The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-01-26
Washington Snapshots and Sidelights

hots and soldelights
Bureau by his declaration this week
that men who kept bottles OF whiskey
in their lockers at their social clubs IN
Georgia. a prohibition State since tho
tirat Of January. were liable to tho
payment of a Federal license OF 325
annually for the privilege.
II is presumed the Judge will hold at
the first opportunity. when a case Of
that character arises in Ills court, that
such license must be paid. The con.
sternationf8of the Georgian clubruen.
who laid In their stock the last week
in December against the day WHOM
Georgia should be dry, and the saloons
| should be turned into deserts, may BIO
easily foreseen.
with Judge Speer, nor does Mr.. j ohm
son. law officer OF the bureau.
There is no law against a man
Keeping million gallons OF LIQUOR
In his cellar or his club" said Mr..
Giovanoli chief clerk OF the bureau.
''He needs3a license only when he goes
| to sell IT."
William j. Bryan is giving tho Demo.
Gratis OF the Senate and House or Rop.
resentatives moro trouble than Roose-
welt and Taft and Cannon ana Fair.
4 banks, and Foraker and Knox com
bined; III fact. all the Republican par.
~ Is not able to make trouble for the
Democrats In Congress like that which
liz being created for them by the pro-
spective Democratic nominee to tho
presidency.
4 Mr.. Bryan knows. probably, how
j greatly he Is troubling the Democrats
in high places. but the fact Is about
as apparent to the newspaper corre.
spondents here as to anybody else.
This practice OF Democratic represen-
! tative batting Is being reduced to n
fine art, and as sportstho correspon-
| dents find it more fascinating than
tho draw poker, SO fashionable hero In
the older days. and much more exciting
. than dog-flEhting OF chicken mains.
The game is very simple. Ask q
!. Democratic Representative to nan1e his
next summer.
Bryan Is going to be nominated.-
this with the afr and in tho semi-con.
fdential voice OF a man who Is telling
one on the outside what Is going OIL
on the inside.
Are you FOR Bryan?' is the next
play by the correspondent.
= IL
: nae." And occasionally this IS accom-
s panied by q scarce percep tible swelling
; OF the chest
; johnson Is developing lot OF
!. friends" ventures the correspondent.
8 suggestiyely. tentatively.
I Johnson is a fine man. and would
3 mako a splendid candida te," and the
0 member shows signs OF growing en-
: thusiastic. He would carry the North
S west and stand a good chance etc,
t etc.
y $50 you are inclined to be a johnson
e MANI plays the correspondent.
J III No. no: I am for Bryant says the
member hastily. My people are all
h for Bryan"
r seems to indicate that Mr.. Bryan will
n not BIO nominated" says the correspon-
q dent.
t. What was that:n cxclaims tho mem.
n Der, eagorness without apprehension
r. shining In his face.
It II understand that sixty Democratic
members OF the House are opposed to
n the nomina tlon OF Mr.. Bryan an
It Ecunces the correspondent. FL
70 oh" and there is an "1s-that-all?'
II expression on the face OF the member
le SO shall say you are for Bryan
d and that YOU predict victory for the
e party" says the correspondent, as
II though the Interview IS ended.
II am for Bryan" says the mem
Pr pr deitalningly II Am am doubtful abou
The trouble Is he cannot get the vote
- where they are needed. Don't say
Is Is said said. that.> The PEOPLE believe mr.
of quote mel It's, to tell the truth, lik
* starttns.to the slau ghter- house to nom
mate Bryan. (A[ind YOU are not i
Il n NM n In OBJ vfoa
~ this Is for publica ton, you understand.
le He believes he knows more about til
to situation than any body else knows. 20
SetWeen Mr. Bryan is ans n Is 81
h OF which the Democratic party car,
III net nta, RID Id, Itself eXcepy by nominating
him again gal and alleging him to go
IS IS don't Quote ms e feef opG hsvs e. sf'
"a for him, but IT is not pleasant. (Yo
rs lxn lam not liking for publication.
cd Btrct who. wants to run for Congress
So He has not a single issue now. But !
n Nv were = 10, 70 come ne out AGAINST Bryan
-. tlckled to death. would give him Al
~ issue, (You understand, Of course, TIL
"a 81 is ',r motsto be printed
al w game may be prolonged indenn
~ llely: provided the mem Der does no
~ oifea = away may be that circum
dsa5.Sa fhSoldlnE h!gh positions
W MuSIneT tHey are Tor the nom
Sc !ruti3n 81 sMr. Bryan, at heart, o
IL Whe ther,the y prefert the nominations
~ some other man. Such a possibility
mem bers Congress TO lose a lot 4
rnl " -
nc Serene r. Payne. of New York, tn
~. titular lea der Of the Republicans 4
u the House OF Representatives. wa
IN bowling along a basement corridor c
fas capttn TIE other Gay his eye
III unso phisticated to believe that he wa
thinking, In fact. he may have though
he real WAS thinking. He bore dow
upon a 9represen tative of one OF tn
Washington PAPERS who does Capltt