The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-01-31
WASHINGTON.
Legislative and Gem
eral Topics from
the Capital.
January 2S 1908


Thomas f. Sheehan and Ex-
Senator James Smith, the former
from New York and the latter
from New Jersey. are in Wash
ihgton endrxvnring to organize
an anti Bryan movement III AN
ticipa'inn of the Democratic
leaders, visit here this week. or
course they fully appreciate" The
futIllty OF attempting TO beat MIR.
Bryan in he National Conven-
tion. but their Ohjrcl Is To IN
spiIe SO many oI the party leaders
with "a want of confidence in MI.
Bryan that they will all appeal
to the distinguished NrbraSkan.
eitieT To stand aSlds Tor "A time
in the National Convention and
permit the party to got to2ethr
behind some other camdida;e, OF
to eliminate hlmse'f now so that
the patty may concentrate IFS Ell
thusiASM on some other candidate.
Mr.. Sherhan aud Senator Smith
both declare that there is not the
the slightest possibility OF Mr..
Br!an's carrying either New
York or New jersey and (they are
unanle TO figure out 4 Victory
ithout these two important
States These anti Bryan work
ers have received some encOur-
agemenl, but enough TO make
tnem very sangulne as to the
succrss of til IT mission. How
ever. Mr.. Brl an will he here him
silt Id tr in the week and then 1t
will be- impossible TO see how the
proposition strikes the man wuo
Is generally accepted TO he the
cert III candidate of his party i'll
he coming Presidential battle.
The sensation OF the hour in
| Washlngion, Is the letter which
Secretary Taft has addressed 10
the Chairman of the New Yrrk
Republican Couu'y en TAI I ON
mite. aud which constitutes 80
novel amp perhaps subtle move
III the political game, that even
the Democrats nave stopped to
observe lis effect upon The Re-
publlcan SIDE OF the garden wall.
Mr.. Taft urges Mr.. Par~onS, and
his "many other friends in New
York" not TO press hi, interests
as against Governor Hughes and
declares that 1t is his policy not
to make a centrSt III ANY Stale
that has iav0rite son. Some
how the Hughes people do not
seem 10 be altogether pleased at
TINS maSnaninous course on the
part of secretary Taft. Nor is i,
hard 10 understand, for the large
majority OF The Hughes people IN
New York have not been ut heart
for Hughes. bur against Roose-
Welt aud his policies. They were
preparing 10 vote once for Gov
eruOr Hughes in the National
Convention anu after that to east
New Yolk's 7S votes for whatever
reactlonary candidate wOul d
make the hest terms. The actIou
OF MIR. Taft knocks their little
game on the head. They are dis
credited. Only the real Hughes
people and th- Roosel cit people
Will he able to 60 as delegates to
the convention and the profes
sionsl politicians of the Odell
stripe are utterly routed. Theirs
are some people VINO are wonder
ing if Mr.. Taft's notU Is not Say
ing in effect: You States with
favorle sons just hold your
ground with your 704 votes, all
told, while | 50 out aud capture
the other 704 votes in the con
yentiOn.
1t is not surprising that Presi
dent Roosevelt, who has slways
been an ardent advocate of tariff
reform, should be y little thin
skinned under the allegation If
Senators Foraker, Dick, Gal
lingsr aud others OF the gang
who opposed the Railway Rate
Bill, that he has been using the
Federal patronage to promote
the nomination of Secretary Taft.
The President is seriously con
templating issuing a statement
describing the circumstances
under which he had made every
appointment which he has sent
to the Senate since the political
game became interesting. OF
course the Senators are .'play.
ing politics., as hard "a any body,
but the President, while he rea-
Lies that, dislikes the allegation
just the same.
Democrats throughout the coun-
try should not be too much en-
outraged by the reports sent out
from Washington to the effect
that Senator Bailey has . tinan.
cial bill which he will offer as a
substitute for the Aldrich Bill
and that he is seeking to have
his measure adopted by the Dem
ocr2tip caucna Tho trnth IL |