The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-06-26
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Cen
eral Topics from
the Capital.
June 20. 1908.

tary Taft for the Presidency on
the Republican ticket. The Sec
retary has many friends in this
city who are delighted with his
success and it is generally con
ceded that the Republican party
has nominated its strongest man,
and one in whom the Republicans
will be glad to note the qualities
that are most admired in public
men, and one In whom the Dem
ocrats will not find much to crit.
lclse. 1t is now suggested that
the lesson of the Chicago Con
vention should not be lost at
Denver. The Republicans wrestled
vigorously among themselves bur
at the crucial time they got to-
gether, and they never for a mo
ment forgot that their chief
enemy was not among them
selves, but in the opposition.
Above all things else they de-
sired success. 1t is declared that
If the Democrats at Denver will
act upon this hint, the campaign
OF 1908 will be full of old time
fire and enthusiasm, and the
country will profit by a struggle
OF well matched giants; that the
Democratic party must nominate
its strongest man and on a strong
platform. if it expects to make
headway against the ticket nomi-
mated at Chicago. Will the
Denver Convention weld together
the cOntending elements and unite
under the leadership of strong,
clean candidate, is now the ques-
tion with which politicians are
ncerning themselves.
The announcement of the resig
nation of John Sharp Williams,
of Mississippi, the Democratic
floor leader, in the House as mi
nOrity leader, a position which
he has held since the Fifty
Eighth Congress, has created
much comment in political cir
cles. Mr.. Williams ability as a
statesman and an orator is rec
Ognized by all parties and he has
made quite reputation as leader
of the minority.
In some quarters it is assumed
that Mr.. Bryan's running mate
will come from the east, and sew
eral local celebrities are being
mentioned for the Vice Presi-
dency. One of those mentioned
is of German extraction and the
claim is put forth that if nomi-
mated he will draw the whole
German-American vote to the
ticket. However, this is a vote
that does it own thinking and is
not amenable to the bosses. Mr..
Bryan's friends claim that he has
been too long in politics to be
duped by the talk of the German
vote, the Irish, Scandinavian, or
that of any other nationality.
Senator Foraker, of Ohio. the
administrators bitterest oppo-
nent in the Republican ranks.
was one of the first members of
that party in Washington to an
n0unce his allegiance to Secretary
Taft, after the news of the nomi-
nation reached him, and when he
was informed of the nomination
of Representative Sherman for
the Vice Presidency, he said
that he thought that it was
happy choice. And this is the
great secret of the Republicans
success, said a prominent Demo.
crat, the burial of personal ami
mOsities for the success of the
party.
The edict has gone forth that
the old and historic Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station in this
city, where Presidens Garfield
received his mortal wound, will
soon be numbered among the
things that we're Pre- 81 d t
Roosevelt is most anxious to have
that building removed from the
mall with the greatest expedi
tion, and Secretary Taft, while he
was waiting for the returns from
Chicago, gave this matter his
attention aud wrote short order
to the engineer officer in charge
of the public buildings and
grounds, instructing him to see
that the Presidents wishes were
carried out with the least pos
sible delay.
DIR. H. w. Wiley, the govern.
ment chemist and pure food ex-
pert, will soon discharge his
"poison squad" the end of their
enlistment being near at hand.
A new army, as DR.. Wiley calls
his volunteers, will be enlisted
in December or January, if the
plans of the bureau are not
changed. In speaking Of the ex-
periments DR.. Wiley said: "We
are arriving at definite conclu-
sions, but of course there is an
enormous amount of data to be
prepared before anything can be