Middletown transcript., 1907-10-05
WASHINGTON LETTER

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WAsHINoToE, D. G., Sept, 2Sth, 1907.
to ii the tttai
has operated, as usual, to give inn
petus to the national government and
everything seems to be moving more
briskly under the stimtllous oil his energy.
One of the first acts of the Chia Execu-
tive and one which exhibits his charac-
teristic fairness, was to announce that he
would formally approve OF the Oklahoma
convention Which will add ff fAnembers
to the House and two to the Senate tile
coming session. Dir. Roosevelt made it
very clear that he did not approve of the
convention personally, that he shared the
very poor opinion which Secretary Taft
expressed OF the instrumeDt.. In fact, he
told some OF bis friends that we're he to
put hls.personai opinion of tie constitu
tlon into words it would not be fit FIR
publication. But he examined it in tile
light OF discretion conferred on him by
congress and finding no ground on hich
to reject 1t, within such cireumseribed
limits, he will formally approve it as soon
as the certified copy and the certificates
OF its adoption reach him. Oklahotaa has
already elected her officers and members.
Eof Congress The latter include two
Democratic Senators, three Democratic
Representatives and two Republican
members OF the lower house. The chief
opponent of the admission OF Oklahoma
has been Speaker Cannon but the Presi-
dent believed that he had no right to
take political considerations into account
when he passed on the problem.
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The President is keeping very quiet re-
garding his coming speeches which are
SAID to be very interesting and straight
from the shoulder, as his utterances
usually are. Neither will he reveal any.
thing regarding his coming message to
Congress except that SO far as he now
knows it will not contain any suggestions
OF amendment of the ANTITRUST law. The
Attorney General has some ideas on this
subject, however, and when he has laid
them before the Executive they may ap-
peal to him so strongly as to lead to their
being incorporated in the message 1t is
probable that the President will take ad-
vantage OF the great prosperity of the
country and the extraordinarily prosper
Gus condition of the Treasury to urge
considerable addition to the navy and the
enactment of the navy pay bill, will give
to the enlisted men and officers Of both
the army and navy, material increases of
compensation, running from a 80 per
cent. increase tor the eniisted men of both
arms of the service downfo 10 per cent.
for the higher ranking officers.
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National Committeeman Ward and
Brooker, of New York and Connecticut
respectively, took luncheon with the
President the day after he reached Wash
ington aud reported on political conditions
in their respective states. They told the
President that everything in both states
looked most favorable for a great Repub-
lican victory next autumn. Mr.. Ward
said that New Workers were delighted
with Governor Hughes administration
and would renominate him and re-elect 4,
him governor. He also expressed the be,
lief that the New York delegation would
cast solid vote for Secretary Taft in the
natieaall convention. Mr.. Brooker told
the President tina: he was certain Come
ticut would send.a Taft delegation to
The President expires
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