| Show e. e Familiar Standbys Nearly Monopolize Poli Political Picture Tammany Y Prohibition Hold Interest as Conventions Conventions Conven Conven- Approach t By Dy BYRON DYRON TRICE PRICE i Associated Press Staff Writer 1 WASHINGTON June Two 3 familiar fa fa- headliners headlines of or many a past Tammany campaign and P prohibition 1 come ome very near to monopolizing political speculation as the two par- par tIes Ufa pack nack up their troubles and prepare pre pre- to fight tight It out at Chicago pare are For the Democrats the big convention convention con con- question is is who will be the residential nominee and at the bottom bottom bot- bot of that for the moment at least bast tom She problem of what Governor Roosevelt is the will do to Tammany and what Kat Tammany will do to him and what the convention will think about all it 11 Among the Republicans the only uncertainty is over the platform platform plat plat- form and tenths nine-tenths of that uncertainty is clustered under the single heading o of what to say about the dry laws ni Definite developments de on both of I these subjects have been provided during g the pre present ent week while dele dete- delegate gate choosing was at a standstill and other determining events were almost al almost almost al- al most entirely lacking SENSATION IN N. N NY Y From a political standpoint not even the rumpus in Washington over overtaxes overtaxes overtaxes taxes and md economy attracted anything anything any any- thin thing like the attention which centered centered centered cen cen- about the Scabury Seabury investigation tion in New York It is hard to figure figure figure fig fig- ure out where the congressional tangle tangle tan tan- gle le has produced any new issues but it is easy to see that spreading far consequences may possibly flow low from the expected demand that Governor Roosevelt remove Mayor Walker from office Although there is the widest difference dif dif- ference of opinion among practical politicians as to the direction of those consequences the they are in substantial accord on certain features of the case No one questions Tammany's support of Walker nor doubts that his removal re removal removal re- re moval by Roosevelt would increase the probability of unrelenting Tammany Tammany Tam Tam- many opposition to Roosevelt's nomination nomination nomination nom nom- No one disputes that in a large section of the country Tammany Tammany Tammany Tam Tam- many is unpopular r or that in those sections a definite Tammany Roose velt veU break would help the governor There is agreement that the necessity necessity sit sity of ot a decision on the eve of the convention would put Roosevelt on trial just at the most critical moment momento o of his drive for or the nomination He would be faced with a great hazard and a great opportunity He would have to show the party how effectively effectively he could handle a difficult situation situation situation sit sit- and in that sense his action one way or the other might have avery a avery very marked influence on his bid for leadership ISSUE INDEFINITE The Republican Republic m prohibition el devel developments have ha not been quite so clear- clear I cut but have indicated progress from the complete bafflement of a week ago The declaration o of the united drys that they will wilt stand by their guns has made its impression At least one cabinet officer who has been advising advising ad ad- that the party cut loose entirely from the league now is predicting the plank will be acceptable acceptable acceptable accept accept- able to the drys as well as to the moist Summed up however the conference confer confer- conference ence of at the dry captains here was as not fully conclusive They agreed among themselves that they would confer canter again after the th-c Chicago con con- If It both hath parties do displease displease dis dis- please them It II may mean that they will let the presidential campaign largely alone and concentrate on electing dr dry members of congress re regardless regardless regardless re- re of ot party After all almost any approach to a prohibition change would have to be made through congressional congressional con can gressional action I The proposal half-proposal to invite Senator Borah to head an independent dry dryl party has made no appreciable progress ress Only one or two of the assembled assembled assem assem- bled dry leaders conferred with the thc senator and the results appear to Iha e have been very nebulous e ulous |
