Morning Oregonian., April 13, 1908, Page 3, Image 3

THE 3I0KMXG .OJtEGOXIAX. MONDAY, APRIL TJ, 1908.
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WAR RENEWED 0(1
ROGER SULLIVAN
Bryan Men Will Con
test Supremacy.
MAY BOLT AT SPRINGFIELD
Rival Delegations to Be Sent
From Chicago.
CARRY FIGHT TO DENVER
Programme Mapped Out for Strug
gle to Dethrone Illinois leader
and Iut Carter Harrison
in Us Place.
'HICAOO, April 12. (Special.) Anti
Sullivan iTt-mo rats started out on a cut
4 arid-slush campaign today, which will bo
trriiihuilrrl only at the Denver National
loiivrntlou. In the bnllcf that conditions
locally, state and National, havr been
dire tly reversed from those which ob
tained In VH and that William J. Bryan
and his personal following will be In com
plete domination at lVnvor, the out-and-oiitois
for Bryan today d"clarcd general
war against Roger Sullivan, the state
orsa nizrr. the county organization and
eve ry ally r ve ry w h ore of the National
ominittt'cinaii.
rrojsramtiic of llryan Men.
1 1 tr Is I hp proRramnift whlrh will be
formally ratified tomorrow night at the
Uriggs House and which was tentatively
outlined tod.iy by the leaders of the anti
Sullivan crowd:
Mass ward conventions in every ward
in the city, to select a full delegation of
(.;;' from Cook County to the state con
vention, to bo held in Springfield.
April :a
Humiliation of the Cook County votes
on the test rollcall as to which is the
It gal delegation from Cook County to
Springfield.
Holt and Contest Seats.
In the event of failure to win the state
convention, to bolt the Sullivan conven
tion and to hold Immediately a separate
stale convention, in which all out-and-out
llryan deleft (ions down state are ex
pected to participate together with the
contesting delegates from Cook County.
Contest at Denver, both before the Na
tional committee and the credentials com
mittee, for the right to the seats of Illi
nois delegates between the Sullivan and
anti-Sullivan delegate.
While it is not officially announced.
Carter Harrison is undoubtedly the- candi
date whom the nnti-Sulllvanltes will sup
port for National committeeman.
-NOTHING TO IT BIT TA FT NOW
Ihii I -Morton Sizes lp Western Sen
timent Bryan Kaslly Leads.
I'MlCACJO, April 12. (Special.)
"There's nothing to it but Taft. as far
ns tin Republican nomination Is con
cerned, and r don't think there will
be anything to it but Taft when it
comes to election."
That was the view expressed by Paul
Morton, president of the Kquitable I J re
Assurance Company, of New York, to
day. Mr. Morton Is on his way home
after a lengthy trip through the West
and on the PhMuV Const, during- which
he has observed conditions closely and
hud an opportunity to fathom public
sentiment to a groat extent.
"Taft sentiment is everywhere," he
continued. "There is Home little talk
or Cannon, of Fairbanks and of
1 1 ughes. pa eh of whom has friends
scattered through the country, but the
Republicans as a whole are for Taft.
He undoubtedly will get the nomina
tion on the first ballot.
"As to the Democratic situation?
Well. Rran seems to be easily in the,
bad mill appears to have the nomina
tion practically in hand. At the same
time I hea rd a good ileal of Johnson
talk. Ju.ln" Gray also is mentioned
a till lias lils friends. Johnson appca Is
to a good many people by the cam
paign cry of 'from the poorhouse to
tin- White House. That makes a
pretty good slogan and lots of men
iy that's the kind of man they want
to vote for. Hut on the whole. Rryan
serins to have the situation In hand.
"As for the actual election, I think
Taft w ill win w it bout difficulty and
that the next Executive of the Nation
Is to brt known us President Taft.'
Turning to the financial outlook. Mr.
Morton said that the horizon seemed
. I' nr.
"I am optimistic as to the ultimate
outcome of t lie financial situation." he
said. "1 find that a good volume of
business is h.-ing done and affairs a e
on a solid basis.
San Francisco has rallied in wonder
ful style from her catastrophe." said
Mr. Morton, "and In t n years will bo
a greater city than she has ever been
In the past."
Mr. Morton was asked about the re
port that be Is to become president
of the Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe
Railroad.
"There is nothing to it whatever
absolutely nothing." he said.
BIS VAN MKX WIM. MARK FIGHT
Oppose l'n Instructed Delegation
From New "York to Denver.
KW YORK. April 12.-Whetl.er the
Democratic state convention, which will
meet in Carnegie Hall, In this city, on
Tuesday next, will vote to send an unin
M rue ted delegation to the National con
vetvtton at Denver in July ts a question
which is exciting the keenest interest
among the followers of the various can
didates. The state committee at a recent
mi . ting h"re, with but one dissenting
ote. voted to send a delegation unfettered
liv instructions, and the organisation
plans to carry out Ibis programme at the
Mrtt) convention. Chairman W. J. Con
nuii:, of thtt s'.alc lOininiiUe. bits aid
that thera is very little real sentiment 1
throughout the. state for the nomination J
of W. J. Bryan and the majority of dele
gates to the state convention have been
left free to act as the organization wills.
Enough Bryan sentiment remains, how
ever, to give promise of a lively conven
tion and there is a probability of a warm
dehate In the committee on resolutions.
Mr. Connors, while favoring an unin
strueted delegation to Denver, has ex
pressed the belief that Governor John
A. Johnson, or Minnesota, is the strongest
candidate In the Democratic field of Pres
idential possibilities. Mr. Johnson's
friends are watching the action of New
York and Pennsylvania, both of which
are expected to send their delegates un
instrurted to Denver.
The formal launching of the candidacy
of Judge George Gray, of Delaware, at
Dover, on Tuesday. Is expected, and his
followers would welcome an uninstructed
delegation from New York with the at
tendant possibility of winning the New
Yorkers over to Delaware's candidate.
Hawaiian Delegates Constructed.
ItOXOU'hU. April 12. The Repub
licans here will s'-nd six delegates to
the Na tion Al convention to be held in
Chicago. They will probably be uninstructed
GREAT TIGER IS EMBLEM
DEXVKU RKPLDIATRS DONKEY
FOU DEMOCRATS.
Contention City Prepares Lavish
Decorations and Entertainment
for the Delegates.
DENVER, April 12.-A monster tiger,
constructed of papier mache. located at
the principal four corners of the city, will
welcome the delegates to Denver when
they come to the Democratic National
Convention July 7. This emblem has
been selected Instead of the prosaic
donkey, as the striped king of the jungle
lends himself more readily to the pur
poses of ornamentation. A special com
mittee of citizens is at work devising
plans for the suitable decoration of the
city during the convention. The decision
is to erect a mammoth figure of a tiger
at the Junction of Sixteenth street and
Broadway avenue as the central piece of
decoration. Thousands of electric lights
will be strung on wires across the streets
and flags and bunting will be freely used
in the decorative scheme.
At a meeting of the Convention league
yesterday committees were appointed to
welcome with special marks of hospitality
the delegates from each of the states of
the Cn ion. Residents from every state
are members of these committees. Many
of them will be welcoming old friends
among the state delegations from their
former places of residence.
There will be 2016 delegates and alter
nates In the Iemocratic National Conven
tion. 10X8 votes being cast when the full
strength is polled.
The great auditorium. which seats
12.000 people and has standing room for
fully 100 more, will be completed June 17.
The officials of the convention say that
preparations for the entertainment of
visitors are further advanced at this
time than at any similar period in pre
vious conventions In other cities. The
100,000 pledged by Denver to help pay
the expenses of the convention was paid
In four equal Installments, the last one
being sent to Chairman Taggart. of the
Democratic National Committee. March 22.
From present indications it appears
there will be an exciting contest in the
convention, not only for the nominations
for Preddent and Vice-President, but for
the temporary chairmanship, which con
trols the selection of Important com
mittees. The three-cornered contest among Wil
liam J. Bryan, John A. Johnson and
George Gray, of Delaware, for the Presi
dential nomination. Is said to be without
precedent in the history of the party for
persistent activity of the adherents of
the rival men. None of these men will
appear at the convention, but head
quarters have been opened here by their
supporters.
TROOPS FOR PENSACOLA
EXT IRK PhOltlDA NATIOVAL
;iAKD TO STOP KIOTS.
Summons Causes False Rumor of
More Riots Soldiers to Guard
Electric Cars.
JACKSON VIM-IS. Fla., April 12.
Governor Broward today ordered every
command of the state mtlltia to pro
ceed nt once to Pensacola. The sound
ing of the riot call summoning the
three companies here to quarters has
given rise to a report that a serious
strike riot was in progress at Pensa
cola. but this proved to be a mistake,
later advices showing; that the electric
railway company had decided to start
cars on its lines tomorrow and that the
troops had been called out as a meas
ure of precaution against further trou
ble. At :30 o'clock 170 men and the Gat
ling gun detachment left for Pensacola.
A special from Uve Oak stated that the
Suwanee Guards. the Tallahassee,
Apalaehlo and other companies had
proceeded to Pensacola on the morning
train.
BANKER KILLS HIMSELF
Accounts All Straight, but Mental
Strain Too Much.
SroKAXK, April 11 G. S. Thomas,
cashier and stockholder of the First
State Bank of Newport, Wash., commit
ted suicide Saturday night at the Colo
nial Hotel, in this city, by taking strych
nine. The body was found this morning.
Domestic trouble and the nervous ten
sion of carrying the bank through the
financial stringency are ascribed as the
cause. His son, 21 years old, is in a sani
tarium near Portland, Dr.. under treat
ment for an injury received in a Great
Northern wreck at Milan. Wash., two
years ago.
NEWPORT. Wash.. April 12.-1 Special.)
R. D. Scott, one of the directors of the
First State Hank, stated that as far ns
he knew Cashier Thomas accounts were
stra'irht. He attributes the suicide to
family troubles and the great strain
through which he had passed during the
past Winter. The bank weathered the
storm and arrangements had Just been
completed for the sale of that Institution
to Spokane capitalists. The transfer was
to have been made during the present
week.
Mr. Thomas and his wife had lived
apart most of the time during the last
few years. About two years ago she
filed suit for divorce, but It was later
withdrawn. She Is at present In Aber
deen. Wash., where she went about ten
days ago. Recently they have been liv
ing together.
William Sep, a schoolmaster in the ciiy
dsvi ef Michigan, now at SO. feeln that
can etl down any httrh srhool das tn
tha atatc.
SCHEME TO PUT
HUGHES ON SHELF
Practical Politicians Want to
Name Him for Vice-President.
kUnan. shoes at Kosenihai'a. v
WHETHER HE WILL OR NO
Thpy Think Tlint Onve Nominated,
He Can't Decline, but He May
Send letter Same Trick '
IMaycd on Itoosevclt.
BY I.WVD P. IOXErtGA-N-.
NEW YORK, April 12. (Special.) T..ie
Vice-Presidential boom of Governor
Charles Evans Hughes ha been inaug
urated by his enemies. The practical
politicians are satisfied that the execu
tives Presidential aspirations are ended.
Now they want -to use his strength to
help thera In the Empire State.
William Barnes Jr.. leader of Albany
County, with his usual frankness, has
brought the matter Into the open. He
Is also free to admit that there is no
possible way by which the Governor
can escape the honor that his frlerds de
clare he does not want.
"What could the Governor do if he
should be nominated for Vice-President
at Chicago In June?" Mr.' Barnes asks In
an interview. "Even if he should de
cline the nomination, there might be no
authority to accept it. and surely the
National Convention would not assemble
at his behest to nominate somebody
else.
"Then. too. there is no law the Gov
ernor could invoke to get his name off
the ticket, or to prevent people from vot
ing for blin. So I cannot Imagine what
he could do about it. should the National
Convention of his party nominate him for
Vice-President and then adjourn, as
would be Its privilege."
Congressman J. Sloat Fassett Is a poli
tician who holds the same views, but he
Is not as outspoken as Mr. Barnes. He
controlled tho Thirty-third congressional
convention, however, was elected a dele
gate by it. and is generally believed to
have drafted the resolutions which
pledged the delegates to support Gover
nor Hughes "for a place on the Nation
al ticket." Only an extreme optimist
would regard this as a Presidential in
dorsement. Xo HurIips Men Among; Delegates.
State Chairman Timothy I.. Woodruff
revised and approved the list of 12 dis
trict delegates from Brooklyn. There is
plenty of Hughes sentiment in the
borough across the bridge, and an active
Hughes League, made up of the best and
most highly respected Republicans.
It is an Interesting fact (that !Mr.
Woodruff did not select one recognized
Hughes man In his bunch of a dozen
delegates. Every one of the twelve will
take orders and do as he is told without
asking questions. A majority of them
hold public office.
Despite the-handicap of foolish amateur
advisors. Mr. Hughes has played one
shrewd hit of politics that has aroused
the admiration of his antagonists. Mr.
WoodrulT politely requested lilm to name
the four delegates at large to the Na
tional convention. The Governor lwlltely
declined. He explained in a letter that
this was the duty of the state convention,
and he had no Intention of interfering for
or against any person. Anti-Hughes as
well as Hughes politicians say the Gov
ernor effectually blocked the game of his
enemies.
The state organization controlled the
convention which was held here Satur
day, and upon its leaders will be placed
full responsibility for the conduct of
the delegation at Chicago in June. It
will be impossible to "put anything up
to Hughes.'1' as some of the machine
men had planned.
Tho Governor's studied aloofness is held
not only as accentuating his consistent
attitude In all affairs pertaining strictly
to party management, but also aa empha
sizing his reiterated determination not to
be drawn into any course that would lead
to the charge againt'hlm of recognizing
faction of factionalism.
TryliiR to Put Hughes on Shelf.
The "practical men" in the state or
ganization want to get rid of Mr.
Hughes, and they believe the Vice-Presidential
plan is the best. Still it has Its
disadvantages, as students of political
history realize.
The problem is this: Hughes has marie
good as Governor. If we throw him
down, we will lose votes w need. What
shall be done? Answer, make him Vice
President. Just eight years ago the Republican
organization was confronted with a
similar problem. It thought it solved
It. but found out the mistake later. l"p
to date the political careers of Mr.
Roosevelt and Mr. Hughes In New York
State have been strikingly alike.
The pi actu al politicians In S!8
wanted to renominate Governor Black.
They realized that the only man who
could be elected was Mr. Roosevelt, and
be was given the nomination. The
people elected lilm. The practical poli
ticians In 1906 wanted to renominate
Governor Hlggins. They realized that
the only man who could be elected
was Mr. Hughes, and he was given
the nomination. The people elected
him. Thus Mr. Roosevelt, like Mr.
Hughes, started his major political
career by bowling over a Governor In
office who had his party machine back
of him.
Vhat They Did to Roosevelt.
As Governor. Mr. Roosevelt made
good with the people, but was not a
success with the bosses. Every prac
tical politician in the state wanted to
get rid of him. but. although they had
the delegates, they did not dare to use
them. That was the. year McKinley
was renominated. He had no opposi
tion In his party. Mr. Roosevelt's am
bitions at that time were very clearly
known. In fart he frankly expressed
them to all callers.
He expected to be renominated for
Governor and perhaps nave a third
term. Then In 1D01 he planned to take
the field as a candidate for President.
This would have heen satisfactory to
the Repuoliean voters of the Empire
State, but three men prevented it. This
trio consisted of I'nltod States Senator
Thomas C. Piatt, then the rerognized
boss of the stated Benjamin B. Odell,
Jr.. chairman of the state committee
and Mr. Piatt's right-hand man, and
Frederick C. Gibbs. National commit
teeman. They decided that Mr. Roose
velt would make an admirable Vice
president. And. despite the wildest ob
jection on the port of Mr. Roosevelt
and his friends, he was nominated and
virtually forced to accept.
After the convention a delegation of
New Yorkers held high carnival in
Philadelphia and howled with Joy at
the "way we've put Roosevelt on the
sheif."
Of the three men who engineered this
coup. Glbbs Is dead, while Mr. Odell.
once the party boss, possesses only a
fetble shadow of power, and Mr. Piatt
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is a reminiscence who will be blown
out of public life on March 4 next,
when his term of United States Senator
expires.
Rut the men who are planning: to
sidetrack Mr. Hughes say they are not
afr-ild history will repeat itself.
"Hughes is not as lucKy as Roose
velt," they declare.
Admit AValkovor for Tft.
Supporters of the Governor privately
admit that the convention will be a walk
over for Secretary Taft, although they
are still going through the motions of a
IlKht. The Taft victory In Massachusetts
destroyed the last ray of hope for the
tSovernor's supporters had counted on a
practically united New England opposed
to the Secretary of War.
"It looks to me," said one of the llov
einor's chief lieutenants today, "as if the
opposition to Taft consists almost entirely
of the states which have favorite sons.
"I don't know anything about the per
sonality of the men In other 'favorite eon
delegations." but Ihe crowd of highway
men from New York that are pledged to
Hughes will not support him any longer
than they can help. Just watch them
Jump over to Taft, as soon as they are
needed."
The Viee-Prcsidential boom for Mr.
Hughes is causing him and his friends a
great deal of worry. The Governor has
stated that he does not want another term
at Albany, and that be will not accept
second place on the National ticket. But,
as Mr. Barnes pithily expresses the case,
"What is he going to do about It?"
The suggestion has heen made that the
Governor prepare a letter to be submit
ted to the convention at the proper mo
ment, announcing that he will not accept
a nomination for Vice-President.
"And he will not trust It to any of the
New York delegation, cither." remarked
one of his lieutenants, energetically. "We
cannot rely on any of that crowd to do
anything that we want done. Hobably
a Jersey man will d the trick They
are trying to firomote Governor Fort, you
know."
The Governor, however, has not indi
cated what action, if any, he means to
take. He is content to let matters drift
along.
"I want no Hughes men or anti-Hughes
men in the party," he said to a friend the
other day. "One clean Republican In
my opinion, is as good and trustworthy
as another in the matter of working for
party success. If we are divided in New
York this year, we will lose the state,
and that might mean the loss of the
country.
"I shall do nothing to contribute to
party quarrels, and the surest way to
soften factional acerbities is for me to
leave to others the control of every de
tail of party management."
But he has made it very clear. In pri
vate conversation, that he has no inden
tion of accepting second place in the Re
publican National ticket.
34 Koger B. Sin not t,
For IHstrkt Attorney.
NEEDS NEW LEADER
House Majority Finds Payne
Utter Failure.
r
EASY MARK FOR WLILIAMS
llemorrat Who Leads Minority Finds
Game More Child's Flay Against
Unskilled Opponent Payne a
Creature of Circumstances.
OREGOXTAX NEWS BUREAU, Wash
ington, April 12. The tifT last Thurs
day hetwen Speaker Cannon and Rep
resentative Payne, of New York, calls
attention to the. fart that the Repub
lican majority in the House Is sorely
in need of a leader who is a leader.
Ever nt n re the election of Mr. I'annon
to the Speakership. Payne has been
the floor leader of the majority In the
House, but he lias never measured up
to the Job. lie Is not a natural leader
of meir; he Is not quick-witted ; he Is
not a particularly clever pa rliamen
tarian. and as a party leader he is no
match for the wily John Sharp Will
iams, leader of the minority.
Payne is a dull, heavy and pompous
Individual, over-supplied with dignity
and conceit. He ha a inrpe brain be
cause he has a larjre head, speaking in
a purely physical sense, but his brain,
like his body, is slow-moving and
sluggish. Mis adversary. Williams, fa
the best parliamentarian In the House,
and his brain is most aetive. More
over, he possesses a ready wit, and a
command of sarcasm that would do
justice to the most clever of men.
Payne's sense of humor was noplected
when he was growing: up. and his at
tempted sarcasm Is crude brutality.
No wonder tho ponderous Payne is no
match for the resourceful Williams.
Creature of Circumstances,
Payne Is a creature of circumstances.
He did not become floor leader because
of his fitness for the position, but hap
pened to be in line for the chairman
ship of the committee on ways and
means when Dave Henderson was
elerted Speaker of the House, and that
f-halrmanship carried with it the title
of flour loader of the majority. Payne
is the exception which proves the wis
dom uf the Congressional rule of
seniority. Usually men In Congress
are promoted as their length of service
increases. Payne was promoted under
this rule. but. unlike most members of
long service, he was not equal to the
Increased responsibilities that fell
upon him as he rose from the ranks.
raually a man who can remain In
Congress for 20 years or more is a
man of sufficient ability to justify hl
retention. That was not true In Payne's
case. He Is not. a statesman. and
though he has heen a member of the
House for 23 years, he has never ac
complished anything of more than or
dinary note ; nothing that lias distin
guished his public career. He was
joint author of th Hanim-Payne ship
subsidy bill that went down to defeat
several years ago. but that is the only
piece of important legislation to which
his name was ever attached. What hti
has a r romp! ished could have been ac
complished by any man holding his
position of Influence, t
The need of a competent party .lender
has been demonstrated day after day,
sincp the minority leader hpg'in to fH-
busler for purely political reasons.
Payne was not equal to the task, and
until John Dalzell. of Pennsylvania,
stepped Into the breach and cut down
the right of filibuster, the House, un
der Payne's leadership, was entirely al
the mercy of the Democratic minority.
Payne could not check them; he was
no match for Williams. And so the
country was treated to the spectacle
of a demoralized, disorganized minor
ity walking all over the Republican
majority, simply because the majority
lurked a leader. leader Payne is no
credit to the Republican party; he !
no credit to the Republican majority
of the House. Yet the seniority rule,
that landed him In the chairmanship
of ways and means committee, hold?
him In the oftlre of majority leader,
and the country pays the fiddler.
What the Republican membership
needs Is a real, live leader; a man who
Is some match for William, and who
will be a ma tcli for the new minority
leader when Williams moves over to
the Senate. Payne Is not the man for
the job.
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