The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-02-08
ROOSEVELT m ls082
La FoIlette's Following, Senator
Says, For the President.
MANY LEADERS URGING HIM.
Senator Curtis, Indian. Gets Vote on
Indian Appropriation Bill In Beth
Houses Of consress--Mulksy Of Ore
sen Chairman Twenty Minutes.
By CHARLEs w. ARTHTR

BY CHARLES W. ARTHUR.
Washington, Feb. ST. Special. l--Ihe
new senator from Kansas, Charles Cur
It's, is 70 have the unusual distinction
Of voting twice. once in each house. on
a measure which interests him great
~. Before the senatorial election in
Kansas few weeks ago Mr.. Curtis
was a representative in the house.
When the Indian appropriation bill
was reported from the committee on,
Indian affairs. Of which, be was a mem.
Der, he took an active part in the dis
eussion and east his vote in the usual
course, The Indian bill came up in the
senate very shortly after Mr., Curtis
became a member OF that body, and.
contrary 10 the usual custom, which
keeps new senator in the background
for an indefinite period, he participant
ed in the debate freely, and his older
colleagues, instead Of frowning on him.
as they usually do on new man who
attempts to make himself heard in.
stead of seen, welcomed the Informs
ton he had to impart. Senator Curtis
is an Indian himself, which is one Of
the reasons he is so interested in the
Indian appropriation bill
Ia Toilette Speils q Sensation.
Not long ago a Wisconsin newspaper
which is edited by the secretary to the
governor of that state printed an arti.
Gle which was apparently intended 10
create the impression that Wisconsin
was for the nomination of Roosevelt
for second time rather than for the
nomination Of Senator La Toilette,
whose name has been prominently
mentioned in connection with the ques-
tion of who is to be named by the Re.
publicans as their standard bearer in
the next campaign. Well Informed per-
sons IN Washington insist that Mr.. La
Toilette can control his states delega-
ton to the national convention il he
desires, and without any apparent ex-
I'ertion on his part 1t seems that boom
In his favor Is being worked up quietly.
When the statement of the Wisconsin
paper was called to his attention. Sen
ator In Toilette smiled and said, You
may state that il President Roosevelt
can be induced to accept the Republic
an nomination in 1908 1t is certain TINT
all of my friends in Wisconsin will be
for him." 1t may be asserted in this
connection that great many Repuh-
licans are coming around to the opin-
ion that II they can persuade Mr.
Roosevelt to be candidate again the
:party will be certain of continuing in
power, but that with any other candl-
date the result is doubtful 1t is as
certain as anything of the kind can be
that the president has not the slightest
intention Of being candidate for the
nomtnatiOn TO succeed himself, but NO
American has ever directly refused a
tnominatlon regularly offered him by a
convention, and IL remains to be seen
what will happen If the Republican
convention next year should name Mr..
Rocseveit;as the nominee Of his party
regardless of his. attitude In the prem
ises.
Miss Foraker Was Brave.
Persons who know just how conr-
ageOns and Indifferent of consequences
Senator Foraker of Ohio can be when
he thinks he Is in the right now appre-
ciate the fact that his fearless quail
ties are shared by other members Of
his family. His daughter, Miss Louise
Foraker, was. driving TO a local hotel
when her carriage. Of which she was
tho Gnla nnonna pfs x,ya. .,+,.,,oI. -
overturned by a street car. Miss For
aker was thrown against the window
next to the street and was made a
prisoner until policemen and Others
who came to her rescue forced open
the door and extricated her from her
uncomfortable position. Although the
average woman and perhaps the aver
age man would have shown some signs
OF perturbation under similar circum-
stances. Miss Foraker remained per-
fectly quiet during the whole period Of
her imprisonment and when she was
safely outside the wrecked carriage
thanked her rescuers and walked on
to her destination, unaecompanied,
without saying or doing anything that
would indicate she was even excited.
Her friends are eomplimenting her as
much on her remarkable exhibition of
eooaMess and courage as on her lucky
esesiioe from injury.
Chairman For Twenty Minutes.
For just. twenty minutes Senator
Mnlkey Of Oregon, who was sworn Ia
on Jan. % to serve until the close OF
the present congress on March 3, was
the proud possessor of committee
craftsmanship. Mr.. Hale of Maine,
who usually acts for the Republicans
in all matters involving the dlstribu-
ton of patronage, made formal mo-
ton that Mr.. Mulkey be made chair
man of the committee to examine and
dispose Of useless public documents
As may be imagined, this committee IS
not important, but the craftsmanship
On Ysisina with n tho I.fWhf n n 70 frit,