West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-05-28
OUR washington LETTER
President RooSeVelt'S Couch Not a
Bed OF Roses.
CLASH IN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
most Ex,ravagant Congress on Record.
Republican Members Uneasy over
Political Prospects.
CLASH IN REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
From or Regular Correspondent.

From OR Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 40
What with congress on his hands
and the Taft b pom on his shoulders
President Roosevelt is not having
smooth sailing these days. When
the Republican national committee
selected United States Senator Julius
Caesar Burrows. instead of the ubi.
qui,ous Beveridge, TO preside over
the national convention, Il was a
direct intimatinn io Mr.. Roosevelt
that he could not run things entirely
to suit himself. When this news
reached the White House there was
an explosion aud Republican re
dictionaries were classed with male
factors ot great wealth as most un
desirable citizens.
The atmosphere has not cooled
of yet IN the Presidential region,
for the:e is imminent danger that
the anu.Taft faction may by manipu-
latiOn 81 the 400 contested lie lega,es
hold control Of the convention and
upset the political arrangements of
| one Theodore RooSevelt. Both sides
claim they will control. though the
Roosevelt Taft clamur is The most
noisy and spectacular as might be
expected. There may be clash on
the question of how much of "my
policies" will be Endorsed by the
convention, and that may precipi.
tate fight in the convention itself,
though as matter of political ne
cessity President Roosevelt and his
administration will have to be
strongly indorsed In general way.
BEFORE TINS Is IN prln, congress
may have adjourned, # the confer
ence committee ca ihc currency bill
| arrives at an sg ceint nj, which will
have 10 be compromise. The SEN
ate bill somewhat amended will be
the outcome. The Republicans feel
they dare not adjourn without some
kind of currency measure 10 make
the deluded people imagine that flu
ture panics are provided against.
The only real pee. of. legislation
that the ordinary Republican con-
gresham is actually interested in is
the public buildings measure which
approprIates Sa3, 900, 900. 1t is
known as the pork bill" in the
congressional parlance OF the day,
and the various items are looked
upon as insuring the election of the
congressman from those districts
that are we'll favored.
How many bir;hnghts have been
traded for this mess of pottage can
be seen by the lack of useful reform
legislation. Some of the members
who rely solely upon "pork" to
make friends with their constituents
are declaring they will no. vote to
adjourn until the ten DAYS have
elapsed in which the President can
veto the bill, So that they can pass
1t over the veto. Th's they declare
they can do, ,hougs as II requires a
Nv" thuds vote 1T both houses.
there may be sDinc doubt if enough
votes can be scored if the veto
message exposes ~ Strenuous Ruose-
vtlsian terms how unnecessary most
ut these building, are, especially
wh,r tn U,i;ed Stsl,s treasury is
iunnink n'".,d ~ N: rate { nearly
-. 900, coo year aud will have
to issue more bonds To- pay running
expenses.
The average Republican member
OF congress from doubtful districts
Is so seated at his political pros.