West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-11-21
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
denomination Of Roosevelt Will Be
Fatal 10 Republicans.
OKLAHOMA is ADMITTED TO UNION
Kew State Is Democratic SHARP
Williams Slated for Minority
Leader Of the House.
From oar Regular Correspondent.

From Oar Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Nov. TO-
The report comes 10 Washington
from many sources that il Mr.. Roose-
welt is renominated the solitary hope
OF Democratic success lies In a new
man, other han Bryan, and a new
platform, while others are equally
insistent that in the denomination of
Mr.. Roosevelt lies the salvation of
the Democratic party,as it will sure.
ly place Mr.. Bryan in the executive
chair. Among the latter class of
progaoslicators in Washington the
recent utterance of Henry Waiter.
son, the editor of prominent south
ern journal, who declares that the
very thought of third term is trea-
son, and that elf, through any
Vaccinations of political conditions,
or any conspiracy of party ma.
chinery, it could present itself as
an actually, the people will rise en-
masse, especially in New England,
and crush it as a giant might crush
an egg SHE'LL" is being quoted as
gospel truth.
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Mr.. BIyan's recent declaration 10
favor OF immediate tariff revision
is welcome by Democrats in WASH
ington who believe that il will serve
to emphasize the utter incapacity Of
the Republican party to deal with
the tariff monster which it has itself
created. Already there are indica.
tons OF lively row in Ref ublican
ranks.
Representative Burton, of Ohio,
tor instance, has announced his in
tention TO resign the chairmanshIp
OF the committee on rivers and har-
bors. He contempla,es this step
because he believes that he Is en-.
titled to and hopes to force the
speaker 10 appoint him to the va
cancy on the ways and means COM
mlttee created by the defeat of
Representative Grosvcnor, of Ohio.
The speaker, however, cares
nothing for the fact that Mr.. Bur.
ton is entitled TO this recognition
and is determined that he shall not
have 1t because Mr.. Burton has es-
poused the cause OF the President
and Secretary Taft, both OF whom
favor revision. Like all other ar
dent protectionists, Mr.. Cannon is
first "standpatter," and with him
justice has to take its chances after
the protected industries have been
duly provided for.
The state of Oklahoma, which
was admitted to the union on Sat-
urday, is the first Democratic state
10 come into tho union in sixty-two
years, or since Texas was admitted.
And it will have a greater voting
strength in congress and in Presi-
dental elections because of the fact
that it is the largest state in popula.
ton ever admitted to the union.
1t is a source OF infinite sahsfac-
ton to Democratic politicians in
Washington that II comes in just at
time when the party most needs It
TO save the Democracy in theUnited
States senate from the disgrace of
falling below one-thIrd of the MEM
bership of that body. With the two
Democratic Senators from Oklahoma
the Democrats will again have one
more vote than the one third neces.
sary, and if united the party will
have an unlimited veto power in the
consideration Of treaties.
Although entitled by its popula-
ton to seven members CT the lower |
house, Oklahoma will have but FIVE, |
and Of those five members four are |
Democrats and one IS Republican. |
A call for the Democratic caucus,
which will assemble in the hall of |
the house on the evening Of Novem-
ber 80 at 3 O'Clock, has been issued |
by the chairman, Representative |
Henry, OF Texas. The expectation
IS that John Sharp Williams, of
Mississippi will again be chosen
leader, and it is probable |
that few changes will be made in
the party personnel Of officers. Mr.. |
Williams has made a decidedly ca.
pable leader Of the minority, and il |
Is expected that with fifty more |
Democrats at his back in the forth
coming congress he will make an
even better showing during the
coming winter.