The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1907-04-18

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Senator NathaH 3 Scott, OF west Nlr-
pinia who has attended every Repub-
r.. >-,.;o,,o1 l,..,s,..-.,i,,,, &c n delegate
heah
since 1876, whsh Na'ii5Fiota l. ha!es
was nominated. ana as member of the
Executive Corruf-L,,- of The Republican
>-.,;,,., l,o,,,,,,;....-. 30. ,,sr,,d ,o make
fresiuehtS SIM 1919
political pot of lsta has begun 10 Don
en- early
..,r,,a,o ,7,.,3,f f',,t tho fight has
/. iio a.,
begun, SAID ne. ls'h heip 'na'
but l regret ii because II creates dis
sensiou. which becomes more marked
as the time of the convention APP
nroaches. II -vcufa be better to wait
until after tl1e holiday recess of Con-
sress next DeceIr her, .ylllerr some idea of
what Congress yyffl do can be had before
opening up the fglTtirE. Senator For
aker and Secrstary TAFT are both my
warm personal friends, and, whatever
haupens. I shall lake 40 hand in their
CONTROVERSY.
..The convention. Is months away,
and IL would be very foolish for any
man to make a py,.,Fictiou at this time
az To who the nominee of the conven-
tiop will ha Several indicates are in
the field. and ell are GOOD men. take
he says he is moi a candidate, and l
don't see how it would be possible TO
force him to run. cut | want TO say
that if he were prospective candidate
West Virginia would hear of none else
and would send a solid delegation to
the convention Instructed for him.
.sJt wouId also be foolish to predict
where the next convention will be held,
he declared. so far l have received
letters from St. Louis only, but. of
course. there will be several contest
ants am in favor of the city that will
nroy;de the best accommodations for
the convention. The question will not
no settled until next december, when
tba National Committee will meet
81 nresrme Mr.. New will remain as
Chairman of the committee. 1t would
10 useless 70 make q change when he
merely calls the meeting. presides and
aeryes until the candidate names his
choice The Committee will, of course
decide ITSELF mon the preliminary roll
~ tho convention and the name of the
temnorarv chairman" This last was
fbrnwn in free gratis for nuthin'," so
=, sneak IT is wen known that Senator
SOFT has an eve on that Chairmanship
and that the DreSident-well. i don't
Uant 10 90 into the Liars Gallery"
.,,.o;s+s osnec;ar,v titled ones. are
N.N;nS Tard time of n In washington
1nst now The fayorite speedway is on
TIC Csonduit road ont toward Cabin
Iohn Rridee Wide smooth and rea-
conc hlv straight r. makes a MAGNIFICENT
sneedwav for Neutrality-suspicious. ma
chine Rut. oh. me. The law prescribes
10 ,,;1as an hour IN washington and
a-or The line into MARYLAND. where
Cabin Holm and Glen Echo lie, the
Moyor Of the IttIe town means business
and his Marshal gathers unwary auto
tets IN With a acoon net How infu-fat-
al so,,,a ~ ,em do get When a plain
nan Ijka Senator Knox gets caught up
hr NAYS the fine of his 'sshow-fur'' like
= little gentlemen. But when Mr.. Re-
tired- from-the- Panama-Canal Shonts
and Raron Hengeimuller Hengevar,
Austrian Emha ssador. who wears cav
aIrv hoots and an ermine-trimmed uni
form ON the 4th of July. exceed the
snaed limit thew below like lassoed
ident and pleads the baby act. and his
rights to exclusive privileges as an En-
bassador, while Shonts. whose daugh-
tiers, SO the Marshal of Glen Echo de-
cIares. tried to ride him down when he
WOulQ nave arrested
fought the fine In the courts.
Armed with baskets of eggs. Teddy
presented itself at the White House
gates Easter Monday morning with the
determination of enjoying to the full
the privilege annually extended them OF
Attering up the grass belonging to I'm
Gle Sam and President Roosevelt with
broken eggs. The White House egg
rolling, which Is one OF the distinctive
features of Washington life, attracted
many tourists, who counted it one OF
the sights Of the town.
Cold rain and Wintry skies, which
had alarmed many parents, kept hun
treds of children away, and those hardy
youngsters who presented themselves
were the pick of the Juvenile commune
ty. the seasoned veterans. who had
weathered diphtheria. measles and all
other malafies incident to childhood
For them the dampness Of the grass and
the dangers Of a diet of hard-boiied
eggs had no terrors.
Archie couId NOT toin In the fun this
yaar because n was TOO damn and cold
for a youngster who was tust eettinp
the Marine Band played popular airs
and there was crowd enough TO make u
Interesting even to those who hung Oh
the outer fences about the White Hous'
and watched the fun.