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not equivocate, but il Mr.. Root has
liking for the methods OF Talleyran
or a Metternich there is no law ohlis
ing him to observe American tradition
And there Is ever present, Of cours'
the possibility that we may be dcin
Mr., Root great injustice, II his state
ment was intended to quie
the turbulent patriots to IN
south OF us. ii viii probably serve th
purpose. They win be kept so bus,
trying to figure out what Mr. Root in
tended they should think ne mean
that they win forget their personal diff
ferences. We have all heard Of adyen
turers who escaped filing canibalisti
stomachs because Of the mystery thei
watches or bottles Of smelling salt
presented to the heather mind, Ma,
1t not be that MIR. Root in his wisdom
devised this puzzle to amuse the mis-
hthaving child rather than apply tht
chastening rodf Let us accept the ad
vice which Capt. Sigsbee gave when the
Maine blew up in. Havana harbcr and
suspend Judgment, at least until the
language yivisectionists have done with
the Root pronuncemento.
Two years ago the Hon. @Jims Tawn-
ey, Of Minnesota, now chairman Of the
"House Committee on Appropriations
and Speaker Cannon's legislative right
hand, predicted that Missouri would
90 Republican. They laughed at Tawn-
ey. and poked all sorts Of fun at his
prognosticating optism. But Missouri
went Republican.
Well, Tawney is in town again, and
has brought his optimism with him. ri
believe we viii hold every seat we have
in the House now from Missouri" said
Mr. Tawney, "and we may gain one.
IL is practically certain that we win
not lose more than one seat anyhow,
and the chances are mighty good that
we win make a gain of one from that
State. Representative De Almond, one
of the principal Democrats in the House.
NAV not be a member Of the next House.
Mr.. De Almond had hard fight for
his seat two years ago. and was re-
elected by less than l.l00 votes. The
Republicans for some time have quietly
expressed the belief that it would be
possible, this year. to retire this veteran,
who has seen continuous service since
the Fifty-second CONGRESS. Should Mr..
De Almond be defeated, Champ Clark,
who has been here since the Fifty-third
Congress, win be the last remnant Of
the Democrats old guard Of Missouri.
Concerning Minnesota. his own State.
Mr.. Tawney said: aWe will elect a
solid Republican delegation. and the Re-
publicans, also, viii elect the Governor,
retiring the Democratic incumbent elect
ed two years ago and making the race
for second term
Mr. Tawney also predicted that the
Republicans would break into Arkansas
l.
by sending one Republican from that
State to the House. Just in what dis
triet he expects to make this remarkable
gain Mr.. Tawney did not say, and his
reply to incredulous expressions over
his prediction was the injunction to wait
and see"
In Pennsylvania. Mr.. Tawney admit
ted the probable loss of three or four
districts; three in Ohio, and "a few" in
Illinois. In Iowa he conceded one doubt
full district. Mr.. Tawney said the Con-
gressiinal situation was altogether sat
isfactory, and while it was never ex-
pected that the present overwhelming
majority would be returned, the work
ing majority in the House, he declared.
would be much larger than man antici-
pated.
Mr.. Tawney talked with President
Roosevelt, and passers-by could not
help but see that things around the
white house has taken on rosy hue.
When Chairman Sherman. of the Repub-
lican Congressional campaign committee,
called at the White House shortly after
the departure of Mr.. Tawney, he found
the President serene and smiling. There
were no clouds on the political horizon
visible to the Presidential eye. Cark-
ing care was busy at Mr. Sharmen's Vi
tails when he entered the White House
portals but he came forth a changed
man. An amazed reporter asked Mr..
Sherman what in the world the Presi-
dent had said to him.
'To be perfectly frank about it," re-
sponded the Republican manager, II
came here to talk over various features
Of the campaign with the President.
Fortunately for the party and the peo-
ple, he is taking lively interest in the
coming election, and the fact that he
il doing 50 is helping us immensely in
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