Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1906-04-19
Washington Letter.
(FRoM Our REGULAR CoRREtPoNDENT.)
SATURDAY. Anril ID. 1906,

(FRoM Our REGULAR CORREt PONDENT.)
Saturday, April IA, 1906.
The Republican Congressional Gam
palgn committee IN the fight for the
Sixtieth Congress will haye no lack OF
Western and Md Western representa-
ton. The executive committee of the
last congressional committee consisted
of nine members but the new ONT will
have eleven, the majority of them come
from out of the West, It is said that
western republicans are suspicious of
eastern republicans and that to engl'
neer the work of the committee from
New York would be toeliminate from it
the enthusiasm and aggressiyeness that
are required for successful campaign.
South Dakota, Kansas, Missouri, Min
nesota, Colorado, Nevada, Illinois Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, New Jersey
and Massachusetts are the states repre-
sented on the executive board. The
Elk western members allied with Hi
nois aud Ohio, the latter represented
by the Presidents soninlaw, Mr.. Long
worth, will easily have it in their pow.
er to conduct the campaign so as to
prevent or at least neutralize the pre-
dominance of eastern interests which
might be inimical to the party In tie
west.
The east is represented by but four
men and all of New England has to
satisfy itself with but one member, Mr..
Weeks, who however, it is claimed is
equal in campaign work to any four
ordinary men. 1t las to be borne in
mind by the western men though, that
since they are running the business
they will also be held responsible Tor
all of the management and if there are
any bad breaks made they will be laid
to the westerners who are much less
exper ienced and consequently mole
sensitive to blame.
Washington has been filled with Wis.
itors for the past week or two owing to
the races here and to cheap excursions
that have been inaugurated by the rail-
roads. The hotels, which lead life Ct
many viclssitudes here owing to the
long summer season when the city is
nearly emptied Of all but it's colored
population and to the difference and
nce,tainty in the lengths Of the differ.
ent Congressional sessions, are for the
time being reaping harvest to lay by
for the dpll summer time. Five hun
dred persons from Vermont descended
upon the city last week and spent sev-
eral days at the capitol. One Of the
Senators from that state said they were
all schoolteachers but another Senator
from more populous state refused to
believe the statement. saying the thing
was impossible on the face OF it since
that would be more teachers than there
were pupils in the state.
All of the delegations that arrive
promptly call upon their congressman
and senator to take them to see the
President. Frequently this is all en-
barrassing request. In many cases the
congressman are afraid to 60 into the
White House themselves for fear of one
Of the tongue lashings as to the way
they have voted on some question for
which the President is fast becoming
famous. TO refuse to take the delega.
ton to the White House is to send
home bunch Of disappointed consti'u-
ents who carry back the startling news
that their congressman does not run
into the White House by the eide door
every time he feels like or take lunch
with the President whenever he hap
pens to be in that neighborhood. The
only way to get about it is to say that
the President had discontinued receiv-
ing delegations and to pray that the
visit ors may not see the morning paper
which is likely to relate that he has
received dozen or more the day before.
The Patent Office which is the only
Department of the Government service
that pays its own way and brings in a
revenue to the government. has further
decreased its expenses by having the
printing of the Patent Office Gazette,
an official record of the work of the Of
Grip Quickly Knocked Out.
"Some weeks ago during the severe
winter weather both my wife and NV