The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1908-05-28
WASHINGTON
From our Regular Correspondent.

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From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, D. c., May 26, 1908.
Among the Democratic polite.
ians in Washington the opinion is
widespread that Governor John A.
Johnson S recent visit to the Capital
gave decided Impetus to his boom
for the Presidential nomination. A
most decided advance was made by
the Minnesota Governor in gaining
the support of the two Senators
from North Carolina, and while
neither Senator Simmons nor Sena-
tor Overman has announced openly
that he is for Johnson, both have
declared in favor of sending unin-
structed delegations to the Denver
convention. Senator Johnson of
Alabama, all old-time Democrat,
has come out strongly for Governor
Johnson, and he declares that one
of Johnson's strongest points is his
ability as a mixer" and every
one who met the Governor on his
recent visit was impressed with that
accomplishment.
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The Johnson contingent are not
the only ones working to prevent
Bryan from capturing the nomna
tion. The George Gray political
bureau in Washington is most ac-
tive, and Judge Gray's friends de-
clare that with Pennsylvania in line
he will in all probability have the
votes of Maryland and other South
ern States, as we'll as fair share Of
the delegates from New York and
New England.
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Let the Democrats cease quar-
reling, and victory is ours" declar-
e1 Representative Clayton of Ala
bama, one of the four delegates-at.
large from his State, on being iu-
formed the result of the primary
was overwhelmingly for Bryan.
Representative Heflin, also a dele
gate -atlarge declares that Bryan is
stronger with the masses than he
has ever been and that, 1--WE will
elect him President of the United
States and that we will carry the
next House. Democratic victory
is in the air.
The extent of the proposed tariff
revision, which the Republicans
have promised to make in 1909, is
most problematical, and the sepa.
rate inquiries into tariff schedules,
recently ordered by the Senate and
the House as preliminary step,
will not be begun in earnest until
after the November election. The
services of government experts, in
the meantime. will be enlisted by
the Senate Committee on Finance
and the House Committee on Ways
and Means, to prepare data desired
by the committees.
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1t may be of interest to know that
the item for coal alone for the fleets
cruise around the world, as report
ed i'll the general deficiency bill in
the House, amounts to IS, ,ooo, 900,
and it is not definitely known that
this will suffice for the needs of the
whole cruise, although it is assum-
ed that it will.
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Senator Taylor of Tennessee,
made his maiden speech in the Sen
ate on Tuesday of last week, in
which he discussed the tariff, the
financial system, trusts and the fail
ure of the Republican party to keep
oft-repeated promises of reform
The encroachment of the Federal
government upon the reserved rights
of the States was exhaustively
dwelt upon, and the assumption by
the President of power not delegat-
ed to his Office by the Constitution
came in for due share of attention.
A large audience of Senators and
spectators greatly enjoyed Mr.. Tay-
lor's speech, and his quaint humor
provoked much laughter, but it
was remarked afterwards that the
speech which was read, lacked the
spontaneity of his extemporaneous
lectures which is one of their great
est charms. Among other good
things, Senator Taylor said "I can
not understand the consistency of
clubbing the trusts over the head
and then at the same time fighting
for tariff, the mother of the trusts"
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