The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-09-14


At the Washington headquarters oi
the democratic congressional commit
tee there is rejoicing over the an
nouncement that Mr.. Bryan proposes,
after all, TO take an active part IN this
years campaign. Before NJ. BRYAN
landed, friends who We're supposed 10
authorltatlVely speak IN his behalf, an
nOunced that he would make as few
speeches as possible and did not intend
to take the stump and help in the
struggle to control the next house.
chairman GriggS now has assurances
that Mr.. Bryan will speak in several
states under the direction of the COM
mittee and will lend every possible
effort to further the chances Of a dem
ocratic victory in November. No plans
have been made yet for the Bryan
speaking tour, it not eve being decid-
ed in which states he will speak. The
committee will leave this matter very
largely to Mr.. Bryan, though it viii,
furnish him a list of places where it
believes his appearance would do the
most good.
The republican campaign managers
have not yet made any definite plans
for the use of their heavy artillery,
but it is expected the members of Nh.
Roosevelt's cabinet will do a great deal
of speech making. Secretary Taft is
largely III demand and many calls are
coming in for the service of Secretary
Shaw. When Secretary Root returns
from South America it is expected he
will make at least one notable speech
which can be used as a campaign doc
ument, and there is a hope that Mr..
Roosevelt himself may contribute still
further to the campaign literature,
In about two weeks. now, the cam
paign will be under way in full blast,
and for six weeks the noise of the
spell-binders will be heard in the land.
The announcement that Mr.. ROose-
welt will leave Sycamore Hill for the
| White house on October /, vas well
come news to Washington. A change
always Ome over the Capital wh2n
the president returns from his summer
vacation, and just now the chief eX-
ecutives presence is needed here -
help along the Greater Washington
boom. 1t is planned to bring excursions
parties to the city, and excursionists
don't like to come here unless the
| president is at home. It is true very
few Of them ever seen him, but there
is a difference in the atmosphere that
lends great attractiveneSS.
Considerable repairing and refurnish-
ing has been going on at the White
house during the summer, but the nLln-
sion will be all in readiness when the
presidents family returns. It IS ex-
pected the coming winter will be a very
brilliant one in a social way The
presence in Washington OF a married
daughter of the president, her husband
| holding an official position and with
the money to maintain an elaborate
establishment, will inject q new and
extremely interesting phase. The pre-
diction is frequently heard ina the
entertainments of the LongTorths VIII
surpass in brilliancy and popular
interest those Of Mr.. and Mrs Roose-
Welt: and Washington is very z 70
see Mrs. Longworth and observe no"
she will acuuit herself as q matron-
| Senator Joseph Benson q OF
Ohio al last has an organized 4 III
authenticated boom for the presidential
nomination. Representative FRANCIS
". Clshman Of Washington Is 10 De-
his running mate; that is. II the plans
Of the Rrightwood Avenue republican
club do not mlscarry.
The Rrighrwood Avenue Republican
club il composed OF negro non-FoieTs
. of thu District Of Columbia. but IL
propaganda is expected 10 spread Ike
, wild-fre among negroes in the states
which permit negroes TO vote Aessrs
Foraker and Cushman have been dnly
notified. and now the club has settled