The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-11-16
WATS0NWASASNAG
uNDrANA CONGRESSMAN AND THE
 VICE PRESIDENT.
Some Interesting Gossip From Indiana Aa To RepubIiean Politics.
 Speaker Cannon May Be Involved.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. B.--(SpeeiaLl ) -AAn interesting bit of | 'unpuplished gossip, in connection with the remark . able storm that was created some time since when Vice President tair- banks refreshed the Chief Executive with a cocktail. is now going tne rounds in indiana. and, if true. 1t serves to explain why there was so much smoke over such little fire.
 According to this story, the real be- ginning of the trouble antedated the cocktail incident, reaching back to tne time when Congresstnan Watson began to give attention to the beguiling pnzs of the gubernatorial bee, when tne leaders began to shuffle the cards for the political deal of 1908 they had in mind the nomination of Fairbanks for President but the idea of watson run ming ~Sr GoverIsAr was not figured on as a part of the deat Consequenti& when Watson decided that Indiana needed saving and that he was the man to de the job, 1t caused more or Iess There was no outward manifestation lof disapproval, the Watson and bAir- anks>forees being too closely allied Tor either to get upon the housetops ana veil their thoughts tottha world. yet, 1t is said. that the lack of entRuslasm with which the Fairbanks followers W0lG0H6Q Ln4 W8tG0A bRRAtA wv IVY lost upon the latter, who, by virtue Of being the Republican whip in Congress, ia supposed to be able to read mems saulk at a glance and to divine sin ister motive before 1t turns the cor ner.
 The failure of the Fairbanks forces to throw up their hats and yell wnen Watson put chem wise to ms eanoluhcy for Governor brought forth nothing pe- yond a pained look, but, according .to the gossips, this Is where the Presiden- ttal craft of the Vice President began to encounter troubled waters.
 when Indignation over the efforts oL MT. Fairbanks to lead the President ot the United States astray py tempting him with a cherry-and some other thlnRs-began to grow 1t Is said that if found fertile soil in the breasts of inc Watsonites, many of whom belong ta, inc same church In which Mr. Fair- hanks holds membership and in which Mr. Watson is also an active and com manding figuFe. Then followed the oe- feat of the Vice President in his cher ished ambition to go to the great pal timore convention next year as the reg resentattve of the Indiana Methodistss Tn' the meantime there is no rupture between the Fairbanks and Watson forces. so far as the lay eye can de- termire, but it is said that theEe IS growing sentiment among the former in favor of the separation of church and politics.
 Mir. Watson, by the way, is now hav- ing troubles of his own. He Is being lambasted at every turn by organized labor. the allegation being made tnat he is unfriendly to the tin bucket brig ade Doubtless he thinks 1t pretty tough to, have shouted himself hoarse in behalf of a full dinner pair some wears ago and to have the said pals brought down on his head at this crlt- ical iuncture. However. he Is not alone since being placed on the unfalr nse as inc distinguished presiding officer of the House in which Watson is a