclamation. And he deserves it.
Much of his success added Con-
norss. lis due To one OF our brightest
upstate New York Democrats. / re-
fer to Frank Roosevelt, the Assistant
secretary of the Navy. We will hear
from him later in New York politics.
When ConnOrS talks OF paCifists and
those not whole heartedly in the war
the fighting Irish in his nature crops
cut. They ought to be stood up
against the wall and shot" he said.
"Fingy" ConnOrS cane up from the
docks OF the Great Lakes to be the
leader Of his party in Buffalo and in
the Empire State. and he has amassed
a fortune as a master stevedore and
Transportation expert and has handled
the bulk of the shipping on the Great
L2ECs.
I'VE never ran a boat on Lake
Superior after December ; until
this year. E.st since that time we
have shipped from the head of the
lake at Duluth, Mimi. 10000 tons
If grain and $4,000 tons of whecc.
That shows American business en-
t2Tprise and patriotism because
lthoSe boats made the trips through
ten and elrven inches of pure blue
. ice We hope to continue ship
ping under these difficulties to re-
We've the shortage in food stuNs
and the railroad tieups." he said
commenting upon his own business
affairs.
Pending his business with the
War Department, Mr.. Corners is on
his way to Palm Beach to look af-
ter his interests there. He has a
magnificent estate at that resort
and an immense farm in the Florida
Everglades which he declares will
be operated to the fullest extent
during the war in order to help
out the food supply Of the nation.