Middletown transcript., 1908-05-16
WASHINGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON, D. c., May 9th, 1905

WASHINGTON, D. c., May 9th, 1908.
AN epoch-making gathering will as.
~ semble in Washington on May 18th,
at which time the Governors of almost
every State in the union accompanied
each by three lieutenants, the National
Inland Waterways Commission, the Su-
preme Court of the United States, and
representatives OF both houses of Congress
will gather in the west room of the White
House to participate in conference, pre-.
sided over by the President of the United
States, and during the six sessions to oc.
cur on the 18th, 14th and 18th, will en-
deavor to formulate a practical programme
for the cooperative conservation of the
national resources of the nation. With a
view to promoting that spirit of good
fellowship, which will make greatly for
the success of the conference, President
Roosevelt will entertain at dinner on the
evening before the conference, the Cover
nors, the members,of the Supreme Court,
the Secretaries of the Interior and of
Agriculture, and five distinguished citi-
zens OF the United States namely ex-
President Cleveland, William ]. Bryan,
J. ]. Hill, Andrew Carnegie and John
Mitchell. All have accepted the invita-
ton with the exception of Mr.. Cleve-
land and he has indicated his desire to at
tend if his health will permit. On the
evening of May 14th, Clifford Pinchot,
National Forester, give large recep-
ton in honor of the Governors and other
distinguished guests, and on the after.
noon of the 10Th, Mrs. Roosevelt gave a
garden party in their honor, in the White
House grounds.
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Republicans in Washington who are
thoroughly familiar with conditions in
Ohio, have never felt any serious anxiety
concerning the outcome of the election
in that State, but certain of the more
timid souls have feared that Mr.. Foraker
antagonism to the National ticket might
initiate against Republican success. All
such fears now, however, have been dis
PEELED by the extraordinary course of the
Ohio Democracy. They have made the
error of nominating for Governor, Judge
Harmon who has consistently opposed
| William J. Bryan in the past and who
now finds himself a candidate for Gov
ernor on ticket which cordially endorses
Bryan. Republicans are asking what
will be the effect of Judge Harmon'i
| nomination? Will he swallow Bryan
and Organism, or will he stand by his
own principles in opposition to the plat
form on which he is nominated Viii
the Bryan Democrats of Ohio enthus
iastically vote for their anti-Bryan can
didate, or will their loyalty to Mr.. Bryan
prompt them to knife Judge Harmon
In any event, there will be, in the
opinion of Washington Republicans, al
ample number of malcontents to offse
any such who may be found in the Re
publican ranks, and the Republican,
assert that it is the old story of thu
Democrats in critical situation, making
precisely the blunder needed to insure
Republican success. ..
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One of the subjects under serious con
sideration at the meeting of the Cabine
this week was the action of the Houst
in seeking, by an amendment to, th'
sundry civil appropriation bill, to pre-
vent the use of the Secret Service mel
by any department other than the Treas
ury, and by it only for the purpose o
detecting counterfeiters and for guarding
the President. Several members of th
Cabinet declared that concurrence by th
Senate in the action of the House woult
seriously cripple the administration. TIN
law prohibits the employment by th
government Of private detectives, ant
without the secret service men frauds o
almost infinite variety may proceed un
molested and unprosecuted. Aside from
their special line, counterfeiting, th
secret service men are rarely employed t.
detect crime, but they render invaluabl
service in getting the evidence on whicl
to base prosecutions of frauds alread,
detected by the various officials. In tn
opinion. OF the administration, the rea
opposition to the operations OF the secre
service comes from those whose sympa
thies have been enlisted by men pros
ecuted for public land and timber frauds
although it is realized, of course tina
certain business and transportation in
terests that could greatly augment thei
profits by wholesale violations OF law ar
all overjoyed at the prospective curtail
ment of the usefulness of the service.
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The marble bust OF Abraham Lincol
by Sculptor Gutzon Borglum of NeN
York which has been accepted by th
Joint Library Committee and will b
given a place in the Capitol building
a present to the government from Eugen
|; Meyer, Jr., of New York. The head
!, of heroic size, was sent to the Whit
House in February last for the inspectio
of President Roosevelt and has RENAME
J there until recently. The President Wa
much pleased with it and Robert Lincol
says of it, in a letter: II think it th
most extraordinarily good portrait OF m
father | have ever seen."
FARM HAND KILLED