The Washington herald., 1908-02-02

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Hughes meeting of the New York Re
publican Club. They were full Of chagrin
yesterday that they did not catch on"
10 the suspicious doings under their very
noses.
Thursday the telephone bell rang in
Speaker Cannon's office at the Capitol
The White House was on the other end
of the wire. inquiring if the House Of
/ Representatives were 20 meet Friday An
affirmative reply was given. Nothing more
was thought Of the matter.
That same Thursday afternoon Senator
Lodge was hustlng around at the north
END Of the Capitol Isually the Senate
adiourns over Friday Mr. Lodge was
quietly ascertaiuing what Senators had
/ business they would Ike to present the
following day TE6reupou ne pleaded
with the steering committee not TO ad-
iouru tll Monday. as there was plenty of
.. WOrl, 70 do
WouId Have Baked Him.
The blgwigs of the Senate did not tum-
bic 20 Mr.. Lodges real programme and
'placidly acquicsccd. Had they "smelled
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nave Had The chance 10 get before Inc
country first. The Senate could have
been adjourned over Friday easily.
Speaker Cannon could and would have
done likewise with the House. That would
have made it impossible for the President
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congress was noi 30 session yesterday,
but it's Senators and Representatives were
generally discussing the Presidents re-
markable words. The message has for the
time being supplanred the politics of
Presideut-making ana even sidetracked
.perusal of the Hughes speech
Intended in Suav Couveutiop
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on Friday the most common futerpre-a-
ton of tile message among Senators and
Representatives was thar it revived the
.chance that the President would be re1omi-
mated Yesterday there was not such general
adherence to this idea. Having had twenty
four hours 10 think over Mr.. Roosevelt's
production, and perhaps 10 have obtained
"a tip from the proper quarter. Republican
Congressman were inclined to the opinion
that the message was intended 10
strengthen Secretary Taft's candidacy
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"l1IIs o- E'''-"E IS'u' Iii"i "iihdloh from
'Ae aam. .hlsJrai'on in regard to the man
agement Of the Taft boom. declared that
the message was intended by It's attack
upon corporations and wealth 90 help Mr..
TAFT with the labor unions which have
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