Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-12-14
. Washington, ID. c., Dec. IA.

washington, IL. T., Dec IL.
TT IS early to talk about the next Presi-
dent, but President Wilson's absence
from the country has given opportunity
for many wiseacres to discuss the ques-
ton. 1t bobbed up nomentarily when
Secretary McAdoo announced his purpose
to retire from official life. The gossip still
is that it was not alone the matter of per-
sonal finance that induced him to part
company with the President. Mr. McAdoo
had more machinery in hand with which
to promote presidential candidacy If he
desired to avail himself of it, than was
ever enjoyed by any other man in the
history of the country; but Mr.. McAdoo
insisted he was no candidate and could
not with propriety be one. Be that as it
may, several feeers have been put forth
with regard to other men. Charles M
Schwab has enjoyed temporary BOOM
In this connection 1t has been said that
the President hesitated about appointing
Schwab as "shipbuilding boomer extraor-
dinary" until it was reasonably sure
Schwab could not permit himself to be
considered. Another name that has been
quietly sprung in financial circles Is that
Of Henry p Dawson, president Of the
American Red Cross. There are those who
say that Mr.. Davison's friends, notwith'
standing his close association with the
house of Morgan, are seriously advancing
his claims. Like Schwab, he has certain
Pennsylvania connections.
These rumors account to a certain ex-
tent for the war booms of General Per-
shing, General Wood and others. The
old-line politicians, however, are not MAX
ing any real predictions at this time, and
Republican National Chairman Will H.
Hays is going about the country, as he
himself contesses, lust keeping an ear to
the ground"
| THINGS sometimes happen just as we
l. would have them. Sometimes they hap
| pen by design. When he was Governor,
Edwin s. Stuart, who is not lawyer, but
| bookseller and financier, made remark
able hit with bunch of big lawyers, and
| he admits it was no accident In an idle
| moment he picked up a law book and found
| a decision that attracted his attention He
read it carefully, made a mental note of
the page and title and then laid 1t away.
|
| men Of the type Of Alexander Simpson, Jr.,
| NJ. Hampton Todd and DINNER Beeber,
appeared before him to argue an important
question of law. They cited a number Of
cases. The Governor listened. Presently
he broke In with: Gentlemen, this is all
| very interesting, but I'm inclined to think
4 the case Of Smith VS.. Jones, thirteenth
Weekly Notes, page 1141, covers this sit
uation thoroughly" Then the Governor
| sent for his book, looked as II he had been
hunting up legal decisions all his life and
awaited developments. The lawyers ex-
amined the decision, conferred with each
other and then looked at the Governor, as
il to say. I'VE didn't know it. but he's some
lawyer" The Ex-Governor holds the opin
ion that things do often come our way
without our special planning.
uERE's another. Dr. g. Weir Mitchell
IL author Of Hugh Wynns." was thrown
next to Senator Penrose in parlo- car
en- route to Washington one day. 1t wa
at a time when the Pennsylvania Senate,
Was undergoing q lively ere OF criticisu