Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 39, Number 61, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 April 1907 — POLITICS and POLITICIANS [ARTICLE]

POLITICS and POLITICIANS

The polling of the Nebraska and South Dakota Legislatures showed an overwhelming majority of the Republicans in favor of a third term for Roosevelt and of the Democrats for the renomination of Bryan. The Republican second choice is Taft and third LaFollette. Ambassador Leishmann has resolutely refused to reopen the discussion with the Turkish government as to the official recognition to be accorded to American jehools and missionary establishments in Turkey. Energetic measures are likely to be taken should existing conditions continue. Gov. Carter of Honolulu has aroused intense indignation by his recent statement that he would be quite willing that his daughters should marry Japanese. The two little girls, who have been greatly teased by their schoolmates, are said to have minds of their own in the matter and to have expressed them with much force. The Porto Rican House of Delegates has sent this message to President Roosevelt: “The House of Delegates unanimously request you to appoint a secretary of Porto Rico from among the natives of Porto Rico, thus giC.ng us an opportunity to demonstrate our ability in self-government. Such an act of justice will be gratefully received by the whole country.” Editor William R. Hearst, in an address to leaders of the New Yofk State Independence League, again accepted the State leadership, but with the assurance that hereafter the league need not ally itself with either of the old parties, but could act alone. His term as a Democratic Representative from New York had expired and lie was freed from all ties to the Democratic party.

Ex-Secretary Shaw has been elected president of the Carnegie Trust Company at New York. Asked as to the effect that this step woul«l have upon his political fortunes, he replied: “A man by taking thought may make himself justice of the peace, but no man in my time by taking thought has made himself President of the United States,, and those who have given the subject most serious consideration have usually died in disappointment. Admittedly some of the successful ones have sought the place, but no one was nominated because he sought it.”